U'Z, »^co^Vjc^ a„t^^ \'\i\- L\\^^^■^c^^,e. ) ) t 643 "lJiSS:r} «BNATE {D-™. GERMANY AND AUSTRIA TREATIES OF PEACE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND GERMANY AND AUSTRIA WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1921 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 185. [Submitted by Mr. Moses.] In the Senate or the United States. December' 8, 1921. Resolved, That tlie treaties of peace sio;necl and proclaimed between tlie United States and Germany and Austria he printed as a Senate document. Attest: Geokge a, Sanderson, Secretary. By H. M. Rose, Assistant Secretary. üQHAny OF CONGRESS 0OOUIMi«NT6 OIViÜiON ..T-i .■iihrrfÜftiimiHltfilliHHIIfril'iiTn irnii i If 5^- TREATY SERIES No. 658 TREATY OF PEACE WITH GERMANY SIGNED AT BERLIN. AUGUST 25. 1921 RATIFICATION ADVISED BY THE SENATE. OCTOBER 18. 1921 RATIFIED BY THE PRESIDENT. OCTOBER 21. 1921 RATIFIED BY GERMANY, NOVEMBER 2. 1921 RATIFICATIONS EXCHANGED AT BERLIN. NOVEMBER II. 1921 PROCLAIMED. NOVEMBER 14. 1921 TREATY WITH GERMANY. By the President of the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, by a Joint Resolution of Congress, approved March 3, 1921 , it was declared that certain Acts of Congress, joint resolutions and proclamations should be construed as if the war between the United States of America and the Imperial German Government had ended, but certain acts of Congress and proclamations issued in pur- suance thereof were excepted from the operation of the said resolution; WHEREAS, by a Joint Resolution of Congress approved July 2, 1921, the state of war which was declared by the Joint Resolution of Congress approved April 6, 1917, to exist between the United'States of America and the Imperial German Government was declared at an end ; WHEREAS, a treaty between the United States and Germany was signed at Berlin on August 25, 1921, to restore the friendly relations existing between the two nations prior to the outbreak of war, which treaty is word for word as follows: The United States of America and Germany : Considering that the United States, acting in conjunction with its co-belligerents, entered into an Armistice with Germany on No- vember 11, 1918, in order that a Treaty of Peace might be con- cluded; Considering that the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, and came into force accord- ing to the terms of its Article 440, but has not been ratified by the United States; Considering that the Congress of the United States passed a Joint Resolution, approved by the President July 2, 1921, which reads in part as follows : "RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF S)ie 53ereini9teii Staaten t»on ?{merifa unb 2)eutfd)Ianb; 3n ber (grUmgung, bafj bie i^ereiniQ* ten «Staaten gemetnfdjaftUd) mit il^ren 90?itfriegfüt)renben am 11. 9toüember 1918 einen SSaffenftillftanb mit 3)eut[d)Ianb Dereinbart l)aben, bantit ein j^rteben^Dertrag abgefdiloffen merben fönne; 3n ber (grfttägnng, ba^ ber ^^ertrag Don 3?er[air(e§ am 28. 3uni 1919 unter^eidjnet nntrbe unb gemäfe ben 33e[timmungen beö Slrtifelö 440 in ^raft getreten, aber \)on ben ^bereinigten ©taaten nid)t ratifiziert morben tft; 3n ber (Srlüägung, baj? ber £ongre^ ber 5i>ereinigten ©taaten einen gemcin= famen Se[d}tufe gefaxt t)at, ber Don bem "iPräfibenten am 2. 3uli 1921 genet)migt luorben ift unb im Hug^ug )vk folgt lautet: „^efd)Ioffen oom ©enat unb bem 9vepräfentanten= f) a u § ber bereinigten TREATY OF PEACE WITH GERMANY. