Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-04
Text Agreements
Of France, Us.
and ritain

:
Assuciated Press. The texts of the
agreements between France ana ttle
United States ana France ana Great
Britain were gwen out by the for
eign Office tonight.
The agreement with the United
States cites articles of the peace
treaty prohibiting Germany from
terrifying either the right or left
bank of the Rhine or assembling for
ces within 80 miles east of the Rhine
and provides. IN case these Prov
Hions DO not assure France proper
security and protection, that the
Cnited States shall come immediate
ly to the aid Of France if any I'M
provoked art of aggression LIS made
against her by Germany.
Il is provided that the treaty shall
be submitted to the council Of the
League Of Nations. which will de-
clne whether to recognize il as an
engagement in conformity with the
League covenant and to the United
States Senate and the French pariia-
ment fUr approval. The text follows:
Considering that the United
States of America ana the govern
ment of the French republic are
equally ANIMATED by desire to main
tain the peace of the world. SO hap
PLY restored by the treaty signed at
Versailles On June Is. which put an
END TO the war begun by the aEEres-
slun OF the German empire and ter
minated by the defeat of that power
ana
Considering thHt the United
States Of America and the govern
msnt OF the French republic. fully
convinced that an unprpvukeu ag-
Eressipn directed by Germany against
France would not only violate at tne
same time the letter and spirit Of
| thf Versailles treaty TO which the
United States and France are par
ties. thus exposing France anew ID
the rntplerable burden of unprovnked
war. but that such agEresHiun ON the
pert Of Germany would constitute an
ACT reputed by the treaty of Versail-
les as being against all the powers
signatpry to the treaty and calculaI-
ed to trouble the peace of the world
involving inevitably anu directly the
states of Europe and indirectly the
entire world. as experience has am
ply and unhappily demonstrated and
Considering that the United States
of America and the government Of
the French republic apprehend that
that the sripulatlons concerning the
left bank Of the Rhine cannot assure
immediately To France On the one
hand and to the United States On the
other. as siEnaturv powers to the
treaty of Versailles. appropriate Sc
curIty and protection:
consequently the United States Of
America and the government of the
French republic. having DECIDED 70
conclude a treaty to realize these
NECESSARY ends. Woodrow Wilson.
President Of the United States Of
America, and Robert Lansing, ser
rstary of state, especially authorized
to that END by the President of the
United States ~ America. and Geur
ges C1emenceau, president Of the
council Of ministers uf war and
Stephen Pishpn. minister of foreign
Affairs. specially authorized TO tha-
end by Raymond Poinrare. president
Of the French republic, have agreed
upon the following:
a. Article 1.-The following stipula-
tiuns connern1ng the left bank IF the
Rhine are contained in the eHce
treaty signed with Germany 1t Yer
HiIles. June e. 1913. by the United
States Of AmericR. the government
Of the French republic and by the
British empire. Among other powers:
Article XLu-Eermany il pro-
hibited frum maintaining Or con-
srructtng Qualifications either on the
left bank of the Rhine or ON the night
bank west Of a line running 80
Kilometres to the east uf that river
e Article XLI1-In the area de-
fined ahDve the maintenance AMI the
assembly uf armed forces. either per
manly or temporarily and military
mGneuvers Of any kind. as well as
the upkeep Of all permanent works
Tor mobilization, are in the same
way fprhidfen.
Article XLIv-1n case Germany
vfnistes in amy manner whnrevey the
pruvisinns Of Arriiue Kill and XII1
sile sfIsu be Regarded ms cummirxfnrs
q hostile act against the ppwers sir
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