The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-09-01
SIGN PEACE TREATY
IN GERMAN CAPITAL
Tent OF DOCUMENT MADE PUB
Lie IN WASHINGTON.
Gives Explanation.
Mention Made of Reaffirmation Gov
ernment's Share i'm Renounced
German Overseas Possessions.

German Overseas Possessions.
Washington, Aug. 25.-The treaty
with Germany which was signed to-
day in Berlin was made public to-
night by the state department. 1t
puts into force the economic, rep
aratioAs, military and various other
provisions of the unratified 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-
lutions are reafhrmed in the treaty
and it contains in addition blanket
provision that any benefit which
might accrue to this country under
the Versailles pact is to be regarded
as of full force. Governments renun-
citation of her overseas possessions
jointly tosthe big five powers is re-
affirmed, as are the military clauses
of the Versailles treaty, the sections
relating to prisoners, reparations, f
nance, economic settlements, COM
merce and abrogation of all other
existing treaties between the two
countries.
In dissociating the United States
from the league of nations, the
document provides not only that
this government will not be bound
by the covenant, but that no action
of the league shall be considered as
placing an obligation upon America.
The United States also stipulates
that it will not be bound by the
sections of the Versailles treaty re-
lating to the boundaries of Ger
many, to political readjustments in
Europe, to the settlements affecting
China, Siam, Liberia, Morocco, Egypt,
Turkey, Bulgaria, or Shant2ng or to
the establishment of an international
labor organization.
State Department Speaks.
In state department statement
issued to announce the signature of
the treaty, special mention was made
of the reaffrmation of this govern
ment's share in the renounced Ger
man overseas possessions, the state
ment declaring that this provision
confirms the rights of the United
States with respect to Yap and other
former german overseas possessions
upon an equality with the other
powers
The departments statement re-
viewed the treaty in detail, en-
phasizing that any advantage which
might have been gained by ratifica-
ton of the treaty of Versailles is
fully. preserved under the present in
strume1t. Regarding such further
settlements as may be necessary be-
tween the two nations, the state
ment said:
''It is understood that diplomatic
relations will be resumed upon the
exchange of ratifcations of the
treaty, and then negotiations can be
undertaken with respect to commerce
and other matters through the ordi-
nary diplomatic channels"
Administration officials are under
stood to feel, however, that CONNER
cial questions between the United
States and Germany are as, fully cov-
cred as seems necessary for the pres
ent by the reaffirmation of the fnan-
cial and economic clauses of the Ver-
sailles treaty. In that connection
there is a provision in the treaty re-
affirming the present attitude of this
government tword the reparations
commission by declaring that the
United States reserved the right to
participate in the commissions de-
liberations but would not be bound
to any such participation except by
it's own decision.
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