Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-05
FRANCE SIGNS
PEACE TREATY.,
ALL IS SETTLED
Ambassador Jusserand Was
First to Attach His Sigma
ture to Document Agree
ing to Arbitrate.
SECRETARY KNOX
WILL SIGN TO-DAY


cember in Address Be
fore Peace Society.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 3.-Tne
Anplo-American and the Franco-Amer1
ran arbitration treaties were signed al
$40 and 3:11 D. nj. respectively.
The treaties were signed In the
presidence of President Taft and 6
notable company Of government ON
Gals in the presidents library In the
white house. The two international ar
filtration treaties are designed to emf
the possibility OF war between the
United States and Great Britain and
the United States and France.
Secretary of State Knox signed the
two treaties in behalf of the United
States. James Bryce, the British am
bassador, affixed his signature IN DE-
half of Great Britain, thus composing
the Anglo-American pact with the ex
ception of ratification by the senate
The French treaty was sigaed IN
duplicate In Paris early today by j. }.
Jusserand, ambassador to the United
States.
The treaties signed this afternoon,
will be sent at once to the senate Tor
ratification. AS soon as the copies OF
the two treaties had been signed,
President Taft affixed his signature to
two messages of transmittal to the
senate. It was thought at first that
an exchange on the Franco-American
treaty would be necessary before it
could be sent to the senate. Later,
on official notification from Paris OF
the signature there. President Taft de-
cided to rush the treaties at once to
the senate in the hope of securing &C
ton at this session. a
Treaty Signed IN Paris.
Paris, Aug. 3-The Franco~American
arbitration treaty was signed at 2:OS
o'clock this afternoon.
The signing Of the treaty 10 viewed
IN France as meaning the extension OF
movement in all countries for the re-
auction Of ornaments and the absolute
prevention of wars. The general view
Is that tremendous impetus has been
given to the world wide peace cam
paign.
American initiative In unrestricted
arbitration was crowned today by tho
signing Of treaty Of permanent peace
by the terms of which France and the
United States agree to submit to a
neutral court all differences that may
arise between the two governments
even though the dignity, honor and
vital interests of either republic be
involved.
The ceremony Of affixing the sigma
ture to the unprecedented document
was simplicity itself.
In the office of A. Mollard, chief Of
the protocol, the treaty was signed for
France by Jean Jules Jusserand. the
French ambassador to the United
States and in the presence Of Robert
Bacon, American ambassador at
Paris: Arthur Bailly Blanchard, secre.
sary Of the American embassy; Eu-
gene Pierre, secretary-general OF the
president Of the French chamber of
deputies and Castor Douchement. as
sistant chief of the protocol, who Of
ticiated in the absence of M. Mollard.
When the party was complete, M.
Jusserand seated himself at a desk and
once more carefully read the parch-
mont. Then, taking from his pocket
his favorite pen. affixed his name rs
the representative of the French ma
tion.
A COPY OF the treaty as signed will
be forwarded Immediately to Wash
ngton in exchange for the copy to
be signed at the American capital this
afternoon by Philander c., Knox, the
American secretary of state. The gov
eminent has definitely decided not to
publish the text of the treaty until 1t
has been given out at Washington.
The Figaro in long study Of the
situation declares that If other nations
do not Join the movement those who
have pledged for arbitration should
adopt the principle Of boycotting by
Inserting clause in the international
agreement providing that they shall
suspend all relations on commerce,
transportation and postal intercourse
with any country warning upon one OF
the signers For example the papers
says that II the United States, France
and Great Britain should boycott Ger
many by refusing all relations with
her, the result would be sure to cause
the confusion and ruin of that nation.
'By boycotting,' the Figaro adds,
we shall obtain obligatory arbitra-
lion and then the limitation of arma-
ments.
Jusserand Has Honor.
washington, D. c., Aug. 3.-Three
Of the worlds greatest nations with
the United States as the central figure
and moving spirit. join hands today in
opening the way to the coveted goal Of
statesmen Of modern times-universal
peace, Before the day is closed Ameri-
"a and Great Britain and America and
France will have signed general arbi-
tration treaties for the peaceful set
Element Of all disputes that may be
locked in mystery of the future, even
though they concern the national hon
Or or vital interests of the signatories,
subjects invariably accepted in ex-
change of arbitration treaties.
To Jean Jules Jusserand came the
signal honor Of signing an arbitration
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