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'Hopeful that encouraged by their example all the other nations of the world will join in this humane endeavour and by adhering to the present 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 renunciation of war as an instrument of their national policy:

"Have decided to conclude a treaty and for that purpose have ap- pointed as their respective plenipotentiaries (here follows the list of plen- ipotentiaries) who, having communicated to one another their full powers found in good and due form have agreed upon the following articles:

"Article I.-First, solemnly declare in the name of their respective peoples that they condemn recourse to war for the solution of international controversies, and renounce it as an instrument of national policy in their relations with one another.

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"Article II.-The High Contracting Parties agree that the settlement or solution of all disputes of conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them, shall never be sought except by pacific means

Article III.-The present treaty shall be ratified by the High Con- tracting Parties named in the preamble in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements, and shal! take effect as between them as soon as all their several instruments of ratification shall have been deposited at Washington.

"This treaty shall, when it has come into effect as prescribed in the preceding paragraph, remain open as long as may be necessary for adher- ence by all the other Powers of the world. Every instrument evidencing the adherence of a Power shall be deposited at Washington and the treaty shall immediately upon its deposit become effective as between the Power thus adhering and the other Powers parties hereto.

"It shall be the duty of the Government of the United States to furnish each Government named in the preamble and every Government subsequently adhering to this treaty with a certified copy of the treaty and of every instrument of ratification or adherence. It shall also be the duty of the Government of the United States telegraphically to notify such Governments immediately upon the deposit with it of each instrument of ratification cr adherence.

"In faith whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have signed this treaty in the French and English languages, both texts having equal force, and hereunto affixed their seals.

"Done at Paris the 27th day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight."

The provisions regarding ratification and adherence are, as Your Ex- cellency will observe, found in the third and last Article. That Article pro- vides that the treaty shall take effect as soon as the ratifications of all the Powers named in the preamble shall have been deposited in Washington and that it shall be open to adherence by all the other Powers of the world, in- struments evidencing such adherence to be deposited in Washington also. Any Power, desiring to participate in the treaty may thus exercise the right to adhere thereto and my Government will be happy to receive at any time appropriate notices of adherence from those Governments wishing to contribute to the success of this new movement for world peace by bringing their peoples within its beneficent scope. It will be noted, in this connection that, the treaty expressly provides that when it has once come into force it shall take effect immediately between an adhering Power and the other Parties thereto, and it is therefore clear that any Government adhering promptly will fully share in the benefits of the treaty at the very moment it comes into effect.