Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-09-01
UNITED STATES
NOT RESPONSIBLE
United States Assumes No Response.
biIity For Sections of Versailles
Treaty.

Washington, Aug. 30.--The treaty
with Germany which was signed in
Berlin vas made public by the State
Department. 1t puts into force the
economic, PREPARATIONS, military and
various other provisions of the unrati-
fled treaty of Versailles, but provides
specifically that the United States
shall not be bound by the covenant
of the league of nations or by other
enumerated parts of the Versailles
settlement. The declarations of the
peace resolution are reaffirmed in the
treaty and it contains in addition a
blanket provision that any benefit
which might accrue to this country
under the Versailles pact is to be re-
garded as of full force. Germany's
remuneration of her overseas possess
sions jointly to the big five powers
is reaffirmed, as are the military
clauses of the Versailles treaty the
sections relating to prisoners, repara-
tions, finance, economic settlements,
Commerce and abrogation of all other
existing treaties between the two
countries.
Fights Shy of League.
In disassociating the United States
from the league Of nations, the docu-
ment provides not only that this gov
eminent will not be bound by the
covenant, but that no action of the
league shall be considered as placing
an obligation upon America. The
United States also stipulates that it
will not be bound by the sections of
the Versailles treaty relating to the
boundaries of Germany, to political
readjustments in Europe, to the set
Elements affecting China, Siam, Lii
IBERIA, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, Bull
garia or Shantung, or to the establish
ment of an international labor organ.
ization.
In state department statement
issued to announce the signature OF
the treaty, special mention was made
of the reaffirmation of this govern
ment's share in the renowned Ger.
man overseas possession, the state.
ment declaring that this provision
confirms the rights of the United
States with respect to zap and other
former Germany overseas possessions
upon an equality with the other pow
ers."
Claim Rights Reserved.
/ The departments statement review
ed the treaty in detail, emphasizing
that any advantage which might have
been gained by ratification of the
treaty of Versailles is fully preserved
under the present instrument. Re-
garding such further settlements as
may be necessary between the two
nations the statement said;
1T is understood that diplomatic
relations will be resumed upon the ex-
change of Publications of the treaty,
and then negotiations can be under
taken with respect to commerce and
other matters through the ordinary
diplomatic channels"
Administration officials are under
stood to feel, however, that CONNER
cial questions between the United
States and Germany are as fully COW
cred as seems necessary for the pres
ent by the ratification of the finan-
cial and economic clauses of the YER
sailles treaty In that connection a
provision in the treaty reaffirms the
present attitude Of this government
toward the reparation commission by
declaring that the United States re-
serves the right to participate in The
commissions deliberation, but would
not be bound to any such participa
ton except by its own decision.