The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-29
CONFEREES AGREE
 ON 4 COMPROMISE
 PEACE RESOLUTION
EmbodieS House Plan of De- CIaring War Ended and Senate Provisions Re-
 serving U. s. Rights
By Associated Press

Washington, June 2S.-Establish- ment of peace by congressional reso- luton neared it's final stage today, when the Senate and House republi- can conference agreed upon a com promise resolution, which they hope to have in President Hardings hands late this week
 The compromise embodies the House plan of declaring the state of war with Germany and Austria at an 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 today after the republicans had previously ar ranged their compromise resolution, refused to sign the report, and sad that with other democratic col leagues they would oppose the re- publican plan to the end. over wholming republican majorities in both Senate and House, however. were said to leave no doubt of adop ton of the conference draft.
 Action on the compromise resolu- tion tomorrow is planned in the House and finally in the Senate Thursday. The conference report was presented to both bodies late today. Democratic leaders on both sides said that the final discussion would not be protracted, and the republi- cans said they hoped to have the peace measure sent to the White | I Sf.< .,f 4xs signature by the President before the Fourth of July.
 Both sides Pleased Satisfaction over the compromise was expressed by both Senate and House republican leaders Chairman 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 declar- ations. Senator Knox. however. gave out statement, declaring that both plans accomplished the same result.
 Both the Senate and House formu- 1 las" Knox said. effect the gepeal (of the war declaration) desired
 The Senate conferees. in making concessions, gave away nothing Of 1 substance In their instruction. he | gless that q state of war is al an end necessarily repeals ihe prior i twar) resolution"
 Text of Resolution The teSt af the conference agsee- rnent follows:
 1 That ths state of war declared to 1 exist between the Imperial German government and the United States of America by the joint resolution of ..l n hereby declared tan end
 "section ?: That in making this Edeclaration and as part of if. there 1 expressly reserved to the United States of America and its nationals any and all rights. privileges, in- demnities. reaprations or ad1antages together with the right 10 enforce the same to which 1t or they have be- l come entitled under the terms of the armistce signed November II, 1918. ! or any extensions or notifications i thereof; or which were acquired by or are in the possession of the United | States of America by reason of it's { participation in the war or to which ! its nationals have thereby become 1 rightfully entitled; or which under 1 the treaty of Versailles, have been stipulated for it's or their benefits, or to which it is entitled as one Of 1 the principal allied and associated powers, or to which 1t is entitled by
 virtue of an act or acts of congress or otherwise.
 Section 3:-That the state of war declared to exist between the lmper- ial and Austro -Hugarian government 1 and the United States of America by ! the joint resolution of Congress ap- proved December :. 1917 is hereby i declared at an end.
 All Rights Reserved.
 Section 4;--That in making this declaration, and as T part of it. there are expressly reserved 10 the United | dContinued on Page Two)