White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-17
INTRODUCES
PEACE RESOLUTION
AGAIN PRESENTS PLAN TO END
THE STATE OF WAN
WITH GERMANY.
The Measure Is Similar to the one
Which the last Congress Passed
and Which Was Vetoed by
President Wilson.

Washington. - Senator Knox OF
PENNSYLVANIA on April 13 introduced
his resolution 10 end the state OF war
with Germany. The measure Is SINH
lar to thar which the last congress
passed and President Wilson vetoed.
The resolution. which also would end
the state of war with the American
government. was referred 10 the Tor
eign relations committee without dis
cussion. II would provide that Amer
lean rights under the treaty of Yer
sailles should be reserved.
The resolution follows:
.Resolved. that the joint resolution
Of congress. passed April q, 1917, de
claring Il state of war 10 exist be.
tween the imperial German govern
ment and the government and people
Of the United States, and making pro
visions 10 prosecute the same. be. and
the same is hereby repealed. and said
state of war is hereby declared NJ an
end
provided, however, that all prop
erty Of the imperial German govern
ment or its successor or successors.
and ON all German nationals. which
was. on April ;. 1917, in, or has since
that date come into, the possession
or under control of the government
Of the United States or of any of Its
officers. agents or employees, from
any source or by any agency whatso-
ever. shall be retained by the United
States and no disposition thereof
made. except as shall have been here
tofore or specifically hereafter be pro
vided 10y congress-, until such time as
the German government has by treaty
with the United States, ratification
whereof is 10 he made bv and with
the advice aud consent of the senate,
made suitable provisions for the sat
isfaction Of all claims against the
German government of all persons.
~wheresoever domleiled, who owe per
manent allegiance 10 the United States.
aud who have suffered through the
acts of the German government or It's
agents since July 81. 1914, loss. dam.
age or injury TO their persons or
property. directly or indirectly,
whether through the ownership of
shares Of stock In German. American
or other corporations or in
quence of hostillties or of any oper-
aiions of war. or otherwise, n also
provisions granting 10 persons owning
permanent allegiance 10 the United
States. most favored nation treatment.
whether the same be national or other
wise. in all matters affecting resi-
dence. business, profession, trade,
navigation. commerce and Industrial
| property rights. and confirming To the
United States all fines, forfeiiures,
penalties and seizures imposed OF
made by the United States during the
war. whether in respect to the property
of the German government or Ger
man nationals. and waving any and
all pecuniary claims based on events
which occurred at any time before the
coming into force of such treaty. any
existing treaty between the United
States and Germany 10 the contrary
Notwithstanding.
section .: That until by treaty 81
act or joint resolution OF congress 4
shall be determined otherwise. IN,
United States, although 1t has no
ratified the treaty Of Versailles, re-
serves all of the rights. powers. claims
privileges. indemnities. reparations o.
advantages to which IL and IT'S nation
ais have become entitled. includln,
the right 10 enforce the same undel
the terms of the armistice signed No
vember II. 1918, or any extension ol
modification thereof or which. under
the treaty of Versailles. have beer
stipulated for It's benefit or 10 which
it is entitled as one of the %prlnclpa.
allied and associated powers.
Section B. That the joint resolu
ton of congress approved December
.. 1917, declaring that n state of wal
exists between the imperial and royaI
Austro-Ilungarian government and the
government and the people Of ia,
United States, and making provision,
TO prosecute the same. be and the same
is hereby repealed, and said state Of
war is hereby declared ~ an end
Graft Probe to Go Deep.