New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-18
Wnth Submits
U.S.PeaceNote
ToParty Heads
Little Opposition Expected
When Treaty Goes Before
Reichstag; Final Stage
of Negotiations Reached
Proceedings Are Secret
Two New York Financiers in
Berlin Keep in Touch
With German Officials

BERLIN, Aug. II (By The Associated
ffess ).-Chancellor Wirth. Foreign
Minister Rosen and DR.. Haniel Won
Halmhausen. Under Secretary of the
Foreign Office, conferred this afternoon
with representatives of the coalition
party with regard to the forthcoming
peace treaty between the United States
and Germany.
Inc Chancellor followed the estab-
iished custom in consulting parliamen-
tary leaders on important issues bv
conhnlng to-day's deliberations to rem
resentatives OF the Clerical, Democratic
and Majority Socialist parties which
make up the present coalition ministrv
Durlng the next few days he will call
IL, IN the opposition leaders and inform
them that Engagement has been drafted
on the strength of informal conyersa-
tlons between Dr. Rosen and Fll;s
Lorng Dresel, United States comn;s.
sloner in Berlin, which is believed to he
acceptable to the United States govern
menu as basis for the enactment of q
nnal ana formal treaty of peace
Little Opposition Expected
LiI1ie serious opposition is expected
oy the Chancellor when the treaty ;s
o eahen up tor ratification by the For
elgn Relations COMMITTEES of the
nelchstag. Whatever distractions are
eheountered probably will come from
the parties Of the Extreme Right and
Left s"' "'i0
The support of the Peoples party.
headed by DR.. Gustav Stresemann. IS
virtually assured to the extent that
tne chancellor will be given the bene-
1T of its benevolent neutrality" in
the event that its members decide to
refrain from casting their ballots.
None OF the participants in to-day's
conference would indicate the nature
OF memorandum submitted by the
Washington government through Com
missioner Dresel to the Foreign Min
lister. Neither was any indication of
the nature of the proceedings given
out. In answer to inquiries it was as
serted that complete secrecy was main
tanned at the special request of the
American government
Officials of the American mission
were steadfast in their refusal TO dia-
cuss the progress Of the peace negota-
tlons, which are now believed to have
reached final stage.
New York Financicrs in Berlin
Several we'll known financial and
economic experts took part in the con-
sultation in an advisory capacity. The
presence in Berlin of Frank A. Van
derlip and Paul NJ. Warburg, New
York financiers, and the further fact
that they have been in communication
with DR.. Walter Rathenau, Minister of
Reconstruction, and other government
officials, has prompted a rumor that
| the American bankers also have been
in touch with Chancellor Wirth in
connection with the treaty. Max War
burg, the Hamburg banker, and
brother of the New York capitalist
was one Of the experts in attendance
at ro-day's conference
The memorandum which Chancellor
Wirth submitted to the government
leaders to-day is said to take complete
cognizance Of the provisions enumer.
ated in the Porter-Knox peace resolu-
ton, although it is assumed that the
questions of indemnites. reparations,
penalties and other financial and
economic features Of the treaty have
not yet been actively discussed in the
course OF the pourparlers between rep
resentatives of the two governments.