Show riG iGNORES NO RES PLEA OF GERMANY UNITED STATES WILL WILL REFUSE REFUSE EXTENSION OF BROKEN BROKE PACTS SAYS LANSING 1 J Clear Violations of Treaties During W i- i iR R Reason for Not Accepting Scrap of Paper From I th the Kais Kaiser r. r i Washington Germans German's Germans German's clear yb- yb lations of at the treaties of ot 1799 1799 and 1828 and her disregard of ot the tho thoc c canons nona of or International courtesy are assign assigned ed by the United Stat States s as reasons for refusal to reaffirm or extend these agreements I J I IThe The The note of refusal to Germany ermany t transmitted through Dr Dr Paul Pall Ritter the time Swiss minister was made public on March Max 26 by the state department and discloses that this government is seriously considering ering whether Germanys Germany's Ger Ocr many's conduct has not in effect abrogated abrogated abrogated ab ab- th these se treaties The American note signed by Secretary Secretary Sec See Lansing says In view of ot th the clear violations by the time German authorities of the plain terms of th the treaties in question solemnly solemnly sol sol- sol sol- c concluded on the mutual understanding understanding understanding under under- standing that the obligations there ther under would be faithfully kept In view v further of the disregard of the canons of ot international courtesy and the com comity cpm cpm- ity of nations in the treatment of Innocent Innocent Innocent In In- American citizens in Germany the government of the United States cannot perceive any advantage which would flow from Crom further engagements even though they were merely declaratory declaratory decla decla- declaratory of international 30 law w entered Into with the imperial government in regard t to tl the e meaning of oC any of the thu articles of these thes treaties treaties' or or as supplementary supplementary sup sup- to them In these circumstances circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances tl therefore the government of the tho United States declines to enter entex Into the special protocol prop proposed sed b by bythe bythe the Imperial government f The German note Dote als also made public March March 26 was regarded by officials as practically proposing a new treaty Nationals of either country resident in the other would In case of ot w war r have been free from Internment most would have ha be been n entitled d to remain indefinitely and those seeking to leave would have haye be been n free tree to do so BO with all aU their property specifically including including ing merchant vessels would have b been en free from all except Under under under un un- der laws applying to neutrals also have b bd been n cancelled suspended or declared declared de de- de- de lared void The Th status of Germ Germans ns in this thIs' country country country coun coun- try is not held to be affected by the refusal to re reaffirm the thel old treaties and there will willi be no general internment internment intern intern- ment or persecutions The most serious serious se se- se- se rious project now in mind is adoption of the mild Canadian system by which derm Germans ns must register and remain within certain limits unless especially permitted to leave Und Under r this plan only out of Germans in Canada have been interned |