The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
TEXT OF RESOLUTION


 The resolution follows:.
 Resolved, That the joint resolution Of Congress, passed April 6, 1917, declaring state of war to exist between the irn- periaI German government and the gov ernment. and people of the United States and making provisions to prosecute the same, be, and the same is hereby re- pealed, and said state of war is hereby declared at an end.
 Provided, however, that all property of the imperial German government, or it's successor. CT 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 the government of the United States or of any of it's officers, agents, or ern- psoyes from any source or by any agency whatsoever, shall be retained by the United States, and no disposition thereof made, except as shall have been hereto fcrs or specifically hereafter be provided by Congress, until such time as the Ger nan government has by treaty with the F1nited States ratification whereof is to ..ks ssasie by and with the advice and con- fS4t D iE1n ale, made suitable pro- ylSAsha Tor Ire ga aetian pf all claims $ aaaAnst ti,e tseFg4an goveFfinient of all pefsrsnean ssiss sanee xo the United States, and who have suffered through the actions of tne Gern9n government, 5r its agents, siga6e sJh V ,gt, t9s4, sess. damage or injury tol their persons or propertv, directly or indirectly, whether through the. ownership of shares of stock in German American or other corpora tions of war or otherwise, and also pro- visions granting to persons owing per- manent allegiance to the Unitet States most favored nation treatment, whether the same be national or otherwise, in all matters affecting residence, business, profession, trade. navigation, commerce and industrial property rights and con- frrning to the United States all fines forfeitures, penalties and seizures inn posed or made by the United States dur ing the war, whether in respect to the property of the German government or Gerlpan nationals. and waiving any and all pecuniary claims based on events which occurred at any time before the coming into force of such treaty, any ex- isting treaty between the United States and Germany to the contrary notwith- standing.
 Section g That until by treaty or act or joint resolution of Congress it shall be determined otherwise, the. United States, although it has not ratified the treaty of Versailles reserves all of the rights, powers, claims, privileges, in- ACAAhiALCSs CPdt aripiiS VI @tu' oiANeAcNoi " which it and it's nationals have become entitled, including the right to enforce the same under the terms of the armistice signed November Il. 191S or any extension or notifications thereof. or which under the treaty of Versailles have been stipulated for it's benefit, or to which it is entitled as one of the prin- cipal allied and associated powers.
 Section 2. That the joint resolution of Congress approved December '. 1917, de- claring that state of war exists be- tween the imperial and royal Austro- Hun garian government and the govern rnent and the people of the United States and making provisions to prosecute the same, be, and the same is. hereby re- pealed and said state of war is hereby declared at an end"