The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-04
TREATY WITH
u. S. PLEASES
THE FRENCH
PACT Is SUCH THAT IN CASE OF
TROUBLE SHE WOULD LOOK
10 AMERICA AS FIRST TRUE
FRIEND.

Paris. July 3.-"The guarantee
pact" as the Partisan press calls the
treaty between the United States and
France. gives general satisfaction
here. All newspapers, however, point
out that, according to the text of the
instrument. America goes further
than England does in the treaty be-
tween France and that country.
By article 1, OF the American
French treaty, 'the United States of
America will be bound to come to the
aid Of France Immediately" it is
pointed out. while article 1 of the
Anglo-French agreement only says:
England consents to come" etc.
The text of the treaty follows:
considering that the United States
Of America and the government of
the French republic are animated by
desire to maintain the peace of the
world. SO happily restored by the
treaty signed at Versailles on June %,
which put an end to the war begun
by the aggression OF the German
empire and terminated by the defeat
of that power and,
Considering that the United States
OF America and the government of
the French republic firmly convinced
that an unprovoked aggression direct
ed by Germany against France would
not only violate at the time the letter
and spirit of the Versailles treaty 70
which the United States and France
are parties, thus exposing France
anew to the intolerable burden OF
unprovoked war. but that such ag-
gression on the part of Germany
would constitute an act reputed by
the treaty OF Versailles as being
against all the powers signatory to
the treaty and calculated to trouble
the peace OF the world involving in
evitably and indirectly the states Of
Europe and indirectly the entire world
as experience has ample and unhap-
PLY demonstrated and,
Considering that the United States
Of America and the government of
the French republic apprehend that
the stipulations concerning the left
bank of the Rhine cannot assure i'm
mediately to France, on one hand and
to the United States on the other, as
signatory pow ers to the treaty of Yer
sailles, appropriate security and pro-
lection.
consequently, thus America and
the government of the French repub-
lie having decided to conclude treaty
to realize these necessary ends, Wood
row Wilson, president OF the United
States OF America, and Robert Lam
sing, secretary Of state, especially
authorized to that end by the presi-
dent Of the United States Of America,
and Georges Clemenceau, minister OF
the council of ministers and minister
Of war. and Stephen Pichon, minister
of foreign affairs, specially authorized
to that end by Raymond Poipcare.
agreed upon the following:
ARTICLE 1. The following stipula-
lions concerning the left bank of the
Rhine are contained in the peace
treaty signed with Germany at Yer
sailles, June %, 1919, by the United
States of America, the government Of
the French republic and by the British
empire, among other powers:
"'Artle XOII. Germany is prohibit
ed from maintaining or constructing
Notifications either on the left bank
of the Rhine or on the right bank west
of a line running fifty kilometres to
the east of that river.
Article kohl. In the area de-
fined above, the maintenance and the
assembly of armed forces. either per-
manently or temporarily and military
maneuvers Of any kind as well as the
upkeep OF all permanent WORKS Tor
mobilization are in the same way for
hidden.
g Article XOIV. In case Germany
violates in any manner whatever the
provisions of articles xOII and kohl.
she shall be regarded as committing
a hostile act against the powers sig
natory of the present treaty and as
calculated to disturb the peace Of tho
world
I'm case these stipulations should