The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-02-14
WANT UNITED STATES TO TAKE
ON SOME OF GERMAN COLONIES

provide government for these terri
tories is the most difficult Of the ques-
tons which the conference has 10 face.
From a hundred lips and pens the
answer will come that the solution lies
In International ccntrc' The leagI,- II
nations Will solve the problem.
The booklet then emphasizes that
the league of nations. In itself. cannot
provide actual government for the col
onies: that government must be fur
nished by one of the associated pow
ers. acting IN way as agent for The
I league OF nations and of course resTon-
sble to the league.
Freedom Is Secured.
The control of the four continents
has fallen. or Is now falling. TO the
free peoples of the earth" the booklet
with the Viscount Grey introduction
states. and by that control the exist
ence of freedom is secured. not only
in Europe. hut also In America and
Australia.
"But what is the effect of this VIC
tory to be on Asia. Africa and the
scattered remnants of primitive So
ciety who inhahit hundred Pacific
isles? In the end the effect must he
that they, too. will achieve the art
of governing themselves. But the
question, how soon can the end he
reached depends on right under
standing by the free nations who nbNv
control the world Of the delicate and
complex nature of the problem. Fall
ure TO grasp it will not only delay
the end but may yet set the civilized
world by the ears" in brief, may yet
form the grounds for another war.
There is no sentiment expressed In
the publications now being issued on
the colonial problem against any fea-
ture OF the fourteen points laid down
in President Wilson's peace declara-
| ton. Instead. there is shown an ef-
| fort to make these points harmonlze
| with the arguments advanced for
| American participation in colonial gov.
| eminent.
What Wilson said.
/
| the notable fourteen pcints, asks for
| "A free. open-minded atAi absolutely
impartial adjustment Of all colonial
| claims based upon a 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 equi
/ table claims of the government whose
II title is to be determined"
n The whole point Mt issue. according
n to this recently published British view
d is that no government shall claim ex
q elusive title to the captured lands, bu
that one government must take tn
e' responsibility of administration and b
nv responsible In turn to an internationf
" tribunal.
~ Clause twelve Of the president
!" peace terms provide for the loppin
=, off of Armenia and Palestine frOs
w Turkey and insist that these one-tim
~ subject states shall ''be assured an III
Nv doubted security of life and an abs,
~ lutely unmolested opportunity Of Il,
-, tonomous development" which oppol
% tunity, 1t is pointed out here, woul
- most assuredly be provided wer
~ ~, America acting as kind of big brotf
~ err to the Armenians and people Of Pa
80 estine.
There is hope here among the mos
- far-seeing British thinkers that Anne
on lea will discard her traditional aloO
to ness, and beccrie custodian Of the A
menians Of Palestine, and take chare
even of the .)ardanelles, maintainin
he an open-door policy, apolicy the Bri
be ish Will nnds ubtedly strongly urge 9
mt the French aid Italian governments {
nd an expedient in wise territorial gover
mt ment.
OF It is even being urged that we tai
Of over the tass of preserving the a
ell tonomy Of Persia and Arabia.
ter That America possesses knowled.
for handling such large assignee
are is undoubted. = is pointed out tn
re- Roberts college and the American mi
oil sions in the near Vast have given
nd a preponderant share. II not mono
led oily, of public-spirited men, many
in them natives of this aection Of Il
world who consequently have first-hal
rn- knowledge OF these regions.
II Incidentally, from the near Ea
of America could promote railroad &C
de- struction without offense to the Br
IAN ish, and could assist in that most We
ear atious problem of the day. the restol
BOD ton Of Russia the blind giant amo
to nations, the Grey booklet says.