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, That the state of war declared to exist between the Imperial Ger- man Government and the United States of America by the joint resolution of Con- gress approved April 6, 1917, is hereby declared at an end. "Sec. 2. That in making this declaration, and as a part of it, there are expressly reserved to the United States of America and its nationals any and all rights, privileges, indemnities, reparations, or advantages, together with the right to enforce the same, to which it or they have be- come entitled under the terms of the armistice signed November 11, 1918, or any extensions or modifications thereof; or which were ac- quired by or are in the pos- session of the United States of America by reason of its participation in the war or to which its nationals have thereby become rightfully en- titled; or which, under the treaty of 'Versailles, have been stipulated for its or their benefit; or to which it is entitled as one of the prin- cipal allied and associated powers; or to which it is en- titled by virtue of any Act or Acts of Congress ; or other- wise. "Sec. 5. All propei'ty of the Imperial German Govern- ment, or its successor or successors, and of all Ger- man nationals, which was, on April 6, 1917, in or has since that date come into the possession or under con- trol of, or has been the subject of a demand by the ©tnaten Don ?(merifn, bic jum ^ongrefe iier[ammelt I i 11 b, bnfe bcr biird) ben am 6. 5lprit 1917 9ene{)mtgten gemein^ famcn S3efd)Iu^ beö Äongreffeö erflärte Jtrteg^suftanb jtui[d)en ber Jtaiferltc^ T)eutfd]en 9i'egierung iinb ben ^bereinigten Staaten Don ?lnxerifa l^iermit für beenbet er- tUirt njirb. „©eftion 2. 3)a& burc^ ?Ib- gäbe biefer Srflämng unb aU ein 2^eil baöon ben ^bereinigten ®taa= ten non 5lmerifa unb it)ren©taatö' angef)örigen jebmebe unb ane9?ed)te, '*]3rilnlegien, (Snt[d)äbigungen, Sie^ parattonen ober S3orteite einfd)Iie&^ lid) beö 9ied)t6, fie ,^n>augömeife burd)3ufüf)ren, aucibrücflid) Dorbe= I)alten luerben, auf metdje bie Sser- einigten «Staaten Hon ?lnierifa ober il)re ©taatSangebörigen nad) ben am 11. Tcotiember 1918 untere scid)netcn 9Baffenfti((ftanböbebin= gungen fotüie irgcnbn)cld}en (Sr- iüeiternngen ober Hbänberungen berfelbcn einen 5lnfprud) crmorben fjabcn; ober bie Don ben i^ereintg^ ten ©taaten toon ?lmertfa infolge il)rer 53eteiUgung am Kriege er= Uiorben iDorben finb ober fid) in ibrent 53eft^ befinben; ober auf bie ibre ©taatSangebörigen baburd) rcc0tniäj3ig Stufprud) erloorben ba= ben; ober bie in beni 5?ertrage toon i^crfaineg gu ibren ober if)rer Staatöangebörigen (fünften feft= gefcljt Sorben finb ; ober auf. bie fie alö eine ber atUierten unb affogiier- ten .^auptmddite ober fraft irgenb- eiueg toom J?ongrc{3 befd)Ioffencn (i^efe^cS ober fonftluie einen ?ln^ fprud) baben. „©eftion 5. 5l((eö ©igen* tum bcr .^aiferlid) S)eutfd)en 9ie= gierung ober ibreö 9kd}f olgerg ober ibrer 9tad)foIger unb haQ (Sigen= turn alter beutfdien ©taat§ange= borigcn, baS fid) am 6. 5lpri( 1917 im iSefi^ ober in ber ©ciualt ber 3?ercinigten ©taaten toon 5(merifa ober eines ibrer 33eamten, S^er- treter ober ^Ingefteltten befanb ober TREATY OF PEACE WITH GERMANY United States of America or of any of its officers, agents, or employees, from any source or by any agenc}" whatsoever, and all property of the Imperial and Royal Austro - Hungarian Govern- ment, or its successor or successors, and of all Austro- Hungarian nationals which was on December 7, 1917, in or has since that date come into the possession or under 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 whatso- ever, shall be retained by the United States of America and no disposition thereof made, except as shall have been heretofore or specifically hereafter shall be provided by law until such time as the Imperial German Govern- ment and the Imperial and Royal Austro - Hungarian Government, or their suc- cessor or successors, shall have respectively made suit- able provision for the satis- faction of all claims against said Governments respec- tively, of all persons, where- soever domiciled, who owe permanent allegiance to the United States of America and who have suffered, through the