New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
The Alliance of 1919

cuded at Paris, June, 191s Noso Pending Before
the Senate of the United
" ONs1DER1NG United States of America and the
government Republic are equally animated
~ by desire to maintain the the world, happily
restored by the treaty signed at Versailles June %,
which put end the begun by the the Ger
Empire and terminated by the defeat of power
Considering that the America the gov
the
aggression Germany against
only violate the the spirit
saes treaty to which the United States and France parties
thus France the inoerabe unpro
voked but that such the part of Germany
would constitute treaty
against all sgnatory treaty
peace involving inevitably and directly
the of indirectly the world expert
has amply and unhappy demonstrated, and
Considering the United States govern
the French Republic apprhend stpuatons
corning the left bank of the Rhine Immediately
to France hand and to the United Sates other
sgnatory the treaty Versailles appropriate
security and protection,
Consequently the United the govern
of the French Republic having conclude treaty
to realize these ends Woodrow Wilson, President
the United States of America Robert lansing Secretary Of
State specially authorized to that end by the President the
United States of America Georges Cemenceau
Of the Council Of Ministers and Minister Stephen
Pnchon Minister of Foreign Affairs specially authorized
that end by Raymond Poncar President Republic
have agreed upon the following:
Article I
The following stipulations concerning left bank of
the Rhine contained in the peace treaty signed with
Germany at Versailles June 2s 1919, by the States
of America the of the French Republic by
the British Empire among other powers
Article XIII Germany prohibited from maintaining
constructing Notifications either the left
Rhine the right bank west of a line running fifty
kilometres to the east of that
Article XLIII-In the defined above the main
enance and the assembly of armed forces either perma
nenty or temporarily and military of any kind
as well the upkeep of all works for moblza-
ton, in the way forbidden
Article XLIV-In Germany violates in any manner
whatever the provisions of Articles XIII and xL1II,
cha1o rdoI
sgnatoroy of the treaty calculated
to disturb the peace of the world.
In these stpulations Immediately
to France appropriate security and protection
States of America shall be bound Immediately
aid of of aggression directed
against her by Germany.
Article III
The treaty. analogous to those o
treaty concluded the date the
Great Britain and the French Republic copy
annexed will not enter into force until the the
latter is ratified
Article iii
The present treaty must be submitted the the
Society of Nations, and be by
ing occasion arise by engagement conformity
with the of the society will force until
demand of of the treaty. council
deciding if by majority, society
itself assures sufficient protection.
Article ~
The treaty SHALL before ratification be submitted to
the chambers of the French Parliament approval and shall
be submitted to the Senate of the United States at
the time the Treaty Versailles submitted for
assent to ratification Ratfcations shall
time of deposit Paris of the Treaty.
Versailles aferward possible.
Then foUou the signatures of NJ. Clcmenceou NJ Pchon
Mr.. Wilson and Mr. Lansing
7he agreement betaoeem Great Britain France the tert
of chh also that between the
Oned States and France c additional provision that the
treaty obligation douinons of the
b#sh Epre ""less and n be by Parliament
of each dominion Interested agreement is soned h., N
Cemenceau, NJ Pichon, David Lloyd Geoge British Premier
ana A. d. 6oor British Secretary of State Foreign Affairs