Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-28 | Page 12 | Franco-Russ Part to Link Armies Totaling 27,000,000

Russ Franco Pact Link Armies Totaling PARIS Feb 28 Unless UP-Unless UP Unless unforeseeable events frighten the French senate into differing with the chamber the Franco Franco- anco Soviet pact creating one of the greatest military c coalitions in his his- tory win will be be concluded in March Tho chamber ratified yesterday It in fear and trembling but with wilh an outward show of enthusiasm and sent it to the senate President nt Albert Al Albert Al- Al bert Lebrun was authorized to sign the instrument instrument- of ratification which will be exchanged with the Soviets as soon as-soon soon as the senate acts Ostensibly the tho treaty treaty onlY binds Russia and France to mutual action against aggressors but actually it it binds armies potentially t totaling men into a a. unit It is tho connecting conn link between the thc soviet treaties with Turkey and CzechoSlovakia Czechoslovakia Czecho Czecho- Czecho alliances slovakia Sl and Frances France's with little and Balkan ententes The government swung it its vote for ratification Uon trepidation tr inspired Inspired In ino in- in by the Japanese military coup There There- wasa was vas question estion in all mi minds whether Tokio would pre precipitate precipitate tate a Russo Japanese war ar that would involve France Germany many Frenchmen not be idle long Uio tho soviet government became embroiled d' d don its on on its ita eastern frontier But But- tho the left wing deputies were committed c to the treaty and taking ng r reports porta that the Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese Iese g government er ment had gained con con- over its rebels they voted for forthe forthe forthe the treaty I Both Great Britain and Italy agreed before betor the tho treaty was rap ap approved proved that it is Isco compatible with the treaty treaty- of L Locarno carno It binds Russia and Franco ranco to toad ad each other only in ln case of t unprovoked aggression n Germ te that that Locarno was violated but Foreign Minister Pierre Etienne stood too I In the rup the interpretation interpretation inter inter- pr given by Italy and Brt- Brt ain nin and invited esl G Germany r to taki its case t to Tho The Hague Intern international court 1