The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-13
PUTS END TO War
Knox Introduces Joint Peace
Resolution in the Senate.s &
Calls for Settlement of All Ger
: man Questions by Pact.

Washington, April Ex-senator
Knox. Pennsylvania, today introduced
a resolution ending the state of war
with Germany.
~ Knox's resolution was referred to
the foreign relations committee.
1t was in the simple declaratory
form which President Harding in his
& message yesterday said he would APP
prove.
The text of the resolution follows:
That the joint resolution of congress
passed April-G, 1917, declaring state of
war to exist between the imperial German
government and the government and 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hereby repealed, and said state of war is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: provided, how
s1nan government its successor or sue
cessors and of all Gernan nationals which
was, on April 6. 1917, in Or has since that
date come into the possession or under con-
troll of the gOvernment-.Df the United States
or any of its officers, agents sc employees,
from any source or by any agency whatso-
eyer, shall be retained by the United States
and no disposition thereof made, except
tas shall have been heretofore or specifically
hereafter be provided by congress until
,.sueh time rs the German government has,
by treaty with the United States, ratifica-
tlon whereof is to be made and with advice
and consent of the senate, made suitable
s5provisions for the satisfaction of all claims
against the German government of all per
5spns, wheresoever dominated, who owe per-
manent allegiance to the United States. ana
VINO nave suffered, thru the acts of the
? Sserman government or its agents since
July 81, 1914, loss, damage injury to
Their persons or property directly or indi-
y fectly. whether thru the ownership of
mares of stock in German American or
+ Sther corporations, in consequences OF
hostlitles or any operations of war or 9TH
crwfse, and also provisions granting to
persons owing permanent allegiance to the
limited States. NEST favored treatment
sNhether the same be national or otherwise
IN all matters affecting residence. business
atfecung residence, business, profession
trade navigation, commerce and industrial
property rights and confirming to the Unit
ed States all fines, forfeitures, penalties and
seizures imposed or made Ny the United
+ States during the war, whether in respect to
or German nationals and waivfng any and
all pecuniary claims based on events which
occurred ut any time before the coming into
t1orce of snch treaty, any existing treaty be-
tween the United States and Germany to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Section That until by treaty or act
or Joint resolution of congress, it shall be
Determined otherwise the United States.
r5ltho It has not ratified the treaty of
- Versailles, reserves all of the rights,
,4powers. claims, privileges. indemnities,
reparations or advantages to which it and
Its nationals have become entitled includ-
ing her right to enforce the same under
the terms of the arntstiee signed Novem-
Der II, 1918, any extensions or modi-
Creations thereof or which under the treaty
Eef Versailles have been stipulated for its
atbeneftt or to which it is entitled as one
Sof the principal allied and associated
s Section 3-That the Joint resolution or
facongrcss approved Decembef Z, 1917, de
clearing that u state of war exists between
Ethe imperial and royal Austro- Hungarian
governments and the government and the
people of the United States, and making
provisions to prosecute the same be and
tho same is hereby repealed, and said
state of war is hereby declared at an end.
~ The foreign relations committee Will
meet within n few days to take up the
fton of the resolution in the house may be
deferred until after the senate has acted,
1 II was fudfcotp