The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-07
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ALLIANCE OPPOSED BY LANSING
Americans in Paris Regard Clause Enabling Either SnatOr
Power to Seek Notification With Greatest concern -
Ea.r of War AGAINST VIII of u S. Derided
ny LINCOLN EYRE.


conrikht. 1918. by the Press Publish
ing Co. tThe New York WORLD.
Special Cable Dispatch.
PARIS. july 3-LOn receipt OF w'ru
From London that the British so'VF"
ment meant to communicate the ~
TO the press forthwith. the French F-
eiEn office late last night rerer<ed i,S
previous ruling and shortly BEFORE NJ
night gave copies OF the tranc"-Ht"'F
lean and Anglo-Frcneh defensive treat
les 70 the Paris papers. The Amer h
correspondents Immediately inlor"eu
Secretary Lansing Of this development
and from his bed tire secretary OF state.
With marked reluctance. authorised the
handing OF the text 10 the American
press.
Secretary lansing let It be known
that he emphatieally opposed ortiela''E
EanctloninK tho publication OF an IN
stYument which under the constitution
should be kept secret until lad oelor'
the senate.
Publication 10 in direct opposition to
the wish of President WILSON, as 'N-
pressed 70 Premier Clemenceau prior "
his departure.
In American circles here the feature
OF the agreement considered OF greatest
concern to the United states is the
clause enabling either Of the sfEnatory
powers 10 seek its notification through
a majority vote OF the League or Ma
tionS council. II is just this provision
which exeites the dissatisfaetion OF the
French nationalistie elements.
Years Are DSradsd.
Fears that the alliance may get Amer
tea into Q war against her Will are de-
rided by the members OF the Peace Mis-
sion. II France were she victim OF an
unppo~oked movement Of Aggression by
Germany they argue the American peo-
ME would GLADLY come to her aid. AS TO
the definition OF this phrase President
Wilson, before his departure. LETT No
doubt that the United states would DC
the INTERPRETER Of that. HIS view was
that circumstances would make Il SIM
pie matter for American public opinion
to decide whether Franco was oelng AT
tackled without provocation on her par
;. Generally speaking, the ARRANGEMENT
ELECTS the approval OF all save inc most
conservative Of French thought. Le
Petit Purisien. applauding the 'unpre-
cedentedly swift publicity given the
treaty, SAYS il answers the imperative
demands Of France for protection during
me League OF Nations constructive pc
Rod II, win last until the League IN
better human era, PROVIDES ps&ce Hteh
supreme stability. That Is the SiEnltt.
cation OF an accord which IS "lNhous
precedent IN us form and scope, anu
which il Will be Impossible 70 n'S'o"
Strue." ,...b
tro,, Germany the left bank or the
rhine the Paris Midi remarks that some
compensatory guarantee had 10 DC
,varded 10 France. and this guarantee
consisted OF a pledge OF American ana
British intervention in the e'ent y,
EPancN being unjustly aSSaileo Ncu'u
we ask more or better from the mo'''e"'
that the territorial guarantee is olSCar"
cd Certainly not" the Paris M'dI aooa'
The Nationalist writers. like SAINT
srirs in lie Journal and Peftinax In Echo
de Paris, OF course find the arransement
Inadequate, but the former adn'tS |nat.
bearing in mind Americas dlstaste vi
entanglinE alliances. no stronger unur
taking could have been ra'ined os "AS"
ipston.
Revail!nE the French government ;
ahandorment of positive TERRITORIAL
ruarantccs in favor OF the experimental
Ieaguc Of nations PertinaN says Nh"'
rh,,c the treaty is certainly step on
the road 10 a verttablc alliance WIN
Britain and America. II gives ue'.'aus
Ground for doubling the soltdity or Inv
Anglo Observation-Disclosures block, because
j, strictly limits the casus fosderis.
mo diplomat" support WnaS'nssr tbs
n,onniae3 10 US for tho execution OF tle
treaty. Itself" no remarks; in tins re-.
spect u is the Executive Council or eno
League OF Nations which ~ CARED ulO,'
20 determine the measures to DO TAKEN.
spain Brazil. Greece and al me eS Sesn
az viroroua have a seat in that BODY, IN
the near future Germany will hgare N
il too. On the other hand, the pac, nl
Guarantee IN presented to US as rem
5orary thing and is subordinatsd in the,
ory al least TO tho League. That u ~, a
son 10 tho humanitarian Socialist prop
asanaa. Let US add that England, 1uas
ing BY tho text. reveals s.isoM less SSo was
nrSt our neiEhbor and ally. ,,o,
An the French papers eau attSns,o oe
10 the fact that where the Gnltea S'at va
SIrda heraeif to como To Frances alu
Ereat Britain merely consents" 10 sucn
! a move Nowhere is any doubt expressed
an TO the ratification Of the treaty by the
Senate.