The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-01
GERMAN TREATY rs SIGNED
Peace Pact Concluded in Berlin Late
Today.

Peace Pact Concluded in Berlin Late
Today.
Berlin, Aug. a5.-The treaty OF
peace between Germany and the
United States was signed here at S
o'clock this afternoon.
The signing occurred in the office
Of Foreign Minister .Rosen in the
Wilhelmstrassc, around the corner
from the offices of the American
commission.
The function occupied about ten
minutes. Ellis Loring Dresel, the
American commissioner, who was
seated opposite the foreign minister
at the latter's desk, signed both
copies of the treaty first and then
pushed the document across the desk
to Herr Rosen, who affixed him own
signature.
The treaty consists of three articles
the preamble citing sections 2 and S
Of the Porter-Knox peace resolution.
The signing of the peace treaty in
Berlin today marks the elimination
Of efforts extending over the better
part Of three years to establish for
NAL peace between the United States
and Germany.
After the prolonged negotiations at
Paris in 1918, the United States be.
came, 4 signatory to the treaty OF
| Xersailles, making peace between
I G4Many and the allied and associat-
II ca powers, but the failure of the
UHit& Estates to ratify this pact left
! tfle.tWo nations still nominally at
war;
To end this condition, the Porter
Knox resolution was passed by con-
gress and signed by President Hard
ing July =, last, declaring terminated
the state of war with Germany en-
tered into by the United States April
/ 6, 1917. Shortly afterward instruc-
tons to negotiate a pact with Ger
many under this resolution were sent
to Ellis Loring Dresel, United States
commissioner i'll Berlin, and in mid
July the negotiations were taken up
in the German capital.
u Washington Aug. 25.-The fol-
lowing statement with respect to the
treaty with Germany was made by
the state department:
The treaty defining peace relations
between the United States and Ger
many was signed at Berlin today. 1t
! was signed on behalf of the Presi-
. dent OF the United States by Ellis
Loring Dresel, commissioner of the
United States, who had received full
powers for the purpose, and on be-
half 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 adopt
ed by congress and approved by the
i President July 2, 1921.
; "The preamble of the treaty rccites
5 sections I. and and 5 of the resol,n
: ton which relate to Germany"
: ARTICLE of the treaty provides
that the United States shall have al
the rights and advantages specified in
] the resolution, including those stip
ulated for the benefit OF the United
. States in the treaty of Versailles.
: ARTICLE II of the treaty defines
: more particularly the obligations o
Germany with respect to certain pro
: visions in the treaty of Versailles
5 Thus it is provided that the right
and advantages ~ ffd in the tr e.
] United States GIch Is intended
r the United States shall enjoy are those
defined in section Of part Nv ane
parts v. wi, VIII, TX, y
5 XII. XIV and XIV.
r Section I of part Nv contains thu
provisions. by which Germany re.
e nounced her former overseas posses
2 sions in favor of.the principal alliee
r and associated powers. This con
firms the rights Of the United States
, ~, rescect to zap and the othcl
] former German overseas possession.
upon an equality with the othc
c powers.
The other parts of the treaty O
: Versailles above mentioned embrace
: the military clauses, the reparation
financial and economic clauses, tht
E parts relating to aerial navigation
+ ports, waterways ad railways guar
antces and miscellaneous. provisions.
E The result is to put the United
r States on footing with the othel
E allied and associated powers with re
t spect to all the rights defined in al
the clauses. 1t is provided that TIN
: United States. in awaiting itself o.
! the rights and advantages stipulated
e in these provisions of the treaty. vii
n do so in a manner consistent with tn
rights accorded to Germany undel
such provisions.
The treaty provides that the Unit
ed States shall not be bound by any
2 of the provisions of the treaty which
relate to the League of Nations Ih'
r United States assumes no obligations
under -rts 2, 8, sections to ., in
elusive, of part 4, and part Is OF tn
$ treaty of Versailles. Part 2 relates t
the boundaries of Germany; part
r. to the political clauses for E'yope
3 sections to 8, inclusive, of part 4
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