Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-01
RESOLUTION To
DECLARE PEACE
To Be SENT To
HARDING TODAY
House AdontS Conference
Draft Which Is Sent to
the Senate Where 1t Is
Delayed by Debate
FAVORABLE ACTION IS
SAID TO BE ASSURED
Treaty of Peace May Fol-
low, According to Senator
Knox; Enemy Alien Pro-
p9rty Clause Discussed,

Washington, June 30.--President
Harding tomorrow Is expected to
receive the compromise congress
sional resolution ending the state
of war with Germany and Austria.
BY vote of 263 to So the house
today adopted the conference draft
OF the resolution and it was taken
Up in the senate a few hours later,
but went over after an hours de-
bate, until tomorrow with favor-
able action then said to be as
sured.
Alien Property Provision.
Discussion in both senate and
house centered mainly on the pro-
vision as to enemy alien property
and the controversy over ending
the state of war by declaring peace
or by repeating the war resolutions.
Representative Flood Of Virginia,
senior democrat on the foreign at
fairs committee said the country
lad been saved from humiliation
by decision to declare a state Of
peace Senator Knox. republican
of Pennsylvania, author of the
original peace measure. said that
elItleT UlGlHOu NOulu bSNOAhPlAoh
the desired result
Suggests Peace Treaty.
That a treaty Of peace is to fol-
low the peace resolution was sug-
gested by Senator Knox and others
during senate discussion. Referring
to the resolutions provisions for
' holding enemy alien property, Sem
ator Knox said II meant nothing
, but an expression by congress thaC
we do not intend TO have claims or
the United States against enemy
countries) ignored, waived or not
"This is only q suggestion" SEN
ator Knox continued, Ito the pres
ident when he comes to settle the
terms of peace with Germany, hat
these things should be taken care
Of. The president may ignore thS
suggestions. The status Of atfair@
then may be such when we come
to negotiate that treaty that we
NAV be more lenient with Ger
many. or we might require moFS
drastic terms"
covers What Has Been Done.
Provisions OF the resolution for
holding enemy alien property were
| questioned by Senator McCumper,
republican, North Dakota, VINO
| asked whether 1t would authorlzo
further seizures by the alien prep
erty custodian. Senator Knox re-
! piled that it would cover only
what has been done
at will hold things in status quo
until suitable adjustment Is made
of our claims against Germany
Mr.. Knox added.
The Pennsylvania senator asked
under what authority the property
| of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the
| draft evader, was seized. Reply
ing that he was ASHAMED" that
Bergdoll was Pennsylvanlan,
Senator Knox said he could not
see how BergdolPs property could
/ be seized, IL it was contended ny
the government that he was an
! American.
peace Measure "An Idle Act"
! The administration either would
have to negotiate a separate
treat" or ratify the treaty of Ver-
sailles in some form, Senator
| Hitchcock, of Nebraska, ranking
! democrat OF lIlS IOlSi5h
committee, said, reiterating tnat
the peace measure was IAN ldle
act" That it violated the armls-
tice, in its holding Of enemy alien
property, for satisfaction OF all
| American claims, was asserted py
senator Walsh. of Montana. In
lconnection with the discussion OF
action to follow the peace measure,
it was indicated in administration
circles today that the signing OF
the resolution by the president
would automatically open the way
to the resumption of diplomatic re-
lations with the fermer enemy
countries, but it is understood that
no definite plans have been made
as to the means by which that re-
storation will be carried into effect.