Show u. u 8 s AS ASKS S fRAN FRANCE 1 I To HELP lP UNITE W WORLD IN PEACE WASHINGTON Jan 4 AP AP- AP France has been asked by the state department to share with the United Unit ed States a mission mission to unite all principal nations in m renouncing war as an instrument of national policy Tho proposal for Joint leadership sprInging from the suggestion of Foreign Minister Briand for a Franco American treaty outlawing war Is put forward ward by bY Secretary tary Kellogg as offering as offering opportunity for fora a more signal contribution to world peace by Joining In an effort to obtain the adherence of ot all of the principal powers of th the world In Ina a renunciation of war V AGAINST WAR V. V V With the offer to France went a draft treaty to replace the Root arbitration treaty which V expire expireS next February ry 27 Its pre preamble V in in- In Includes eludes a proposed V declaration against resort to war and copies of it have been sent to the British and Japanese governments It will willbe wille be e sent to to all other powers powers powers' with which this this' country try has lies has Ro Root treaties and arid will serve as a a. mo model el elon on which the state department hopes to base multi lateral pacts of perpetual friendship Mr Kelloggs Kellogg's s offer Is In the nature na nature na- na V a ture of a counter suggestion to the Briand draft treaty which pro proposes oses that France and America condemn recourse recourse to war and agree to settlement settlement settlement set set- by pacific means moans of all disputes dis Us between them Offering the he substitute proposal In hi a note to the French government Secretary Kellogg Kellogg Kellogg Kel Kel- logg said the tho two governments Instead in instead instead In- In stead of contenting themselves with witha a n. lateral bl declaration against war might better serve world peace by uniting all other powers In ho the same slime cause with similar treaties READY TO ACT If If it the government nt of ot France Franco Is willing to join with the tho government of the United States Stages in this endeavor en endeavor On- On deavor Mr MID Kellogg wrote and Sand to enter with the United States and nd the other principal powers of the world Into an appropriate multilateral multilateral multi multi- lateral treaty I shall be to engage engage at once In conversations looking to the tho preparation of a draft treaty foIl following owing the lines lines' V suggested suggest sUggest- V ed by M. M BrI Briand for submission by France and the United States Jointly Joint joInt- ly to the other nations of the tile world V |