The sun., 1919-07-25
Text of Franco-American Treaty
as Published in Paris "Figaro"

An rtouicidl translation Of the tent
Of the Frenoh-A mertcdn treaty published
IN the "FiDdro' OF Parts on July 3 and
referrsd to IN the Senate debate ysster-
day JolloUs:
ION July THE SUN p,inted virtuaIly
the entire tert Of the tredty.l
Arrangement between the United
States Of America and France.
Whereas the United States Of America
and the Government of the French Re
public are equally animated by the de-
sire to maintain the peace OF the world
so favorably restored by the treaty OF
peace signed at Versailles June 28, 1919,
which has put an end to the war begun
by the aggression of the German Empire
and terminated by the defeat OF that
power;
Whereas the United States OF Amer
| lea and the Government OF the French
Republic are fully convinced that an act
OF unprovoked aggression directed by
Germany against France not only would
violate the letter and the spirit of the
treaty OF Versailles, to which the United
Ststes of America and the French Re-
public are parties. thus exposing Franco
anew TO the intolerable burdens of an
unproyoked war, but also that such an
aggression on the part of Germany
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| treaty of Versailles a hostile act against
all the sgnatory Powers OF the said
| treaty, and would be calculated To
trouble the peace of the world and to
draw in inevitably and directly the
states of Europe and indirectly the en-
tire world as experience has amply and
unfortunately demonstrated:
Whereas, the United States Of Amer
lea and the Government of the French
Republic understand that the stipula-
tion concerning the left bank of the
Rhine and contained in the said treaty of
Versailles, cannot assure Immediately to
France on the one hand and on the other
hand to the United States as one of the
signatory Powers OF the treaty OF Yer
sailles. appropriate security and protec-
| tiou:
| signntOries to Agreement.
| Therefore the United States Of Amer.
| lea and the Government of the French
Republic. having decided to conclude q
treaty 10 realize these necessary aims
| N oodrow Wilson, President Of the
| Cnited States of America and Robert
| Lansing, Secretary of State of the
United States especially authorised &c
this effect by the President Of the United
States;
And Georges Clemenceau. President
of the Council, Minister Of War. and
! stephen Pichon. Minister OF Foreign Al
fairs, especially authorized to this efrec
| by Raymond Poincare, President OF the
French Republic. have agreed upon the
terms following:
Article lin case the following stipu.
lations concerning the left bank OF the
Rhine and contained in the treaty Of
peace with Germany. signed at Versailles
June 20, 1919. by the United States OF
America and the Government OF the
French Republic, as we'll az by the Brit
ish Empire. among other Powers
Article KILT is forbidden to
| Germany to maintain or to construct
Notifications either on the left bank
OF the Rhine, or on the right bank to
the east of line traced at fifty kilo-
meters east OF this stream.
Article XLIII.-Equally forbidden
in the zone defined by Article XIII.
Ii the maintenance or assembling OF
armed forces OF either permanent or
| temporary character, as we'll as all
! military manpuvres OF whatever ma
ture, or the maintenance of any sort
OF materials OF mobilization.
Article XLIV,-In case Germany
violates in whatever manner the slip
ulations of Articles KILL and KILL.
| Snt Sndll pt COISldcTeu rs commit
ting hostile act against the sigma
tory Powers of the present treaty
and as seeking to trouble the peace Of
the world.
do not assure INN edinteIy to France ap
propriate security and protection, tn,
United States OF America shall be boun,
to come INN ediately to her aid In I'll,
case OF any unprovOked act OF aggres
sion directed against her by Germany.
Article 2. The present treaty drawn VI
in terms analogous to those Of the treat!
concluded on the same date and TO tn,
same end between Great Britain and n,