Evening journal., 1919-07-12
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LONDON, July A. United Press).-
The Allied mandatory commission
completing IFS disposition Of the for
mer German colonies held its flnal
meeting here today. Adjournment was
then to be taken until the peace con-
ference rat.aes its report.
Members declared complete agree
ment had been reached except on one
OF two points.
The outstanding phase Of the com
MISSIONS work was the care eXer-
cised to design the conditions Of the
mandates so that all nations subscrib-
ing TO the League Of Nations cove
nant will receive equal commercial
and navigation rights in the colonial
territories. Nationals OF the manda-
tory power, according TO the terms
laid down. Will not possess the slight
est commercial advantage over the
traders from another country.
Free navigation is provided in small
rivers and ports and all concessions
are TO be equally accessible, with flee
trade throughout.
For instance, i'm German East Africa,
for which the union Of South Africa Is
made mandatory power, Americans are
10 have equal chances with the BRIT
ish in the exploitation OF natural re-
sources American and British enter
crises are 10 be on the same basis In
competition for such concessions as
lie construction Of railways, canals
-oads. bridges and reclamation rights.
The commission placed all the former
German colonies in the second and third
classes OF the mandates mentioned IN
he covenant. The third class amounts
q virtual annexation, as the territory
becomes part OF the mandatory powers
Jurisdiction to all practical ends, tle
league siipulating certain condltlohs
safeguarding the welfare OF the natives,
such as prohibition OF the slave ana
the liquor traffic. CT,
This class includes German Sou'u.
west Africa, which becomes a party Oh
The south African Union, the Pacilic
Islands north OF the Equator when go
IN Japan. and those south OF the Equa-
Tor which come under the cohtroi oi
Australia and New Zealand.
The mandatory power VIII possess7
all the legislative, administrative anu
economic rights the same as IN any
nart Of its own realm. These Will re
main permanently as a part OF tle III
legral jurisdiction. e..
Tho second class. which covers Ger
man East Africa, also is mandatory DE
odntinisfrative and executive powers
but tho commercial field Is wide open
to The nations subscribing TO the
covenant. A..
The bulk Of this territory VIII go 10
the union OF South Africa. Belgium
will receive some territory and perhaps
Portugal will be awarded a small aers;
France will receive the Cameroons ana
Togoland with the exception or strips
contiguous to their territory which 90
A Great Britain. These allocations also
nrobably will be permanent. In Doht
ihe second and third classes the ma
iority OF the inhabitants are not tar
advanced in civilization. No plebiscltes
are contemplated because they would
be impracticable.
A member OF the commission ex-
planned today that first class protector
sfes. like that of Cuba in its relation
10 The United States, would include
narfs of the former Turkish empire,
Nfesopotamia. Syria and Arabia. Event
ually these countries probably Will pro
gress TO a state Of total independence.
n is hoped that the United states viii
AXE one OF these temporary protec-
.ors.es. The commission has not
ouched the first class yet. because the
resty withsTurkey has not been signed.