New-York tribune., 1921-06-29


cessor or successors, shall have respec-
lively made suitable provision for the
satisfaction of all claims against said
governments, respectively, of all per-
sons wheresoever doniciled, who owe
permanent allegiance to the United
States of America and who have suf~
fered through the acts of the imperial
German government or its agents, or
the Imperial and royal Austro- Hungari-
an government or its agents. since July
81, lsI4, loss, damage or injury to their
persons or property, directly or indi-
rectiy, whether through the ownership
OF shares of stock in German, Austro-
Hungarian, American or ether CORPORA
tions, or III consequence of hostilities
or of any operations OF war, or other
wise, and also shall have granted to
persons owing permanent allegiance to
the United States of America most fa-
vored nation treatment, whether the
same be national or otherwise, in all
matters affecting residence, business,
profession. trade, navigation, commerce
and Industrial property rights, and
until the imperial German government
and the imperial and royal Austro-
Hungarian government, or their sue
cessor or successors, shall have. respec-
lively, confirmed to the United States
OF America all fines, forfeitures, pen
alties and seizures imposed Or made by
the United States of America during
the war, whether in respect to the
property of the imperial German gov
ernment or German nationals or the
imperial and royal Austro Hungarian
government or Austro-Hungarian ma
tionais, and shall have waived any and
all pecuniafy claims against the United
States of America.
Does Not Acquit Deserters
"Sec g. Nothing herein contained
shalt be construed to repeal, modify or
amend the provisions of the joint reso-
luton declaring that certain acts of
Congress, joint resolutions and proc
lanations, shall be construed as if the
war had ended and the present or ex-
listing emergency expired approved
March 8, 1921, or the passport control
provisions of an act entitled IAN act
making appropriations for the diplo-
matte and consular service for the is
cal yesr ending June 80, 1922 ap-
proved March 2, 1921, nor to be eff
fsctive to terminate the military status
of any person now in desertion from
the military or naval service of the
United States, nor to terminate the
liability to prosecution and punishment
under the selective service law, ap-
proved May Is, 1917, OF any person who
failed to comply with the provisions of
said act or of acts amendatory there
Of"
I'm my opinion said Senator Hitch
cock in discussing the agreement, ''the
international situation is unchanged by
the resolution. 1t is domestic mat
ter. not an international one. 1t does
serve to terminate the war so far as
domestic legislation based on the war
period is concerned. Moreover, in ne
gotiating new treaty the President,
after signing this resolution would, it
seems to me, be in honor bound to
follow the terms of the resolution
Senator Hitchcock declared that with
the peace resolution adopted and signed
by the President the government had
no right whatever to keep American
troops in Germany.
Will Demand Return of Troops
1t is understood that this will be
the attitude Of many Senators, not only
-- Democrats but some Republicans, and
that II the Administration, following
the resolution, fails to withdraw the
troops food Of criticism will emanate
floIn some elements in the Senate and
also from some members of the House.
The following summary Of the facts
regarding the resolution was made by
Senator Knox:
THE purpose of the resolution orig
lnally presented by me December 13,
1919, declaring that peace existed be-
tween the United States and Germany
was to make legislative declaration
that the war was at an end.
''It was subsequently, resolved by the
majority Of both branches of Congress.
on its original presentation, and after
President Wilson'S veto, that the reso-G
luton declaring that war existed be-
tween the United States and Germany
and Austria, was repealed.
The resolution recently passed by
the Senate repeating the resolution that
war existed between these nations also
contained expressions of the view of
the Senate that certain rights of Amer
lean citizens and the American govern
nlent should be held in reservation not
withstanding the declaration of peace.
When the resolution went to the
house of Representatives that body
disagreed with the Senate on two mat
ters only:
First, the House objected to spe-,
clhcally repeating the resolutions de-
ciarlng that state of war existed be-
tween the United States and Germany
and Austria Hungary.
Second, the House while adoptirc
the Senate's reservation of American
rights as to these matters included in
the terms of the armistice and the
treaty OF Versailles, rejected the SEN
ate reservations that the property in
the hands of the Alien Property Custo-
dian should be held until American
claims against Germany and Austria
Hungary should be adjusted. and also
rejected the provision that favored ma
ton treatment should be given Amer
lean nationals in Germany and Austria.
and that Germany and Austria should
confirm all fines, penalties and seizures
made by the United States.
Senate Agrees to House Phrasing
THE conferees on the part of the
House having consented that the reso-
luton shall contain these vital pro-
visions for the protection of American
rights, the conferees on the part of the
Senate have agreed that the House
formula should stand, that the war is at
an end in lieu of its own expression
that the declaration that war existed
should be repealed.
The Senate conferees, in making
this concession, gave away nothing Of
substance in the instructions. as reso-
iution of Congress that a state of war
is at an end that had been declared to
exist by prior resolution necessarily