This means that the search for a formula of European cooperation in connection with the League of Nations, far from weakening the authority of this latter must and can only tend to strengthen it, for it is closely connected with its aims.

The Conference agreed on the American proposal that capital ships be limited to a ratio of 5 to 5 to 3 for the United States Britain and Japan with Italy and France allocated 1. The ministry of Maurice Rouvier was allowing disturbances during the taking of inventories of church property a clause of the law for which Briand was not responsible. He was the principal author of the law of separation but not content with preparing it he wiAristide Briandd to apply it as well.

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