Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-26
STATEMENT ON TREATY
 FROM THE STATE DEPT

Washington. Aug. 25.-The following statement with respect to the treaty was made by the state department;
 'The treaty defining peace relations between the United States. and Germany was signed at. Berlin today. It was signed on behalf of the president of the United States by Ellis Loring Ore sel. commissioner of the United States who had received full powers for the purpose : and on behalf of the president of Germany by Dr. Friedrich Rosen, minister of foreign affairs.
 The treaty with Germany is in ac- cord with the peace resolution adopted by congress and approved by the pres ident on July 2, 1921.
 "The preamble of the treaty recites sections 1, ? and of the resolution which relate to Germany
 Article of the treaty provides that the United States shall have all the rights and advantages specified in the resolution including those stipulated for the benefit of the United States in the treaty of Versailles.
 Article II of the treaty defines more particularly the obligations of Germany with respect to certain provisions in the | treaty of Versailles. Thus it Is pro- vided.. that the rights and advantages l stipulated in the treaty of Versailles for 1 the benefit of the United Sta4es which 1 1t Is intended the United States shall en- 1 joy are those defined in Section I of part l " and parts V. VI, VIII TX, x, X1, l XII. XIV, and KY.
 Section of part " contains the 1 provisions ty which Germany renounced I her former overseas possessions in fa- vor of the principal allied and associat- ed powers. This confirms the rights of i the United States with respect to Tap and the other former German overseas possessions upon an equality with the other powers. The other parts of the treaty of Versailles above mentioned l embrace the military clauses. the repar- ationsi financial and economic clauses, the parts relating to aerial navigation, ports, waterways and railways. guaran- tees, and miscellaneous provisions. The result Is to put the United States on a footing with the other allied and asso- ciated powers with respect to all the rights defined in all these clauses. It Is provided that the United States, in availing itself of the rights and ad- E.vantages stipulated in these provisions of the treaty, will do so in a manner consistent with the rights accorded to Germany under such provisions.
 The treaty provides that the United
 
 the provisions of the treaty which re- late to the league of nations. The Unit ed States also assumes no obligations under parts IT., III. sections to in- elusive of part " and part XIII, of the treaty of Versailles Part II relates to the boundaries of Germany part III. to the political clauses for Europe sections ? to 8 inclusive of part " em- brace certain provisions with respect tc China. Siam, Liberia, Morocco Egypt Turkey Bulgaria and shantung; and part XIII relates to the international organization of labor under the league of nations.
 The United States Is entitled to par ticipate in the separations commission and other commissions set up under the treaty of Versailles, but is not bound to participate in any such commission unless 1t elects to do so.
 It is understood, that diplomatic re. iations will be resumed upon the ex. change of rafifcations of the treaty and then negotiations can be undertaken with respect to commerce or other mat. ters through the ordinary diplomatic