Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-04-14
Move Made
To Declare
War AT End
Senate Leaders Plan to Re.
Establish Peace With Ger.
many by Knox Resolution
Within Three Weeks.
u. S. To Demand Rights
BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

AAotN'h6 WIZ eoHN 'S Ss>f
in the direction of partial ratification
of the Versailles treaty, unless the
allied powers first reconsider their
award of Yap island to Japan and
acknowledge in full American
rights in the disposition of all the
ccnfiscated territories of the central
empires.
This disclosure was made author
atively today concurrently with the
in the senate of the
Knox resolution declaring peace
with Germany, as revised and ap-
proved by the president. By means
of this resolution it is planned to
re-establish peace with Germany
within the next three weeks. Sec
retary of State Hughes known
to be supremely confident that
the allies will reconsider their
denial of American rights in the
mandate territories. If, however,
they should persist in their course
of resisting the American contcn-
tions, the administration would re-
gard the attitude an insuperable OBJ
stacle to negotiations with the al
lies in regard to American ratifica-
ton of the reparations, economic
anu other features of the Ver-
sailles treaty, affecting the rights
and interests of the United States,
Hold Allies Responsible.
The allies. according to the ad-
view. would be soleiy
responsible for interposing OBJ
stacles to American acceptance of
any part of the Versailles treaty
and the only feasible alternative
would be the negotiation of separ-
ate peace terms with Germany.
Italy already has taken posi-
ton favorable to the American
contentious, but Great Britain and
Japan have not answered the
Hughes note on Yap and France
has replied with a suggestion that
this question be settled by Japan
and the United States. Mr.. Hughes
holds that the controversy is with
the allies jointly and he will enter
tain no suggestion to deal with
Japan alone.
Nor will the administration con-
sent to the inclusion of the Yap
question in general negotiations to
satle ali matters at issue between
the United States and Japan. as
Toxic is reported to contemplate
proposing Mr.. Hughes regards
the Yap and general mandate ques-
ton distinct from all other issues
and one in which the allies are
called upon to undo jointly what
they have done jointly in defiance
OF American rights.
May Involve Anglo-Jap Pact.
1t transpired also that the pro-
jected renewal of the Anglo-Japan
treaty next July may become in
volved in the conversations between
the United States and Great Britain,
if the Yap and general mandate
question is not settled to the salts
faction OF the United States. The
inference is that the United States
would view with disfavor
renewed alliance of two nations
continuing to deny the United
States its Just rights.
II, however, the allies yield to the
United States in this controversy,
Secretary Hughes will open ne
gotiations to determine the most
feasible means of accepting those
parts of the Versailles treaty in
which the United States is inter-
ested. This might be done by
sending a delegation to Europe or
by calling a conference Of the al
lies in Washington.
1t also is suggested that il it should
appear impracticable for the United
States to ratify the treaty with reser-
vations, those parts satisfactory to
America might be embodied in new
treaty or treaties to be signed by the
United States the allies and Ger
many. The foreign relations com
mittee intends to consider the Knox
resolution at once, report it to the
senate and press it to a vote as soon
as the Colombian treaty is disposed
of.
Text of Knox Plan. /:
The revised text of the Knox res
olution is as follows:
Resolved. That the Joint resolu-
ton OF congress passed April E, 1917.
declaring a state of war to exist be-
tween the imperial German govern
ment and the government and peo-
pie 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
Provided, however, that all prop
erty OF the imperial German govern
ment or its successor or successors.
and OF all German nationals, which
was, on April E. 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 of
ticers. agents, or employees from any
source or by any agency whatsoever.
shall be retained by the United States
and no disposition thereof made, ex-
eept as shall have been heretofore or
specifically hereafter. be provided by
congress until such time as the Ger
man government has. by treaty with
the United States, ratification where
of is to be made by and with the ad-
vice and consent OF the senate, made
suitable provisions for the satisfac-
tion of al claims against the Ger.
man government, OF all persons
wheresoever domiciled, who owe
permanent allegiances to the United
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