New-York tribune., 1921-04-05
Resolution Will Be Intro
duced When Session
Opens; Adoption With
Harding Approval Sure
Hughes Answers
Note From Berlin
Hope for Prompt Settle
ment of "Just Claims
of Allies" Is Expressed
From TIE T,4bune's Washington Bureau

From TIE 15sbnnes Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, April 4.-The
Knox resolution declaring the war
with Germany at an end will be in
troduced as soon as the extra ses
sion of Congress opens. 1t will be
passed with the support of the Har-
ding Administration. The measure
will carry as an amendment the
famous Section 5 Of the Knox reso-
luton Of June 10, 1919, which com
mits the United States, if the neces-
sity arises, to cooperate for the de-
fense of civilization.
Rene Viviani, special envoy Of the
French government to the United
States, has been advised that the
resolution will be put through and
he has so Informed his government
He has Informed Paris also that the
United States will not enter the
League Of Nations. M. Viviani, ac-
cording to good authority, is recon
ciled to this situation and is con
vinced that Americas desire to END
the technical state of war is not in
spired by any desire to give aid to
Germany. The French envoy has
not obtained the results he had hoped
for from his mission, but he is well
satisfied with the American program.
because he is convinced that it is not
antagonistic to the Allies.
Reply to Berlin Made Public
AS indicative of the exact attitude
of the Harding Administration
ulated, however, prior to the visit o.
NJ. Viviani here-the State Department
to-day made public Secretary Hughes-
note to Loring Dresel, American Com
missioner in Berlin, in which the
United States government expressed
pleasure at Germany's unequivocally
expressed desire ''to afford reparation
up to the limit Of German ability to
pay" The note, which was an answer
to a memorandum handed to Mr. Dresel
recently by the German Foreign Min
lister, said that the recognition by Ger
many Of her responsibility for the war
and her moral obligation therefore to
make reparation, which was implied IN
DR.. Simons's memorandum. seems to
the American government "the only
sound basis on which can be built a
firm and just peace" The note added
that the United States "believes that i
recognizes in the memorandum of DR.
Simons a sincere desire on the part o.
the German government to reopen ne
gotations with the Allies on a new
basis"
A paraphrase Of the German state
ment also was made public by the
department.
The State Departments reply did not
refer to proposals made in the Ger
man statement for an international
loan, the assumption by Germany OF
Allied indebtedness tc foreign coun-
tries (the United States and the use
of German labor and materials in the
reconstruction OF devastated France.
Conflicting Rumors Settled
Washington has been alive for day.
with conflicting reports as to what
would be done with reference TO the
Knox resolution and the League of Ma
tions covenant. To-day it became quite
plain what the procedure would be
President Harding, it is now known,
has no intention of supporting the plan
to get the United States to enter the
league AS for the Knox resolution,
declar ring peace with Germany, he is not
opposed to it, although he wants it TO
III, =. ,s,pt- oh
no doubt that this country stands with
the Allies.
Senator Knox and n. Viviani, who
had a three-hour conference SUNDAY
afternoon, understood the views OF
each other fully. NJ. Viviani has beer
told that this country is not willing
because of the effect on domestic con-
ditions, to allow the technical state
Of war TO continue, especially since
Great Britain and France are resum-
ing diplomatic relations with Germany
NJ. Viviani has also been told that this
attitude is in no sense hostile to
France
NJ. Viviani, moreover, has said to
some of his American auditors that he
is not opposed to the Knox resolution.
and that he is fully satisfied with the
attitude Of this country in desiring. or
the one hand, to end the technical state
OF war and being ready, on the other
hand, to defend civilization against
such an outrage as that which was
begun by Germany in 1914.
Follows Colombian Treaty
The procedure with respect to the
Knox resolution will be that Senator
Knox will present it as soon as the ses-
sion opens. II will be referred to the
Foreign Relations Committee ana re
ported favorably. 1t is understood thai
all the Republicans, with perhaps one
exception, will support it. 1t canno.
come up in the Senate until that BODY
has disposed Of the Colombian treaty
which has agreed to vote on it in eigh,
days from the time of the opening Of
the session. But as soon as the Co
lombian treaty has been voted on It
may be expected the Knox resolution
/ will be considered.
The much-discussed Section 5 which
will be offered as a part of the KnoN
resolution was presented by Senate
Knox originally as Section 5 of the