acts of the Im- perial German Government, or its agents, or the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Government, or its agents, since July 31, 1914, loss, damage, or injury to their persons or property, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of shares of stock in German, Austro- Hungarian, American, or other corporations, or in consequence of hostilities or fcit biefeni 2'age in bereu 53e[it5 ober ©eludt gelnnQt ober ®eöen== [taub einer ^orbenmg feiten« ber=^ felben geJuefen ift, gleicOoiel nuö nicld)eni Urfprnng ober quo n3eld)ev Jätigfeit, unb alle« (Sigentum ber .ß'. u. .^. Ö[tevreidn[d)=Üngarifd}en 9iegiernng ober i^rcS 9tad)foIgerö ober if)rer 9Jad)folger unb aller öfterreid)ifd}nüigarifd)en©taatöan= gehörigen, ha^ fid) am 7. ©ejemfaer 1917 im 53efitj ober in ber ©etualt ber ^bereinigten Staaten üon Slme- rifa ober eineö il)rer 53eamten, 53er' trctcr ober 5(ngeftel(ten befanb ober fett biefem 2:age in beren 53efi^ ober ©emalt gelangt ober ©egen= ftanb einer ^yorbernng feiteng ber- feUien gemefen ift, gleidjötet au^ n3eld)em Urfprung ober au« tneldjer Slätigfeit, foH üon ben ^vereinigten ©taatcn üon ?tmerifa surüdbe- Ijalten unb barübcr feine '!Berfü= gung getroffen Uierbeu, fotDeit nid)t gefeljlid) barübcr bereit« oerfügt ift ober im einjelnen füuftig barüber berfügt unrb. ®ie« gilt biö ^u bem ^eitpunft, Wo bie Äaiferlid) S^eutfdje 9iegierung besiel)ung«^ meife bie f. u. Ä. Öfterreid)ifi^=Un= garifd}e Üiegieruug ober il)r 9iadr= folger ober il^rc ^3fad}folger äuge-- mcffene 5>orfel)rungen jur 33efrie'- bigung aller (^oi'bevungen gegen eine ber genannten 9tegicrungen feiteuö aller *i)3er fönen oI)ne 9iüdfid)t auf ibren $ßol)nfitj getroffen l)aben, bie SU ben ^Bereinigten ©tauten Oon Hmerifa in einem bauernben Sircuüerbältni« ftel)en, unb bie burd) ,S3anbluugen ber Äaiferlld) 2^eutfd)en 9icgicrung ober il)rer 3?ertrctcr ober ber ^. u. ,^. Öftere reid)ifd)4Ingarifd)en 9iegierung ober bereu iBertretcr feit bem 31. 3uli 1914 95erluft, 9kd)tell ober ©d)abeu an il)rer '5)3erfou ober ibrem (Sigentnm unmittelbar ober mittelbar, fei eö burd) ben ^Sefilj t)on Slnteilen beutfd)er, öfterreid)= ifd)ningarifd)er, amerifauifd)er ober anbeuer ,'ü'örpcrfd)afteu ober infolge non (Veiubfeligfeiteu ober irgeubU5eld)en iJ'riegöbflnblungen TREATY OF PEACE WITH GERMANY. 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 resi- dence, business, profession, trade, navigation, commerce and industrial propertj- rights, and until the Im- perial German Gove^'nment and the Imperial and Royal Austro-IIungarian Govern- ment, or their successor or successors, shall have re- spectively confirmed to the United States of America all fines, forfeitures, penal- ties, and seizures imposed or made by the United States of America during the war, whether in respect to the property of the Imperial German Government or Ger- man nationals or the Im- perial and Royal Austro- Hungarian Government or Austro-Hungarian nationals, and shall have waived any and all pecuniary claims against the United States of America." Being desirous of restoring the friendly relations existing be- tween the two Nations prior to the outbreak of war: Have for that purpose ap- pointed their plenipotentiaries: THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMER- ICA Ellis Loring Dresel, Com- missioner of the United States of America to Ger- many, and THE PRESIDENT OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE Dr. Friedrich Rosen, Minis- ter for Foreign Affairs, über auf anbcre 3Bci[e erlitten I)abeu, ferner foIcf)en "^ßerfouen, blc gu ben ^bereinigten ©taaten öou 5(nierifa in einem bauernbcn 2;rcu^ toerl)ältnt^ [teben, baö 9??eiftbcijün= fticiunööred)t in nl(en 91nöelet3en= bei ten, betreff cub "DJieberiaffung, (*>5efd)äftöbetrieb, S3eruföauöübung, 5?erfetir, @d)i|fQf)rt, öanbct nnh getüerblidje ®d}u4red)te, jugeftan* ben {)aben, einerlei, ob biefeö 9ied)t auf bie 9ktionaIität abgefteUt ober fonftluie bcftimmt i[t; cnblid) biö bie ^laiferlid) "Deuffdie 9iegierung bcsicbnng^U'elie bie i?. n. .Vf. C;fterreid)ifd)4lngarifdie9iegtcrung ober tl)r 9tad)folgcr ober if)re ')}lüd)^ folo,cr ben ^isereinigten ©tantcn Hon ?