New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-26
Ceremony ~ ithout Pomp
Lasts Only Ten Minutes
Informal Fluctuations Pass
After Signing, al WhicI, Only
Little Group Are Witnesses
Dy J OSepn OnapIcn
BIZ Wireless to The Tribune

Copyright, 1921, New York Tribune Inc.
BERLIN, Aug. 25.-The preliminary
peace treaty between America and Ger
many was signed at $40 o'clock this
afternoon by Foreign Minister Rosen
and Ellis Loring Dresel, the American
Commissioner, in the presence of the
staff composing the American Mission
and the German Foreign Office officials
The entire ceremony consumed not
more than 10 minutes from the moment
that Dresel and his staff arrived at the
Foreign Office to the moment that they
left with copies of the treaty in Dresel's
pocket.
The signing WAS marked by the COM
plete absence of ceremony. 1t was in
striking contrast with the signing Of
the Versailles treaty. There were no
speeches. Foreign Minister Rosen con-
fined himself after the signing to
statement: II hope that the signing of
this document will lead to friendly re-
lations between the two countries"
u I'IeLA-s, aug 80 Wy 1 lie ASSOCldteu
Press) .-Pomp and oratotry played no
part in to-day's signing OF the treaty.
Simplicity surrounded the ceremony
American newspaper men who were
in the corridor were not permitted to
witness the signing. Afterwards Mr..
Dresel said:
THE Germans wanted the treaty con-
summated with as little pomp and cere-
mony as possible, and this was perfect
ly agreeable TO u.s."
When the nipotentiaries had
signed the document they exchanged
few chosen phrases of obvious i'm
port and the American commissioner
and his aids bowed their way out of
the Foreign Minister'S office There
were two copies of the treaty, one in
English and the other in German After
the ceremony Mr.. Drese returned to
his office, where he made public the
official text of the treaty.
An official communication issued this
evening says the present treaty Is the
result Of the negotiations begun at the
Initiative Of the United States, com
mencing in July, and that in the course
of the negotiations the American gov
eminent was wholly bound to the Con-
gresslonal peace resolution.
Dresel Conferred Only With Rosen
Mr.. Dresel has conferred only with
Herr Rosen during the last six weeks.
Tonight he declined to discuss the
progress Of the negotiations in any
detail or to reveal whether there were
any serious differences with the Ger
man Foreign Minister during the con-
1erences. The American Commissions
er permitted the inference that he got
along comfortably with the officials in
Wilheimstrass He was frank to say
he WAS glad the job was over and that
the supplementary commercial treaty
and the disposition of complex eco
nomic issues awaiting adjustment
were to be left to the Washington
government and the new German Am
bassador to the United States.
The American commission az such is
not entitled to fly the Stars and Stripes
from its Offices, despite the peace
treaty, as it has not yet been converted
into an embassy MIR. Dresel expects
to return to the United States as soon
as he is relieved by regular diplomat
He thinks, however, that it is not i'm
probable he will be retained in Berlin
temporarily with the rank Of charge
d'affaires.
Counselor Wilson, who has been the
chief aid of the commission for the
past eighteen months, has been trans
ferred to Toxic, and will leave Berlir
next SATURDAY.