The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-02-21
Feeling in England That America Should Discard Her Traditional
MOofness and Assume Administration of Part Of Cap
tured Lands-hew Form of Colonial Control
Is Being Advocated.
BY LLOYD ALLEN.
Special Staff Correspondent.


tcopyr,ght. Western Newspaper Union,
London .--",Sill America be willing
TO take GA scope Of the German col
onIes or Turkish possessions In the
near EnstT'
That IL a question that Il uppermost
In the miads of a large section of the
goveraing class Of England. Men who
have led British political thought for
years believe that we should assume
some af the responsibility Of governing
the lands captured from the Germans
and Turks as one leading British
pubiicist told me recently. There Is u
double reason back OF this Idea.
| First of all. America Ii an English
speaking nation that can be trusted 10
administer wisely and well the desti-
MES Of a less-enli ghtened people.
| Secondly, 1T II only through actual
participation In the responsibilities OF
looking after far-awny colonies that
America can ever appreciate the true
state Of mind Of the British people OF
all classes upper. middle and lower, on
ibis delicate subject Of empire" II Is
stated by several prominent propa-
gnudists
Division Of Colonies.
At this stnge of the peace ncgotla-
lions the question OF dividing the col
onics II u matter on which no public
man Ii anxious TO go on record. but
vnofiicinIly the subject IL attracting
Wide attention. Too many interests
are Involved to invite outspoken dis
cusslon. There are larger problems
that must first be solved: The Hmita.
tion Of ornaments. freedom of the seas
and above all other subjects, forma.
tion Of league Of nations. Once
these are disposed Of the colonial knot
will probably he quickly cut.
II II with implicit filth In the ulti-
mate outcome Ut these basic Affairs
that the intelligent Briton outlines his
belief TINT America. II she is to remain
as a leading factor In world politics.
must 20 Into the colony business.
SHOULD such q course be embarked
on by the United States. should we
take. for Instance. the administration
II Palestine and Armenia and possibly
some Of the former German lands In
South Africa, II would be put on the
same platform thnt the best elements
In England accept for Indla; namely.
That sooner or later India win develop
into dominion capable OF self-eovcrn.
ment, like Canada aud Australia. and
mnst then he given every freedom to
determine her own destiny.
i The same principles would apply TO
the subject African stntes-~ultImate
| freedom 10 choose whether or not the
ties that bind 10 the mother country
must be cut. or allowed TO remain.
Answerahle TO League OF Nations.
Through NIL the days of American
administrations II Is admitted
many Of these days would prove irk.
so,ne aud expensive America would
he unswerabie to the league of nations
for her actions In the territory held in
trust, Just M the other European pow
ers. England. France aud Italy. will be
snswerable 10 the league OF nations
for amy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF subject
peoples,
In brief. intelligent England is rec.
smmsnding for world consideration n
new form of colonial control. with the
feeling that the worid has outgrown
the days when Spanish tyrant could
teyrorixe Cuba, or hrutallxed Ger.
man government could commit atroci.
lies IN South Africa.
There In In America n somewhat
general belief that the average Brit.
ish citizen takes great pride In the
large colonial possessions Of his conn.
try. that he gluats with much salts.
faction over the fact that Great Brit.
ain controls something like one quar-.
Ter III the inhahlsabtc portions of the
world
Unr ideas on this subject are not
! .xaetiy correct. There N u large Gle.
nent in the citizenship Of this caun.
! 'ry that is dead against the proposal
. ~ acquire any ,aare territorial possess
. aouS tn fact. aiuong the Labor party,
shleh In showing unusual strength
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