The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-26
Kaiser's Violations of the Pp Of
1899 and 1898 and Die ID of
the Canons Of national
Courtesy, Car
REPEATED BREAKING OF
AGREEMENTS is CHARGED
Sinking Of Vessels Without Warn
ing and Other Practices Incl
dent to the Sub Campaign Are
Pointed Out as Indefensible.


Washington. March 2G.--GcFmany's
"cIoar violations" ~ the treaties of
1893 and iN4S and hcr disregard ot
tn. cauous ~ international courtesy
were assigned bs the United states ~
reasons FOR refusal 10 reaffiTm on cN'
tend these agreements. The note Of re-
tusal tu Germany transmitted through
br Paul Ritter. the swiss minister.
Was made public TODAY by the stat,
department and diS,lusDs That TINS
.FoNorumont "is seriously considering
whether GormunyH d Conduct ha- not ln
lcffcrt thropatvd these treaties.
The American mote signed hy Sccrc-
Fars Lansing follows
q beg 10 acknowledge tho receipt
lot your note Of February 10, present
ung the proposals OF the German gov
trumcut tor an interpretive and sup
elementary agreement a. TO article 20
pf the treaty ~ l1a9 After due con-
sidtrutiou ] have to inform YOU that
the government OF thr United states
is not dIsposid to look with favor upon
fhs Proposed agreement t. alter n
supplement the mcHninE Of article -a
81 This treaty This position - The
Government uf N, United states which
hignt under other conditions bo ait
rent Is due 80 the repeated viola
1 uus ny Germany uf the treaty ut
Is and the articles of the treaties
l1s5 and l7y9 revised hy the treaty
1N9S IL is not necessary 90 ndr'
ate lu detail these violations, for IA
Attention of the GCrmau government
Vas been callcd tn the ctrcum stance
q each instance uf violation. but ]
tay here refer To- certain OF them
kricny and in general terms.
Numerous Violations cited
"Siu.p the sinking uf the American
thip william T.. Frye Tor tho cnrriar"
III ,untnhaud. there have been per-
bettated by the German naval forces
fimllgr uuwarranted attacks upon ana
hcstiu,uou ot numerous American
kcssrle for tho reason. ms alleged mat
NheN were engaged iu transportation
NJ articles of uuuttthund, noiwlth-
4tnndlng ana n disregdrd Of article"
fhirtteu uf the treaty Of 1899 that mo
furh articles COZ youtrthuud' DirrI''
IN tho vessels uT by m" subjects pr
.titiI,u, pI either PARTY iu the enemies
pf tho other shall rc d"cmd contra
hand so us 20 induce runils,htl"n OF
condemnation ana loss ut properly
Cd individuals And that I'm IN" case
.or vessel stopped tor
Nru,Io. of ruutranand, u the master or
e. Npssrf stopped VIII deliver out TIA,
ODDS supposed tu nc ~ ,uutrnnand
turc. he SHALL Dee permitted to do u
4 the ye--"l shall not IN that case
carried into any port or iurth't
tanned but shall h' allowed =" pro-
God uu her voyage.
"n addition 70 the sinking of A.ucr-
.lyau Vessels foreign merchant Nc~-'l'
arry iug American citizens and Amer
icHu property have been sunk hy Ger
.mau submarines without Wurnin- amt
iNIthout amy adequate security Tor tho
- fetN OF IN, persons on board or COM
pcusutiun for the destruction of th'
property hN such action, notWith~tind -
ing the solemn eugnrcmcnts OF trutl"
fftecn OF tho treaty OF lttH thui an
persons belonging TO aul vessels "l
war public or private, who shat! mo-
lest or insult IN any manner whatever
the people. vessel or Effects Ul lh'
other party, shall be responsible" iu
their persons and property FOR dam
.t-c4 ana Interests, sufficient security
Ior which shall DE given Oy an com
mundrrs Of private ARMED vessels u'-
IuT, they arc commissioned. aud not
withstandiur the further stipulation IT
article !. uf the treaty of ',N' that
I'M, irtr intercourse 1ud commerce OF
IN, subjects or citizens ot the party
remaining neutral with IN, hDlllgcrcu'
uuN,Is shall not D" interrupted
Ptoclaims Danger Zone.
"pisrcgarding these obligations, IA,
German government has piurlaimtd
certain cones uf the high seas IN which
ID declared without reservation that all
.ip, including those of ncutrals. WI
sunk and iu those zones German
butrInt. have. IN fact IN accord
ir, with this declaration, TuthlcsslN
nh merchant vessels and lCOunidN'