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TREATY—FRANCE—PEACE. Smrmmnm 15, 1914. 1887 Treaty between the United States and France {or the adwmming of ¤•v¢•m\>•r1¤.r¤14. general peace. Signed at Washington, Septem er 15, 1914; ratijicatwn. admsed by the Senate, September 25, 1914; ratijied by France, December 3, 1914; by the President, January 14, 1915; ratjtcatwns exchanged at Washington, January 22, 1915; proclaimed, January 28, 1915. BY Tim Pnmsmnirr or rmt UNITED Srxrns or Amumoa. A PROCLAMATION. _ Whereas, a Treaty between the United States of America and the F¤•¤•¤•¤ 1>••¤•. French Republic lookinglto the advancement of the cause of general peace was concluded an signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Washington, on the fifteenth day of September, one thousand mne hundred and fourteen, the origmal of which Treaty, being in the English and French languages, is word for word as follows: Treaty to facilitate the settlement of Traité pemr faciliter Ze régkment The President of the United Le Président des Etats-Unis ¤¤¤¤•¤¤¤•Pvv¤=· States of America and the Presi— d’Amériq]1;e et le Préddent de dent of the French Republic, de- la Répub `que francaise, désirant siring to strenlgthen the friendly aiiirmer les relations armcales qui relations whic unite their two unissent leurs deux pays et servir countries and to serve the cause la cause de la générale, ont of general peace, have decided to décidé de conc ure un traité a ces conclude a treaty for these pur- ii11setontn0mmé,enc0nséquence, poses and have consequently ap- les plémpotentiaires ci—aprés dé- pointed the plenipotentiaries des- signés, savoir: ignated hereinafter, t0—wit: The President of the United Le Président des Etats-Unis P‘°°*P°“°“*'*°°· States of America, the Honorable d’AmériqI1;e, l’Honorable William William Jennings Bryan, Secre- Jennings I1}yan,Secrétaire d’Etat tax; of State of the United States; des Etats— nis; et an The President of the French Le Frésident de la République Republic, His Excellency J. J. francaise, Son Excellence J. J. Jusserand, Ambassador of the Jusserand, Ambassadeur de la French Republic to the United République francaise aux Etats— States; Ums; Who, after exhibiting to each Lesquels, aprés s’etre commuother their full powers, found to niqué `leurs pleins pouvoirs, be in due and pro er form, have trouvés en bonne et due forme, agreed upon the following articles: sont convenus des articles suivants: Amncns 1. ARTICLE 112:1;. An dis utes arising between Tous différends s’élevant entre ?’*$ “,§°’ ’° "°f°‘* the (goveriiment of the United le Gouvernement des Etats·Unis ;<ix<ii1i‘;¤%;s%ii>1iai¤‘iIi•‘:i States of America and the Govern- d'Aménq;-lie etleGouver11ementde lim °” lm rm"' ment of the French Republic, of la Répub que francaise, de quelwhatever nature they may be, que nature quiils soient, lorsque shall, when ordinary diplomatic les procédés d1plomat1qucs ordi-