The text. omitting the part of the preamble which means the several plenipotentiaries, is as follows:—
"The President of the United States of America, the President of part the French Republic, His Majesty the King of the Belgians, the Prosident of the Czecho-Slovak Relic, His Majesty the King Great Britain, Ireland and the Br tish Dominions beyond the seas, Emperor of India, the President of the German Reich. His Majesty the King of Italy, His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, the President of the Republic of Poland, deeply sensible of their solemn duty to promote the welfare of mankind; Porsunded that the time has come when @ frank proscription of instrument of national policy should be made to the end that the peaceful and friendly relations now existing between their peoples may be perpetuated; Convinced that all changes their relations with one another Should be sought only by padge menns and be the result of peaceful ud orderly "process and that any signatory Power which shall here after seek to promote its national interests by resort to war should be denied the benefits furnished by this Hopeful that encouraged by their example al the other nations of the world will join in this humane endeavour and by adhering to the resent treaty as soon as it comes; into force, bring their peoples within the scope of its beneficent provisions, thus uniting the civilized nations of the world in-a common renunciat of war as on instrament of the rational policy's Having decided to conclude treaty and for that purpose have appointed s their respective plenipotentiaries (here follows the list, of plenipotentiaries) who, having communicated to one another their full powers found in good and due form have agreed upon the following articles:
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