Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-29
SENATE AND HOUSE REPUBLICANS
AGREE ON COMPROMISE MEASURE
FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF PEACE
Compromise Embodies Declaration Of State Of War
With Germany and Austria
AtAn End 4

Washington, D. c., June ss.-Estab-
lishment OF peace by congressional
resolution. reached It's final stage to-
day when senate and house Republi-
can conferees agreed upon a compro-
mise resolution which they hope to
have in President Hardng's hands late
this week
The compromise embodes the house
plan of declaring the state of war with
Germany and Austria at an end. and
adds the senate provisions preserving
American property and other rights.
The Democratic conferces. Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska and Represen-
tative Flood of Virginia called in for
tho final conference today after the
Republicans had previously arranged
their compromise resolutions refused
to sign the report and said that with
other Democratic collea CUES, they
would oppose the Republican plan to
tho end. Overwhelming Republican
majorities in both senate and house
however were said to leave no doubt
of adoption OF the conference work
Action on the compromise resolution
tomorrow is planned in the house and
rnate Thursday. The conference re-
port was presented TO both bodies late
today.
Democratic leaders on both sides said
that the hnal discussion would not he
protractcd and the Republicans raid
they hoped to have the peace measure
sent to the White House by Friday in
expectation OF its signature by the
rpesident by July I.
Satisfaction over the compromise was
oppressed by both senate and house
Republican leaders.
TEyT OF AGREEMENT
Tn. text OF tho conference agreement
foilows:
Section l.. That tho state Of war de-
eisred to exist between tho Imperial
German government. and tho United
States Of America by the Joint resolu-
ton of congress approved April 8,
1917. is hero declared at An end.
Section :. That in making this de-
laraton and as part OF II. there are
expressly reserved to tho United States
of America and It's nationalist any
and all rights. privileges, indcmnitics.
reparauons. or advantages. together
with tho righ, to enforce tho same. to
which II or they navc become entitled
under the terms ~ the armisfice signed
November II. 1918. or any cxtenatous
or modincations thereof. or which
wer, acquired By or. arc in the posscs
sion Of tho United States OF America
by reason Of its participate IN tho
war or to which itr national thereby
have become riRhtfuily entitled. >or
which under the treaty of Versailles.
have been stipulated for its or their
bcnent: or to which II is entitled as
ono Of tho principal allied and ssso-
ciatcd powers or tho principal allied
or associated powers or to which II In
entitled hy virtue Of an act or acts
Of congress or otherwise.
THAT STATE Of WAN ESD
Section THAI, the state of war de-
c.ayed fo-~pist between tho Imperial
ard ROYAL Ausuo-Hungsrian soy~~n-
mont and the United States OF Amcr,-
"a hy tho ,oint resolution Of congress
approved r~ccmbcr I. 1917. ~ hereby
declared al an end.
Section t.-Thst In making this dec
,1ratior and as part OF ~. there arc
,xnr-~-sly reserved to tho United
states of America and it's nationals.
ANY and all rights. privileges. in
IDENTITIES rccsrationE or advantages.
together with the right to enforce tho
sams. to which II or they have become
e-titicd under tn, terms OF the armit-
tic~ signed November :. i9is. or any
extensions or rnoditcations thor-o'. or
which wore acquired by or ARC in the
possession OF tho United states of
America hy r~ason u It's participation
I rthe war or to which its nationals
thereby have become -trhtfully en-
titled. or which. under tho treaty OF
saint c,-rrnain on Lave or tho tr~efy
of Trisnon. have hren stipulated for
It, or their benefits. or IN which u
IN entitled AS ono Of the principal al