Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-13
KNOX'S OLD PEACE
RESOLUTION BACK
BEFORE j. s. SENATE
Proposal TO End War With Ger
many Sent TO Lodges Com
nittee Without Debate
WAS VETOED BY WILSON

~ Associated Press n Every Evenire
Washington April Senator kroz
ii Penn4vlyania introduced toaav Hss
resolution - .nd the stare H sitn
Germany
The measure Is similar ~ MT rhfch
the last Congress passed ana resident
Wilson vetoed
The resolution Nhioh also srouid m
the state Of war with she Austrian Zot-
eminent was referred 81 tne foreign
relations committee without discussion
1t would provide that american rights
under The treaty II Versailles should ae
reserved
The resolution folops
Resolved that thr Joint resolution y
Congress. passed April Il 1917 declaring
a state of aar 5O exist between sla la3-
per.aI German government and ta. gov
ernment and people II The United States
and making provisions - prosecute ne
same be. and the same i hereby -e-
pealed. and said state ot var IS hereby
declared a. an end,
Provided however that 4A 1royertt
II -ne Imperial German government or
its successor ar successors and y All
German nationals whIcn Eas sn ADr.I
s. 1917 n. Or aas since that date come
into me possession or under ontro. 1f
me government 81 the United States ur
# any 81 is officers. agents or employees
from any source ii ay any 4gency what
soever. shall be retained BY -ae nlted
states and ~ disposition lnef-Oi made.
rxcept As snail nave been heretofore .r
specifically hereafter be provided IS
Congress. ant4l such ln4- a. -c- ter-
man government aas sg -r-a,s y.tn
the tinted States. ra-Hc..t.on rvaer-o.
= y be made ~ and Win q. .lt.,-
and consent ID che Senate. made --.t...r
provisions for ne sat.Stac,tua +.
eiaims aga-nsi me German govern. men,
IT all persons va-reSoey~r 33u.c4l-l.
Mo aN. permanent 4.i--.a.e- s. -ae
n.led STATES 4ad Aao nave suffered
thgoush ,he ascs St .a, German gov
-runeat u - asrats SINCE Jul. ot
i9l+ iosS. damage alu.l - ,ar--
persons ~ ar.prlls er adirv. -.s +.
whether through av ownership II
shares OF Sto,k II Gesmaa. American.
~ other corporations. 8. ii eecs,4 4rlle
as hosJt!lae- nr IS auy operations 4
Aar - otherwise ara also orasis. s.eus
granting = persons sHtas eerusa. ss-
allegiance IS the United States, ro--
favored MASON treatment. Waytaar -a,
same be national ~ aeaeiW visa. q s.
matters affecting residence basin -.
profession. trt6e. navigation. commerce
and industrial. property rights ana on
ficming 10 The United States tf fr-~
torteiturvs. penalties and seizures et
posed or made by she United ~.a.es
during tae war. whether ID r-spt> 81
the property Il II German government.
Or German nationals and Wt-yiag ans
and all pcCua-srS claims Based M er.:..~
whjch occurred IL a.N time before -ho
coming into force Is such treaty ls5
existing treaty between tae Jn3t,j
States and Germany Is inc contrary
notwithstanding
section .. TIL. aa.a rs treaty 81
aci or iaiur Resolutions II Congress- i,
shall he determined otherwise -b.
United States alrhpg1a +. ha~ NOT -tt
lied the treaty If Versailles rcoerves 73
of tho rights. powers. claims priN Ev-
indemnitIes. 81 par.,tlon~ or advantages
to which Il and IT'S nationals A3N- he
come entitled Including he right ta ,u
force The Same under the terms IS 1t
armistlee eIgMcd November tt f4I>
Or any extension or mod.dca .iou-
thereof or which under the 'rtatN
of Versailles hste been stipulated
for lis beuent or to Whsch i IS entt,ed
as one of the principal allied and a~~o-
ciated powers
Section 3 That the ie.n, resolrt.ar
IT Congress approved hccemose ist.
declaring that "A state Nf Ma vNlat- hr.
tween the Imperial and koNa A4sti0
Hungarian government and ,hv SuNcrn
ment and che people ot tac t" -et
states ami making uroA isaeu~ to ieae
cute the same. he and the stfrt here
~ repealed. and ~.tid statv 81 "tr 4
/ hereby declared at 8n end