Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-31
HUN TREATY is
NEAR REVISION
OF WORLD PACT
Hughes Ignores Resolution
Passed by Senate by With
holding Proclamation.
By WALLACE BAssFORD.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-The text Of
the Presidents treaty with Germany Is
out and 1t turns out to be somewhat re-
vised version OF President Wilson's YER
saiIes treaty. The expedient was sim
pie; the American delegates simply took
from that famous document all the sec
tons bearing On the latiOns between this
country and Germany and made treaty
Of them. emitting hose sections which
deaIth wit hthe relations Of Germany and
the European powers and those clauses
which might be interpreted as involving
he United States in European squaoDies-
The final effect is 10 have NersallIes
treaty with notifications apProxlnaung
the reservations proposed in the senate
offthe last Congress and dehnlteIy oIhlIl-
ing the League Of Nations
Those familiar with the difficulties OF
the situation expected nothing else. 1t
bss besn understood here for some time
tbat the President and Secretary Hughes
xrera not long finding out that the much
hersIded peace resolution, ending the
- v-itb Germany" was null void and or
M effect. That resolution sought, or pre-
tended to seek to fasten on Germany tue
hard terms o fthe Versailles treaty wiz
out the United States ratifylng mat Ia
nous document. Secretary hughes
nored It by failing to issue a proclama-
ton OF peace
SHOWED RESOLUTION
TO BE BOOTLEsS.
when the peace resolution was up tor
consideration in the House, the Demo
Gratis, led by Mr.. Flood OF virginia
ranking Democrat on the Foreign Al
fairs Committee and Mr.. Garrett OF Ten
nessee floor leader in the absence OF MI
Kitchin. pointed out in plain terms that
the Republicans were passing a resolu-
ton that was bOotless and Of no avail
while on the other hand it was frausht
with several distinct dangers. Mr. Flood
Mr.. Linthicum. Mr. Stedman. Mr.. SaDath
and Mr. ConnaIly, minority members OF
the committee, filed report in when
thew pointed out the danger Of the very
situation which is now freely admitted
to exist. They described the Republican
attitude as a palpable blunder. If not
political subterfuge. They showed that
under the Constitution We cannot enter
into contracts with another government
BY act Of Congress. that power being a
prerogative of the President. twO-thirds
Of the Senate cOncurTing. They showed
that, If the resolution really restores
peace. then We surrender the advantages
Of our position as 4 belligerent, which all
Of the allied powers possessed at the
time they forced upon Germany the Yer
sailles treaty. They demonstrated that
We would leave in an unsettled state our
right to use the Germany property now
in the hands Of the alien property Gus
todian to satisfy the claims of our citi-
zens who suffered losses at the hands OF
Germany during the war. They cited to
the fact that we would erdanger our
claim for S25O,O0OOOO Tor maintenance
Of our troops or the Rhine.
WHY GERMANY
SIGNED TREATY.
Now that Germany has signed a treaty
recognizing Americas position as a victor
IN the war. and signed it at a time when
We are without the means o. physical
cOmpuls!on such as we possessed when
we had millions of bayonets within strik-
ing distance Of German cities. il IS
evident that she did so because of the
fear hanging over her head that 4 failure
TO do so would mean that the United
States would Be compelled to ratify the
actual text of the Versailles treaty in
order to protect herself in her claims,
rights and reparations.
Just before tie House took the pres
ent recess. Mr.. Connally Of Texas. drew
attention to the fact that President
Harding called 10 the White House. 10
read the new treaty. only Republican
Congressman, while in the case Of the Yer
sailles treaty President Wilson called
in Republican as Wei as Democratic
members Of the committees dealing with
our foreign relations and submitted 10 n
searching crOSs-examinatiOn ct their
hands llr. COnnally reminded the House
Of how critical was senator Harding at
that time OF President Wilson, charging
shat he did not consult Congress with
sufficient freedom. As President, Mr.
Harding consults only with Republicans
Now the interesting question arises :
v hen the disarmament conference ad-
5ourns VIII We have a League Of Nations
resulting, bearing the Harding, rather
than the Wilson, uame-plateg