Return of Alien Property: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Ways and Means Sitting in Conjunction with a Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Sixty-ninth Congress, First Session on H.R. 10820 a Bill to Provide for the Payment of the Awards of the Mixed Claims Commission, the Payment of Certain Claims of German Nationals Against the United States, and the Return to German Nationals of Property Held by the Alien Property Custodian ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1926 - Enemy property |
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... GARNER . They took the property and settled with the German Government by providing that the Germans should reimburse their nationals for the property taken by the British and the French . Now , we propose to adopt a different method ...
... GARNER . They took the property and settled with the German Government by providing that the Germans should reimburse their nationals for the property taken by the British and the French . Now , we propose to adopt a different method ...
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... GARNER . Yes . Now , you say the department of Justice has been conferred with with reference to the provisions of this bill ? Mr. WINSTON . Yes , sir . Mr. GARNER . Have you asked the Department of Justice whether or not it would be ...
... GARNER . Yes . Now , you say the department of Justice has been conferred with with reference to the provisions of this bill ? Mr. WINSTON . Yes , sir . Mr. GARNER . Have you asked the Department of Justice whether or not it would be ...
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... GARNER . I would like to ask you a question about the money to be received from Germany . If I understood you correctly , the German Government owed us $ 254,000,000 for the expenses of our Army in Germany ; that they have paid ...
... GARNER . I would like to ask you a question about the money to be received from Germany . If I understood you correctly , the German Government owed us $ 254,000,000 for the expenses of our Army in Germany ; that they have paid ...
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... GARNER . So really we would get comparatively nothing out of the German Government for the occupation of our ... GARNER ( interposing ) . I believe you used the term " prob- ably " ; that we would probably get it . Mr. WINSTON . Well , I ...
... GARNER . So really we would get comparatively nothing out of the German Government for the occupation of our ... GARNER ( interposing ) . I believe you used the term " prob- ably " ; that we would probably get it . Mr. WINSTON . Well , I ...
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... GARNER . Under the theory of this bill , you are undertaking to do equity to the German citizens for property taken by the Alien Property Custodian , is that so ? Mr. WINSTON . I do not think that that is quite the way to put it . Mr.
... GARNER . Under the theory of this bill , you are undertaking to do equity to the German citizens for property taken by the Alien Property Custodian , is that so ? Mr. WINSTON . I do not think that that is quite the way to put it . Mr.
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Page 67 - Mexicans now established in territories previously belonging to Mexico, and which remain for the future within the limits of the United States, as defined by the present treaty, shall be free to continue where they now reside, or to remove at any time to the Mexican republic, retaining the property which they possess in the said territories, or disposing thereof, and removing the proceeds wherever they please, without their being subjected, on this account, to any contribution, tax, or charge whatever.
Page 153 - If war should arise between the two contracting parties, the merchants of either country then residing in the other shall he allowed to remain nine months to collect their debts and settle their affairs, and may depart freely, carrying off all their effects without molestation or hindrance...
Page 39 - All transfers and assignments made of any claim upon the United States, or of any part or share thereof, or interest therein, whether absolute or conditional, and whatever may be the consideration therefor, and all powers of attorney, orders, or other authorities for receiving payment of any such claim, or of any part or share thereof, shall be absolutely null and void, unless they are freely made and executed in the presence of at least two attesting witnesses, after the allowance ' of such a claim,...
Page 63 - Court of the District of Columbia, or in the district court of the United States for the district in which such claimant resides, or, if a corporation, where it has its principal place of business...
Page 304 - ... scholars of every faculty, cultivators of the earth, merchants, artisans, manufacturers, and fishermen, unarmed and inhabiting unfortified towns, villages, or places, and in general all persons whose occupations are for the common subsistence and benefit of mankind, shall be allowed to continue their respective employments unmolested in their persons.
Page 313 - Joint Resolution Authorizing the President to take over for the United States the possession and title of any vessel within its jurisdiction, which at the time of coming therein was owned in whole or in part by any corporation, citizen, or subject of any nation with which the United States may be at war, or was under register of any such nation, and for other purposes.
Page 66 - An act in reference to the expatriation of citizens and their protection abroad,
Page 65 - It may not be unworthy of remark that it is very unusual, even in cases of conquest, for the conqueror to do more than to displace the sovereign and assume dominion over the country. The modern usage of nations, which has become law, would be violated ; that sense of justice and of right which is acknowledged and felt by the whole civilized world would be outraged, if private property should be generally confiscated and private rights annulled.
Page 153 - ... molested in their persons, nor shall their houses or goods be burnt, or otherwise destroyed, nor their fields wasted by the armed force...
Page 19 - Subject to any contrary stipulations which may be provided for in the present treaty, the allied and associated powers reserve the right to retain and liquidate all property, rights, and interests belonging at the date of the coming into force of the present treaty to German nationals, or companies controlled by them, within their territories, colonies, possessions, and protectorates, including territories ceded to them by the present treaty.