The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-24
PRESIDENT
NOT T|F|ES
ENVOY To
SIGN PACT
Document, Only 1000 Words
Long, Means immediate Re-
sumption of Relations.
By DAVID M. CHURCH.
{ international News Service.

international News Service.
President Harding today laid be-
.hid the Republican members Of
the 5enate Foreign Relations Com
mittee the proposed treaty Of
peace with Germany. The treaty
received their unanimous approval,
the White House stated.
Senators who attended the con-
ference, in which Secretary Of State
Hughes participated. said that the
terms of the treaty had been ex-
planned to them, but that all state
mentss as to the contents of the
treaty and its statue must conc
from the President or the Secre.
tary Of State.
Treaty Is Complete.
The treaty is complete and there
will be no preliminary treaty or
protocol as has been suggested, the
President informed the Senators.
No suggestion is made in the reaty
that Germany should assume re.
sponsibility for the war, It was
learned.
The treaty is comparatively short
ana 1t Is understood that il Is not
more than 1000 words in length.
The treaty, 1t was learned, recog.
nizes all of the rights established
for the United States under the
versailles treaty, even though this
natin has not ratified that pact.
"A ~ z&l
the United States assumed under the
Versailles pact are protected in the
treaty now about to be signed. al
though there is express provisions
that the United States assumes some
OF the responsibilities of the Yer
vailles treaty.
Treaty Is Approved.
The President and Secretary n State
Hughes thought 1t advisable to submit
the treaty to the Foreign Relations
committee prior to it's signature. IL
was stated. The German reichstay
unanimous approval OF the treaty by
these Senators IL is understood that
the State Department will immediately
despatch orders to Ellis Loring Dresel.
American Commissioner in Berlin. to
proceed to affix his signature to the
pact.
JHlnleuldIely upon signature of the
treaty by Dresel and Baron Rosen,
representing Germany, diplomatic re-
lations between the two nations will be
resumed, it was announced officially.
Restoration of diplomatic relations
will not await ratification by the SEN
ate.
The President will not hold the SEN
ate In session to consider the treaty, Il
was stated. The German Eeichstag
will not convene until September 20,
and the Senate recess will erd at that
time and It Is hoped that the two
bodies may consider the treaty at the
same time.
The treaty incorporates most of the
important parts OF the Knox peace
resolution, particularly those parts
which referred to the protection OF
American property rights and the
rights OF seized alien property. The
treaty was negotiated on the basis of
peace having been already established
by the passage Of the Knox resoIu-
ton, thus upsetting contentious of
many members OF Congress that peace
cannot be. established by Congressional
resolution.
Text Public Soon.
The text OF the treaty will be made
public simultaneously in Berlin and In
the United States. II is understood
however. that as matter of courtesy
TO the German authorities. that there
may be a slight lead in the publicat ton
OF the pact In Berlin.
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