The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-17
GERMANY
STILL after
A TREATY
Pact Gerard Refused
to Sign Sent to
Washington
PROVIDES SAFETY
FOR CITIZENS
Reaffirms and Extends
Old Agreement With
Prussia

Prussia
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The
state department today published
the English tart OF . communiea-
uon submitted by Swiss Minister
DT. Paul Ritter. as Germany's rep
resentatfve here. In which are con.
tanned the changes the kAisers gov.
eminent wanted made In the old
Prussisn treaty OF 1923 and which
Ambassador Gerard rerased 10 sign.
saying be would remain In Berlin
until kingdom come" before &C
oeptins.
The Communication under Feb.
10 date from the Swiss minister
reads:
The German legation AZ Berne
has communicated the following to
the Swiss political department flor
eign once:
The American treaty OF friend.
ship commerce Of the iith OF July.
1893. provides by article 20 for the
treatment OF the subjects or citisens
OF the two states and their property
in the event OF war between the
two states. This article. which Is
without question IN full force n
regards the relation between the
German empire and the United
States, requires certain additions
on account OF the development Of
International law. The German gov.
eminent therefore proposes that a
special Arrangement be now sixned
OF which the Ensiish tsxt is as fol.
lows:
The agr.sment eetwe~n Germany
and the Cnited States OF AmsVica
concerutng the treatment OF Each
others eitirens and their private
property after the severance OF Dip
lonAfic relations
diplomatic relations between Ger
many and the United states OF
America and In thei event OF out
oreAk OF war between the two BOW
era the citizens OF each party ana
their private property IN the terri
treated according 90 article ~ %
the treaty.
'Amtty And commerce s.tw..n
Prussia ana the United statea OF
the IIth Of July. 1873. VITA the fol-
lowing explanatory and supplement
Article II German merchant. IN
the United States and American n.r-
chants In Germany shall 90 far as the
Treatment % their persons and their
property 10 concerned be held In
every respect on a par win the other
persons mentioned IN Article - They
shall accordingly even after the Pc
ROD provided for In Article - has
elapsed be entitled 20 remain ard
continue their profession IN the cour-
try OF their residence. Merchants "a
well as the other persons mentioned
IN Artiel. % may be excluded from
fortind places or other places % mil
"Arrieis III. Germans IN ths rrfs-
| ed states and Americans IN Germany
shall Be free TO leave the country u.
their reslc~nce within the tire ard
BY the rights that shall b. assured
| 20 them by the proper authorities
The persons departing shall be .nti.
tied 20 take along personal property
including money. vaiuables ana bank
accounts excepting such prop~Fty
expectation % wEi-A - prohibited
soeordins % general provision
| 'Artiel. ". Protection 90 &c iran,
In the United states and the Amsri.
cans in Germany and % their prop
| erty shall be guaranteed n Accord
ance with the las existing IN IN.
| countries % either party They shsl
1 eerning the enjoyment ~ thetr prt
vste rights and the Judicial enforce.
men, Of their rights than neutra
rssidenta They may accordingly ~
| be Transferred 90 concentration
earps nor shaIi their privst. prop
Liquidation or other compulsory alien
alton under other conditions thar
neutral property.
! Article v Pst~n. right. OF 9TH
protected rights held By Germans "
! ~-f.rttrA=9txtsH "a afs--f-zsrs-@
nor shall the exercise 90 such tight
be inp-ded. nor shall such rights ,,
| Transferred 20 Others without Ia
consent ~ the person entitled ther~
10 provided that r-guistion mad. er
elusively IN the Interest % the stat
ArtIcis VI Contract. nse. b.
tween Germans and Americans sisN~
before or after the severance ~ dip
icmaffc relations also obligations r
| Americans shat not hs declared can
ceied. void or IN surpsnsion ere~p
under provisions snpiicabls % n.u
| trails Likewise citixe,s % sifh .
party shall not be irnp-Hed IN fUini
inc their iah''fties. arisf-e from ~
| oh'wpfiors ef'h~r bv injunction 90 b
other provisions unless they Arpi
| n neutral.
Article VII The provisions ~ ~
| sixth Hague convention relative .
| tho treatment - e-erny m~rcN-r
ships AZ the outbreak % hortiiifisi
| shall apply 10 the merchant v~ss~i
~ either party ard their cavxn. p
aforesaid ships may not Be forced 2
ieave port unless AZ the same 'im
| they be given a pass recognized o.
| hinding ~ al ihe enemy sea pow
7 r. 90 home port or port % an al
lied country or 20 another port ii
the country IN which the ship hsr
pens % be
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