Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-26

It's of the Versailles settlements.
to which it is entitled by virtue of any
act or acts of congress- or otherwise.
/ To Retain Property.
"'Section Five-All property of the
imperial German government or its
successor or successors, and of all
German nationals, which was, on April
6, 1917, in Or has since that date come
| into the possession or under the con-
| troll of or has been the subject of a
demand by the United States of Amer
lea, or of any of its officers, agents
| or employees, from any source or by
any agency whatsoever, and all prop
] erty of the imperial or royal Austro-
Hungarian government or its success
sors or successors and of all Austro-
| Hungarian nationals which was on De-
cember Z, 1917, in or has since that
date come into the possession of or un-
der control of, or has been the subject
of a demand by the United States of
America or any Of its officers, agents
or employees, from any source or by any
agency whatsoever, shall be retained by
| the United States of America, and no
disposition thereof made, except as
shall have been heretofore or specif-
lcdlv hereafter SHdil De ptUNlued W
law until such time as the imperial
| German government and the imperial
and royal Austro- Hungarian govern
ment, or their successor or successors
shall have respectively made suitable
provision for the satisfaction of all
claims against said governments re-
spectively. of all persons. wheresoever
domiciled who owe permanent allegi-
ance to the United States of America
and who have suffered, through the
acts of the imperial German govern
mert. or its agents. or the imperial
and royal Austro- Hungarian govern
I! ment or its agents. since July 81. 1914.
loss. damage, or injury to their persons
or property. directly or Indirectly
whether through the ownership oi
shares of stock in German. Ausrro-
Hungarian, American, or other corpo-
rations, or in consequence of hostilities
of any operations of war, or otherwise,
and also shall have granted to persons
owing permanent allegiance to the
United States of America most favored
nation treatment, whether the same
be national Or otherwise, in all matters
affecting residence. business. profess
sion. trade. navigation, and commerce
and industrial property rights. and
the imperial German government and
the imperial and royal Austro- -Hungar-
ian government. or successor or sue
cessors shall have respectively con-
firmed to the United States Of Amer
lea all fines, forfeitures. penalties and
seizures imposed or made by the Unit
ed States of America during the war.
whether in respect to the property of
the imperial German government or
German national or the imperial and
royal Austro Hungarian government
~,
shall have waived any and all pecunlary
claims against the United States of
America
Being desirous of restoring the
friendly relations existing between the
two nations prior to the outbreak Of
war: g
Draw Agreement.
"Have for that purpose appointed
their plenipotentiaries:
''The president of the United States
of America, Ellis Loring Dresel, COM
missioner of the United States of
America to Germany and
"The president of the German en-
pire. DR.. Frederick Rosen, minister
for foreign affairs,
"Who. having communicated their
full powers, found to be in good and
due form, have agreed as follows:
article /:
Germany undertakes to accord to
the United States, and the United
States shall have, enjoy, all the rights. |
privileges, indemnities. reparations or
advantages specified in the aforesaid
joint resolution of the congress of the
United States Of July second, nineteen
twenty one, including all the rights and
advantages stipulated for the benefit |
of the United States in the treaty of |
Versailles. which the United States will |
fully enjoy notwithstanding the fact |
that such treaty has not been ratified i
by the United States.
Defines Obligations.
article 2:
with view to defining more par
ticularly the obligations of Germany
under the foregoing article with re-
spect to certain provisions in the treaty |
of Versailles, it is understood and |
agreed between the high contracting
parties:
~ That the rights and advan-
tages stipulated in that treaty for the
benefit of the United States, which it
intended the United States shall have
and enjoy are those defined in Sec
ton one of part four, and parts five,
six. nine. ten, eleven. twelve fourteen
and fifteen. The United States is
availing itself of the rights and ad-
vantages stipulated in the provisions
of that treaty mentioned in this par
agraph, will do so in manner consis-
tent with the rights accorded to
Germany under such provisions.
"(2) That the United States shall