The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-06-29

WAOHlNGION, June Z9.-ESIaDuSn-i
ment of peace by congressional resolu-
ton neared its final stage Tuesday,
when senate and house Republican /
conferees agreed upon a compromise |
resolution.
Chairman Porter, of the house for |
eign affairs committee, submitted the !
report TO the house with the under
standing that it will be taken up as |
soon as the conference report on the
naval appropriation bill has been dis |
posed of, possibly Wednesday. 1t is !
expected the house will agree to the !
compromise by Thursday at the lat
est, and that the senate will have it |
out of the way and on the way to the |
President by Friday or Saturday.
Democrats to Criticize 1t
The Democratic members of the |
conference committee, Senator Hitch |
cock of Nebraska and Representative |
Flood of Virginia, declined to sign the |
conference report. They indicated
that the Democrats in both bodies !
would desire an opportunity to express !
their opposition TO the resolution, but
that there would be no attempt to
delay action on the measure.
The compromise resolution carries
the house declaration of a state OF
peace, instead of the senate repeal of
the war resolution, and the senate
provisions, protecting American inter
ests, with an additional section giving
still further protection to the United
States.
Senator Knox, author of the origin
al peace resolution, issued a state
ment in which he declared that the
adoption of the house formula for es-
tablishing peace did not mean that
the senate had yielded anything mate
rial.
Text of Resolution.
The text of the conference commit
tee agreement follows:
Section /. The state of war de-
clared to exist between the Imperial
German government and the United
States of America, by the joint resolu
ton of congress approved April 6,
1917, hereby is declared to be at an
end.
Section 2 In making this declara-
ton, and as a part of it, there are re-
served expressly to the United States
of America and its nationals any and
all rights, privileges, indemnities,
reparations or advantages, together
with the right to enforce the same,
TO which the right to enforce the same,
to which it or they have become en-
titled under the terms Of the armistice
signed November II, 1918, or any ex-
tensions or notifications thereof, or
which were acquired by, or are in the
possession of the United States Of
America by reason Of its participation
in the war. or to which its nationals
thereby have become entitled rightful-
ly, or which under the Treaty of Yer
sailles have been stipulated for its or
their benefit, or to which it is entitled
as one of the principle allied or as
sociated powers, or to which it is en-
titled by virtue of an act or acts Of
congress, or otherwise.
Section 8. The state OF war de-
clared TO exist between the Imperial
and Royal Austro-Hungarian govern
ment and the United States of Amer
lea by the joint resolution of Congress
approved December 7, 1917, hereby is
declared TO be at an end.
Section 4. In making this declara-
ton, and as part of it, there are re-
served expressly to the United States
Of America and its nationals any and
all rights, privileges, indemnities,
reparations or advantages, together
with the right to enforce the same, to
which it or they have become entitled
under the terms of the armistice
signed November 8, 1913, or any ex-
tensions or notifications thereof, or
which were acquired by, or are in the
possession of the United States of
America, by reason of its participation
in the war, or to which its nationals
thereby have become entitled rightful-
ly. or which, under the treaty of Saint
Germain-en-Laye, or the treaty of
Trianon, have been stipulated for its
or their benefits, or to which it is en-
titled as one of the principal allied and
associated powers, or to which it is
entitled by virtue of any act or acts
of congress, or otherwise.
Section 5-All properties Of the In
perial German government, or its sue
cessor or successors, and of all Ger
man Nationals, which on April 6, 1917,
was in, or since that date has come
into the possession of under the con-
troll of, or has been the subject of a
demand by the United States of Amer
lea, or of any of its officers, agents or
employees, from any source or by any
agency whatever, an all day property
of the Imperial and Royal Austria
hungarian GoNeTAIAeAl, Vi ltS SuCCtS-
sor or successors, and Of all Austro-
Hungarian Nationals which December
7, 1917, was in or since that date has
come into the possession or under con-
troll of, or has been subject of a de-
mand by, the United States of Amer
lea, or any of its officers, agents or
employees, from any source or by any
agency whatever, shall be retained by
the United States of America, and no
disposition thereof made. except as
shall have been provided for by law
heretofore or specifically shall be pro-