The New York herald., 1921-06-29
Presidents Signature Like
ly to BE Affixed Before
Close of Week-BOrah
Resolution Approved.
PORTER TEXT ADOPTED
New Sections ImpOund En-
emy Alien Property and
Insure Continuance of
Some War Time Laws.
DEMOCRATS DO NOT SIGN
Hitchcock Promises No At
tempt Will BE Made to Block
Speedy Action on COM
promise Measure.
! Special Despatch to TIE New YORK HEr,LD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, u. C., june cS.


Ncw York Herald Bureau.
Washington. u. C.. june 2S.
Action in Congress to-day on two
important international questions
the peace resolution and the Borah
disarmament amendment to the naval
appropriation bill-made II probable
that these measures would be given
final approval and be sent to the
President for signature before the
end of the week.
The peace resolution is compro.
mise between the Knox resolution as
approved by the Senate and the Por-
ter resolution as approved by the
House. In its modified form 1t de-
clares that the state of war is ended,
the form in which it was approved
by the House; makes provision for
property rights involved in the form
as approved by the Senate, and
makes the necessary exceptions re-
garding war statutes that are to re-
main in force Notwithstanding the
euuluS VI tue wal.
Complete agreement between Sen.
ate and House conferees on the peace
resolution was reached and this prob.
ably will be approved by the House
tomorrow. The Senate conferees ac.
cepted the Porter resolution as
passed by the House as substitute
for the Knox resolution. and then the
representatives of both bodies agreed
to add two new sections to the meas.
ure. These deal with enemy allen
property now being held by the Alien
Property Custodian and make II clear
that these wartime laws shall not be
repealed.
Meanwhile indications are that
the House tomorrow will accept the
Borah disarmament amendment to
the naval appropriation bill provid-
ing for the calling of conference OF
Great Britain, japan and the United
States to discuss reduction OF naval
building programmes.
The President, il was learned. is
preparing to take action under the
Borah resolution soon after it is
passed. He has been ready to act
for some time, but thought It best
to wait until Congress had acted.
Borah Amendment Assured.
Republican House leaders have de-
cjded not to fight against the Boran
amendment. The Republicans on the
Foreign Affairs Committee will sup
rort the Porter substitute. but Rer-
resentative Kelley CMichD. i'm cnurg~
cf tho naval bill. will move TO acccp,
tho Borah plan. That will receive al
most unanimous support OF DE rocrs.E
end probably majority OF tn. Heput-
leans who fear that IL the Borah
amendment lis defeated nothing along
this line will DC passed. Republican
leaders also are anxious TO have tho
naval bill passed before July I. when
the funds it carries win become neces-
sary.
Ono ot the new sections provides for
tho impounding OF all German and
Austrian properly until Congress or
dcrs disposition of u. This dsposi-
tion viii not come. under the terms
OF the new section. until the German
and Austrian Governments shall have
made suitable provisions for the sa.is-
faction OF all claims" OF American citi-
ira - -
10 Americans fun rights in Germany: I
shall have confirmed to the United
states all fines. forfeitures. penalties T,
ard seizures imposed during the war
against thc two nations or their nn-
t!onals and shall have waived all pc
cuniary claims against the United
states. That provision was suggested
by the Alien Property Custodian.
The other section makes It clear
that the resolution shall not repeal the
passport control law. and shall not
terminate the liability TO punishment
and prosecution OF any draft deserters
or tho military s:7tns Of any other de-
serters.
Text of Agreement.
The text or the conference agree
nent follows:
Section Z. That the state Of war
declared TO exist between the Inn
pcrlal German Government and the
United States OF America by the
joint resolution OF Congress. ap-
proved April 6. 1917, is hereby de-
clared at an end
Section .. That in making this
ceciarat tion ana as a mart of A. thero