The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-20
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In preventing rail strikes A labor
adjustment board Is created, formed
of representa- tives of employers ana
employees to investigate dis
putes and report to the president
and to a board of labor appeals, made
up of three groups representing the
employees, the carriers and the pup
lie. This body may make decision
but cannot enforce them.
Senator KNOCKS Amendments.
! WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator
Knox today presented to tho foreign
relations committee comprehensive
amendments TO his resolution declar-
4 ing peace between the United States
! and Germany.
The amendments provide for re-
peal of the resolution declaring war,
passed by congress in April, 1917;
provide for protection Of American
material interests covered by the
/ treaty, such as the possession OF Ger
man shipping; state this govern
ment's adherence to the principle OF
league Of nations, without referring
specifically to the pending covenant,
and assure our European allies that
the United States will cooperate with
them in settling up the war problems
and in maintaining the worlds peace
Favorable Report.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-The SEN
ate foreign relations committee to-
day by vote of seven to three or
dered favorable report on the Knox
resolution declaring peace between
ire United States and Germany.
The vote was strictly on party
lines. Senator Lodge, chairman of
the committee, who was Instructed to
report the resolution at once. went to
the senate with it Immediately.
When the committee met today
Senator Lodge presented his concur
rent resolution, offered some weeks
ago. declaring statesof peace.
Knox then proposed his amended
joint resolution as substitute and
lively debate ensued before the conf
mittee voted.
Knox's resolution provides that the
repeal of the resolution declaring war
shall become effective upon ratifica-
ton of a peace treaty between Ger
many and three of the principal allied
and associated powers provided, how
ever, that unless the German govern |
ment notifies the government OF the |
United States that 1t acQuiesces in
and confirms irreyocably to the United |
States all undertakings and covenants
contained in the treaty Of Versailles, !
comforting upon or assuring to the !
United States or it's nationals any /
rights, powers or benefits whatsoever, .
and comedies to the United States all |
rights, privileges, indemnity, repara- |
tions and advantages to which the
United States would have been en- !
titled il it were ratifying party to /
the said treaty, the president OF the /
United States shall have power by
to prohibit commercial 4
intercourse between the United States i
and Germany and the making of loans, /
or credits and the furnishing OF I'm
ancial assistance or supplies to the |
German government or the, inhabit. /
ants of Germany directly or Indirectly
By the government Of the q
States or the inhabitants OF the Unit.
ed States"
The resolution reah1rms the policy
81 principle in act passed by congress
In August, 1918 which stated the +
United States adheres to the policy i
Of settling international disputes
through mediation and arbitration.
It also quotes and reafirms the
language Of the request made in the
same act that President Wilson invite
III the great nations Of the world TO
participate in an International confer
snce for the purpose Of formulating
plan for court of arbitration or
,ther tribunal to settle international
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