Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-13

reserved.
The resolution follows:
Resolved, that the joint resolu-
tion of congress passed April 6,
1917, declaring a state of war to
exist between the imperial German
government and the government
and people of the United States
and making provisions to prose-
cute the same, be, and the same is
hereby repealed, and said state of
war is hereby declared at an end
Seized Property Held.
Provided, however, that all
property of the imperial German
government or it's successor or sue
cessors, and of all German nation
ais, which was, on April 6, 1917,
in or has since that date come into
the possession or under control of
the government of the United
States or of any of its officers,
agents, or employees from any
source or by any agency whatso-
ever, shall be retained by the Uni
ted States and no disposition
thereof made, except as shall have
been heretofore or specially here
after be provided by congress un-
til such time as the German gov
ernment has by treaty with the
United States, ratification where
of is to be made by and with the
advice and consent of the senate,
made suitable provisions for the
satisfaction of all claims against
the German government of all per-
sons Wheresoever domiciled, who
owes permanent allegiance to the
United States and who have suf-
fered through the acts of the Ger
man government or it's agents
since July 81, 1914, loss, damage
or injury to their persons or prop
erty, directly or indirectly, wheth-
Ell through the ownership of shares
of stock in German, American or
other corporations, or in conse-
quence of hostilities or of any op-
erations of war, or otherwise, ana
also provisions granting to persons
owing permanent allegiance to the
United States, most favored nation
treatment, whether the same be
national or otherwise, in all mat
ters affecting residence, business
trade, navigation, COM
merce and industrial property
rights and confirming to the Uni
ted States during the war, wheth-
er in respect to the property of the
German government or German
and waving any and all
precuniary claims based on events
which occurred at any time be-
fore the coming into force of such
treaty, any existing treaty be-
tween the United States and Ger
many to the contrary notwith-
standing.
Rights Reserved.
Section 2.-That until by tre~-
ty or act or joint resolution of
congress it shall be determined
the United States, al
though it has not ratified the trea-
ty of Versailles, reserves all of the
rights, powers, claims, privileges,
reparations or advan-
tages to which it and it's nationals
have become entitled including the
right to enforce the same uBder
the terms of the armistice signed
IL, 1918, or any extern
sion or notifications thereof or
which under the treaty of YER
sailles have been stipulated for it's
benefit or to which it is entitled as
one of the principal allied and as
sociated powers.
Austria Included.
Section 3. That the joint resO-
luton of congress approved De
cember 9, 1917. declaring that a
state of war exists between the
imperial and royal AustTo-Hungar-
ian government and the govern
ment and the people of the United
States and making provisions to
prosecute the same, be and the
same is hereby repealed and said
state Of war is hereby declared at
an end"