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Show HEW COMU TREATIESPRDBABLE New Seamen's Act Conflicts With Foreign Conventions Now in Force. i" A S H I N G TO X . Nov. l.i-Ncw commercial commer-cial treaties probably will have to be made as the result of the abrogation of provisions of existing treaties by the wording of the new seamen's act, it was indicated today at the state department. Great Britain, so far, is the only government govern-ment which officially has agreed to the change?, but two or three other governments gov-ernments have sought information on the subject. State department officials feel that congress may enact legislation at the coming session amending the law to avoid conflict with existing treaties. Several months ago the state department, depart-ment, complying with the directions of ! congress, served notice upon all of the nations with which the United States has treaties affected by the seamen's act that those provisions of the treaties which are In conflict with the terms of the act would be terminated. All of the treaties contain provisions requiring a year's notice to make denunciation effect- i ive, so that the act cannot apply to for- j eign vessels generally until the expira- t tlon of the year at'ter notice, which was given ;tl approximately the beginning of the present liscal year. Almost the ent ire fabric of the consular con-sular treaty between the United States) and Great Hritain Is affected by the act and the British government has proposed the negotiation of a new convention to provide f-r the changes. |