New-York tribune., 1919-07-04
Proposed Agreement Among
Three Nations to Guard
Continental Republic Is
Aimed at G. erm any
Is Like British Treaty
Document Is Signed by
Wilson, Lansing, Clemen-
ceau and Lloyd George

PARlS, July 8 (By The Associ
oted Press).-The tents of tn
agreements bet1Veem France and tn
United States and France an,
Great Britain Uere given out By tn
Foreign Office last Might
The tert folloacs:
Considering that the United States
of America and the government of
the French Republic are equally
animated by desire to maintain the
peace of the world, so happily re-
stored by the treaty signed at Ver-
sailles on June %, which put an
end to the war begun by the aggres-
sion of the German Empire and ter
minated by the defeat Of that power
and
Considering that the United States
of America and the government OF
the French Republic are fully con-
vlnced that an unprovoked aggres-
sion directed by. Germany against
France would not only violate at the
same time the letter and spirit Of the
Versailles treaty to which the United
States and France are parties, thus
exposing France anew to the intol-
cradle burden of unprovoked war,
but that such aggression on the part
of Germany would constitute an act
reputed by the treaty of Versailles
as being against all the powers sig
natory to the treaty and calculated
to trouble the peace of the world, in
volving inevitably and directly the
states of Europe and indirectly the
entire world, as experience has amply
and unhappily demonstrated, and
Considering the United States of
America and the government Of the
French Republic apprehcnd that the
stipulations concerning the left bank
of the Rhine cannot assure immedi-
ately to France, on one hand and
to the United States on the other, as
signatory powers to the treaty of
Versailles, appropriate security and
and protection,
Consequently the United States of
America and the government of the
French Republic, having decided to
conclude treaty to realize these nee
essary ends, Woodrow Wilson, Presi-
dent of the United States of Amer
lea, and Robert Lansing, Secretary
of State, specially authorized to that
end by the President of the United
States of America, and Georges
Clemenceau, President of the Council
of Ministers and Minister of War,
and Stephen Pichon, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, specially authorized
to that epd by Raymond Poincare,
President Of the French Republic,
have agreed upon the following:
ARTICLE 1.-THE following stipu-
lations concerning the left bank of
the Rhine are contained in the peace
treaty signed with Germany ct Ver-
sailles June 28, 1919, by the United
States of America, the government of
the French Republic and by tho Brit
ish Ernr ire among other powers.
Article XLII.-Gcrmany is pro-
hibited from maintaining or con-
structing fortifcations either on
the left bank of the Rhine or on
the right bank west of line run
ming fifty kilometres to the east
OF that river
Article XLIII.-In the area de-
fined above the maintenance and
the assembly of armed forces,
either permanently or temporarily,
and military mannuvre3 of any
kind, as we'll as the upkeep of
all permanent works for mobiliza-
tion, are in the same way for
bidden.
Article XLTV.-In case Germany
violates in any manner whatever
the provisions Of Articles XIII and
XLIII, she shall be regarded as
committing a hostile act against
the powers signatory of the pres
ent treaty and as calculated to dis
turb the peace of the world.
In case these stipulations should
not assure Immediately to France ap-
proprlate security and protection, the
United States Of America shall be
bound 20 come Immediately to her
aid in case of any unprovoked act of
aggression directed against her by
Germany.
Article 1.-The present treaty,
couched in terms analogous to those
of a treaty concluded on the same
date and to the same end between
Great Britain and the French Re-
public, copy of which is hereto an
nexed, will not enter into force until
the moment when the latter is rati-
fed.
Article UI.-Thc present treaty
must be submitted to the Council of
the Society of Nations, and must be
recognized by the council. deciding If
occasion arise by majority, as an
engagement in conformity with tho
covenant Of the society. 1t will re-
main in force until, upon demand Of
one Of the parties to the treaty, the
council, deciding il occasion arise by
majority, finds that the society it.
self assures sufficient protection.