The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01
PEACE RESOLUTION
 WILL REACH DESK
 OF HARDING TODAY
Following Adoption By House Senate Takes Up Confer ence Report Fh Effort to
 Complete Enactment
By Associated Press

w aShlnB ton. June JU,--PreSluent Harding tomorrow is expected to re- ceive the compromise congressional resolution ending the state of war with Germany and Austria
 By vote ofa 26S to 59. the House today adopted the conference draft of the resolution and it was taken up in the Senate a few hours later in an effort to complete it's enactment, but went over after an hours debate until tomorrow with favorable action then said to be assured
 Discussion in both Senate and House centered mainly on the provisions as to enemy alien property and tue controversy over ending the state ot war by declaring peace or by creat- ing the war resolution Representn- tive Flood of Virginia, senior demo- erat of the foreign affairs committee said the country had been saved front humiliation by decision to declare q state of peace. Senator Knox. republi- can. Pennsylyanial, author of the original peace measure. said that either method would accomplish the desired result
 Suggests Real Treaty
 That a treaty of peace follow the peace resolution was suggested ny Senator Knox and others during Sen ate discussion. Referring to the reso- lution's provisions for holding enemy alien property, Senator Knox said lt meant 'notking but an expression by Congress that we do not intend to have claims of the United States against enemy countries ignored, 'waived or not respected
 This 4s baly sugs9 ston. sens : tor Knox continued. ito the Presi- dent when he comes to settle the terms of peace with Germany, thac these things should be taken care or The President may Ignore the suggestion The status of affairs then may be such when we come to negotiate that treaty that we may be more lenient with Germany; or we might require more drastic terms
 Senator Walsh. democrat, Montana. replied that it vas perfectly obvious that such a treaty to be entered into must regard the instructions fro' Congress.
 Provisions of the resolution for holding enemy alien property were questioned by Senator McCumber, re- publican, North Dakota. who asked whether it would authorize further seizures by the alien property GUS todian Senator Knox replied that It would cover "only what has been done"
 "It will hold things in status un- til suitable adjustment is made or our claims against Germany NIT Knox added.
 Can't Upderstnnd Seizure
 The Pennsylvania senator was asked under what authority the pro perty of Grover Cleveland Bergdoil the draft evader. was seized. Reply ing that he was "ashamed' th3' Bergdoll was Q Pennsylvanian, sen ator Knox said he could not see how lBergdons property could be seized if 1t was contended by the govern ment that he was an American
 The administration either woulo have to negotiate Separate treaty or ratify the treaty of Versa iies in some form. Senator Hitchcock o' Nebraska. ranking democrat or the foreign relations committed sald re' iterating that the peace measure Wa "an idle act" That it violated tne armistice, in it's holding ot eneniA alien property for satisfaction or a'' American claims was asserted pY ee" ator Walsh of Montana
 In connection with the discussion of action to follow the peace meas ure. 1t was indicated in administra ton circles today that the sign'ht of the resolution by the Presioen' would automatically open the way to the resumption of diplomatic re- Ia lions with the former enemy coph tries. but it is understood that nc definite plans have been made as ee the means by which that restoration will be carried into effect
 It was pointed out that many con dent Harding was feeling his way step by step in working out the de- tails of peace. Commercial treaties and similar agreements of variou' kinds all have gone by the board al a result of the war ana many s'ep' ra,aio to he taken before full in- tar.ouraa can he restored