Show u. u UI-Sa UI 5 REFUSES TRE TREATY TY PlANS LEAGUE OF NATIONS NOTIFIED THAT IT CANNOT ADHERE TO PROPOSED TREATY Assembly's Assembly Proposal for Pact of Mutual Assistance nce Circulated Among Nations ns For Viewpoint Geneva United Gnp United States States government Lae i s officially Informed the League of Hof Nations that It cannot adhere to tn tho the raft draft raft of tho the treaty of mutual assist assIst- nee anee which the fourth assembly of ho the league voted should be he circulated among nil all the tho governments Jo with the request equen for expression of their views Holding that the fun fundamental l prin prin- ciple of the treat treaty Is to lo provide pro guar guar- of mutual assistance and to lo the competency of the tho coun coun- ell 11 of the league with respect to any decisions contemplated the United States government go says sas that In Ia view of f the United States constitution and anti of f the fact that America Is not nOl a member of the league the lite United States Stales would find It Impossible to give gl us adherence to the treaty The communication from Washington Washing Washing- ton on adds nd's that the United States Stalls government gov bus not failed to note that under inder article 17 of the tile treaty nay state may give e Its partial adherence provided pro It Is prepared to reduce Its armaments In conformity with the treaty reaty but bat It thinks that It would not serve e any useful purpose to lo consider he the question of conditional on and pa par par- lal adherence when the conditions I imposed would of necessity bo ho of such a character as ns to pro I provide ad herene vf of any substantial effect The communication emphasizes the tho desIre of the Unit United Ill I'll States that appropriate up- up agreements he be reached to lo limIt armaments and thus to re reduce heal heavy burdens on Oil the nation notion It is pointed 1 out lIt that this desire delro was manifested when the American government gov gov- convoked the great military and naval na powers I to the Washington conference While this conference resulted In Inthe Inthe the conclusion lon of an Important naval na treaty limiting capital ship it was Found Impossible to obtain un on agreement agree agree- meat ment limiting tho the tonnage of auxiliary naval nl craft raft or to In make any uny progress in the direction of limitation of land forces The government gO of the United States II the Washington message concludes having reduced reduce Its armament arma went ment continues to cherish the hope that thal the desired 1 result lE In the tilt case of I I Ithe the other powers may be bo achieved oll and notes with keen and sympathetic I Interest every endeavor to find l some suitable agreement for a reduction In I armaments Interest In such sud an nn en en- deavor already had been hern Increased increase by hy bythe bythe hythe the presentation of the tho so culled draft treaty of oC disarmament nail and security drawn n lip ip by Americans which h now Is officially before the tho members of the league Officials of the league ald said that they Ihry considered the America Ameri merl ca can llIn n reply a friend friendly document |