Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-26
TREATY AFFIRMS
U. S. RIGHTS TO
OVERSEAS LANDS
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America during tho war, whether
in respect TO the property of the
imperial German government or
German nationals or the imperial
and royal Austro-Hungarian gov
eminent or Austro-Hungarian ma
tionals, and shall have waived any
and all pecuniary claims against
the United States of America
Being DESTROYS of restoring
the friendly relations existing be-
tween the two nations prior to the
outbreak of war;
'HaVe for that purpose appoint
ed their plenipotentiaries;
1.-THE president of the United
States of America, Ellis Loring
Dresel, commissioner Of the United
States of America to Germany. and
1.-THE president Of the German
empire, DIR. Friedrich Rosen, min
lister of foreign affairs.
who, having communicated
their full powers. found to be In
good and due form. have agreed as
folloWs'
Article one:
Germany undertakes to accord
to the United States. and the Unit
ed States shall have and enjoy all
the rights and privileges, indemnl-
ties, PREPARATIONS or advantages
specified in the aforesaid joint res
olution of the congress of the Unit
cd States of July 2. 1921, including
all the rights and advantages stip-
ulated for the benefit of the Unit
ed States in the treaty of Versailles,
which the United States shall fully
enjoy Notwithstanding the fact that
such treaty has not been ratified
by the United States.
Obligations Defined.
with a view to defining more
particularly the obligations of Ger
many under the foregoing article
| with respect to certain provisions
of the treaty of Versailles, 1t is un-
derstood and agreed between the
high contracting parties:
"G) That the rights and adj
Evantages stipulated in that treaty
for the benefit of the United States,
which it is intended the United
| States shall have and enjoy, are
| those defined in section one OF part
four, and parts five, six, eight, nine,
ten, eleven, twelve, fourteen and
/ fifteen. The United States, in
availing itself of the rights and
advantages stipulated in the provi-
sions Of that treaty mentioned in
| this paragraph, will do 80 in O
| manner consistent with the rights
accorded. to Germany under such
provisions.
"(2) That the United States
shall not be bound by the provi-
sions of part one of that treaty
nor by any provisions of that trea-
| ty including those mentioned in
paragraph (one) of this article,
which relate to the covenant of
| the league of nations, nor shall the
United States be bound by any ac-
ton taken by the league of nations,
or by the council or by the assem-
bly, thereof, unless the United
States shall expressly give its as
| sent to such action.
"(3) That the United States as
sumes no obligations under or with
respect to the provisions of part
two part three, sections two to
eight, inclusive, of part four, and
part thirteen of that treaty.
"(4) That. while the United
States is privileged to participate
in the reparation commission, ac-
| cording to the terms of part eight
of that treaty, and in any Other
1 se.est ,Et,, \ atn1nV 4he
treaty or under any agreement
supplemental thereto. the United
States is not bound to participate
in any such commission unless il
shall elect to do so.
"(5) That the periods of time t
which reference is made in article
! tour hundred and forty of the
treaty of Versailles, shall run, will
respect to any act or election or
| the part of the United States from
| the date Of the coming into force
of the pre- ,nt treaty.
article three:
| "The present treaty shall be rat
| flied in accordance with the consti
| tutional forms of the high con
| tracing parties and shall take eff.
feet Immediately on the exchange
Of notifications, which shall TAKE
place as soon as possible at Der
| lin.
I'm witness whereof, the respec
tive plenipotentiarie have signeC
this treaty and have hereunto at
| fixed their seals.
Done in duplicate, In Berlin, this
twenty-fifth dauy Of August, nine
| teen twenty-one"