The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-24
At Same Time Pact Ready for
Berlin Signature.
Terms of Treaty Not Made Pub
lie by Berlin Chiefs.
NO WAR RESPONSIBILITY FIXED
President Harding Calls G.. o. p.
Senators Into Conference.
Expected to Lay Full Terms Be-
fore Party Leaders.

peace with the United States was
signed at one o'clock this afternoon.
Berlin Aug. 24.-Friendly relations
between the governments of Germany
and the United States which were in
terrupted on February 9. 1917, were
to be restored by the signing of the
treaty of peace between the two ma
tions here today.
Arrangements for the event were
completed yesterday and it was ecid-
ed the chief figures in todays cere-
mony would be Ellis Loring Dresel,
United States commissioner here and
DIR. Friedrich Rosen, German foreign
minister. who would affix their sigma
lures to the convention.
Terms Are Not Announced.
Officials engaged in framing the
treaty and those who had been taken
into their confidence were reticent as
to the details of TIE document.
Immediate resumption of diplo-
matte relations between Germany and
the United States vas to be provided
for, but it was understood that mat
nomic and financial affairs were to
be settled in supplementary agree
ments.
President Ebert presided at a cab
met meeting late Tuesday after noon
when the treaty draft was approved.
Chancellor Wirth and the foreign sec
retary outlined the details of the
treaty to the ministers. German Of
ficials declare that there is n.thing
in the pact which puts responsibility
for the war upon Germany.
Hungarian Pact Soon.
The American negotiations with
Hungary at Budapest are being con-
Quoted by Grant Smith. the American
commissioner to Hungary. Baron
ID .{,.s.
ter. had announced in the Hungarian
parliament at Budapest on Tuesda :
that Mr.. Smith hal been empowered
by the American stata department TO
negotiate treaty and that the discus
sions were already under way.
Neither the Hungarian government
officials nor the American commits
s:oner could say when it would be
signed.
Washington, Aug. 24-Detai1s of
the peace treaty between the United
States and Germany were laid before
Republican members of the sei4ate for
eign relations committee by President
Harding and Secretary Hughes at a
conference held today at the White
House.
1t was pointed out that the treaty
is practically a reaffirmation of the
provisions of the Knox resolution.
Peace negotiations with Austria and
Hungary. also named in the Knox res
olution.- are proceeding satisfactorily
along the same lines as those conduct
ed with Germany and. like the Ger
man negotiations, are expected to
reach a successful conclusion soon. it
was stated.
Separate treaties with Austria and
Hungary will follow closely that ne
gotiated with Germany.
Senator Lodge has called a meeting
Of the full membership of the senate
foreign relations committee and Sec
retary of State Hughes will submit
the treaty to the committee this after
noon and explain its provisions.
1t is not believed the text of the
treaty will be made public here be-
fore the senate recess.
The treaty, it was learned, recog-
nized all the rights established for the
United States under the Versailles
treaty, even tho this nation has not
ratified that pact. All property and
other rights which the United States
was to assume under the Versailles
pact are protected in the treaty now
about to be signed. altho there is ex-
press provision that the United States
assumes none of the responsibilities of
the Versailles treaty.
The treaty Is complete and there
will be no preliminary treaty or pro-
tocol, as has been suggested, the pres
ident informed the senator's No sug-
many should assume responsibility for
the war. it was learned. The treaty,
it is understood. is not more than 2 1000
words in length.
The treaty Incorporates most of the
important parts of the Knox peace
resolution. particularly those parts
which referred to the protect on OF
American property rights and the
rights in selling alien property.
The treaty was negotiated on the
basis of peace having been already
esta blished by the passage of the
Knox resolution. thus upsetting con-
tentions of many members of con-
gress that peace cannot be established
by congressional resolution.
The president, it was stated, hopes
for ratification for the pact at ar
early date. 1t was explained. however
that he would not ask the senate tc
forego its thirty-day recess. set to be-
gin tonight. inasnuch as it was de-
sired that the German reichstag and
the senate consider the treaty at the
same time and the German executive
| body does not convene until Septem-
| Der 20.
Republican members of the senate
committee attending the conference
refused to discuss the terms of the
treaty but it was learned that it is a
comparatively short document.