Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-27
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PARIS. August 27-The kellogg
BRAND remuneration of war treaty was
signed this afternoon by the pleni-
potentiaries Of Is nations.
DR.. C1ustave Stresemann. the German
foreign minister. was the first 10 sign
the historic document, attaching his
Signature at 3:45 pm. (945 am. East
ern standard time).
Secretary of State Kellogg was the
second to sign the treaty and Foreign
Minister Benes of Czeehoslovakia affixed
the fifteenth and final signature at 3:55
pm.
Tnites World for Peace.
By the pact the IS countries re-
nounced war las an instrument OF
national policy"
With its signing all the peoples of
the world were invited TO join in great
effort TO achieve permanent universal
peace. Soviet Russia being asked TO take
part through the French government
DR. Stresemann rose straight to his
full height. He was quite pale. but
walked with firm step around the big
table 10 the inside of the horseshoe
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where the treaty, with all the seals
affixed, was laying. He wrote his sigma
ture quickly with Secretary Kellogg's
pen dipped in the inkstand which
served for the signing Of the first
Franco-American treaty negotiated by
Benjamin Franklin.
Takes 10 Minutes.
The German foreign minister blinked
g.. ~ Tszx1-4 r11
his face When he had signed, he rose
amid more applause and returned to his
seat Then al Foreign Minister Brands
nod. Secretary Kellogg went TO the
treaty table and signed The others
followed in steady procession, each
taking an average of 40 seconds SO
that the signatures were completed IN
10 minutes.
After Foreign Minister Hymans had
signed for Belgium and VI. BRAND for
France, Lord Cushendun, acting British
secretary of state for foreign affairs,
signed in beiaif OF the Kingdom Of
Great Britain. He was followed by
Premier Mackenzie King Of Canada,
Alexander MacLachlin, member of the
executive council. for the common
wealth of Australia: Sir Christopher
Parr, New Zealand high commissioner,
for New Zealand; Jacobus Snit, South
African high commissioner, for South
Africa, and President Cosgrave. for the
Irish Free State. Lord Cushendun
then signed again for India. Count
Manzoni signed for Italy. Count Uchida
for Japan, Foreign Minister Zaleski
for Poland. and Foreign Minister Benes
for CzechosIovakia
Take Movies
Brilliant calcium lights cast ghastiy
s~fA I~a motion nfn4lfFn
chimes ground and cameras clicked.
There were rusaeS Of photographers
to get their plates out to waiting mes
eengers who sped by motor cycle TO
the air fields to send them to Berlin.
London and other European capitals.
Within a few minutes after the
treaty was signed Geographic messages
were sent TO American diplomatic
representatives all over the world TO
present 10 AZ states invitations TO ad-
here 70 the pact Twenty-four Of these
were sent from the Paris embassy and
% were 10 be sent from the State De-
partment at Washington. The invita-
tions had previously been mailed and
telegraphed TO all the points affected
so that they might have the document
ready when word was wired that the
treaty was signed.
This procedure having become known,
several countries. without awaiting the
formal Invitation, already have tele-
araphed TO Secretary Kellogg in Paris
their acceptance The first OF these
came sotn after the Secretary arrived
and the others have been trickiing in
ever since.
Use KeIlogg's Pen.
The treaty. which was spread on the
small table inside the horseshoe, bore
IS wax waters. each marked with the
seal Of signer. The foreign Office had
requested each Of the plenipotentiaries
to lend it his seal 50 that the waters
n9Igf1t BE- stamped IN advance,
Secretary Kellogg entrusted TO one OF
the secretaries Of the foreign Office for
this purpose the pen which was pre-
Tegted to MIN by the municipality Of
Havre. An marine set III the end
Of the pen has cut in IT the monogram
"FBK," which is Kelloggs seal on the
document. Ordinarily he uses seal
ring With the same device in IL.
Then pen Wa8 used for the actual
writing Oh signatures by all the dele
gates. Secretary Kellogg was especially
well applauded when he picked it up
end there WaS also d hearty round for
n BRAND
Immediately after the signing had
ended M Eriaud rose, the others fol-
lowed suit and they filed out Of the
room IN the same order in which they
entered. They proceeded into the gar
den 70 have tea with the French for
eign secretary as host
The tea party iasteo only brlei half
hour, fer Tie delegates had hard night
before IN nat with dinner at the
foreign office and q reception afterWard
yisc0unt Ucnlda 0f Japan Lord Cush-
anciir Of England and Gustav STeae~
mann Of Germany came out 80 minutes
after the signing Secretary Kellogg
followed few minutes later
on leaving ar on entering, Herr
sstyesemann got the hand Of the after
sosu There we're quite "a few 'brayos'
nd number of shouts of "VtYe Stre8e-
saaf,n The applause tor Secretary Rei-
1aoe was a little more subdued but
tnere was 10 question about It's cor.
diaIity.
Crowds Gather Early.
crowds began 10 gather along tn
xs,,er erabankmenpaan front of the Qua
nalrsay al noon 10 witness the arriYa
Of the plenipotentlaries at The fofeigi
SHORTY after the lunch hour th
,,,,raber ql spectators increased great
@nd the B4'ice began clearing tn
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