The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-08-30
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considering that the congress OF
the United States passed joint res
oluticn, approved by the president
July 2, 1921, which reads in part as
follows:
% Resolved, by the senate and
house of representatives Of the Unit
ed States OF America in congress as
senibeld, that the state Of war de-
clared to exist between the imperial
German government and the United
States Of America by the joint reso-
luton Of congress approved April s,
1917, is hereby declared at an end.
Sec. 2. That in making this decla-
ration, and as part of It, there are
expressly reserved to the United
States Of America, and its nationals
any and all rights, privileges, indem-
mites, reparationS, or advantages, to-
getner with the right to enforce the
same, to which it or they have be-
come entitled under the terms of the
armistice signed November II, 1918,
or any extensions 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
it's nationals nave thereby become
I1ightfuHy entitled; or which, under
the treaty Of Versailles. have been
$stipulatcd for its or their benefit; OF
TO whcih it is entitled as one of the
principal allied and associated pow
ieIs; & to which it is entitled by wire
tue Of any act Of congress; or other.
wise.
| Section 5. All 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
tdate come into the possession or un-
| der control of, or has been the sub
| ject of demand by the United States
tof America or of any OF its officers,
iagents on employees from any source
or by any agency whatsoever, and all
property cf the imperial and royal
Ausee. Hungarian government, or its
successor or successors, and of all
Austro-H Hungarian. nationals which
was on Dec. Z, 1917, in or has since
That date come into the possession OF
under control of Or has been the sub
ject of demand by the United States
of America or any of its officers,
agents or employees from any source
or by any agency whatsoeNar, shall
be retained by the United States of
America and TO disposition thereof
made, except as shall nave been here
tofo1e or specifically hereafter shall
be provided by law, until such time
as the imperial German government
and the imperial and royal Austro-
Hungarian government or stheir sue
cessor or successors. shall. have re-
spect:vely made suitable provision for
the. satisfaction of all claims agains5
said governments respectively, of all
persons, wheresoeyer donliciled, who
owe permanent allegiance to the
United States Of America and WHO
have suffered, through the acts of, the
imperial German government or its
agents or the imperial and royal
.Austro- Hungarian government or its
agents, since July 81, 1914, loss, dam
age or injury to their persons or
property, directly or indirectly,
waather through the ownership Of
shares of stock in German, Austro-
Hungarian, American or othe~ cor
porations or in consequence of hostil-
ties of any operations Of war or otA-
erwise, and also Shall have granted to
persons owing permanent allegiance
to the United States of America most
favored nation treatment, whether the
same be national Of otherwise, in I'll
matters affecting residence, business,
professional, trade, navigation, COM
merce and industrial property rights,
and until the mperial German gov
ernmeht and the imperial and royal
Austro-HuHgarian government or
their successor or successors shall
have respectively confirmed to the
United States of America all fines,
forfeitures, penalties and seizures i'm
posed or made by the United States
Of America during the war, whether
in respect to the property of the i'm
perial German government or German
nationals or the imperial and royal