(merifa gegenüber äffe non bicfen niäf)renb beö .f riegeö aufer= legten ober oerfügten «gtrafgclbcr, ^l^erunrfnngen, 53nßen unb 5^e= fdjlngnabmen beftätigt f)aben, gleid)t)iel ob biefe (Sigentmn ber ÄaiferUd) T'eutfd)en !;')iegiernng ober beutfd)er ®taat§ange{)örlger ober ber .f. u. ^. Ö[terreid)ifd)* llngarifdien ^legierung ober öfter- reid)ifd)=ungarild)cr (Staatöange= böriger betreffen, unb biö fie auf allen unb jebcn Welbanfprud) gegen bie '^vereinigten ©taaten Hon 5fme= rifa ocr^id)tet i)ühtn." 3n bem 3Bunfd)e, bie frennbfd)aft= Ud)en 53csiebungen, bie üor 9Iu^brud) beö .ftriegeö jnnfd)en ben beiben 9tatio= neu beftanbeu bfiben, Uncber berjufteUen, §nben jn biefeni „S^üede su ibren 53eno(hnäd)tigteu beftellt: ber 'ip r ä f i b e n t ber 55 e r e i=» n i g t e n ® t a a t e n Hon 21 ni e- r i f a ben (Sommiffioner ber ^vereinigten «Staaten Don ?tnierifa in !reutfd)= lanb, §errn (SI(i§ it^oring ©refel unb ber 'i}3räfibent beö ;3)eut* f db e n 9? e i d) ö ben 9ieid)«minifter beö Huölnärti* gen, ^errn S)r. griebrid) 9iofen. TREATY OF PEACE WITH GERMANY. 9 Who, having communicated 3)ic[c t}ahm narf) ?(iigtau[d') i^rer their full powers, found to be in für gut uiib rtd)ti9 bcfimbenen ^oiU good and due form, have agreed maditen [olgenbeg bereinbart: as follov,s: ARTICLE I. Germany undertakes to accord to the United States, and the United States shall have and enjoy, all the rights, privileges, indemnities, reparations or ad- vantages specified in the afore- said Joint Resolution of the Congress of the United States of July 2, 1921, including all the rights and advantages stipulated for the benefit of the United States in the Treaty of Versailles which the United States shall fully enjoy notwithstanding the fact that such Treaty has not been ratified by the United States. ARTICLE II. With a view to defining more particularly the obligations of Germany under the foregoing Article with respect to certain provisions in the Treaty of Ver- sailles, it is understood and agreed between the High Con- tracting Parties: (1) That the rights and advan- tages stipulated in that Treaty for the benefit of the United States, which it is intended the United States shall have and en- joy, are those defined in Section 1, of Part IV, and Parts V, VI, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIV, and XV. The United States in availing itself of the rights and advantages stipulated in the provisions of that Treaty mentioned in this paragraph will do so in a manner consistent with the rights ac- corded to Germany under such provisions. (2) That the United States shall not be bound by the pro- S. Doc. 98, 67-2 2 2frttfel I. !reut[d)(anb DerpfUd)tet \\äj, ben ^bereinigten ©tanten ju genHif)ren nnb bie ^-bereinigten (Staaten foHen befi^en unb genießen nlfe 9ied)te, 'ipritiilegien, ©ntfdiäbignngen, Dieparationen ober i^ortei(e, bk in bcni Vorgenannten ge= meinfd)aft(id)en 53efdihtf)e beö Ston= greffeö ber ^Bereinigten ©taaten Horn 2. 3uli 1921 näf)er bejeidinet [inb, mit (5in[d)hi^ aller i-licdite unb 5>orteiIe, bte Sugunften ber 3?creinigten ©taaten in bem 3?ertrag fon !i^er[ai^eö feftgefe^t ftnb unb bie bereinigten ©taaten in foUenx Unfange geniefjcn fotlen, un= gead)tet ber 2:atfad)e, ha\!i biefer i^ertrag non ben !i^ercinigtcn «Staaten nid}t ratifiziert morben ift. ?trtifel II. 3n ber ?