points in the treaty. The first major point, "open covenants openly arrived at" will be final, meant the open covenants would not leave out confidential negotiations concerning those open covenants. The second major point, "absolute freedom of navigation," meant International waters will be "free." This did not mean the removal of naval blockades for this was Britain's major defenses. Another major point, "removal...of all economic barriers," was interpreted to mean that a country could still protect its industry by use of tariffs. Probably the most devastating point was "national armaments will be reduced to the lowest point consistent with domestic safety." This applied especially to Germany. This called for an extremely reduced military. This military could not effectively run Germany which was in ruins.4
             Clemenceau aimed for the security of France. Clemenceau believed that creating a buffer state in between Germany and France was the only way to create security for France. He was considered by the English and the Americans as an individual filled with a sense of rage and vengeance, determined to crush Germany. He wanted to abolish Germany's army, make Germany economically bankrupt, and keep Germany from ever making war again. Clemenceau called for complete disarmament of Germany. Clemenceau also demand
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