Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-20
KELLOGG MAY SIGN
WITH HISTORIC PEN
Former Envoy to Present
Holder Used by Wilson on
Versailles Pact.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. August 20.-One Of the
diplomatic problems with which Secre-
tary of State Kellogg will be faced
when he reaches Paris will be selection
of one of several pens which will be
offered him to sign his remuneration
of war treaty.
The municipality of Havre will pre-
sent him with a huge gold pen and
holder on Friday The pen was de-
signed by the famous jewel designer.
NJ, Falize The handle lis said to be
nearly a foot in length. being beauti-
fully ornamented and containing a
Jewel at the end.
Havre wanted to give the Secretary
a tremendous reception, but 1t was
thought In Paris that the ceremonies
connected with his coming ought to
take place here. Consequently the
American embassy suggested that the
arrival ceremonies be simple, consist
ing OF the mayor and other authorities
calling upon Secretary Kellogg when ne
lands, presenting him with the pen and
Briefly welcoming him.
To Offer Wilson Pen.
Robert Underwood johnson, former
American Ambassador to Rome, is COM
ing over from London with pen used
by President Wilson in signing the
treaty of Versailles and by several other
presidents in signing historic docu-
ments. Mr.. Johnson hopes Secretary
Kellogg will use It. The embassy has
several other offers and will submit
this diplomatic question to the Secre-
tary OF State.
The instrument upon which some pen
vii, be used August 27 is to be upon a
large single sheet of thick paper, with
the French and English text in parallel
columns Linguistic experts in the
foreign Office have been having an alb
sorbing study in the exact rendering of
the treaty into the two languages. The
French text. 1t is understood, will be
cabled TO Washington for approval, as
there have been some slight changes
in 1t from the text submitted TO the
State Department by the French en-
bassy
The first intention of Becq de
Fouauieres. master of ceremonies Of the
foreign Office, was 10 engross the text
of the treaty IN beautiful script, but so
little time now remains that this can
not be done. The present idea Is to
print the treaty on one large folio
Sheet sufficient for the text OF both
languages. each of which will run to
500 or 900 words.
In Alphabetical Order.
The official text, as proposed by the
American Government In naming the
rulers of states which would authorize
Observation-Disclosures TO sign the treaty,
placed the President of France first and
the President Of the United States sec
ond The French proposal. which the
United States agreed to, places the sig
natories In alphabetical order. Under
this arrangement Germany ms AL
lemagne. will come first, Bclgtque sec
ond Etat Unis third, France fourth
and Grande Bretagne titth,
The representatives OF Great Britain
will affix seven signatures. Lord Cush-
endun will sign once for the King OF
the United Kingdom and the second
time for George as Emperor OF India,
Then the representatives will sign for
the irish Free State and the Dominions
of Canada, Australia. New Zealand and
South Africa. Thus. counting the
United States, OF the signatures out
OF the IS will be for English speaking
peoples, India not being included
There Will be only one original which
will he deposited In Washington, the
other SignatOries getting certified copies