The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-04
FRENCH ACTION
FLOUTS WILSON
Clemenceau Gives Out Treaty
Despite Strong Protests
by President.
INSULT TO SENATE SEEN
Lansing's Appeal to Delay
Until Washington Acts
Proves Fruitless.
INSULT TO SENATE SEEN
ny LAURENCE HILLS.
6fo6 Correspondent Of The Sun.

Copyright, 1919: oil rfoan reserved.
PARIS, July 3.-The publication Of
the Franco-American treaty text at q
late hour last night was undertaken
on the responsibility Of the French
Government after efforts to obtain the
consent of the American authorities
proved unsuccessful. AS cabled to
The Sun, pressure on the French
Government to make this treaty pub
lie has been enormous, owing to the
fact that 1t represented the crux of
Clemenceau's diplomacy In his nego-
tiations with President Wilson here
and the French public was eager to
know Just what victory he had won.
There Is much wonder here as to
how the action will affect the Presi-
dents support Of the pact.
Attempts to obtain American con-
sent to make the treaty public went
on all day yesterday, the French an
nouncing in the afternoon that Secre-
tary of State Lansing had obtained
the Presidents approval. When this
was made known to Mr.. Lansing he
authorized a denial, saying that he
had communicated with the President
and that the latter had insisted he
had no right to make the treaty pub
lie before submitting 1t to the Senate.
Both he and Mr.. Lansing held, 1t was
explained, that treaties are secret
until the seal is removed by the
Senate.
The French Government then an
nounced the treaty would not be pub
lished, but later there was a change
Of mind, with the result that the
text was given to the French press,
along with the British treaty.
A Treaty in Every Sense.
AS already forecast, the document
proves to be treaty In every sense
Of the word and much more preten-
tious than when 1t was initiated here.
The two treaties are the same with
respect to the wording of the four
articles, but the British treaty has
fifth article, which In addition to
absolving the dominions unless 1t is
approved by the dominion parlia-
ments concerned states more def
nitely than the American treaty when
1t Is to come into effect This clause
reads:
1.-THE present treaty shall be rati-
fed and shall, subject to Articles II.
and w.. come into effect the same
time as the treaty Of peace with Ger
many, Of even date. comes into effect
for the British Empire and the
French Republic"
1t is in the introductions that the
language of the two treaties differs
the American treaty, drafted by Sec.
retary Lansing. going to greater
length in explaining the reasons for
the pact. The British introduction
merely says:
Whereas there Is danger that the
stipulations relating to the left bank
OF the Rhine contained In the treaty
OF peace signed this day at Versailles
may not at first provide adequate
protection and security for France
and whereas His British Majesty Is
willing. subject to the consent OF his
Parliament and provided that similar
| agreement is entered into by the
United States. TO undertake to sup.
port France in the event an unpro.
voked aggressive movement is made
against France by Germany"
In defending the treaty the two
chief points made by those concerned
in its negotiation are: first, that there
is nothing therein which prevents the
United States from being the judge
| as to whether the aggression was un,
provoked: and second, that not only
must a majority OF the League frs
approve, but II can be terminated al
any time by the United States upor
| application to the League Council
provided a majority agrees with II,
| contention that the treaty is no Longer
| necessary for the protection Of
France. Thus while France NIGH
want It continued the United States
and a majority of the League mem
bers could cancel It.
May He Help to Ratification.
The first point. 1t is considered, will
| be rather a help toward obtaininl
ratification. possibly inasmuch as 4
renders America less liable to be vic
timized by some future militaristic
French government. The crux OF tn,
treaty naturally is article one, which
| makes the United States agree "tt
| come Immediately to Frances assist
ance In the event OF any unprovoket
movement of aggression against he
being made"
But on the other hand diplomats her,
of other nations point out that ther,
CoHttnHeG on Second Pogo.