Show NEW U. U S 8 NOTE SENT GERMANY W WASHINGTON Dec 15 INS INS INS- The American government today made a final demand on Germany for or assurances that American Jews will not be subjected to the nazi Semitic anti-Semitic decrees Acting Secretary of State Sumner Sumner Sumner Sum- Sum ner Welles disclosed th that t the new protest which is one of the most strongly worded yet sent Germany had lad been presented to the foreign office in Berlin by Prentiss Gilbert charge on specific instructions instructions in inductions in- in from the state depart depart- ment Pointed Reminder The note pointedly reminded the nazi government that it has ignored the he American governments government's efforts which extend as far back as last May to obtain assurances that American citizens will not be discriminated discriminated dis- dis criminated against under the various various vari various vari- vari ous decrees the nazis have placed in n effect against German Jews The note foll followed two representations representations which have been made by Gilbert in the past 10 days on instructions instructions in- in from Washington The note expressed disappointment disappointment disappointment disappoint ment that Germany has not asyet as asyet asyet yet conveyed the assurances which my ny government felt confident would be e received concerning nondiscriminatory nondiscriminatory treatment in Germany of American citizens without exception exception tion lon based on race or creed Privileges Stressed Germany was reminded that its citizens enjoy every privilege accorded accorded accorded ac ac- ac- ac corded all others in the United States It is one of the fundamental principles of my government to tomake tomake make nake no distinction between American American American Amer Amer- ican citizens on the basis of race or creed and uniformly in its relations relations relations rela rela- with foreign nations it has emphatically declined the right ol of those hose nations to apply on their part parl such discrimination as between American citizens the note stated I This principle furthermore is applied by my government to nationals nationals nationals na na- na- na naI I of foreign countries residing residing residing ing in the United States including Germans The application to American citizens of the measures referred to would be incompatible with this principle The note then concluded My government believes therefore therefore therefore there there- fore that upon further consideration tion your excellency's government will decide that American citizens will not be discriminated against in Germany on account of race or creed and that they will not be subjected to provisions of the nature nature nature na na- na- na ture of those embodied in the de decree decree decree de- de cree laws in question |