The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-24
DECLARATION OF
PEACE PLANNED
TOHELP TRADE
Would Put American Bust
ness Men on Parity With
Allied Rivals.
OFFSETS SENATE DELAY
Resolution Also introduced as
Amendment to Military
Appropriation Bill.
OFFSETS SENATE DELAY
Specio, DespdteA to The SuS

| WARRINGTON, June Ex-senator Fail
IN. NJ introduced to-day joint res
olution declaring the state of war be-
tween the United States and Germany
to be at an end. Senator Edge IN. J.)
presented a resolution OF similar pur-
port. It was indicated among Repub-
lican leaders that the Fall measure
would be recognized as the basis OF
consideration.
The object of the resolution is to
give America the advantage of re-
| establishing the business relations OF
peace at the same time as other
countries, thus preventing the other
belligerents from gaining the advan-
tage OF being at peace while the
United States, pending ratification Of
the treaty by the Senate. nominally
would be in state OF war.
To make assurance doubly sure Mr..
Fall also introduced his measure as
priatIon bill with the intention, II the
necessary votes can be commanded, to
make 1t a rider on that measure. The
purpose is to force action as soon as
possible by insisting on consideration
OF the rider II disposition develops
to talk the joint resolution to death.
The rider will be subject to a point
OF order Mr.. Fall admitted, on the
ground that It is new legislation. but
the Senate can by vote suspend the
rule against It. Attached to an appro-
priation measure OF the first impor-
tance Its chance OF securing the Exec
utive approval is considered decidedly
better.
Text of RESOLUTION.
The text OF the joint resolution Of
Senator Fall reads;
Whereas. heretofore, to wit, on
April 6. 1917, the Congress OF the
United States adopted a joint resolu-
ton declaring that the Imperial Ger
man Government had committed re-
peated acts of war against the Gov
ernment and people OF the United
States. and that the state Of war
between the United States and the
Imperial German Government which
has thus been thrust upon the United
States Is hereby formally declared,
and that the President be and Is
hereby authorized and directed to
employ the entire naval and military
forces OF the United States and tho
resources OF the Government to carry
on war against the Imperial German
Government.
And whereas by the use OF such
forces and means the war so declared
TO exist was brought TO successful
termination and an armistice was en-
tered into on November II. 1918. and
the Imperial German Government
was overthrown. and the terms OF
such armistice have been fulfilled:
Therefore be 1t resolved. That the
state OF war heretofore existing be-
tween the United States of America
and the former Imperial German
Government and the German people
no longer exists, and a state of peace
Is hereby declared to exist between
the United States OF America and
the German Government and people
Resolved further: That tho Presi-
dent be and he Is hereby authorized
ana directed 10 secure the immediate
return OF all military forces OF the
United States used In pursuance OF
the power vested in him by the said
resolution OF April 6. 1917, and not
already returned to American soil
and TO likewise secure the return OF
all naval forces not necessary to use
In foreign waters in times OF peace.
Text of Amendment.
The text of the Fall amendment
follows:
The state OF war heretofore exist
ing between the United States OF
America and the Imperial German
Government and Germany and the
United States OF America and the
royal Austro- -Hungarian Government,
Continued on Fourth Pa1e.