Show UI US Si USES REFUSES TREATY PlANS LEAGUE OF NATIONS NOTIFIED THAT IT CANNOT ADHERE TO PROPOSED TREATY Assembly's Proposal for Pact Pac of Mutual Assistance Circulated Among Nations For Viewpoint Geneva United Geneva United States government has hag officially informed inform ell the League of Nations that It cannot adhere to the draft of the treaty of or mutual assistance assistance assist assist- assistance ance which the fourth assembly of the tho league voted should be circulated among nil the governments with the request for expression of their views Holding that the fundamental principle prin ciple of the treat treaty Is to provide guarantees guarantees guarantees guar guar- of mutual assistance and to establish the competency of the coun coun- cil of oC the league with respect to an any decisions contemplated the United States government sn says s 's that In view of the United States constitution and andor of or the fact that America Is not a member of the league the United States would find It impossible to give ghe us adherence to the treaty The communication from Washington Washing Washing- ton adds that the United States government government government gov gov- has not failed to note that under article 17 of the tho treaty nn any state may give ghe its partial adherence provided ded It is prepared to reduce Its armaments in conformity with the treaty but It thinks that It would not pr p nn 11 tn J 1 1 v vu 1 the question of conditional and partial partial partial par par- adherence when the conditions imposed would of or necessity he be of such a character as to pro provide ide adherence adherence ad ad- of oC any substantial effect The communication emphasizes the Ule desire of the United States that appropriate appropriate appropriate ap ap- ap- ap a agreements be 10 reached to limit armaments and thus to reduce heavy burdens on the nation It Is pointed out that this desire was manifested the American government government gov gov- convoked the great military and naval na p powers pers ers to th the Washington L conference While this conference resulted in inthe inthe L the conclusion of an important naval I treat treaty limiting capital ship it was found Impossible to obtain an agreement agreement agree agree- ment limiting the tonnage of oC auxiliary P naval al craft or to make snake any progress in the direction of limitation of or land I forces The government of the United L States the Washington message concludes having ing reduced Its armament arma anna ment continues to cherish the hope that the desired result In the case of 01 the other powers rna mIr may be bo achieved I anti and notes with keen and sympathetic Interest every endeavor to find some suitable agreement for a reduction In armaments Interest in such an endeavor enden en en- den deavor leavor VOl alread already had been Increased bythe bythe by bythe the presentation of ot the so-called so draft treaty of disarmament anI and anil security drawn up by Americans which now is officially before the members of the league Officials of ot the league said that they considered the American Ameri Amen i can reply a friendly document I |