The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-01
WOULD END WAR
BY RESOLUTION
With Both Germany and
Austria Under New
Proposal
DEMOCRATS ON
COMMITTEE OPPOSE
Debate on Resolution Will
Start in the Senate
Next Week


of war with both Germany and Aus
tria would be terminated under reso-
luton reported yesterday by the SEN
ate foreign relations committee as a
substitute for the House resolution to
end the war with Germany alone.
The vote on the resolution was nine
to six, with all of the Republicans sup
porting it, and all the Democrats lin
ing up solidly in opposition. Senators
McCumber, Republican, North Dakota,
and Shields, Democrat, Tennessee, were
absent and did not vote.
1t is planned to call up the resolu-
ton for debate in the Senate next
week and final action is expected with
in two or three weeks.
The substitute was drafted by Sen
ator Knox, Republican, Pennsylvania
and former secretary OF state 1t
would repeal the resolution declaring
war with Germany and with Austria
Hungary and would request the pres
ident to effect friendly diplomatic and
commercial relations with Germany
and the nations set up in the former
Austrian empire.
Under the terms of the resolution,
all the property of the German govern
ment and of German natisns which
has come into possession or under the
control of the American government
would be retained until Germany had
bv treaty with the United States made
suitable provisions to the satisfaction
OF all claims against the German gov
eminent by American citizens growing
out of the war.
Germany would also be required to
give further undertaking by treaty for
granting to American citizens most ia
vored nation treatment in all matters
affecting residence, business, profession,
trade, navigation, commerce and indus
trial property rights and confirming to
the United States all fines, penalties,
forfeitures and seizures imposed or
made BY the United States during the
war, whether in respect to the property
of the German government or German
nationals.
The resolution also set forth that
while the United States has not rati-
fed the treaty Of Versailles, it would
not waive any Of the rights, priv
leges, indemnities, reparations or ad-
vantages to which ii and its nationals
have become entitled under the terms
of the armistice or any extensions or
| notifications of the armistice, or which.
under the treaty of Versailles, have
been stipulated for its benefit.
The substitute resolution omits the
House provision requiring Germany to
accept its terms within IS days under
penalty of the trade embargo and also
omits penalties for its violation, which
were included in the House measure.
The text OF the measure, a joint res
olution requiring approval of both
Senate and House, follows:
"Joint resolution repeating the joint
resolution Of April g.. 1917, declaring
a state Of war TO exist between the
United States and Germany, and the
Joint resolution Of Dec. 7. 1917, de-
claring that a state of war exists be-
tween the United States and the Aus
tro- Hungarian government.
Resolved by the Senate and House
! of Representatives of the United States
of America, in Congress assembled,
that the Joint resolution Of Congress,
passed April 8, 1917, declaring a state
of war TO exist between the imperial
German government and the govern
ment and people OF the United States,
and making provisions to prosecute the
same, be, and the same Il hereby re-
pealed and said state of war b here
bv declared at an end; provided, how
ever, that all property of the imperial
| German government or its successor
or successors, and Of all German nation
ais which was on April 9, 1917 in OF
has since that date come into the pos
session or under control OF the govern
ment of the United States or any of
its officers or agents or employees from
any source OF by any agency whatso-
ever, shall be retained by the United
States and no disposition thereof made,
except as shall specifically be hereaft-
er provided by Congress until such
time as the German government has,
by treaty with the United States, rati-
hcation whereof is to be made by and
with the advice and consent Of the
Senate made suitable provisions for
the satisfaction of all claims against
the German government Of all persons
wheresoever domiciled. who owe per
manent allegiance 10 the United States
whether such persons have suffered,
| through the acts Of the German gov
eminent or it's agents since July 81,
1914, loss. damage OF injury TO the per
sons or property. directly OF indirect
" through the ownership of shares of
stock in German, or American or other
/ corporations. or otherwise. and until
/ the German government has given FUR
Their undertakings and made provisions
BY treaty to be ratified by and with
the advice and consent OF the Senate,
for granting TO persons owing perma-
nent allegiance TO the United States,
most favored nation treatment. wheth-
er the same be national OF otherwise.
in all matters affecting residence, bust
ness. profession, trade. navigation,
commerce and industrial property
right and conforming 10 the United
States all fines, forfeitures, penalties
and seizures imposed OF made by the
United States during the war. whether
3 in respect to the property Of the Ger
nan government or German nationals,
and waving any peeuniary claims
based nn events which occurred At any
E time before the coming into force of
| such treaty. any existing treaty be-
I twecn the United States and Germany
70 the contrary notwithstanding To
I these ends. and for the purpose ~ g.
/ fahlshinz fully friendly relations and
4 commercial Intercourse between th