The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-01
GERMAN PEACE BY
JOINT RESOLUTION.
May Vote Tomorrow on
Measure Which Was In
troduced Y esterday.

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WASHINGTON, April /. - Peace
With Germany through adoption of a
oint resolution declaring the war at
N end was put squarely before Con.
Tess yesterday by Republicans in con.
.rol Of the House.
Framed by Republican members OF
the Foreign Affairs committee and
Hacked by party leaders, the measure
aas thrown into tne hopper with as
little ceremony as II it had been a
bridge bill, but instantly there de.
seloped a demand for speedy action.
move 20 jam 1t through the House
sriday took shape, but Democrats,
,ut-spoken in their opposition, finally
obtained an agreement to postpone
consideration until Monday.
While trying to work out resolu.
ion calculated TO suit all factions OF
heir party, Republican committeeman
mad arranged to call it up Friday, re-
memberfng that It was no Good Fri
lay three years ago that war was de.
elared. n
The resolution, introduced by Rep
resentatiye Porter, OF the Foreign AZ
fairs committee, provides .for ter.
mination Of state OF war" as soon as 1t
becomes effective. It provides also for
reciprocal trading with Germany under
certain restrictions and for repeal of
the Presidents war power. Germany
would be allowed As days ito notify
the President that it has declared a
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claims against the United States; that
IL would not have had the right TO
assert had the United States ratified
The treaty of Versailles"
Upon Germany's failure to send
such notification trading or the max
ing of loans or credits, would be pro
hibited except with the license OF the
President.
Theresolution follows:
Whereas, the President Of the Uni.
ted States in the performance Of his
constitutional duty to give to Congress
information Of the state of the union
mas advised Congress that the war
with the imperial German government
mas ended, resolved by the Senate and
The House OF Representatives Of the
United States Of America in congress
assembled that the state of war de-
clared to exist between the imperial
German government and the people OF
the United States by joint resolu-
ton Of Congress approved April 6.
1917, is hereby declared at an end.
..Section 2-That in the interpreta-
ton of any provision relating to the
late Of the termination Of the present
war or Of tho B7asets o. existing emer-
gency in any act OF Congress, joint res
buttons or proclams.ions of the Pre1
ident containing provisions contingent
tpon the date of the termination OF
The war or of the present or existing
4 emergency, the date when this resol!l-
ion becomes effective shall be con
strued and treated as the date OF ter.
mination of the war or of the present
sxisting emergency, Notwithstanding
any. provision in any act OF Congress
Or Joint resolution providing any 9th
sr mode of determination OF the date
af the termination Of the war, or o.
siie present or existing emergency.
Control Hun Trade.
Section 3-That with view to Sc.
turing reciprocal trades with the Ger
man government and its nationals, and
Tor this purpose 1t is hereby provided
that unless within As days from the
late when this resolution becomes eff.
tectfye the German government shall
duly notify the President OF the United
States that 1t has declared termina-
ion OF the war with the United States
and thatait valves and renounces on
behalf Of itself and its nationals and
claim, demands, rights or De.efits
against the United States or its ma
( ionalsS that II or .iey would not have
The right to assert had the United
States ratified the treaty OF Versailles
he President Of the United States
shall have the power, and it shall be
ais duty, to proclaim the fact that the
German government has not given the
notification herein before mentioned
and thereupon and until the President
shall have proclaimed the receipt 81
such notification, commercial inter,
course between the United States and
Germany and the making Of loans or
credits, and the furnishing of finan.
cial assistance or supplies to the Ger.
Germany, directly or indirectly, by the
government or the inhabitants of the
United States shall except with the
tlASSn50SgL bh6 I.1GS4ueuL Ue pEUulUlL6u
Penalty of Violation.
Section 4-That whoever shall will.
FULLY violate Slhe foregoing prohibition
whenever the same shall be in force,
shall upon conviction be fined not
more than $1,000, or. il natural per
son, imprisoned for not more than two
years or both; and tie officers, direc.
.orssor agents Of any corporation who
knowingly participates in. such viola.
ion shall be punished b. 1ike fine, i'm.
prisonnent or both, and any property,
sunds, securities, papers or other ar.
sicle; furniture and equipment, con-
erned in such violation shall be for.
feited to the United States.
Section 5 That nothing herein
contained shall be construed as a
waiver by the United States Of its
lights, privileges, indemnities, repara.