The Red Cloud chief., 1919-02-13
WANT UNITED STATES TO TAKE
ON SOME OF GERMAN COLONIES

provide government TOR these terri
tories is the most difficult OF the ques-
lions which the conference has to face
From q hundred lips and pens the
answer will come that the solution lies
in international control. The league of
nations will solve the problem.
The booklet then emphasizes that
the league OF nations. in itself, cannot
provide actual government for the col
onies: Tint government must he fur
nished by one OF the associated pow.
crs, acting In a way az agent for the
league of nations and Of course rcspon'
sible to the league.
Freedom ls Secured.
THE control Of the four continents
hNs fallen, or Is now calling, to the
free peoples Of the eprth,' the booklet
with the NiScuunt Grey introduction
states, ana by that control the exist
enc" Of freedom is secured, not only
in Europe, hut also in America and
Australia.
But what Is the CN'NCt of this vic
tory to he ON Asia. Africa aud the
scattered remnants of primitive so
cicty who iuhghit n hundred Pacific
isles? In tho end the erect must be
that they, too. win achieve the nrt
of governing themselves. But the
question, how SOC can the end he
reached. depends on n right under
StrrGin. 10y the rrcr nations who now
control tho world Of the drllcnte AMI
complex nltnrn of the problem. Fail
IRE Io gasp II viii not only delay
the end but m"y vet set the ciNiIi2"d
world by tho care in brief. may yet
form the grounds Cor another war.
There Is no sentiment expressed In
the publications. now being issued ON
the colonial problem against any fca-
turp of the fourteen points laid down
In President Wilson's peace doclara.
| tion. Instead. there Is shown nm Of.
fort to make these pointS harmonic"
with the arguments advanced for
American participation in colonial gov
crnmcnt.
What Wilson Said.
President Wilson's nth clause, IN
the notable fourteen points. nSks for
"A free. Opnu.m'ndpd and absolutely
impartial adjustment of all colonial
claims based upOn u strict observance
Of the principle that in Determining
all such questions of sovereignty the
interests of the populations concerned
must have equal weight with the eQul.
table claims of the government whose
title Is To he determined"
The whole point Mt issue. according
to this recently published British view.
Is Tint no government shall claim ex-
elusive tile to the captured lands, hut
that one government must take the
responsibility of administration and he
responsible in turn to an international
tribunal.
Clause twelve Of the presidents
, peace terms provide for the Topping
off Of Armenia and Palestine from
Turkey and insist that these one-time
subject states shall h assured an un'
doubted security Of life and an abso
lutely unmolested opportunity Of an.
tonomous development" which oppor
tunity. II IL pointed out here. would
most aSsuredly be provided were
America acting as II kind of big broth
or to tie Armenians and people Of Pal
estine.
There Is hone here among the most
far-secing British thinkers that Amer
lea will discard her traditional aloof.
ness, ard become custodian Of the Ar
menians, Of Palestine, and take charge
even OF the D~ardanelles. maintaining
an open-door policy, a policy the Brit
ish will undoubtedly strongly urge or
the French and Italian governments as
an %eXpedient In wise territorial govern
ment.
1t is even being urged that we take
over the task OF preserving the au
tonomy OF Persia and Arabia.
That America possesses knowledge
for handling such a large assignment
Is ~undoubted. 1t is pointed out tina,
Roberts college and the American mis-
sions in the near East have given u,
a preponderant share. II not n mOnop
oily, of pu~blic-splrited men, many OF
them natives of this section of thu
world who consequently have first-hant
knowledge Of these regions.
incidentally, from the near East
America could promote railroad con
struction without offense to the Brit
ish, and could assist In that most vex
atious problem OF the day, the restora
tiop of Russia, the blind giant amOni
nations, the Grey booklet says.