Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-06-29
STATE Of PEACE
BEFORE JULY 4
Senate and House Confrees
Agree On Compromise
Resolution
DEMOCRATS TO FIGHT
Final Congressional Action on Mea-
sure is Expected TomorrOw-Text
of Compromise as to or-Hungar

i Washington, June 29-EstabEsh
meals of peace by Congressional re-
solution neared sts final stage today
J! when Senator and Hcuse Repuolsca1
conferees agreed upon a oompronlist
resolution which they hope to have
in President Harding's hands lat:
this week.
The compromise embodies tht
House plan of declaring the state Of
war with Germany and Austria at ar
end and adds the Senate provisions
reservsrg American property ano
>otrer rights.
The Democratic conferiees, Senator
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, and Repre-
sentative Flood, eff Virginia, called i!
for the final conference today, after
tine Republicans had previously ar
rarsgei their compromise resolution
refused to sign the report, and said
that, with othler Democratic colleag-
ues, they would oppose the Rapuol1-
can plan to the end. Overwhelming
Reipublican nnajcritles in both the Sem
ate and House, however, Were said to
leave MO doubt off adoption of the con-
ference draft.
Action on the compromise nesol1-
t:cn tomorrow lis planned in the House
ard Finally in the Senate Thursday.
THE coCrference report was presented
TO both bcdles hattie to-day. Denlocra
nc leaders on both sides said that
the final discussion would mot be pro-
tracted and the Republicans said
tlsey hoped Ito have THE peace measure
sent to the White House by Friday,
In expectation of it's signature by the
President fhefcre the Fourth of July.
Satisfaction over the compromise
was expressed by both Senate and
House Republican, leaders. Chairman
Por5elr, of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee, was pleased that his plan
fer declaring THE war at am end had
been accepted instead of the Knox
resolutlcn repeating the WAR declara-
17ons. Senator Knox, rowever, gave
out a statement declaring that both
plans accomplished the same result,
"Both THE Senate and House form
ulas," Senator Knox said, "effect the
pIsIpeal of THE war declarations de
sired"
The Senate conferees, in making
concessions, gave away nothing OF
substance i'm thear instructions, he
said, adding that a resolution OF Con
gness that a state of war IS ait an end
necessarily uepeals the prior (msr)
resolution"
The teNt of THE conference ccmpro-
mise follows:
Section /. That the state of wan
deciarca to exist between the. lmper-
ias Gaunan Government and the
Z! United States of America by the joint
resolution of Ccngress, approved Api5l
1917, is hereby declared at an end.
"Secticn g. That i'm making this
declaration, and as part of it, there
are expressly reserNed to the Ungtet
| States of America and Its nationals
amy and all nights, privileges, indelnn!'
ties rapar1aHicns CIR advantages, to
ge'slrar with the night to enforce thu
same, to which lit uu they have be
come eHtItled under the terms of tkt
aumistice signed November II, 1918
ar any extensions or mddfSation:
sherecf; or which werle acquired by G.
are in the possession of the United
States Of America 10y reason of 1t:
participation IN the war or to whici
fats nationals have Thereby become
| qlghtHuJly ENTITLED; on (which, 1Trrde
| the Tneaty of Versailles, have bee:
stipulated fer, Its or their benefit; C
| bo which it lis entRtled as one OF tn
ursnapan Allied and associated pow
ers: or to which it is entitled by vir
tue eff an act or acts CT Congress Q
| ''3.-t's $3.50 stra. = s,,E
oShsrwfse. Z. .,, So.
"Seetscn 8. That the staibe' of wa
declared to exist oetwesn the Inn
pep}al ana Royal Austro Hungahisa'
J, GoHslrnpent and the United States .
y America by the joint restitution Q
f CongNass approved December Z, 1917
n is heraby declared at an end. = -
"Sect5cn l. That in making this dec