The daily times., 1921-08-27
REVEAL INSIDE FACTS
The Allies, it is Presumed
Will Be Fully Informed of
the Agreement and Their
Concurrence is Expected as
We WHave No Rights Other
Than Those Accorded Them.
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(By David Lawrence)
Copyright, 1921, by The Daily

Times)
Washington, Aug. 26.-Now that
the treaty of peace between Germany
and the United States has been sign
ed. it is possible to disclose from gov
ernment sources some of the inside
facts of the negotiation
In the first place, Germany was
told in courteous but firm terms that
the United States could not agree to
anything which would place Ameri-
ca on different footing with respect
to Germany than the Allied powers
have been under the Versailles trea-
ty.
Secondly, the United States govern
ment felt it necessary to keep the ne
gotiations secret because of a fear
that critics both in this country and
Germany would raise issues which
would make it impossible to obtain an
agreement.
Thirdly, the United States has
kept the Allies informed only in an
abstract sense of what has been go
| ing on and the presumption is that
now that the treaty has been nego-
tiated the Allies will be fully ad-
vised of the agreement. This govern
ment however fully expects the Allies
/ to concur and sees no reason to ask
for explicit concurrence because
America has not been given any
rights or preferences by Germany
!, which are not enjoyed by the Allies.
No objections from the Allies are
therefore anticipated.
Secretary Hughes was in happy
frame of mind today. He had success
fully piloted the Harding Admins
tration over one of the toughest
spots of its whole course. The Depart
ment of State did not reveal the poll
tical difficulties with which Mr..
Hughes task has been beset but it is
known that the Secretary of State
originally favored submitting the
Versailles treaty with broad and COM
!prehensive reservations. Senator
Lodge and the ''irreconcilable" group
are said to have advised Mr.. Hughes
THAT the Senate had been debating
the Versailles pact for two years and
wouldn't accept it under any con-
lsiderations This compelled the Sec
Iretary to surrender his first convic-
tion and face the facts of the situa-
ltion-a possibility of an unending
a
would bring an early peace. The nee
essity for clearing up Americas re-
lations with Germany and helping to-
lward the stabilizing of economic con-
iditions abroad appeared to Mr..
Hughes to be so imperative in the
Interests of humanity that he aban-
ldoned the Versailles pact and drew
another treaty which merely referred
to the Versailles treaty by mention
ing ertain articles. 1t would have
been more explicit perhaps to have
inserted berbatim the language OF
those articles bat it might have Of
Tended some of the irreconcilables SO
only the numbers were used for
ldent1ncat1On purposes. LII uOluS IHlH
Mr.. Hughes felt that he was simply
following out the mandate of the con-
, gressiona1 peace resolution which
specifically referred to the rights to
which America was entitled under
the Versailles treaty.
The Department of State revealed
that the question of Germany's guilt
had never been an issue. The Ger
mans by agreeing to give America al
the benefits arising out of the eco
nomic and reparation clauses of the
treaty might argue for the sake OF
, their own political situation that
they have not reaffirmed their re.
sponsibility for the war but in agree
ing to those reparation clauses they
, have from the viewpoint of America
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