Return of Alien Property. Hearings ... on H.R. 15009 ... Jan. 8-21, 19271927 - 390 pages |
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... CHAIRMAN . I will ask the Secretary if he appeared before the House committee ? Secretary KELLOGG . No ; I did not appear before the House com- mittee . Chairman Green came down and talked with me about the history of the Dawes plan ...
... CHAIRMAN . I will ask the Secretary if he appeared before the House committee ? Secretary KELLOGG . No ; I did not appear before the House com- mittee . Chairman Green came down and talked with me about the history of the Dawes plan ...
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... ( chairman ) presiding . Present : Senators Smoot ( chairman ) , McLean , Curtis , Watson , Reed of Pennsylvania , Ernst , Edge , Shortridge , Jones of New Mexico , Harrison , King , Bayard , and George . Present also : Representative ...
... ( chairman ) presiding . Present : Senators Smoot ( chairman ) , McLean , Curtis , Watson , Reed of Pennsylvania , Ernst , Edge , Shortridge , Jones of New Mexico , Harrison , King , Bayard , and George . Present also : Representative ...
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... CHAIRMAN . I thought you said she was not represented . Secretary KELLOGG . I said she was not represented at the Paris conference . Senator JONES of New Mexico . He said the United States had no official delegates . I notice by the ...
... CHAIRMAN . I thought you said she was not represented . Secretary KELLOGG . I said she was not represented at the Paris conference . Senator JONES of New Mexico . He said the United States had no official delegates . I notice by the ...
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... CHAIRMAN . This statement says that Austria never seized American property . Senator JONES of New Mexico . I am not talking about what Austria seized , but am talking about the property of Austria or of Austrian nationals seized by the ...
... CHAIRMAN . This statement says that Austria never seized American property . Senator JONES of New Mexico . I am not talking about what Austria seized , but am talking about the property of Austria or of Austrian nationals seized by the ...
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... CHAIRMAN . If you have any particular statement to make in relation to this bill as affecting the Treasury Department or the atti- tude of the Treasury Department in relation to it I would like to have you do so now . Undersecretary ...
... CHAIRMAN . If you have any particular statement to make in relation to this bill as affecting the Treasury Department or the atti- tude of the Treasury Department in relation to it I would like to have you do so now . Undersecretary ...
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20 per cent agreement Alien Property Custodian American citizens American claimants American claims American nationals amount appraisal assets Austria awards Berlin treaty bill bonds BONYNGE Captain ROBERT CHAIRMAN Chemical Foundation claims against Germany claims of American Colonel MCMULLEN committee compensation confiscation Congress countries damages Dawes plan debts Department Doctor KIESSELBACH enemy act estimate exceptional war measure filed German Government German nationals German property Germany's gold marks interest license Malloy ment Mexico Mixed Claims Commission NEAGLE owners paid PARKER patents payment private property question record REED of Pennsylvania referred Reparation Commission resolution respect salvarsan Secretary KELLOGG securities Senator BAYARD Senator EDGE Senator GEORGE Senator HARRISON Senator JONES Senator MCLEAN Senator REED Senator SHORTRIDGE SIDLEY sold statement suitable provision SUTHERLAND tion Treasury treaty of Berlin treaty of Versailles Undersecretary WINSTON understand United Versailles treaty
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Page 155 - An Act to punish persons who make threats against the President of the United States", approved February 14, 1917; section 871 of title 18, United States Code ; an Act entitled "An Act to define, regulate, and punish trading with the enemy, and for other purposes...
Page 346 - 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. The people change their allegiance, their relation...
Page 167 - August 1, 1914; (2) Other claims for loss or damage to which the United States or its nationals have been subjected with respect to injuries to persons, or to property, rights and interests, including any company or association in which American nationals are interested, since July 31, 1914, as a consequence of the war; (3) Debts owing to American citizens by the German Government or by German nationals.
Page 87 - 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 of any operations of war, or otherwise...
Page 101 - They shall be bound to receive and consider all written documents or statements which may be presented to them by or on behalf of the respective Governments in support of or in answer to any claim...
Page 133 - Damage in respect of all property wherever situated belonging to any of the Allied or Associated States or their nationals, with the exception of naval and military works or materials, which has been carried off, seized, injured or destroyed by the acts of Germany or her allies on land, on sea or from the air, or damage directly in consequence of hostilities or of any operations of war.
Page 10 - President, after investigation, to be an enemy or ally of enemy, and which shall have been required to be conveyed, transferred, assigned, or delivered to the Alien Property Custodian...
Page 164 - Party having thereafter the right to denounce it at any time by giving six months' notice to that effect. 3. The present Agreement shall come into force on signature. In faith whereof the above-named plenipotentiaries have signed the present Agreement and have affixed thereto their seals.
Page 10 - ... property conveyed, transferred, assigned, delivered, or paid to the Alien Property Custodian or seized by him hereunder and held by him or by the Treasurer of the United States...
Page 5 - Such postponed payments shall continue to bear interest at the rate of 5 per centum per annum on the unpaid principal and interest.