The Washington times., 1921-04-13
Bill to Terminate HostiIities
With Central Powers 0mits
Foreign Policy Declaration.
FOLLOWS. HARDING'S ADVICE
Referred to Committee on For
eign Relations Without
Any Comment.
By J. BART CAMPBELL
- International News serviee, "a

Senator Philander c. Knox Of
Pennsylvania todS ntroducsd in
the 0nate his real - dbclaring
an end to the state war that has
existed for four years between
the United States and the former
Central Powers.
NO FOREIGN PoLICY STATED.
No declaration OF American foreign
policy was embodied in the resolution
as submitted by Knox.
This was in line with the sugges-
tion of President Harding in his mes
sage yesterday that the resolution
be confined to q simple declaration of
peace between the United States and
Germany and Austria for the purpose
Of terminating the still existing tech
nical state Of war between this coun-
try ansHee. central powers.
The resolution was referred imms.
diateIy to the Senate Foreign Iyeia'
tions Committee, without comment
TEXT OF RESOLUTION.
The text of the Knox resolution 10
as follows: -.
"That the joint resolution of Con-
gress passed April 8, 1917, declar ng
a state of war to exist between the
imperial German government and the
government and people of the United
States. and making provisions to-
prosecute the same, be, and the same
is hereby. repealed, and said state of
war is hereby declared at an end:
PROVIDED, HOWEVER. that all
property of the imperial German gov
ernment, or it's successor or success
ors, and of all German nationals
which was, on April 6. 1917, in or has
since that date come into the pos
session or under control of the gov
CT nment of the United States or of
ary of its officers, agents or en-
rloyees from any source or by any
agency whatsoever. shall be retained
BY the United States and no disposi:
ton thereon made. except as shall have
been heretofore, or specifically here
after be provided by Congress, until
Such time as the German government
has, by treaty with the United States.
ratification whereof Ia to be made by
snd with the advice and consent of
the Senate, made suitable provisions
for the satisfaction of all claims
against the German government of
all persons. wheresoever domiciled,
who owe permanent allegiance to the
United States, and who have suffered,
through the acts of the German gov
eminent or its agents since July 81.
1914, loss, damage, or injury to their
persons or property, directly or indi-
rectly. whether through the owner
ship of shares of stock In German.
A ar nf in
consequence of hostilities or of any
operations of war, or otherwise, and
also provisions granting to persons
owing permanent allegiance to the
United States, most favored nation
treatment, whether the same be ma
tional or otherwise, in all mat
ters affecting residence. busi-
ness, profession, trade navigation.
commerce, and industrial property
rights, and confirming to the United
States all fines forefeitures. penalties
and seizures imposed or made by the
United States during the war. whether
ir respect to the property of the Ger
man government or German nationals.
and waving any and all pecunisry
claims based on events which occur
red at any time before the coming
ir to force Of such treaty, any exist
ing treaty between the United states
and Germany, to the contrary nos
withstanding.
RESERVES ARMIsTICE RIGHTS.
Section 2: That until by treaty or
act or joint resolution of Congress II
shall be determined otherwise, the
United States. although IL has not
ratified the treaty of Versailles. re-
serves, all of the rights, powers
claims, privileges. indemnities. repa-
|rations, or advantages to which II.
and its nationals have become entitled.
including the right TO enforce the
same under the terms of the armistice
signed November IL, 1915, or any ex-
tensions or notifications thereof or
which under the treaty OF Versailles
have been stipulated for it's benefit or
to which II is entitled as ore of the
principal allied and associated powers.
Section three: That the Joint resu-
luton OF Congress approved Decem-
Der Z. 1917. declaring that a state Of
war exists between the Imperial and
Roysl Austro. Hungarian government
and the Government and TN. r,uple OF
the United States ami makUr rrovis-
ions to prosecute the same. be- ani
the same Is, hereby repealed, aud 50 "a
state OF war Is hereby declared at an
end"