Evening journal., 1921-06-29
STATE OF Peace
BEFORE JULY 4
Senate and House Con-
ferees Agree on Com
promise Resolution
DEMOCRATS TO FIGHT
PLAN TO THE END

hands late this week.
The compromise embodies the |
House plan OF declaring the state OF |
war with Germany and Austria at an |
end and adds the Senate provisions |
reserving American property and |
other rights.
The Democratic conferees, Senator !
Hitchcock, OF Nebraska, and Repre- |
sentative Flood. OF Virginia, called |
in for the final conference yesterday |
after the Republicans had previously
arranged their compromise resolu- |
tion, refused TO sign the report, and |
said that with other Democratic !
colleagues they would oppose the !
Republican plan to the end. Over
whelming Republican majorities in
both Senate and House, however.
were said to leave no doubt Of adop-
tion Of the conference draft
Action on the compromise resolu-
ton today is planned in the
House and finally in the Senate on
Thursday. The conference report
was presented to both bodies late
today.
Signature Before July 4.
Democratic leaders on both sides
be prsaracted and the Republicans
said they hoped to have the peace
measure sent to the White House
by Friday. m expectation Of its sig
nature by the President before the
Fourth Of July.
Satisfaction over the compromise
was expressed by both Senate and
House Republican leaders. Chair
man Porter, Of the House foreign
affairs committee. was pleased that
his plan for declaring the war at an
end had been accepted instead Of the
Knox resolution repeating the war
declarations. Senator Knox, how
ever, gave out statement declaring
both plans accomplished the same
result.
The text OF the conference agree
ment follows:
Section /. That the state Of war
declared to exist between the I'M
perial German Government and the
United States Of America by the
joint resolution Of Congress ap-
proved April 6, 1917. is hereby de-
clared at an end.
Section 2. That in making this
declaration, and as a part OF it,
there are expressly reserved to the
United States Of America and its ma
tionals. any and all rights, privileges,
indemnities. reparations, or advan-
tages, together with the right to en-
force the same. TO which IL or they
have become entitled under the terms
OF the armistice signed November
II, 1918. or any extensions or mod
ihcations thereof, or which were ac-
quired by OF are in the possession OF
the United States Of America by
reason Of its participation in the
war OF 70 which its nationals have
thereby become rightfully entitled,
or which under the treaty Of YER
sailles, have been stipulated for its or
their benefit, or TO which It is en-
titled as one Of the principal allied
and associated powers, or to which
Il Is entitled by virtue of an act or
acts Of Congress or otherwise.
War With Austria Ended.
Section q. That the state Of war
declared to exist between the i'm
perial and royal Austro- Hungarian
government and the United States
OF America, by the joint resolution
Of Congress approved December 7,
1917. is hereby declared at an end.
Section 4. That in making this
declaration, and as part Of IL. there
are expressly reserved TO the United
States OF America and its nationals
any and all rights, privileges, in
IDENTITIES. reparations or advant-
ages. together with the right to en-
force the same, to which 1t or they
have become entitled under the
terms of the armistice signed No
vember II, 1913, or any extensions
or notifications thereof, or which
were required by or are in the pos
session of the United States Of Amer
lea by reason of its participation in
the war or to which its nationals
have thereby become rightfully en-
titled. or which. under the treaty Of
Saint Germain-E -En-Laye or the trea-
ty Of Trianon. have been stipulated
for its or their benefits, or TO which
It is entitled 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 other
wise.
Seized Property.
Section 8. AL property Of the i'm
perial German government, or its
successor or successors. and of all
German nationals which was, on
April 6, 1917, in, or has since that
date come into the possession or
under the control Of. or has been
the subject Of a demand by the
United States Of America, or of any
Of its officers, agents. or employees.
from any source or by any agency
whatsoever, and all property Of the
imperial and royal Austro- -Hungar-
ian government, or its successor or
SUCCESSORS, and of all Austro-Hun-
garian nationals which was on De-
cember Z, 1917. in, or has since that
date come into the possession or
under control OF or has been the
subject Of a demand by the United
States of America or any Of its Of
ficers. agents, or employees, from
any source or by any agency what
soever shall be retained by the Uni
ted States OF America and no dispo-
sition thereof made, except as shall
have been heretofore or specifically
hereafter shall be provided by law
until such time as the imperial Ger
man government and the imperial
and royal Austro- Hungarian govern /
ment or their successor or success |
sors, shall have respectively made |
suitable provision for the satisfac- |
tion Of all claims against said gov
ernments, respectively, Of all per-