Arizona republican., 1919-01-29

 COLONIES
 DISGUISED
Republican A. P. Leased Wirel

PARIS, Jan. 2S.-(By The Associated Press) colonies occupied the entire attention of two extended executive sessions of the supreme council of the great powers today, and the disposition of this small empire, scattered over the African rnainlano, in Asia and throughout the Pacific, is presenting a territorial question of the first magnitude. ~ The hearing given today covered the entire range of these German colonies, as the delegates of Australia, New Zea - land and Japan presented their re. spective interests in the Pacific groups of islands, Japan and China, their in- terests in Chow and the German concessions at many treaty ports; and the French minister of Colonies, NJ. Si- mon, took up the African colonies. en- tracing Togoland the Kameruns and German East and Southwest Africa.
 General Jan Christian Shuts, the South African leader, and General Louis Botha, the South African pre- mier, already have been heard on the question of German East Africa, and now it only remains to obtain the view point of the Belgians, who are about to present their ideas of their interests on the colonies adjacent to the Belgian Congo It appears to be the generally accepted view among those having in terests in the matter that German col onies should not be returned to her
 Who Shall Control?
 This in turn. has dpVplODpd aOOf h ar crucial question, namely, whether Ger man sovereignty over these colonies should pass to the powers who may re- ceive them, or whether they should be entrusted to a league of nations which would exercise international contro While givin ga mandate to such powers as administer the particular colonies.
 This larger question, affecting the general administration of the colonies was considered by the council today, as well as the particular. interests in FolVed, and the discussion will be con- tnued tomorrow morning.
 German East Africa is the most i'm portant territorial possession involved as it has upwards of seven millions in. haDitants. Besides being adjacent to the |. British South African commonwealth lt Is a necessary link connecting tho British in the south and the north thu. completing the British territorial chair between Cairo and Cape Colony.
 German Southwest Africa is re earded as less important, though tn, harbor in Walfish Bay has some ad vantagcs.
 Belgium Wants S. w. Africa
 Belgian interests are believed to b related to Southwest Africa, while tn Trench interests are toward the Ram eruns and Togoland, which adioiI French Dahomey and the Frencl Congo.
 China s interests in the colonies is il getting back kiau- Chow, after it passe from Germany to Japan, and also i the termjnatiOn of German concession at Tien Tsin, Shanghai and othe points. Japan's interests are both i kiau- Chow and the Pacific island. The islarCs arc being considered i two main groups; first, New Guines Bismarck and the Samoan group, i which Australia and New Zealand ar presenting their interests; and, secon( the Marshal, Caroline and Mariann groups, lying east of the Philippine and south of Japan.
 The first grOun of islands is fertil and productive; the second. consists C coral islets, chiefly valuable as strat eglc bases. It is this whole range ( colonies, once constituting Germany hopes of world extension, that are un der consideration in the sessions of th supreme council of the great powers.