The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-29
FRANCO.U. s.
TREATY TERMS
Given SENATE
BY PRESIDENT
Conditions of Proposed ALI
ance With France and Mess
age Are Sent to Congress by
Messenger.
DEMAND IS SUCCESSFUL
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, July 29-The Fran
co-American treaty was sent to the
senate by President Wilson today.
The president did not submit the
treaty in person, but sent it and the
accompanying message by messenger
The president may not leave Wash
ington on his tour of the country un-
til August Is, owing to the excessive
heat. He will confer with Secretary
Daniels probably today, concerning the
advisability of having the Pacific deet
await his arrival before entering San
Francisco harbor.
By unanimous consent the French
treaty was laid before the senate in
open session at the request of Chair
man Lodge of the foreign relations
committee. 1t was referred to the
committee on foreign relations with
out objection or discussion.
Pledges Assistance.
The Franco American treaty ie al
most identical with one signed be-
| tween Great Britain and France. One
difference between the text as made
public by the French foreign office to
which attention has been called is
that the United States pledges itself
to go Immediately" to the assistance
OF France while Great Britain con
sents" to assist that country.
| The president told the senate the
purpose Of the treaty was to provide
assistance for France in case OF I'M
provoked aggression by Germany
without waiting for the advice Of the
council OF the league of nations that
such action should be taken and ex-
planned that it was to be an arrange
ment, mot Independent Of the league
OF nations, but under it."
| THE covenant of the league Of ma
tions" the President said, provides
for military action for the protection
Of its members only when the advice
of the council of the league-advice
given, 1t Is to be presumed, only upon
deliberation and acted upon by each
Of the governments of the member
states only If its own judgment justi-
fies such action"
Urges Debt to France
Pointing out that the treaty shall
Of the league" the President said 1t
would remain in force "only until
upon the application of one Of the
parties to it. the council of the league,
acting, II necessary, by a majority
vote. shall agree that the provisions
of the covenant Of the league afford
her (France) sufficient protection"
Mr.. Wilson said he was moved to
sign the treaty by the ties of friend
ship binding the two countries and
the assistance France gave to Ameri-
ca in its struggle for independence.
Without this assistance, the Presi-
dent said. it was seriously to be doubt
ed whether America could have won
it's independence and added:
Nothing can pay such debt"
Presidents Message
President Wilson's message to the
senate today accompanying the
France-American treaty follows:
Gentlemen Of the Senate:
I take pleasure in laying before you
treaty with the republic Of France
the object Of which is to secure that
republic Of the immediate aid of the
United States Of America in case of
any unprovoked movement of aggres-
many. l earnestly hope that the treaty
and will receive an early ratification
Of peace with Germany. Now that
you have had an opportunity to ex-
anime the great document I presented
to you two weeks ago, it seems oppor-
tune to lay before you this treaty
which Is meant to be in effect as part
of 1t.
1t was signed on the same day with
the treaty Of peace and Is intended as
a temporary supplement to it. 1t is
believed that the treaty of Paris with
Germany itself provides adequate pro
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