Paris, Jan. 3.
Briand's reply to Secretary Kellogg expresses the gratification of the French Government at the fact that the United States Government approves the French sugyestion to outlaw war but adds that if the treaty is extended to nations besides France and America the question will require careful study to ensure that the rights and duties of nations interested in the League of Nations Covenant and existing may in no way be prejudice Regarding renewal of the arbitra. tion treaty between France and America, M. Briand accepts Secretary Kellogg's proposed text but re. information several points, particularly concerning the position that would arise if the American Senate refused to ratify the arbitration undertaking, and also regarding the scope of the ion excluding arbitration of 'a dispute in whieh'a third Power is implicated.
invitation was forwarded to on December 28 ao a preamble to a draft treaty to replace the Root Arbitration Treaty.
'A copy of the draft is being sent to the British and Japanese Governments and will eventually be sent to all the Governments with which the United States has a Root Arbitration Treaty.
Mr, Kellogg's proposal to France to invite other Powers to join in the proposed treaty to outlaw war is in the nature of a counter-suggestion to M. Briand's original plan for a bilateral treaty Mr. Kellogg, in the course of a letter to Paris, says that he has carefully considered the matter and warmly reciprocates ior the American people the lofty sentiments of friendship that have inspired Briand to make the proposal, Mr. Kellogg then suggests that the two Governments, instead of contenting themselves with a bilateral declaration, might make a more signal con-motion to world peace by joining in an effort-to obtain the adherence of all the principal Powers in the world to a declaration renouncing war as an instrument of national policy. He says that such a declaration would be bound to be an impressive example to other nations and might lead the latter to subscribe to the same instrument.
He concludes that if the French Government is willing to join in this, Much Interest Evineed Washington, Jan. 4.
Much interest is evinced in the anti-war conversations being held between Washington and Paris. The newspapers doubt whether anti-war treaties embracing all the countries of the world will result from the present negotiations.
It is suggested that the Secreary of State, Mr, Kellogg. has gone one better than the French Minister of, Foreign Affairs, M. Bri posing that the treaty be op all nations, thus avoiding the pitfall of entering what would practically be an aWiance between France and the United States, Exponents of this view are opinion that France with a treaty with the United States alone, to outlaw war, would hold a preferred position as far as America is con~
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