The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-04
AMERICA IS BOUND
TO AID FRANCE At
ONCE IF ATTACKED
TENT OF TREATY WITH FRENCH
REPUBLIC FOR PROTECTION
FROM HUNS.

Paris, wednesday, July 2.-Thc texts
OF the agreements between France ana
the United states and France and Great
Britain were given out by the foreign
office late tonight The agreement with
/ the United states cites articles of the
peace treaty prohibiting Germany from
| fortfvng either the right or left bank
/ Of the Rhine or assembling forces with.
/ n 80 miles east of the Rhine, and pro.
vides. I'm ease these provisions do not
assure France proper security and pro
lection. that the United States lis bound
to come Immediately to the aid Of
France if any mprovoked act OF ag
gression is made against her by Ger
many.
10 is provided that the treaty win he
submitted to tn" council OF the League
of Nations. which shall decide whether
to recognize It lis an engagement i'm con
formity with IN" league covenant. and
also provides that the treaty shall be
submitted to the United states senate
and the French parliament for approval
The text of the treaty follows:
"Cousidcring that the United states
or Annrtc, and the Government of the
I,ropcb rortblic ora cnu,IIv animated
bv 81 desire to maintain IN, peace of the
world so b,nniI,. restored nv, tbe treaty
,icnod ,t N-nrs,iII,s an limo oS which
uut an end TO the war begun by the
aggression of the German empire and
terminated by the defeat Of that power,
md
"Considoring that the United states
of America and the government of the
French republic. fully convinced that
an unprovoked aggression directed ny
Germany against France would not only
violate mt tn" same tim" the letter ana
spirit of the Versailles treaty TO when
the United states and France are par
ties, thus exposing France anew to the
ntolorablo burden of unprovoked war,
but that such aggression ON the part OF
Germany would constitute an act re-
puted by the treaty Of Versailles aS be-
ing against all the powers signatorN to
the treaty and calculated to trouble
the peace of the world involving ineVit'' /
bly, and directly the states OF Europe
and indirectly the entire world as eN
porionce has amply ana unhappllE dem
onstrated; and
considering that the United states OF
America and the government OF the
French republic apprehend that the
concerning the left bank OF
the Rhine cannot assure Immediately 10
France on one mana ana 10 me illeu
states on the other, as SignatorN power
to the treaty OF Versailles appropriate
security and projections:
Peace Treaty Terms Cited
,oo,s,c,,ortI,. tbe r-ritad states of
A,ro,.io, and tbo Government Of the
.,r.rc, ran,,l1ic ba,.iro dncided TO con.
,,,,do % t,a,t,. to roalizo tbeeo necessary
nd vvoodrou, Wilson nresident of
Ina T-ritad et.tas of Au,oric, and Rob.
,r+ r,nsiro, socrat,,,, or state espe.
.ioll,, ,rtbori1nd to tbot ond bv the
,r.si,lont of t,o t-ritad states of Ameri
, and Coo,.,,os Clor,opce.I nresidant
- n,l oo,,,,oiI Of minister. ana minister
r. ,,,,. ard Gtenbap Picbon minister
# roroior ,ffoirs snocisi;v authorized
~, ti,at ana I,,. p,,.r,ord poincora nresi.
lont or tho 1Sronch renublic have agree.
mont Inon the following.
"\rticla T-Tbo following stipulations
concerning the left bank of the Rhine
re contained in the peace treaty signed
With Germany at Versailles. June 2S'
919, by the United States of America
he government of the French republic
nd by the British empire among other
lowers:
Article NLII-Germany is prohibit
d from maintaining or CONSTRUCTING
either on the lett Dank OF
he Rhine or on the right bank west
f line running % klometers TO the
asst o. ----.- -4v~r
Article NLlll-In the area defined !
bove, the maintenance ana the assem- '
iy of armed lorces' elther permanently
= temporarily ana military maneuNers :
f any kind, as well as the upkeep OF a
Il permanent works for mobilization |
r. in the same way forbidden. c
" Article NLlN-lh cas-" Germany
iolate5 in any manner Whatever the i
rovisions of articles Mill and MILL $
he shall be regarded as committing a [
ostile act against the powers sigma e
'ry of the present treaty ana as cal a
llated to disturb the peace OF the t.
orld.' I
Bound to Come to Aid. t.
.,r, cosa. .tbeso stiru1otions sho,,1d NOT
,s,,,a i,,,,,odio+ol,, ~ France onnronri. A
"a soc,,rit,, and protection the limited
-ates of America shall be bound to