The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-29
Treaty With France to Protec.
That Republic From
Attack by Ger
many.
ASKS EARLY APPROVAL
America Bound to France by Ties Of
Friendship Which are Re-
garded as Being
Sacred.

[United Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, July 29-Pres
lent Wilson's message to the senat
follows:
Gentlemen Of the senate:
Il take pleasure in laying be-
fore you treaty with the Re-
public Of France, the object Of
which is to secure that republic
the immediate military assistance
to France, of the United States of
America in case of an unproyoked
movement of aggression against
her on the part of Germany. l
earnestly hope that this treaty
will meet with your cordial APP
proval and will receive an early
ratification at your hands, along
with the treaty of peace with Ger
many. Now that you have had an
opportunity to examine the great
document l presented to you two
weeks ago, 1t seems opportune to
lay before you this treaty which Is
meant to be in effect part Of 1t.
''It was signed on the same day
with the treaty Of peace and Is in
tended as temporary supplement
to it. 1t is believed that the
treaty with Germany itself pro-
vides adequate protection to
France against aggression from
her recent enemy on the east; but
the years Immediately ahead Of us
contain many 1ncalculable possi-
bilities. The covenant Of the
league of nations provides for
military action for the protection
of it's members only upon advice
of the counsel of the league-ad-
vice to be, 1T is presumed, only
upon deliberation and acted upon
by each of the governments Of the
member states only if its own judg-
ment justifies such action. The
object Of the special treaty with
France which I now submit to
you is to provide for immediate as
sistance to France by the United
States in case of any unprovoked
movement Of aggression against
her by Germany without waiting
for the advice of the council Of
the league Of nations that such
action be taken. 1t is to be an ar
rangement not independent of the
league of nations, but under it.
''It is therefore expressly pro-
vided that this treaty shall be
made the subject of considera-
tion at the same time with the
treaty Of peace with Germany:
that this special arrangement
shall receive the appoval of the
council of the league and that
this special provision for the
safety of France shall remain in
force only until upon application
of one of the parties to 1t, the
council of the league acting, If
necessary. by majority vote,
shall agree that the provision Of
the covenant of the league af-
forded her sufficient protection.
"I was moved to sign this treaty
by considerations, which iA1ill,
hope, seem as persuasive and as
irresistible to you as they seemed
to me.
1--WE are bound to France by
ties of friendship which we have
always regarded and shall always
regard as peculiarly sacred She
assisted us to win our freedom as
a nation. It is seriously to be
doubted whether we could have
won it without her gallant and
timely aid. We have recently had
the privilege of assisting in driv-
ing enemies, who were also enc
mics of the world, from her SOIL
but that does not pay our debt to
her. Nothing can pay such
debt. She now desires that we
should promise to lend our great
force to keep her safe against the
power she has had most reason to
fear. Another great nation volun-
teers the same promise. 1t Is one
of the fine reversals of history
that the other nation should be
the very power from whom France