Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-25
ERMAN TREATY
SAID To RETAIN
ALL ADVANTAGES
GAINED BY WA3
No Specific Provision Where
Germany Admits ReSpon-
SibiIity for War; But I'm
piled Elsewhere,
JOHNSON AND BORAH
NOT YET COMMITTED
Other Members of Senate
Likely to Accept Pact;
Treaty With Hungary Fol-
lows German Document,
By The Associated Press.) J

CBy The Associated PressD
Washington, Aug. 24.-The new
treaty with Germany was laid be-
fore members of the senate for
eign relations committee today and
was received by them with some
expressions of uncertainty but
with a general show of approval.
The text of the treaty was not
made public pending word of it's
signature in Berlin. but 1t became
known that the document reaf-
firms in exact language the prin-
cipal features of the peace resolu-
tion and gives force to various por-
tions of the unratified treaty of
Versailles.
A first impression OF approval
was voiced by republican and
democratic committeeman alike,
and, although final decisions were
reserved, there appeared little
prospect tonight that the treaty
would lead to a long or bitter fight
when it is submitted formally for
ratification. Its submission is ex-
pected as soon as the senate reas-
sembles a month hence, after the
congressional recess,
Among the first to express
favorable opinion from the demo-
cratic side was Senator Hitchcock
of Nebraska, who. as senior demo-
cratic member Of the committee,
led the fight for ratification of the
Versailles treaty. Declaring he
had received very favorable i'm
preston of the newly negotiated
pact" Mr.. Hitchcock said he saw
no reason why it should not be
ratified promptly. Similar views
were expressed privately by other
democrats, although none would
talk for publication.
Among the republican members
of the committee the only enigma
was presented by the attitude OF
Senators Borah Of Idaho and John
son of California. The latter is
absent from Washington and Sena-
tor Borah had not a word to say
until he had opportunity for fur
ther study of the treaty. All the
other republican committeeman are
said to have agreed to support rat
ification.
The treaty text which has been
negotiated at Berlin under an in
hibition of secrecy requested by this
government, first was laid before
the republican members today at a
conference with President Harding
and Secretary Hughes at the White
House, and later was communicate
ed to the full committee by Mr..
Hughes at the capitol.
The conference at the White
house lasted for an hour and half
and that at the capitol more than
an hour
In both instances members of the
committee are understood to have
been requested to give no hint of
the contents of the treaty until it
has been signed and its text made
public. Announcement of the
signing had been expected today
and the state department had no
word tonight why this had been
delayed. Advices, however. were
received tonight confirming the
signing of a treaty with Austria,
as reported in news dispatches. No
statement beyond this would be
made at the state department, how
over.
The treaty with Hungary was
not given to the committee, but it
is understood to follow closely the
lines OF that with Germany. Por-
tions of the peace resolution relat-
ing to Austro- Hungary are said to
be reaffirmed, along with certain
sections Of the treaty previously
negotiated with Austria but not
ratified by the senate.
In the German treaty, docu-
ment of less than 1900 words, a
large section ia understood to be
devoted to reservation Of the rights
and advantages gained by the
United States under the tarmistice
agreement and by acts CT war. the
exact words of the peace resolution
/ being used in the definition of
| these accessions. "Any indemnii-
ties, reparations or advantages" to
which this nation is entitled as one
/ of the principal allied and associat-
/ ed powers, are said to be speeifi-
caly preserved, and all seized prop
erty of the German government or
of German subjects is left within
American possession pending a full
settlement of all claims against
Germany.
It is understood there is no spe-
cific provision in the treaty by
which Germany admits her full re-
sponsibility for the war, although
administration officials are said to
take the view that such RESPONSE
bility is admitted by implication in
ne erAafftnA
sections Of the treaty of Versailles
These sections are said to relate to
reparations, overseas possessions
and miscellaneous subjects.
1t was the method of naming
these sections of the Versailles
treaty without repeating the Ian
guage of them in the new pact
which led various members of the
committee to withhold final judg-
ment as to their position on rati-
fication. No copies of the German
treaty were left with the senators
by Secretary Hughes, but he did
give each list of the sections so
cited in order to make possible a
study Of the parts OF the Versailles
pact which are to become effective.
Senator Borah, In particular. was
said to have indicated In the COM
mittee meeting that he desired time
to examine the text of the cited
paragraphs. AS leader of the ir-
reconciable opponents of the Ver-
sailles treaty. the Idaho senator is
understood to believe that no part
of it should be accepted which
might commit the United States
morally to support the principles
upon which 1t was drawn.
OF the republican members who
ora In IVoShiputnp Capoto, poroi.