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Show UNITED STATES REFUSES TO MAKE ANY MORE TREATIES WITH GERMANY Clear Violations of Plain Terms of Pledges and H Disregard of Rules of International Courtesy H Have, in Effect, Abrogated Treaties H Now Existing. H WASHINGTON. March 26 Ger-, many's "clear violations" of the trert-i ties of 1799 and 1828 and her "disre-j ard of the canons of international courtesy" were assigned by the United States as reasons for refusal to reaffirm re-affirm or extend these agreements. The note of refusal to Germany transmitted trans-mitted through Dr. Paul Ritten. the Swiss minister, was made public today to-day by the state department and discloses dis-closes that this government is considering consid-ering whether Germany's conduct has ' not, in effect abrogated these treaties The note says "in view of tho clear violations by the German authorities of the plain terms of the treaties in i question, solemnly concluded on the mutual understanding that the obliga-j obliga-j tions thereunder would be faithfully kept, in view further of the disregard of the canons of international cour- tesy and the comity of nations in the treatment of innocent American citizens citi-zens in Germany, the government of the United States cannot perceive any advantage which would flow from fur-, fur-, ther engagements, even though they I were merely declaratory' of interna tional law, entered into with the imperial im-perial German government in regard to the meaning of any of the articles I of these treaties or as supplementary j to them. In these circumstances there-! there-! fore the government of the United 1 States declines to enter into the pe cial protocol proposed by the imperial government. Existing Treaties Abrogated. "This government is seriously con sideling," continues the note, ' whether wheth-er or not the treaty of 1828 and the revised articles of the treaties of 17S5 and 1799 have not been in effect ab-1 ab-1 rogated b the German government's flagrant violations of their provisions, for it would be manifestly unjust and inequitable to require one party to an agreement to observe its stipulations and to permit the other party to disre gard them. It would appear that the mutuality of the undertaking has been j destroved by the conduct of the Ger 1 man authorities." The German note also made public today was regarded b officials as practically opposing a new treaty. Na , tions of either country, resident in the Otht r. would in case of war, have been 'free from internment, most would have been entitled remain indefi 1 nitely and those seeking to leave would have been free to do so with all their property. Enemy property, spe ciflcally including merchant vessels would have been free from all seques tration except under laws applying tc neutrals also, while contracts and pat ents would not hae been cancelled suspended or declared oid. All Germans Must Register. The status of Germans in this coun try is not held to be affected by the refusal to reaffirm the old treaties - and there will be no general internments. intern-ments. The most serious project now in mind is adoption of the mild Canadian Ca-nadian system by which Germans must register and remain v. . ain certain limits unless especially permitted to leave. Under this plan only 6.000 out of 8,000 Germans in Canada have been interned. The activities of plotters already discovered and the certainty that more are to follow has not shaken the official offi-cial belief that the majority of Ger-I Ger-I mans will remain loyal. Whether the treaties may be consid-I consid-I ered abrogated through Germany's ac-I ac-I tion wiH depend upon the state de-! de-! partment's view as to whether senate approal is essential. There is doubt whether the department alone can reach such a decision. |