(b)"id)t, bie 93erpfUd}tungen 5;^eut|d)(anbS geinäfe bent t)orbergcf)en= ben 5(rtifel mit 53e3iel)ung auf gemiffe 53eftimmungen beg ll^ertragö Don 5>er= failteö näl)er in beftimmen, beftcbt (S'intierflanbniö unb ©inigung jlüifdjen bm $oI)en 35ertragfd)Uef5enben STeilcn barlibcr: 1. bafs bie 9ied)te unb ^Borteile, bie in ienem 5?ertragc jugunften ber ^bereinigten Staaten feftgefeijt finb unb bie bie S3ereintgten ©taaten befi^en unb genießen fotten, biejentgen finb, bie in Hbfdinttt 1 be§ JeileS IV unb in ben teilen V, VI, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIV unb XV aufgeführt ftnb. SBenn bie S>ereinigten ©taaten bie in hm S3eftimmungen ieneö 53ertragg feftgefeljten unb in biefem "ißaragrapben ermätinten 9ied)te unb 55ortei{e für fid) in ?Infprud) nef)men, toerben fie bieg in einer $öeife tun, bte mit ben S)eutfc^Ianb nad» biefen 53eftimmungen guftebenben 9ied)ten im (Sinflang ftebt; 2. baf; bie S3ereinigten ©taaten nid)t an bie S3eftimmungen beö Jellefä I 10 TEEATY OF PEACE WITH GERMANY. visions of Part I of that Treaty, nor by any provisions of that Treaty including those mentioned in Paragraph (1) of this Article, which relate to the Covenant of the League of Nations, nor shall the United States be bound by any action taken by the League of Nations, or by the Council or by the Assembly thereof, unless the United States shall expressly give its assent to such action. (3) That the United States as- sumes no obligations under or with respect to the provisions of Part II, Part III, Sections 2 to 8 inclusive of Part IV, and Part XIII of that Treaty. (4) That., while the United States is privileged to participate in the Reparation Commission, according to the terms of Part VIII of that Treaty, and in any other Commission established un- der the Treaty or under an}^ agreement supplemental thereto, the United States is not bound to participate in any such commis- sion unless it shall elect to do so. (5) That the periods of time to which reference is made in Article 440 of the Treaty of Versailles shall run, with respect to any act or election on the part of the United States, from the date of the coming into force of the present Treaty. ARTICLE III. The present Treat}' shall be ratified in accordance with the constitutional forms of the High Contracting Parties and shall take effect immediately on the ex- change of ratifications which shall take place as soon as possible at Berlin. In Witness Whereof, the re- spective plenipotentiaries have signed this Treaty and have here- unto affixed their seals. feneg S3ertragö nocö an irgenblreld^c 33e[timinungen jeiieö ^ertragö, mit (gtn[d)hi& ber in 9lr. 1 biefeö Hrtifcfö erinäf)nten, gebunben [ein foKen, bic ftd) anf bie 5>ölferbuuböfa^ung ht- jlcfien, baf] nud) bie 3Sereinigtcn Staaten burrf) feine 9}?afenaf)nie be§ 53ötfer= bunbeö, beö 35ölferbunbörateö ober ber 55ölferbunb^Oerfammhing gebnnben [ein [oHen, eö [ei benn, ha\^ bie 53eretnigteti (Staaten an^brüflid^ t{)re 3u[ttmmnng p einer [otcfien älhfena^me geben; 3. ba^ bie S3ereinigten Staaten feine 5ßerp[Iid)tungen aus htn Se[tinimungen be§ Jetleö II, Teiles III, ber 2(6= [d)nitte 2 biö ein[c^UefeUd) 8 be^ 'Xdk^ IV unb beö XdkQ XIII beö bejeid^= neten 53ertragö ober mit iöejiei)ung auf bie[e 53e[ttmmungen übernebmen; 4. b»^, lüäf)renb bie S3ereimgtcn Staaten beredjtigt [inb, an ber 9iepara= tionöfommi[[ton gemüfe hcn S3e[tim» mungen beö Sieileö VIII feneS ^er= trag^ unb an irgenbeiner anberen auf ©runb beö 33ertragö ober eine« er* gänjenben Übereinfommenö einge[et5ten ^onnni[[ion teilpnebmen, bie S3er' einigten Staaten nid}t üerp[lid}tet [tub, [id) an irgenbeiner [oId)en i?ommi[[ion gu beteiligen, eö [ei benn, ba^ [ie bie^ iDoHen; 5. ha\i bie im Slrtifel 440 be« 53er* tragö t»on 93er[aine§ eriüäbnten ^^^[ten, [olüeit [ie [id) au[ eine 9}?a§naf)me ober @nt[d)lie^ung ber ^bereinigten Staaten bejieben, mit bem 3nfra[ttret-en bt^ gcgemüärtigen 5?ertrag8 ju laufen be« ginnen [ollen. Hrtifel III. ®er gegenwärtige S3ertrag [oil gemä^ ben t)er[a[[ungöred)tUc^en i^ormen ber §oben 9?ertrag[c^liefeenben Jeile ratifi* Siebrt loerben unb [oH [o[ort mit ?Iuö=' tau[d) ber 9uiti[ifationöurfunben, ber [o balb aU mögticb in 53ertin [tattfinben njirb, in Äraft treten. 