"DONE at Paris, the twenty-seventh day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight." 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 appointed as their respective Plenipotentiaries: For Great Britain and Northern Ireland and all parts of the British Empire which are not separate Members of the League of Nations: The Right Honourable Lord Cushendun, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Acting Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; For the Dominion of Canada: The Right Honourable William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister and Minister for External Affairs; For the Commonwealth of Australia: The Honourable Alexander John McLachlan, Member of the Execu tive Federal Council; For the Dominion of New Zealand: The Honourable Sir Christopher James Parr, High Commissioner for New Zealand in Great Britain ; For the Union of South Africa: The Honourable Jacobus Stephanus Smit, High Commissioner for the Union of South Africa in Great Britain; For the Irish Free State: Mr. William Thomas Cosgrave, President of the Executive Council; For India: The Right Honourable Lord Cushendun, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lanracter Artinv Secretary of State fnr Foreign Affairs: Much of the significance of the General Pact is to be found in its simplicity of form, which is readily understandable to the peoples of the world who desire peace and who dread war. Today
these peoples are becoming increasingly articulate, and govern ments are growing more and more responsive to popular opinion. In the future political leaders in any participating country who advocate a war-like policy must face a determined opposition on the part of large sections of their people, an opposition which will crystallize about this solemn pledge of their governments. Bel ligerent action to advance national policy on the part of any government will meet with opprobrium not only abroad but also at home.
Perhaps the most important aspect of the Pact is this moral force which may be expected to grow with the passage of time. It is not too much to hope that through their adoption of and adherence to the principles embodied in the Pact, the nations of the world are entering upon an era of better understanding in their dealings with one another. (F. B. K.; W. R. CA.) The treaty was ratified by the United States Senate on Jan. 15, 1929. On March 2 eleven nations deposited their ratifica tions at Washington. The ratifications of other nations followed rapidly so that on July 15 President Hoover set aside July as the date for the formal proclamation of the treaty and the ceremony marking the deposit of the ratifications of the 45 nations adhering to it was carried out on July 24, 1929.