Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-26

States or America, anu llo Adlioho-S
any and all rights, privileges. indemn-
tiles. PREPARATIONS. or advantages, to-
gether with the right to enforce the
same, to which it, or they, have De-
come entitled under the terms OF the
Armistice signed November IL, 1870
or any extensions or modihcatohs
thereof or which were acquired os,
or are in possession of the United
States of America by reason OF us
participation in the war or WHICH It's
nationals have thereby become right
fully entitled; or which. under the
treaty of Versailles, have been stip-
ulated for or its, or their beneht; or
to which it is entitled as one o. the
principal allied and associated pow
ers; or to which it is entitled by vir-
tue of any act or acts of congress; or
otherwise.
Sec. V. All property of the I'M
! perfal German government, or it's
successors, and of all German no
tionals, which was, on April q, 1911,
! in, or, has since that date come into
! the possession or under control OF.
or has been the subject of demand
by the United States of America, or
of any of its officers, agents, or en-
ployes, from any source, or by any
agency whatsoever and all property
of the Imperial and Royal AuStro-
! Hungarian government, or it's sue
! cessor or successors and OF all Aus
tro~ Hungarian nationals which was
on December seven. nineteen seven
teen, in or has since that date come
into the possession or under control
of, or has been the subject Of de-
mand by the United States of
America, or any of its officers,
agents, or employees. from any source
or by any agency whatsoever, 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 law, until such
time as the Imperial German gov
! eminent and the Imperial and Royal
Austro- Hungarian government or
their successor or successors, shall
have respectively made suitable pro-
vision for the satisfaction of all
claims against said governments. re-
ever domiciled, who owe permanent
allegiance to the United States of
America and who have suffered,
through the acts of the Imperial
German government. or it's agents or
the Imperial and Royal Austro- Hun
Garian government or its agents,
, since July thirty-first nineteen hun
dred fourteen. loss, damage, or in
jury to their persons or property di-
rectlN or indirectly, whether through
the ownership of shares of stock in
German, Austro- Hungarian Ameri-
can or other corporations, in conse-
quence of hostilities or OF any opera
tons of war. or otherwise, and also
shall have granted to persons owing
I permanent allegiance to the United
States of America, most favored ma
ton treatment, whether the same be
national or otherwise in all matters
affecting residence. business, pro-
fcsSion, trade. navigation, commerce
and Industrial property rights and
/ until the Imperial German govern
mont and the Imperial and Royal
Austro- Hungarian government or
their successor or successors, shall
have respectively confirmed to the
United States of America all fines.
: forfeitures. penalties and seizures
imposed or made by the United
States of America during the war
whether in respect to the property
of the Imperial German government
or German nationals or the Imperial
and Royal Austro- Hungarian gov
eminent or Austro- Hungarian ma =
tionals, and shall have waived any
and all pecuniary claims against the
United States of America
PART TWO
Being DESTROYS of restoring the
friendly relations existing between
the two nations prior to the outbreak
of war;
Have for that purpose appointed
their pIenipotentiaries;
The president of the United
States of America. Ellis Loring
Dresel, Commissioner of the United
States of America to Germany. and
THE president OF the German en-
pire. Dir. Frederick Rosen, Minister
for foreign affairs.
who. having communicated their
full powers found to be in good
and due form. have agreed as fol-
lows:
ARTICLE |.
Germany undertakes to accord to
the United States, and the United
States shall have and enjoy. all the
rights, privileges, indemnties. repair.
atlons or advantages specified in
the aforesaid Joint resolution of the
congress OF the United States of July
Second, Nineteen Twenty One, in
GLIDING all the rights and advant-
ages stipulated for the United States
in the treaty of, Versailles, which the
United States shall fully enjoy, not
withstanding the fact that such
treaty has not been ratified by the
! United States.
ARTICLE IL
/ With Il view to defining more
particularly the obligations of Ger
many under the foregoing article
with respect to certain provisions in
the treaty of Versailles. it is under
stood and agreed between the bish
contracting parties:
| I'D That the rights and advant-
ages stipulated in that treaty for the
, benefit of the United States. which it
is intended the United States shall
have and enjoy, are those defined in
i nf AIT