FRANCE PREPARED TO SIGN OUTLAWRY TREATY FORTHWITH

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6664, 18 July 1928, Page 7

FRANCE PREPARED TO SIGN OUTLAWRY TREATY FORTHWITH

Entirely in Agreement With .Aims of Peoples NOTHING RESTRICTING RIGHT OP SELF-DEFENCE \ Aust I .' Press Assn.—United Service. Eeceived Tuesday, 7,5 p.m. . ' r [ ' PARS, July 16. France’s Reply to Mr. F. B. EZollogg’s proposal states that France is happy to agree with the new provisions in the preamble, which provide that all the-signatories renounce war as an instrument of national policy and that those iiifringing the clauses from national. motives shall bo denied the benefits of the Treaty. The French Government also note/ with satisfaction the explanations appended to the American proposals, - whereby the -American • Government recognises the French contention that nothing in tho Treaty, restricts-or compromises in hny way the right of self - .defence by any nation against attach 1 or invasion, each nation being the sole .judge .whether the circumstances war rant- recourse to -defensive warfare. Any violation of tho Treaty by any one signatory shall release all tho other signatories- of thoir engagements . towards the delinquent, : The -Reply,’then points out that the proposal that the Locarno signatories shall • signi neutrality treaties which shall also be open to other States con-. ‘ fers ’npon -the . proposed pact wider - scope of fitting in entirely with the . French; views. 1 Prance is happy to see-the pro- - posed Treaty is in peeping with her obligations under -existing treaties to which she is compelled to adhere •v loyally. Therefore she is most prepared to sign forthwith a pact so entirely in agreement with the deep, alms -and ambitions of the American and French peoples. PBEB STATE UNCONDITIONALLY i ? ACCEPTS,'INVITATION 7'--v TO SIGN. Eeeeived -Tubsday, 7.5 p.m. i WASHINGTON, July 16.The Irish Tree' :; State hasunconditionally accepted the invitation to sign the Kellogg, anti-war pact. ; 'TJie :Stafe, Department has issued the ; Irish Note,’which j^ates: "The effectiveness of the proposed Sweaty as: an instrument’for tho sup.pressiqn pf war depends to a great - extent upon universal application. For this reason the Free State hopes the treaty will eventually be accepted by all nations which so far are not included in the negotiations." NEST STEP SEARCH POE WORLD FINANCIAL PEACE, •'- ■ ■ Eeceived Tuesday, 7.5 p.m. , BERLIN, July 17. It is believed that when the Kellogg . pact is signed the United States will take -the initiative 1 for; financial peace, calling ( an international conference to consider war .debts, reparations and cognate: matters. .. _ _ _ -