The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-21
RuSSO.GERMAN
TREATY SIGNED
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Soviet fepuDllc 1eclPIole4is
reimbursement of war expenses as
we'll as reimbursement of war dam
ares and also damages suffered by
their subjects in the war territories
because of military measures, includ,
ing 7eouisitions carried out in the en-
emv's country. Likewise the two
contracting parties renounnce re-
endorsement of civil damages caused
by the socalled exceptional laws OF
by coercive measures by state author
tiles.
(b) All legal relations concerning
questions of public or private law re-
sulting from the state of war, lnelud-
ing the question of merchant shops
acquired by either side during the
war, shall be settled on basis OF
reciprocity.
(c( Germany and Russia mutually
renounce the repayment of expenses
caused by prisoners Of war IN the
same way as the reich renounces re-
psyment of expepnses caused by the
internment of soldiers by the Russian
armv. The Russian government re-
nounces payment of the sum Germa-
nv has derived from the sale OF Rus
sian arny material transported into
Germany.
Article 2. Germany renounces all
claims resulting from the enforce
ment of the laws and measures OF the
Soviet republic as they have affected
German nationals or their private
rights or the rights of the German
reich itself as well as claims result
ing from measures taken by the So
Wet republic or its authorities in any
way against the subjects of the Ger
man reich or their private rights,
provided the Soviet government shall
not satisfy similar claims made by
third state.
Article 8. Consular and diplomatic
relations between the reich and the
federal republic of Soviets shall be
resumed Immediately, the admission
of consuls to both countries to be
arranged by special agreement.
Article 4. Both governments agree
further that the rights OF the nation
ais of either of the two parties on
the others terriory as we'll as the
regulation of commercial relations
shall be based on the most favored
national principle. This principle
does not include the rights and facili-
ties granted by the Soviet government
to another Soviet state or to any state
that formerly formed part of the
Russian empire.
Article 5 The two governments un-
.dertake to give each other mutual as
sistance for the alienation of their
economic difficulties in the most BEN
evident spirit. In the event of gen.
eral settlement of this question on an
international basis they shall under
take to have a preliminary exchange
of views. The German government
declares itself ready to facilitate as
far as possible the conclusion and ex-
ecution of economic contracts be-
tween private enterprises in the two
countries.
Article 6. Clause l. Paragraph B
and Clause of this agreement shall
come into force after ratification of
this document; the other clauses will
come into force Immediately.
Genoa, April II (By the Associat-
ed Press) George Chicherin, head
of the Russian delegation, discussing
tonight the Russo-German treaty,
said negotiations for full resump-
ton of diplomatic relations between
Germany and Russia had been in pro-
gress several months,
"The place and the time of the sig
natures" NJ. Chicerin added, "must
not be interpreted as indicating that
the two governments intended spe-
cial significance in concluding the
treaty at the Genoa conference ra-
ther than elsewhere. The treaty was
contemplated long ago.
''In this way Germany and Russia
have wiped out the past and replaced
the Brest-Litovsk treaty by new rela-
tions, granting both peoples the same
rights and establishing a secure ba,
sis for peaceful, common work, the
two governments thus place them
selves on firm basis
The German foreign minister, DR.
Rathenau, calmly discussed the Rus
so-Gernan treaty, which has created
such excitement among the allies
particularly the French and English