3u Urfunb be[[en baben bie beiber= [ettiaen 33eüoIImäd)tigten bie[en 53ertrag untcrgeid)net unb ibre Siegel beige[ügt. TREATY OF PEACE WITH GERMANY. 11 Done in duplicate in Berlin this Huögcfertigt m boppelter ni1cf)rifl twenty-fifth day of August 1921. in 53erltn am 25. ^luöuft 1921. [seal.] Ellis Loring Dkesel [seal.] Ellis Loring Dresel [seal.] Rosen [seal.] Rosen AND WHEREAS, tlie said treaty has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two countries were exchanged at Berlin on November 11, 1921; NOW THEREFORE be it kno\vn that 1, Warren G. Harding, President of the United States of America, hereby proclaim that the war between the United States and Germany terminated on July 2, 1921, and cause the said treaty to be made public to the end that every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof. IN WITNESS- WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused tlie seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this fourteenth day of November One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-one and of the [seal.] Independence of the United States of America the One Hundred and Forty -sixth Warren G Harding By the President: Charles E. Hughes Secretary of State. TREATY SERIES No. 659 TREATY OF PEACE WITH AUSTRIA SIGNED AT VIENNA. AUGUSV 24. 1921 RATIFICATION ADVISED BY THE SENATE. OCTOBE < 18. 1921 RATIFIED BY THE PRESIDENT. OCTOBER 21 1921 RATIFIED BY AUSTRIA OCTOBER 8. 1921 RATIFICATIONS EXCHANGED AT VIENNA NOVEMBER 8 1921 PROCLAIMED. NOVEMBER 17. 1921 13 TREATY WITH AUSTRIA. By the President of the United States of America A PKOCLAMATION WHEREAS, by a Joint Resolution of Congress approved March 3. 1921, it was declared that certain acts of Congress, joint resolutions and proclamations should be construed as if the war between the United States of America and the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hun- garian Government had ended, but certain acts of Congress and proclamations issued in jjursuance thereof were excepted from the operation of the said resolution ; WHERExVS, by a Joint Resolution of Congress approved July 2. 1921, the state of war which was declared by the Joint Resolution of Congress approved December T, 1917, to exist between the United States of America and the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Government was declared at an end; WHEREAS, a treaty between the United States and Austria to es- tablish friendly relations between the two nations was signed at Vienna on August 24, 1921, Avhich treaty is word for word as follows: The United States of America and Austria : Considering that the United States, acting in conjunction Avith its co-belligerents entered into an Armistice with Austria-Hungary on November S'^, 1918, in order that a Treaty of peace might be con- cluded ; Considering that the former Austro-Hungarian Monarchy ceased to exist and was replaced in Austria by a republican Government; Considering that the Treaty of St. Germain-en-Laye to which Austria is a party was signed on September 1()"\ 1919, and came into force according to the terms of its Article 381. but has not been ratified by the United States; Considering that the Congress of the United States passed a Joint Resolution approved by the President July 2^ 1921, which reads in part as follows; '■'Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the JJm^ted States of Ameriea in Conr/ress asseinbled, " That the state of war declared to exist between the Imperial and Roval Austro-Hungarian Government and the United States of America by the joint resolution of Congress approved December 7'", 1917, is" hereby