The daily times., 1921-08-25
TREATY WELL WORDED
Germany Gives America the
Same Economic Rights as
She Gave the Allies; In the
Terms of the Treaty Ger
many Comedies Practically
Every Point.
(By David Lawrence).
Copyright, 1921. by The, Daily
TjmeSl
Tines)

TimeS).
Washington, Aug. 24-The ''irre-
concilable" group in the United /
States, original foes of the Versailles
treaty. have won a complete victory.
Official announcements at the White
House that a separate peace with
Germany had been negotiated and
conference between President Hard
ing and Republican members of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
yielded the information that at last
a substitute for the peace treaty ne
gotiated by President Wilson had
been agreed upon between Germany
and the United States.
The new treaty is brief and in
Igeniously worded. Germany con-
ceded practically every point. She
gave the United States all the rights
(which were given to other countries
under the Versailles treaty. In effect
the new treaty does the following
things:
l. 1t establishes peace between the
UUlI0u OldIeS anu GeIH IHldHy DIS SoOA
as the pact is ratified by the United
States Senate and the German Reich
stag.
2. 1t grants to the United States all
! the rights which were given other
powers under the Versailles treaty.
| g. 1t makes possible the negotia-
! ton in the future of new commercial
treaties.
| 4. 1t contemplates the resumption
of diplomatic relations as soon as the
Qualifications are exchanged.
5. 1t makes possible the issuance of
a peace proclamation terminating all
war legislation in which the phrases
duration of the war" or until after
lpeace shall have been proclaimed
were used. These laws have been a
Isource of much discussion and legal
dispute.
The ''irreconci1ables'' are happy
for they have brought to their ranks
not only a majority of the Senate but
the executive branch of the govern
ment including men like Secretary
Hughes who originally favored the
Versailles treaty with reservations
} Senator Lodge who drew up SET
. of reservations to the Versailles
treaty has agreed to the abandon
ment of that document and is in ia
2 vor of the new peace treaty.
| Senator Knox who wrote the peace
5 resolution of Congress is pleased be
? cause the new treaty follows almos
EXACTLY the purpose of that resolu
ition. The S1rreconcilables" set out tt
y defeat the league of nations, to SCI
to it that the United States assumed
no political obligations in any treaty
to make a separate peace with Ger
: economic rights growing out of th'
e European war were safeguarded.
e All these points in the program O
: the .'irreconcilables' have been alb
9 solutely won by them. The new treat.
: ignores the league of nations. l
6 doesn't involve the United States il
e any assumption of political obl1ga
v tions or responsibilities in Europea1
: affairs. 1t confirms the congressional
resolution declaring peace. 1t safe
guards Americas economic right
in all the territories given eIthe
= through mandates or cessions to tn
r victorious powers in the Europea
s war. 1t affords the basis for claims Q
:. equal commercial opportunity in OF
O regions and in other areas wher
valuable resources may be found.
The new treaty will go throug
the Senate without much opposition
:. The Democrats are not stron
l. enough to prevent its passage. tn
i Democrats have a membership of or
It ly slightly more than one third of tn
q Senate and there are at least a ha
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