Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-27
WITHDRAW TROOPS
IF TREATY PASSES
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-prepara


lions are being made by the admin
istration to begin withdrawing Amer.
lean troops from Germany immediate.
ly after the ratification 2of the peace
treaty, Senator Lodge, chairman OF
the foreign relations committee, de-
clared today in the senate, during
consideration Of the German. Aus
trian and Hungarian treaties. ..1-
"After the treaty has been rati
fled" Senator Lodge said, 1--WE have
been assured that, there will imme'
diately be very large reduction Of
our troops in Germany. They viii
be brought home as rapidly as troop
ships can be found to transport
them r. rl
J. Senator Lodge said that in his
opinion the United States would no
be morally bound to keep troops II
Germany after the treaty has beer
ratified. although under the, armi
stice. we are, now obliged to- do CO..
Echoes Of old Eight
Echoes of the Versailles treaty
fight reseunded today las, the seSEte
began debate in open session, on tRe
new peace treaty with Germany. The
lines. We're drawn with an opening
statement, in behalf of the new
treaty by Senator Lodge, CT Massa-
Republican leader and chair
man Of the foreign relations COM
mittee, and an initial broSdside in
~
no, Republican "irreconcilable."
Confidence. in early ratification was
expressed by Senator Lodge. He pre-
scented letter from. President Har-
ding requesting prompt action, $50
that we may put aside the last rem
nant of war relationship and hasten
our return to the, fortunate relations
of peace"
in addition to Senator Borah, by SEN
ator Reed, of Missouri, a Democratic
"irreconci1abie," while several other
Democrats intimated they would
criticise the new treaty.
Senator Lodge declared there was
full relations with Germany, other
than the pending or a similar treaty.
and President Harding, in the letter
presented by Mr.. Lodge, asserted
that the new peace treaties ARE In
complete harmony with the resolu-
ure), adopted by the congress; in
deed, they are the outcome of the
executives endeavor to Garry out the
expressed wish of the congress-
Discussing the reservations favor
ed by the foreign relations commit
tee, Senator Lodge said he did not
believe that offered by Senator. Pom
creme, Democrat, Ohio, extending to
the American individual the prop
erty protection accorded under the
treaty to the United States govern.
ment to BE absolutely Iecessary, but
was agreeable to ITS incorporation.
Senator Pomerene took issue on the
point of necessity, declaring the Luz
sitania disaster and other claimants
should be protected. .rt +
Senator Watson Speaks +r
The Republican leader supported
strongly the other committee reser-
yations to require an act of con-
gress before appointment of an
American representative in the repair
atoms or other foreign commissions,
saying it constituted Sound proce-
dure." U
asked if the administration intended
to participate. in the PREPARATIONS
commission and Senator Lodge in res
ply said he did not know whether the
administration had decided to rec
ommend appointment of an American
on the commission. t,sA ~
'tIt might seem very desira BILE to
be represented in the PREPARATIONS COM
mission" Senator Lodge added, "bhIt
I do not believe that involves US in
anything of the relation of an al
lance" a- 5s1 .7-se
"WeII be back in the League OF
Nations" interjected Senator Wat
son, Democrat, Georgia. IF we go
into ithe anti-chamber, we're pretty
sure to be led into the living room.
The question is. whether this treaty
in it's analogous clauses, will not be
the beginning of our entrance into
the league" -e' t'. J.
Senator Lodge replied that he saw
no such danger and that congress
had to be trusted to decide whether
America should join the Preparations
commission. 80
Discussing withdrawal of Ameri-
can troops from Germany, Senator
Borah said that presence of troops
Versailles treaty. = '.s
Borah's Position
81 am in favor of withdrawing
American troops" he continued, "but
am not in favor, Of claiming rights
and benefits under the Versailles
treaty, which French troops secure
If we are to have their advantages
then every moral sense insists that
we shall do our part in the execution
of the treaty.
I'VE cannot take the position and
maintain it before the world that we
will place in France the burden of
executing the treaty, and then claim
all Of the privileges. 1t is an in.
tolerable and indefensible position
and predict we will not maintain
it long.
"We are tied in completely to the
Versailles treaty. We can never get
any benefit from it except as we
help execute it."
1t would be necessary to secure
rights from the reparations com
mission, Senator Borah added, "or
else maintain our position as a
separate and independent power"
ed the League of Nations by getting
into the reparations commission"
Senator Borah added, HE'LL be due
for a sad awakening latter he gets
in there" las -. ! = -
Senator Reed said he thought a
treaty of peace was, to settle the
difficulties with Germany, the Knox
the state Of war.
This treaty." said Mr.. Reed, "set-
tied more of these questions. II
leaves US in the same position as
the Knox resolution, except that
Germany accepts"
The view that German acceptance
Will not be necessary to validate the
two reservations proposed by the
senate foreign relations committee
to the German treaty was INDICATED
today in high administration quar-.
ters.
No official would express a def.
mite position on the subject, but ii
was argued that neither of the reser.
,vat1ons would affect Germany's pres.
emit understanding of the meaning OF
the treaty and that therefore, II
would be wholly unnecessary tc
specifically bind the German govern
ment to accept the form of ratifi-
cation recommended by the commit
tee; 1t was said that the only pos
s1ble reason for forcing German ac-
ceptance of any reservation would
he Tn cha M