THE PEACE TREATY.
$ ■ - AMERICA’S ATTITUDE. | New York, November 21. i The “New York Times” correspondent at Washington says that Government officials arc puzzled over the United States’ relations with Ger- i many. It pointed out that in the ! event of Congress passing the rcsolu- I tion declaring that peace exists with . Germany, the United States would be unable to retain the seized German property, and would be compelled to negotiate a separate treaty with Ger- - many. This would lead to complications, since Germany is unable to make arrangements with any Government without the consent of the j League of Nations, and of which the , United States is not a member. J Senator Hitchcock, in a statement, says that the people will demand that j the Democrats and Republicans j should come to a compromise and ratify the Treaty. AN ALTERNATIVE. Mr Bonar Law, in the House of Commons, explained that President "Wilscfn’a inability to ratify the Treaty does not prevent the other Powers from carrying into effect, the Anglo-Freneh-American convention, which has not yet,, been considered by the Senate.
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Otaki Mail, Volume 27, 26 November 1919, Page 4
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