The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-05
AGREEMENT ON
BASIS OF PEACE
sreat Powers W;ll Support Will
sons Plan for League of
Nations.
g0El,NIAL PROBLEM IN
RECESS OF SETTLEMENT
Laagae Of Nations Will Keep
Supervise Administration of
rman Colonies.

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Supervise Administration OF
srnan Colonies.
Paris, Jan .3o.-The announcement
sFsss made in authoritative quarters
today that the great colonial pow
eI notably Great Britain and
France, had accepted in principle the
l4dherican proposal put forward by
S&adent Wilson for the league CT
S4ions exercising supervision over
4f6 German colonies and aliotting
their administration to mandatory
Ihe communication issued tonight
hes the official announcement that
satisfactory provisional arrange
meats were reached for dealing with
she German colonies and the occupied
s4alTSteaies OF Turkey in Asia.
The provisional arrangement TO
which the communication refers IS
tta acceptance OF the principle OF
resfdant Wilson'S plan Of mandatory
administering of the colonies.
me reference to the occupied ter
ssiFnryof Turkey IN Asia indicates that
3fesopotarnia, Palestine, Armenia and
Ssysa are brought within the scope
6f slais new policy OF dealing with
xke colonies
Iqius has suddenly come within
x5ges "a. practical accomplishment one
III the most sweeping changes in CO.
Slon5al management that ever has oc-
cured. The basic idea Of this policy
that the colonies Will be admins
3xred by mandates for the benefit Of
own people and not exploited as
front making enterprises by the
sewers claiming them.
While acceptance Of the principle is
with the condition that details may
BE worked out on. a practical basis yet
ehanges among the powers led TO
the belief that the details will be
muiated for acceptance by all the
colonies and powers, including Great
Eitain, France, Japan, Belgium and
RDrtugal The most formidable op-
Z position has come from Premier
Hughes of Australia, who has. main
fS5neds that anything short Of out
TSSht annexation of New Guinea to
AHstraaia might: endanger the friend
feelings towards the mother coun-
Z This. however, is in process OF be-
shg reconciled by concessions on de-
ISi;ss but in any event the opposition
considered to have lost its effec-
azVSness since the British home gov
sernnent and South Africa are favor
able TO the new colonial policy.
teddent Wilson has taken a lead
ing part in the animated discussions
and acceptance Of the new principle
s. being credited largely to his deter
nfned attitude. There is no desire
h american quarters, however, to
herald a victory, but on the contrary
an earnest desire is shown that the
mandatory powers shall not be ham
peTed In the least by the administra-7
ton OF the colonies
Acceptance Of the new principle Is
construed as applying not only to the
calonies but also as the establishment
ofsa precedent of the fair dealing
which viii prevail when the large ter
fatofial questions come UP for decision
3ases
# Giving to the important decision
reached the following precise infor-
i1ation concerning the mandatory
pian was made available: Three broad
proposals for the disposition Of the
German colonies were advanced. The
first proposed annexation, much as
EthS Pacific Northwest was annexed as
American territory. !
The second proposed international
sadtnfnfgtration similar to the first in
ternational control Of the Congo.
WhSch proved failure. as did similar
systems in Albania and Morocco. The
third proposal was the mandatory
system which was included in the
American plan for a league Of ma
lions.
There are two conceptions Of this
nat1on. One plan makes the league of
nations trustee Of the colonies work
ing through particular states as its
agent, but reserving detailed powers
OF oversight. The second is that the
trustee shall be one Of the members
OF the league Of nations and working
for Justice administration.
Certain military principles obtain
concerning the mandatory system.
The state chosen as a mandate should
be chosen as the choice of the peo-
pie to be governed. Another princi-
pie is the open door and equal oppor-
tunity. All nations are forbidden to
have a greater military force than is
required for police work and all have
the right of appeal to the league for
any injustice.
Opinion inciines also to give the
mandate in perpetuity in order to
stimulate development, but with the
reservation that the mandate is re-
.vocable for misgovernment or
through the people reaching the stage
of fsself.sovernment-
These sare the main features Of the
mandatory. system which the powers