The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-02-14
Feeling England That America Should Discard Her Traditional
Aloofness and Assume Administration Of Part Of Cap
tued Lands-New Form Of Colonial Control
Is Being Advocated
BY LLOYD ALLEN.
Special Staff Correspondent.

special stan Correspondent.
Copyright. Western Newspaper Union)
London.-"Will America be willing
to take on some of the German col !
onies or Turkish possessions In the
near East?"
That Is question that is uppermost
In the minds Of a large sectio: Of the
governing class of England. Men who
have led British political thought for
years believe that we should assume
some of the responsibility Of governing
the lands captured from the Germans
and Turks" as one leading British
publcist told me recently. There Is
double reason back of this idea.
First of all, America is an English
speaking nation that can be trusted to
administer wisely and well the desti-
MES of a ghtened people.
Secondly, 1T is only through actual
participation in the responsibilities of
looking after far-away colonies that
America can ever appreciate the true
| state of mind of the British people of
all classes, upper, middle and lower, on
this delicate subject of empire" It is
stated by several prominent propa-
| gandists.
Division of Colonies.
At this stage of the peace negotia-
lions the question of dividing the col
Onies is a matter on which no public
man is anxious to go on record. But
unofficially she subject is attracting
wide attention. Too many interests
are invOd-ad to invite outspoken dis
cussion. There are larger problems
that must first be solved: The limita-
ton of ornaments, freedom of the seas
ton of league of nations. Once
these are disposed of the colonial knot
will probably be quickly cut.
1t is with implicit faith in the ulti
mate outcome of these basic affairs
that the intelligent Briton outlines his
as leading factor ip world politics
must go into the colony business.
Should such course be embarked
on by the United States, should WI
take, for instance, the administration
of Palestine and Armenia and possibl,
Some of the former. German lands II
South Africa, It would be put on tn
same platform that the best element
In England accept for India namely
that sooner or later India will develo
into a dominion capable Of self-goverr
ment, like Canada and Australia, an
must then be given every freedom I
determine her own destiny.
The same principles would apply
the subject African states--ultimat
freedom to choose whether or not tn
ties that bind to the mother countr
must he cut, or allowed to remain.
Answerable to League Of Nations.
Through all the days of America
administration it is admitte
many of these days would prove irl
some and expensive--Amerca woul
be answerable to the league of nation
for her actions In the territory held
trust, just as the other European pow
ers, England, France and Italy, will /
answerable to the league ,of nation
for any NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of subje,
peoples.
In brief, intelligent England is re
ommanding for world consideration
new form of colonial control, with II
feeling that the world has outgrow
the days when Spanish tyrant cou
terrorize Cuba, or brutalized &c
man government could commit atrot
ties in South Africa.
There is in America somewh
general belief that the average BIZ
4 ish citizen takes great pride in Il
4 large colonial possessions of his cou
d try; that he gloats with much sat
4 faction over the fact that Great Br
D ain controls something like one-qus
4 ter of the inhabitable portions of t
Il world.
B Our ideas on this subject are n
Il exactly correct There Is a large e
ment in the citizenship of this cou
IS try that is dead against the propos
lg TO acquire any more territorial poss'
al sions. In fact, among the Labor par
81 which is showing unusual streng