The New York herald., 1921-04-26
REVISED KNOX RESOLUTION
is REPORTED TO SENA TIE
Lodge Expects It's Passage This Week-Democrats
Show Disposition to Allow Progress With
out Extended Debate.

America all fines, forfeitures, penaltie-,
ard seizures imposed or made by the
United States OF America during the
war, whether In respect TO the property
CT the German Government or German
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 OF
America and Germany to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
Reserves All Rights.
THAT until by treaty or act or joint
resolution of Congress II shall be deter
mined otherwise, the United States of
America, although IL has not ratified the
Treaty of Versailles, reserves for itself
and its nationals all of the rights, pow
ers, claims, privileges, indemnities. repa-
rations or advantages 10 which II and
it's nationals. are or may become en-
titled, together with the right to enforce
the same under the terms Of the arnis-
tice signed November IL, 1913, or any
extensions or notifications thereof or
otherwise, or which under the Treaty Of
Versailles have been stipulated for It's
benefit or for the benefit of Its nationals.
with the same force and effect as * said
Treaty OF Versailles had been ratified by
the United States of America and to
which the United States of America Is
or may become entitled as one of the
principal allied and associated Powers
"That the joint resolution Of Congress
approved December z, 1917, declaring
that a state of war exists between the
Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian
Government and the Government and the
NO nF M
and making provisions to prosecute the
same, be and the same Is hereby re-
pealed, and said state OF war is hereby
declared at an end:
That all property of the Imperial and
Royal Austro- Hungarian Government or
it's successor or successors, and of all
nationals of the Austrian Empire which
was on April 6, 1917. In or has since
that date come into the possession or
under control of the Government OF the
United States of America 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 of America and no disposition
thereof made except as shall have been
heretofore or specifically hereafter shall
be provided by Congress, until such time
as the Austrian Government has by
treaty with the United States Of Amer
lea, ratification 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 Austrian Government of all persons,
wheresoever domiciled who owe perma-
nent allegiance to the United States of
America and who have suffered through
the acts OF the Austrian Government or
its agents, since July 81, 1914, loss, dam
age or injury to their persons or prop
erty. directly or indirectly, whether
through the ownership of shares of
stock in Austria, American or other cor
porations, or in consequence of hos
tilities or OF any operations OF war or
otherwise, and also provisions granting
to persons owing permanent allegiance
to the United States of America, most
favored nation treatment, whether the
same be national or otherwise. In all
matters affecting residence. business.
profession, trade. navigation, commerce
and industrial property rights, and con-
firming to the United States Of America
all fines, forefitures, penalties and seiz-
ures imposed or made by the United
States of America during the war,
whether in respect to the property OF
the Austrian Government or nationals
of the Austrian Empire and waiving
any and all pecuniary claims based on
fore the coming into force of such
treaty, any existing treaty between the
United States of America and Austria
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Until by treaty or act or joint reso-
luton Of Congress IL shall be determined
otherwise, the United States of America,
although 1t has not ratified the Treaty
OF st. Germain or the Treaty OF Trianon,
reserves for itself and It's nationals all
of the rights. powers. claims. privileges,
fndemnities, reparations or advantages
to which 1t and its nationals are or
may become entitled, together with the
right to enforce che same under the
terms of the armistice signed November
IL. 1918, or any extensions or modifica-
tions thereof, or otherwise, or which
under the Treaty of st. Germain. OF
the Treaty OF Triansn have been stipu-
lated for its benefits or for the benefit
OF Its nationals with the same force and
effect as II said Treaty OF st. Germain
and the Treaty of Trianon had been
ratified by the United States of America
and 10 which the United States of
America is or may become entitled as
one OF the principal allied and associated
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