Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-01
G,O,P,PEACE PLAN
BEFORE THE HOUSE;
ACTION ON FRIDAY
Special Rule Will be Invoked for
It's Quick Considcra-
ton.
TO SENATE NEXT WEEK

Washington. April AFTER ten days
of parleying by Republican leaders OF
House and Senate a resolution terminat-
ing the state of war with Germany and
the war powers of the President was finally
agreed upon and introduced in the House
Yesterday. 1t was forecast in all its
details exclusively in The World this
morning.
The Foreign Affairs Committee will
meet today 10 consider it for the first
time, special rule viii be obtained
Thursday TO prevent long debate IN the
House, and the measure placed on Friday S
program for adoption.
Within thirty minutes after nitro
duction of the resolution the Demo
cratic members of the Foreign Affairs
Committee were called to an informal
conference with Representative Flood
Dem, Va.), former Chairman of the
committee. They agreed to oppose
the resolution, Mr.. Flood said to-
night.
Sponsored by Chairman Porter of
the Foreign Affairs Committee, who
introduced the resolution, it is IN reality
the combined product of the Republican
steering Committee, the republican
members of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee, Senator Lodge and other MEM
bers of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee of the Senate. In framing 1T the
authors had in mind the Senate Com
mittee Of Foreign Relations.
While the measure is fairly certain
to have a majority it will scarcely COM
mand the support of two-thirds of the
House. which would be necessary to
override a Presidential veto. This
is the resolution.
WAR DECLARED AT END.
''Whereas, The President of the United
States, in the performance of his con-
stitutional duty TO give to Congress
information of the state of the Union
mas advised Congress that the war with
the Imperial German Government has
ended.
Resolved, BY the Senate and the
House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
that the state of war declared TO exist
between the Imperial German Govern
ment and the people of the United
States by joint resolution OF Congress
approved April G. 1917 is hereby de-
clared at an end.
Section 2-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 emeri-
gency in any acts of Congress, JOINT
resolutions of proclamations of the Presi-
dent containing provisions contingent
upon the date of the termination OF
the wsr or of the present or existing
emergency, Che 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
emeteency. notwithstanding any pro-
vision in any act of Congress or JOIN
resolution, providing any other mode /
OF determination the date of the termlna-
ton of the war, or of the present or
existing emergency.
II GERMANY DoEsN' T ACCEPT
section 3-That, with a view TO
securing reciprocal trade with the Ger
man Government and its nationals,
and for this purpose it is hereby pro-
yided that unless within fOrty-five days
from the date when this resolution
becomes effective the German Govern
ment shall duly notify the President
of the United States that ii has declared
q termination of the war with the United
states and that II valves and renounces
on behalf of itsel and its nationals ana
claim. demand. right OF benefit against
the United State, or its nationals,
that il 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,
10 proclaim the fact that the German
Government has not given the notihca-
ton herein before mentioned and there
upon and until the President shall have
proclaimed the receipt OF such notihca-
tion, commercial intercourse between
the United States and Germany and
the making of loans or credits, and
the furnishing of financial assistance
or supplies TO the German Govern
ment or the inhabitants of Germany,
directly or indirectly, by the Govern
ment or the inhabitants of the United
States, shall, except with the license
of the President, be prohibited.
UNITED STATES WAVES NO RIGHT.
'fSection 4-That whoever shall will
fully violate the foregoing prohibition
whenever the same shall be In force,
shall upon conviction be fined not