Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-15
Leaders Assured
Of Progress on
German Treaty
President Hopes to Conclude
+ Negotiations for Formal
Pact Before Conference
~ On Disarmament.

Ch,caro Tribune -Omsha Bee Leassd Wire.
Washington, Aug. l4.-President
Harding hopes to have treaties OF
peace negotiated with Germany and
the other central powers before the
International conference on eastern
issues and reduction of ornaments
eonvenes in Washington next No
Nember.
Although the administration is still
silent on the subject of negotiations
with the central powers which have
followed the adoption Of the peace
resolution by congress, leaders in
congress, some of whom were grow
ing restless under the strain due to
lack OF information as to develop
ments, have been given assurances
that progress toward peace pro-
gram is being made.
a Following his talk with Senator
Borah few days ago, in which the
president assured the senator that
there could be no cause for complaint
from any republican faction in the
senate when 4 treaty with Germany
eventually is submitted tor ratihca-
ton, the tendency on capitol hill to
get agitated over the lack OF infor-
nation on the subject has dis
appeared.
Senator'S Calm Down.
Senator'S who are inclined to be
'fretful over the situation have calm
ed down and are willing to permit
the president and Secretary Hughes
to carry their negotiations with the
central powers to the point where
the senate will rightfully take part
in the proceedings. 1t is for the pres
ident to negotiate treaties and the
senate to ratify them. Until there is
a treaty the senate cannot be called
upon to act.
Cabled reports that treaty with
Germany is ready to he signed could
get no verihcation here in official
quarters. Secretary Hughes main
tanned his long silence on the sub
jcct OF these negotiations. The pres
ident had left the White House for
a weekend on the Potomac. 1ndi-
cations in the official quarters were,
however, that the German negotia-
tions had not reached a conclusion
yet and that it would be several
weeks, at least, before there could
be any announcement Of their status.
No announcement is expected until
treaty has been actually negotiated
which will carry out the provisions
of the peace resolution requiring the
protection of rights ceded TO the
United States in the rejected Yer
sailles treaty.
Harding Encouraged.
The president, it is said, has rea-
son to be encouraged over the pros
pect for conclusion of these negotiaz
tions before the armament confer
ence begins. 1t is his fervent desire
to have this important phase. of in
iernational relations settled long be-
fore the Washington conference, If
sueh. a 7geonsuuaniation is possible.
~ Officially, there has never been
any admission in Washington that
treaty with Germany, Austria or
Hungary has been under negotia-
ton. Unoficially, it has been ad-
! mitted that this is fact Announce
ment from Budapest today that the
, Hungarian national assembly had
approved the peace resolution
adopted BY the United States and
had authorized the Hungarian gov
ernment to negotiate a treaty OF
peace. aroused no comment from OF
: fetal sources here. 1t is understood:
however, that this government had
submitted to the Hungarian govern
ment Immediately after its passage
the peace resolution as a basis Tor
negotiations. The same course was
taken with Germany and Austria.
Passed on July 2.
The resolution was passed by
congress and signed by President
Harding on July 2. 1t declared the
state Of war between Germany and
the United tSates. Austra-Hungary
and the United States at an end. 1t
reserved to the United States and
its nationals all rights they might
be entitled to under the armstiees
with Germany and Austria Hungary
or under the treaties OF Versailles,
ST Germaine aand Trianon, thai
brought peace, respectively, De
tween the allied nations and Ger
.snany, Austria and Hungary.
: The treaty of Trianon, the Hun
~rarian peace treaty, became etfec'
tive July Is by formal acceptance o1
exchanges Of ratihcations on th'
part of the allied powers and Hun
gary and was declared law IN Hun
~ gary on August !.