The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-26

WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.-The com
plete text of the peace treaty be-
tween Germany and the United States
yesterday follows:
PREAMBLE.
The United States of America and
Germany:
Considering that the United States,
acting in conjunction with its co-bel-
ligerents, entered into an armistice
with Germany on New. IL, 1918, in
order that a treaty of peace might be
concluded:
Considering that the treaty of Yer
sailles was signed on June IS, 1919,
and came into force according to the
terms of its Art. 440 but has not been
ratified by the United States
Considering that the Congress of
the United States passed a joint reso-
luton. approved by the President,
July 2. 1921, which reads in part as
follows:
Resolved, by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United
states of America, in congress assem-
bled, that the state of war declared to
exist between the imperial German
government and the United States of
America by the joint resolution OF
Congress approved April 6, 1917, is
hereby declared at an end.
All Advantages Reserved
That In making this declaration
and as part of it, there are expressly
reserved 10 the United States of Amer
lea, and its nationals any and all
rights, privileges, indemnities, repara
lions, 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 Nov
IL, 1918, or any extensions or modifica
lions 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 t.
which its nationals have thereby be
come rightfully entitled; or which
under the treaty of Versailles, hav,
been stipulated for its or their benefit
or to which it is entitled as one o
the principal allied and associated
powers; or to which it is entitled b,
virtue OF any act or acts of Congress-
or otherwise.
All property OF the imperial Ger
man government or its successor o
successors, and Of all German nation
ais which was, on April 6. 1917, in O
mas since that date come into tn
possession OF, under control of, or ha
been the subject of demand by tn
United States of America or any O
its officers, agents or employees, fror
any source or by any agency what
soever, and all property of the impel
ial and royal Austro- Hungarian GOV
eminent, or its successor or success
ors, and of all -Hungaria
nationals which was on Dec. z, 1917, i
or has since that date come into tn
possession of or under control Of O
has been the subject of demand b
the United States of America, or an
of its officers, agents or employe.
from any source or by any agenc
whatsoever, shall be retained by tn
United States of America, and no di:
position thereof made, except as sha
have been heretofore or specifcall
hereafter shall be provided by Law
until such time as the imperial Germa
government and the imperial and roys
Austro-Hungarian government, or the
successor or successors, shall have r.
spectively made suitable provision fc
the satisfaction of all claims agains
said governments respectively, of a
persons, wheresoever domiciled, VIII
owe permanent allegiance to I'll
United States of America and VIII
have suffered, through the acts of tn