The New York herald., 1921-08-01
SEPARATE TREATY
OF PEACE IS near
It's Ratification by U. S.
and Germany Now Seems
Certain.
AGREEMENT REACHED
Negotiations With Berlin
Have Been Going On
Some Time.
ALL OUR WISHES NET
New Compact Will Contain
Many Provisions in Ver-
sailles Treaty.
ALL OUR WISHES MET
Special Despatch to THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,

New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. c.. July 81.
Complete and formal peace by treaty
between the United States and Ger
many is near.
Tomorrow will bc the seventh ami
versary of the beginning of the world
war. When treaty between Germany
and this country has been signed and
ratified the war officially will come to
an end. Germany's other former enc
mics have made peace through the
Treaty Of Versailles.
1t now seems certain thaea separate
treaty will be signed and ratified by
Germany and the United States. Pres
ident Harding and Secretary of State
Hughes practically have agreed that
the Versailles document shall be
thrown completely into the discard
Information has been given to the Re-
publican Senate leaders that the Presi-
dent does not expect to resuhmit that
compact for ratification, even with
amendments.
Negotiations have been in progress for
several weeks between the State Depart
ment and the Berlin Foreign Office
through Loring Dresel. the American
Commissioner at Berlin. looking toward
separate treaty. THE New YORK
HERALD was informed to-day that these
negotiations have been highly satisfac-
tory to date and that. the writing of a
formal treaty based on a working agree
ment already arrived at between Mr.
Dresel and the German Foreign Min
lister. DR.. Rosen, is only a matter of
few weeks.
Found Berlin Favorable.
Through MH Dresel the State Depart
nent first approached the German Gov
ernment to learn its attitude toward
separate peace treaty which would
carry out the provisions of the Knox
Porter peace resolution. reserving to the
United States all the rights and privi-
lcges granted to the other belligerents
in the treaty Of Versailles. to which the
United States is entitled as one of the
victors In the war; The German Cab
met, 1t was learned to-day, has re-
ceived these inquiries with favor and
offered no objections to the American
plan.
That much accomplished, the next
step in the pourparlers was to consider
!. the economic features of the proposed
treaty in detail. The German Cabinet
is meeting the wishes Of the United
States at every point, according to THE
New YORK HERALD's informant and
within n short time 1t is likely a me-
morandum may be made public here or
In Berlin or at both places which will
outline the treaty plan.
The new treaty viii be very similar
In many provisions to the Versailles
compact but. of course, It will not con-
tain any mention whatever of the
League OF Nations. Nor will It contain
nny of the other provisions OF the ver-
sailles treaty to which objection has
been made by this country. 1t win
have nothing to say about European
boundaries In which this country has
no interest; with the Shantung deal, by
which that Chinese province was handed
over to Japan; with British sovereign
ty in Egypt or any other attempted
world settlements TO which the United
States has no desire to become a party
Drafted 600 Amendments.
Secretary Hughes p. first recon-
mended to President Harding that tho
treaty of Versailles be sent back to
the Senate for ratification with amend
ments. He dr3fted a long list of
amendments. said to number about COO
designed to eliminate from that docu-
ment all features Objectionable to this
country But the President was not
convinced that was practicable course
His advisers in the Senate informed him
that If the Versailles treaty were re-
submitted to that body in any form b
hGht would ensue, which would rauddie
the whole situation and might rostpone
a fnal peace settlement indefinitely.
For time Secretary Hughes and the
Senate leaders were at loggerheads. bur
President Harding succeeded In pur
suading Mr.. Hughes to approach the
subject from the standpoint of a separate
treaty and find out from Germany what
could be done In that line. The success
OF this move is said to have been fulIy
demonstrated by the pour parlers OF the
last few weeks.
Attorney-General Daugherty has not
yet formally handed to the President HID
report as to the necessity for a formal
proclamation OF peace with Germany
based vi on the Knox-Porter resolution
Upon leaving for his New England trim
the President intimated, however. he
might have an announcement TO make
on this matter before his return or soon
thereafter