Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-09-01
OLD PACT KEPT
IN new TREATY
SECRETARY HUGHES MAKES
PUBLIC FULL TEXT OF
THE TREATY
BUT LEAGUE IS RENOWNED
Diplomatic Relations Between U. s.
And Germany To BE Resumed
Upon Mutual Ratification

Washington.-The treaty with Ger
many which was signed in Berlin was
made public recently by the state de-
partment. 1t puts into force the eco
nomic, reparations, military and va
rious other provisions of the unrati-
fled treaty of Versailles but provides
specifically that the United States
shall not be bound by the covenant
of the league of nations or by other
enumerated parts of the Versailles
settlement
The declarations of the peace reso-
luton are reaffirmed in the treaty
and it contains in addition a blanket
provision that any benefit winch
accrue to this country under the Yer
sailles pact is to be regarded as OF full
force. Germany's remuneration or her
overseas possession jointly to the big
five powers is reaffirmed to prisoners,
Preparations, finance, economic settle
ments, commerce and abrogatton or all
other existing treaties between the
two countries.
In dissassociating the United States
from the league of nations, the docu-
ment provides not only that this gov
eminent will not be bound by the
covenant but that no action or the
league shall be considered as placing
an obligation upon America. The uni
ted States also stipulates that it will
not be bound by the sections OF the
Versailles treaty relating to the boun-
diaries of Germany to political read
iustments in Europe, to the settle
ments affecting China, Siam, Liberia,
Morommo, Egypt, Turkey, Bulgaria
or Shantung or to the establishment
of an international organization.
In state department statement IS
sued to announce the signature of the
treaty, special mention was made OF
the reaffirmatlon of this governments
share in the fenounced German over
seas possession, the statement deciar-
ing that this provision confirms the
rights of the United States with res
pect to zap a4 other former German
overseas possessions upon an equal-
ity with the other powers"
The departments statement review
ed the treaty in detail, emphasizing
that any advantage which might have
been gained by ratification OF the.
treaty of Versailles is fully preserved
under the present instrument. Regard
ing such further settlements as may
he necessary between the two nations,
the statement said:
at is understood that diplomatic
relations will be resumed upon the ex-
change of notifications of the treaty,
and then negotiations can be under
taken with respect to commerce and
other matters through the ordinary
diplomatic channels
Administration officials are under
stood to feel, however, that CONNER
cial questions between the United
States and Germany are as fully Gov
cred as seems necessary for the pres
ent by the reaffirmation of the finan-
cial and economic clauses of the YER
sailles treaty. In that connection
provision in the treaty reafflrms the
present attitude of this government
toward the reparation commission by
declaring that the United States res
erves the right to participate in the
commissions deliberations but would
not be bound to any such participation
except by it's own decision.