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Show PARLEY HELD 01 BDCHEJOLOIIIES French Solons Says Only Prior Rights Revived by Return of Land. PARIS, Thursday, July 17. The committee com-mittee of the chamber of deputies which is considering the treaty of peace today took up a report on German colonies. This report says that the retui n of Togoland and tho Kamerun to France only revives t'he prior rights of France from a political po-litical viewpoint. It adds, however, that "recent accord. It adds, however, that Britain fixes the limitations and rights of each In those colonies." I'remier Clemcnceau, in appearing before be-fore the committee, declared that the security se-curity of Prance was guaranteed by the treaty of peace and the treaties between Prance ;md t Iv United States and France and Great Britain. M. (Jlemenccau re-i re-i icwed the proceedings in the peace conference con-ference regarding the left bank of the Rhine, filing with the committee a series of documents on the subject. Hfj recalled that, in Die opinion of Marshal Mar-shal Foch, the bridgehead of the Rhine should bo established and occupied permanently, per-manently, and said that he had been obliged to cboogM between that protection, protec-tion, which France alone wcuid have been obliged to assure, and lne protection afforded af-forded by the American and British trea I ies. While giving evidence before a com-mlttee com-mlttee of the chamber of deputies Investigating Inves-tigating the Brtey question today, M. L. Bourgeois, chief engineer of the navy de- 1 imrtnient, said that at the time Paris was being bombarded by German long-ra nge ; guns he had designed a cannon with a ! range of 100 miles which could be put ; In position in an hour. The gun was1 ready for action at the time the armistice was signed, he said. |