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Show PROCLAMATION IS ISSUED TO FRENCH NATION PARIS Aug 1 Pres dent Po ncare and the members of the French cab net later issued a joint proclamat on to the French nation n which was the phrase mob hzat on is not war The text of the 0 nt proclamat on follows For 6oms days past the states of Europe have been considerably ag gravated and notwithstanding the efforts of d plomacy the horizon has been darkened. At the present hour a great part of the nat ons have mob 1 zed the r forces Even the countries protected bv neutral ity convent ons have deemd it the r duty to take this measure as a pre caut on The powers whose mil tary legis lation differs from ours have with out issuing a decree of mob lizat on begun and carr ed on preparat ons wh ch in reality are equ valent to mob 1 zat on and are but the ant ci pated execut on of it France wh ch always has af finned her des re of peace who on many a tragic day has given to Europe counsels of moderat on and a J living example of decorum and who haB mult pi ed her efforts to ma n ta n the peace of the world has now rrepa el herself for al e en I tual t es a d hap ta pn f om h n forth her first nd spensable d sposl t ( r U i leg aril f her tor to II o r I g kI t on lo s not j er 1 on lot on of tbette re ara 0 h h 1 r no of ob 71 t unH un of 1 h gh reBron a ' t) a 1 te 1 nj, that It wo Id u n ts Ha red luty If t 1 d not a o ti a unus r the govern nent has a g ed the leer e Mobillzatio h not war Under tho present c r matanoes It would ail6ar on 'ue contrary to be tie best means of asB ir ng peace w th honor Strong in its ardent des re of ar rlv ng at a peaceful solut on of this eras the governn ent under cover of these assent al precaut ons will contin u its diplomatic efforts and still hopes to Bucceed It counts 1 on the coolness of tHe people not to fcivo itself p to unjust fled eno tlon It countB pon the patr ot isi of every ireuchman and it knows that there is not a s ngle one who iB not ready to do his duty at th s ho u There are no longer any part es There Is an extornal France a Frai ce l eaoef ul and resolute There is a fatherland of eare and jus t oe all united In a n lance and dlgn ty |