declared at an end, "Sec. 4. That in making this declaration, and as a part of it. tfiere are expressly reserved to the United States of America and its nationals any and all rights, privileges, indemnities, reparations or advantages, together with the right to enforce the same, to which it or they have become entitled under the terms of the armistice signed November 3'^, 1918, or any extension or modifications thereof; or 15 16 TEEATY OF PEACE WITH AUSTRIA. which Avere acquired by or are in the possession of the United States of America by reason of its participation in tlie war or to which its nationals have thereby become rightfully entitled; or which, under the Treaty of St. Germain-en-Laye or the Treaty of Trianon, have lieen stipulated for its or their benefit; or to which it is entitled as one of the principal Allied and Associated Powers ; or to which it is entitled by virtue of any Act or Acts of Congress ; or otherwise. " Sect. 5. All i^roperty of the Imperial German Government, or its successor or successors, and of all German nationals Avhich Avas on April G"', 1917, in or has since that date come into the possession or under control of, or has been the subject of a demand by the United States of America or of any of its officers, agents, or employees, from any source or by any agency Avhatsoever, and all property, of the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Government, or its successor or successors, and of all Austro-Hungarian nationals Avhich was on December 7"', 1917, in or has since that date come into the possession or under 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, excejjt as shall have been heretofore or specifically hereafter shall be provided by laAv until such time as the Imperial German Government and the Imperial and Roj^al Austro-Hungarian Government, or their successor or successors, shall have respectively made suitable pro- A'ision for the satisfaction of all claims against said GoA^ernments respectively, of all persons, Avheresoever domiciled, who OAve perma- nent allegiance to the United States of America and Avho have suffered, through the acts of the Imperial German GoA-ernment or its agents, or the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian GoA^ernment or its agents since July 31^', 1914, loss, damage, or injury to their persons or property, directly or indirectly, Avhether through the ownership of shares of stock in German, Austro-Hungarian, Ameri- can, or other corporations, or in consequence of hostilities or of any operations of Avar, or otherwise and also shall have granted to persons oAving permanent allegiance to the United States of America most- favored-nation treatment, whether the same be national or otherAvise, in all matters affecting residence, business, profession, trade, naviga- tion, commerce, and industrial property rights and until the Imperial German Government and the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Government or its successor or successors shall liaA'e respectively confirmed to the United States of America all fines, forfeitures, penalties, and seizures imposed or made by the United States of America during the Avar, Avhether in respect to the property of the Imperial German Government or German nationals or the Imperial ancl Royal Austro-Hungarian Government or Austro-Hungarian nationals, and shall haA^e AvaiA'ed any and all pecuniary claims against the United States of America." Being desirous of establishing securely fi-iendly relations between the tAvo Nations ; • Have for that purpose appointed their plenipotentiaries; The President of the United States of America : ARTHUR HUGH FRAZIER and the Federal President of the Republic of Austria : JOHANN SCHOBER TREATY OF PEACE WITH AUSTRIA. 