The New York herald., 1921-08-26
Pomp and Oratory Lacking
at Request of German
Government.
TAKES ONLY Is MINUTES
Commercial Pact and Iron
ING Out Of Economic
Questions Remain.
JOB LEFT TO WASHINGTON
u. s. Commission in Berlin
Cannot Fly Flag, as Embassy
Is Not Formed Yet.
BIZ the Associated Press.

BERLIN, Aug. 25.-The treaty of peace
between Germany and the United
States was signed here at 500 o'clock
this evening in the Office of Foreign
Minister Rosen in the Wilhelmstrasse,
around the corner from the offices OF
the American Commission.
Ellis Loring Dresel, the American
Commissioner, who was seated op-
posite the Foreign Minister at the lat
ter's desk, signed both copies of the
treaty first and then pushed the docu-
ment across the desk to Herr Rosen,
who affixed his own signature.
The German Foreign Minister, in
signing, expressed qualification at this
act for the resumption of friendly re-
lations between the two nations, Mr.
Dresel replying with reciprocal senti-
ments.
Pomp and oratory played no part in
to-days signing of the treaty. Siiil-
plicity surrounded the ceremony. which
consumed less than fifteen minutes. Mr'
Dresel was accompanied BY three aids'
Counsellor Wilson and Secretaries rem
noyer and Amory, while Under Secre-
tary Haniel Won Haimhausen ana three
Foreign once department chiefs made
IN Herr Rosens retinue. All stood
about as the signatures and seals were
affixed
American newspaper men who were
in the corridor were not permitted TO
witness the signing. Afterwari W.
Dresel said:
.'The Germans wanted the treaty con-
ANIMATED with as little pomp and cere-
mony as possible. and this was perfectly
agreeable to u.s."
When the plenipotentiaries had signed
the document they exchanged few
chosen phrases or obvious import. and
the American Commissioner and his aids
bowed their way out of tn. Foreign
Minister'S office. There were two copies
Of the treaty. one in English and the
other in German. After the ceremony
Mr.. Dresel retuyned to his Office. where
he made public the official text OF me
treaty.
An official communication issued this
evening says that the present treaty Is
the result or the negotiations begun at
the initiative OF the United States COM
mencing In July. and that in the course
of the negotiations the American Gov
ernment was wholly bound to the Con-
Gress peace resolution.
Mr. Dresel has conferred with Herr
Rosen only during the last six weeks
Tonight he declined to discuss the prog
ress Of the negotiations in any detail
or 70 reveal whether there were any
serious differences with the German For
eign Minister during the conferences.
The American Commissioner permitted
the inference that he got along comfort
ably with the officials in Wilhelmstrasse.
lie was frank 20 say he was glad the
Job was over and that the supplementary
commercial treaty and the disposition of
complex economic issues awaiting adj
iustment were to be left TO the Washing
ton Government and the new German
Arnba ssador to the United States.
The American Commission as such is
not entitled to fly the Stars and Stripes
from its Offices. despite the peace treaty,
as II has not yet been converted into an
embassy. Mr.. Dresel expects to return
TO the United States as soon as he is
relieved by regular diplomat. lie
thinks. however, that II Is not improb-
able ne viii be retained in Berlin tenn
porariily with tie rank OF charge
d'affaires.
Counsellor Wilson, who has been the
chief aid OF The commission for the
last eighteen months. has been trans
ferred to TOXIC. and will leave Berlin
next Saturday.