The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-20
KNOX PEACE
RESOLUTION
TO SENATE
Foreign Relations Committee
Passes New Measure, Max
ing Peace With Germany
Provides Boycott.
ASK COURT OF NATIONS
tBy Associated Press)

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cd resolution by Senator Knox. to de-
clare q state Of peace with Germany
and to retain to the U. 8. all material
benefits that would be gained under
the unratified treaty Of Versailles was
approved today by the senate foreign
relationa committee by q vote Of to
g.
The measure, on which senate &C.
tion will be sought after the holiday
recess, Is IN the form Of Joint resolu.
tion, and would require that unless
Germany comedies to the United
States such material benefits as are
contained In the treaty, commerce
with the German nation could be pro-
ihibited by presidential proclamation.
All the Republicans on the commit
tee voted for and the Democrats op-
posed the resolution.
The text Of the Knox resolution fol-
lows:
Resolved, by the senate and house
of representatives Of the United
States Of America in congress assem-
bled, that the resolution Of congress,
passed April 8, 1917, declaring q state
OF war exists between the German i'm
pertal government and the govern
ment and the people Of the United
States, and making provisions to pros
ecute the same" be and the same is
hereby repealed, to take effect upon
the ratification Of treaty Of peace
between Germany and three of the
principal allied and associated powers.
Provided, however, that unless the
German government notifies the gov
eminent of the United States that it
acQuiesces in and confirms irrevocably
to the United States all undertakings
and covenants in the treaty Of Yer
sailles, comforting upon or assuring
the United States or it's nationals, any
rights. powers or benefits whatsoever,
and comedies to the United States all
right, privileges, indemnities, repara-
tions and advantages to which the
United States would have been en-
titled If 1t were a ratifying party to
the said treaty. The president Of the
United States shall have power by
proclamation, to prohibit commercial
intercourse between the United States
and GsrnpeRyp 1A aasasltin af lodhS
81 credits and TIE fufuishtnE 81 7uan-
cial assistance ~ ssuppliea, 10 the Ger.
man government, or the Inhabitants,
directly or indirectly. by the govern.
ment Of the United States, or the in
habitants Of the United States.
ANY violation Of the prohibition
contained in such proclamation by the
President shall be punishable as pro.
vided in section 16 OF the Trading
with the Enemy act, approved October
6, 1917.
1T is further resolved that the
United States reaffirms the policy ex-
pressed in the Act Of Congress approx.
ed August 20, 1916, in the following
words:
1T is hereby declared to be the
policy of the United States to adjust
and settle it's International disputes
through mediation or arbitration to
the end that war may be honorably
avoided. 1t looks with apprehension
and disfavor upon a general increase
of armament throughout the world,
and the authorization and request in
said act to the president that he:
Invite all the great governments of
the world to send representatives to
a conference which shall be charged
with the duty of formulating a plan
for a court OF arbitration or other
tribunal to which disputed questions
between nations shall be referred for
Indication and peaceful settlement
and to consider the question Of dis
armament, and submit their recon-
mendation to their respective govern
ments for approval" is hereby re-
newed.
And It is further resolved in the
language OF said act, that the repre-
sentatives Of the United States in said
conferences shall be qualified for the
mission by eminence in the law Of de-
votion to the cause Of peace. and said
representatives shall be approached
by the president by and with the ad'
vice and consent Of the senate"