The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09
ACTION STARTED TO
END STATE OF WAR
RESOLUTION PRESENTED IN CON.
aREss BY REPUBLICANS TO
SECURE PEACE
AROUSES DEMAND FOR HASTE
Calls for Repeal Of Presidents War
Power and Reciprocal Trading
With Recent Enemy.-Oemo-
Gratis Block Consideration

Washington, April L. Peace will
Germany through adoption Of join
resolution declaring the war at an emf
was put squarely before congress yes
terday by Republicans in control O
the house
Framed by Republican members d
the foreign affairs committee ant
backed by party leaders, the measure
was thrown into the hopper with a.
| little ceremony as If ii had been {
bridge bill, but instantly there devel
oped demand for speedy action. A
move to jam it through the house Fri
| day took shape but Democrats, out
| spoken In their opposition, finally OBJ
tanned an agreement to postpone con
sideration until Monday.
The resolution follows:
Whereas. the president of the
United States in the performance of
his constitutional duty to give to con-
gress the information of the state of
the union. has advised congress that
the war with the imperial German gov
eminent has ended.
Resolved, by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
or America, In congress assembled,
that the state of war declared 70 ex-
list between the imperial German gov
eminent and the people of the United
States by joint resolution of con-
gress approved April 6, 1917 is hereby
declared at an end
Section - That in the interpreta-
ton OF any provision relating to the
date of the termination of the present
war or of the present or existing emer-
gency in any acts of congress. joint
resolutions or prOclamatiOnS of the
president containing provisions con-
ton OF the war or of the present or
existing emergency. the date when this
resolution becomes effective shall be
construed and treated as the date of
the termination of the war or of the
present or existing emergency. not
withstanding any provision in any act
of congress or Joint resolution, provid-
ing any other mode of determination
of the date of the termination of the
war or of the present or existing emer-
gency.
section 3: That with Il view to Sc
curing reciprocal trade with the Ger
man government and its nationals. and
Tor this purpose il is hereby provided
that unless within ~ days from the
date when this resolution becomes eff
fective the German government shall
duly notify the president of the United
States that it has declared a termina
ton of the war with the United Safes
and that it valves and renounceS on
behalf of itself and its nationals any
claim, demand, right or benefit against
the United States or its nationals that
1t or they would not have the right to
assert had the United States ratified
the treaty of Versailles. the president
OF the United States shall have the
power, and it shall be his duty 70 pro.
cialm the fact that the German gov
eminent has not given the notifications
hereinbefore mentioned and thereupon
ami until the president shall have pro-
claimed the receipt of such notification
commercial intercourse between the
United States and Germany shall be
prohibited.
Section 4: That whoever shall will. |
fuily violate the foregoing prohibition |
whenever the same shall he in force |
snail upon conviction be fined not
more than $4,000 or. if a natura,ized |
person, imprisoned for not more than
fwo years, or both: and the officer |
or agent of any CORPORATION
VINO knowingly participates in sucb
shall be punished by n like
lihe' Imprisonment or both. and any
property, funds. securities. papers ar
pther articles or documents or any
vessel, together with her Tickle an.
parel' furniture and equipment CON.
'efned in such violation. shall be for.
'eited to the United States.
section .: That nothing herein con.
aimed shall be construed rs n woi,an
~ the United States of its riebts
privileges, mdemnitieS. reparotions or
advantages to which the United States
iaS become entitled under the terms
u the armistice signed Nov. II. Io1s
II which were acquired or in the nos.
e>>ioh OF The United States by reason
y it> participation in the war ar
aud all fines. forfeitures
and seizures imposed or made
y tue United States are hereby ratt
ied' confirmed and maintained.
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