17 "Who, having communicated their full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed as follows : Article I. Austria undertakes to accord to the United States and the United States shall have and enjoy all the rights, privileges, indemnities, reparations or advantages specified in the aforesaid Joint Resolution of the Congress of the United States of July 2'', 1921, including all the rights and advantages stipulated for the benefit of the United States in the Treaty of St. Germain-en-Laye which the United States shall fully enjoy notwithstanding the fact that such Tieaty has not been ratified by the United States. The United States in availing itself of the rights and advantages stipulated in the provisions of that Treaty, will do so in a manner consistent with the rights accorded to Austria under such provisions. Article II. With a view to defining more particularly the obligations of Austria under the foregoing Article with respect to certain provisions in the Treaty of St. Germain-en-Laye, it is understood and agreed betAveen the High Contracting Parties: (1) That the rights and advantages stipulated in that Treaty for the benefit of the United States which it is intended the United States shall have and enjo}^, are those defined in Parts V, VI, YIII, IX, X, XI, XII and XIV. (2) That the United States shall not be bound by the provisions of Part I of that Treaty nor by any provisions of that Treaty includ- ing those mentioned in paragraph (1) of this Article which relate to the Covenant of the League of Nations, nor shall the United States l)e bound by any action taken by the League of Nations or by the Council or by the Assembly thereof, unless the United States shall expressly give its assent to such action. (3) That the United States assumes no obligations under or Avith respect to the provisions of Part II, Part III, Part IV and Part XIII of that Treaty. (4) That, while the United States is privileged to participate in the Eeparation Commission, according to the terms of Part VIII of that Treaty and in any other commission established under the Treaty or under any agreement supplemental thereto, the United States is not bound to participate in any such commission unless it shall elect to do so. (5) That the periods of time to which reference is made in Article 381 of the Treaty of St. Germain-en-Laye shall run. with respect to any act or election on the part of the United States, from the date of the coming into force of the present Treaty. Article III. The present Treaty shall be ratified in accordance Avith the con- stitutional forms of the High Contracting Parties and shall take effect inunediately on the exchange of ratifications which shall take place as soon as possible at Vienna. 18 TREATY or PEACE WITH AUSTRIA. In witness whereof, the respective plenipotentiaries have signed this Treaty and have hereunto affixed their seals. Done in duplicate in Vienna, this twentyfourth day of August 1921. [seal.] Artiiuk Hugh Frazier. [seal.] Schober AND, WHEREAS, the said treaty has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two countries were exchanged at Vienna on November 8, 1921 : NOW, THEREFORE, be it known that I, Warren G. Harding, President of the United States of America, hereby proclaim that the war between the United States and the Imperial and Royal Austro- Hungarian Government, which was declared by the said resolution of December 7, 1917, to exist, terminated on July 2, 1921, and cause the said treaty to be made public to the end that every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this seventeenth day of Novem- ber, One Thousand Nine Hundred and TAventy-one, and of [seal.] the Independence of the United States of America the One Hundred and Forty-sixth. WARREN G HARDING By the President : Charles E. Hughes Secretary of State. o LIBRftRY OF CONGRESS 020 953 364 9 f Holllnger Corp. pH 8.5