Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-26
Text Made Public
By Secretary Hughes

Washington. Aug. a5.-Signature Of
the treaty OF peace between the Init
ed States and Germany was formally
announced at the state department
tonight by Secretary Hughes
The text was made. public followed
BY a statement in which the secrc-
taly summarized the provisions Of
the treaty, which is document of
about 1900 words
The treaty is designed TO recstab-
sish the diplomatic relations broken
off February ). 1917, and consists of
three articles and preamble. Article
| guarantees on the part of Germany
to the United States rights and priv
llcges reserved under the Porter
knox peace resolution. including al
the rights and advantages stipulated
for the benefit of the United States
in the treaty of Versailles"
Specific provisions is made that the
United States shall not be bound by
the clauses in the Versailles treaty
providing for a League OF Nations
and that no action of the Ieague shall
be binding upon United States unless
the United states gives special per
mission.
1t also is declared that the United
states can not without it's assent be
regarded as party to commiss ions
concerned IN separations and other
conditions growing out of the war
These reservations areAlnade in Art
iele II. in which the rights and ad-
vantages for the United states as set
forth in the Versailles treaty are re-
ferred to.
1t is made clear that while the
United States is privileged to partic-
pate in the reparation commission"
under the Versailles treaty, ii is not
bound to participate in it.
Article III provides for the ratif-
cation and exchange of ten copies of
the treaty.
The treaty provides that the United
states assumes no obligation under
those parts of the Versailles treaty re-
lating to the boundaries of Germany:
to the political clauses for Europe;
to those embracing certain provisions
with respect to China. Siam. Liberia.
Morocco. Egypt, Turkey Bulgaria and
Shantung.
it is provided that the United
States shall not assume any obliga-
ton for that part of the Versailles
treaty relating to International or
ganization of labor
The text of the treaty follows:
PART ONE
THE United States OF America and
Germany:
Considering that the United
States, acting in conjunction with its
o-belligerents, entered into an arm
istice with Germany on November
eleven. nineteen eighteen in order that
treaty OF peace might be conclud-
ed:
considering that the treaty Of Yer
sailles was signed on June Twenty
eight, nineteen nineteen, and came in
70 force according to the terms Of it's
article Four Hundred and Forty, but
has not been ratified by the United
States:
Considering that the Congress Of
the United States passed a joint reso-
luton. approved by the president
July Second, Nineteen Twenty One,
which reads in part as follows:
Resolved, By th4 Senate and
House Of Representatives of the
United States of America in congress
assembled that the state of war de-
clared to exist between the Imeprial
German government and the United
States Of America by the Joint reso-
luton or congress approved April 6.
1917 Is hereby declared at an end.
Sec. III. That in making this de-
ciaration, and az part of it, there
are expressly reserved to the United