The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-13
FRIENDLY RELATIONS
RESUMED WITH HUNS
German American Peace Treaty Re-
REEVES Final Ratification
at Berlin.
tRy Vac AssoeIatsd Pressl


BERLIN. Nov. Identification OF
We're exchanged here tonight at the
foreign office between Ellis Loring
Dresel. the American commissioner
and DIR. Carl Wirth. chancellor and
minister Of foreign affairs.
The ceremony which means a return
Of friendly relations between Germany
and the United States, took place at
$50 o'clock this afternoon. 1t con-
sumed less than five minutes. The
exchange of notifications was to have
occurred at noon. but, owing to num-
erous other appointments Of Chan
cellor Wirth, Mr. Dresel was com
PEELED to await a summons to the for
eign office.
This came BY telephone late this aft
ernoon and the American commission.
er, accompanied by Frederick r. Dol.
beare, secretary OF the American mis-
sion, motored to the foreign office
where they were received by DR. Writ
and DR.. Haniel Won Haimhausen, un
der secretary for foreign affairs.
Both Observation-Disclosures signed in dup.
lieate the proteral certifying that tn
ratification had been duly executed
The duplicate copy of the treaty con-
tanning Germanys ratifying preamble
which will rest in the archives Of til,
State Department at Washington,
bound in dark red leather and tied wi
ribbons representing the republics
colors Of Germany. It bears the sit
nature of Ebert" and with"
The preamble is considerably briefe
than that Of the copy which Mr.. Drese
delivered to the Germany government
IL merely records the fact that the al
thoritatiye bodies of Germany having
approved the treaty the president 0
Germany pledges its fulfilIment
Article three Of the peace treaty witt
Germany provides that the treaty
shall take effect Immediately on ex-
change Of Publications. Article three
reads:
The present treaty shall be ratified
in accordance with the constitutions
forms of the high contracting parties,
and shall take effect Immediately upon
exchange Of notifications, which shall
take place as soon as possible at Ber-
lin"
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE ex-
change Of notifications Of the Ger
man American peace treaties follows
similar action on the Austrian treaty
In Vienna and had been expected mo-
mentarily for several days by the state
department. President Harding, it il
now expected, will issue his proclama-
ton of peace which win operate to
bring the term of the two treaties into
effect in this country.
The exchanges completes the imme-
date steps of bringing about a state
of peace with the former enemy pow
ers, although a Hungarian American
treaty is yet to be completely accepted
in Budapest. The administration is
understood to be prepared next tc
move toward establishing full diplo-
matte relations with Germany anc
Austria by appointing ambassadors
setting up consular machinery ano
negotiating supplementary agreement
such as commercial conventions ant
extradition treaties.
The treaties are based on the Por-
ter-Knox resolution which was en-
acted early last summer and reserves
TO the United States several Of the
terms and clauses of the Versailles
treaty. When they were negotiated
and had been ratified by the senat,
orders were issued for withdrawal OF
some OF the American troops on the
Rhineabut 1t was announced that this
withdrawal would be gradual and no
indication was given as to just how
long some Of the troops would be held
there.