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to their constitutional methods and
are now on the way to Washington
for deposit.
Congratlllates Sponsors -. ....
l congratulate this assembly and
the entire world upon the coming
into force of this additional instru-
ment of humane endeavor to do
away with war as an instrument of
national policy and to obtain by pa
cific means alone the settlement of
international disputes.
am glad of this opportunity to
pay merited tribute to the two
statesmen whose names the world
has properly adopted in its designa-
tion of this treaty. To Aristide
Briand, minister of foreign affairs
of France, we owe the inception of
the treaty and to his zeal is due a
very large share of the success which
attended the subsequent negotia-
tions; to Frank b. Kellogg, then
secretary of state of the United
States. we owe its expansion to the
proportions of a treaty open to the
entire world and destined, as / most
confidently hope, shortly to include
among its parties every country of
the world
Mr.. Stimson has sent forward to-
dav message of felicitation to NJ.
Eriand and to the people of France
for whom. he speaks. | am happy,
MIR. Kellogg, to extend to you, who
represented the people of the United
States with such untiring devotion
and with such high degree of
diplomatic skill in the negotiation of
this treaty, their everlasting graft
. tude.
We are honored here by the pres
enee Of President Coolidge under
whose administration this great
step in world peace was initiated.
Under his authority and with his
courageous support you, Mr.. Kellogg,
succeeded in this great service. And
| wash to mark also the high apprc-
citation in which we hold Senators
Borah and Swanson for their leader
ship during its confirmation in the
senate.
May | ask YOU who represent gov
ernments which have accepted this
treaty, now a part of their supreme
law and their most sacred obliga-
tions to convey to them the high ap-
probation of the government of the
United States that through their
cordial labOration an act so auspi-
cious for the future happiness of
mankind has NOW been consummated.
the treaty for the remuneration of
war will be felt in a large proportion
of all future internationl acts. The
magnificent opportunity and the
compelling duty now open to Us
should spur us ON to the fulfillment
Of every opportunity that is calcuat-
ed to implement this treaty and to
extend the policy which it so nobly
sets forth
have today proclaimed the
treaty to the American people in
language as follows:
Whereas treaty between the
President of the United States OF
America, His Majesty the King of
Great Britain, Ireland and the
British Dominions Beyond the
Seas, Emperor of India, His Maies-
ty the King of Italy, His Majesty
the Emperor of Japan, the Presi-
dent of the Republic of Poland, and
the President Of the Czcho Slovak
Republic, providing for the renun-
citation of war as an instrument of
nation2l policy and that the solu-
tion of disputes among parties shall
never be sought except by pacific
means, was concluded and signed
BY their respective plenioptentiar-
ies at Paris on August 81, 1928.
And whereas it is stipulated in
the said treaty that it shall take
effect as between the high contract
ing parties as soon as all the sew
eraf instruments of ratification
shall have been deposited at Wash
ington.
'And whereas the said treaty
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