Bisbee daily review., 1920-05-25

of the Old World will inspire a wider
 confidence and afford d firmer guarp.
 tee for stability in the future than
 would the selection of any European
 power"
 Early in the conference at Paris it
 was agreed that to those colonies and
 territories which, as a consequence of
 the late war. have ceased to be under
 the sovereignty of the states which
 formerly governed them and which
 are inhabited by peoples not yet able
 to stand by themselves under the
 strenuous conditions of the modern
 world, there should be applied the
 principle that the well-being and de
 velopment of such peoples form
 sacred trust of civilization and that se-
 curities for the performance of this
 trust should be afforded
 Tt was recognized that certain con- munities formerly belonging to the
 Turkish empire have reached a stage of development where their existence
 as Independent nations can be provis- iohaIy recognized, subject to the rem dering of administrative advice and assistance by mandatory until such time as they are able to stand alone.
 Tt is in pursuance of this principle and with desire of affording Armen- Id such advice and assistance that the statesmen conferrins atSan Reno have formally requested this govern ment to assume the duties of manda- tory in Armenia At the same sitting it was resolved to request the Dresi- dent of the United States to under take to arbitrate the difficult question Of the boundary between turkey and Armenia and the villayets of Erzerum. TrebiZond. Van and Bitlis. and it was agreed to accept his decision there upon. as well as any stipulation he may prescribe as to access to the sea for the independent state Of Armenia In pursuance Of this cation, it was re- solved Co embody in the treaty with Turkey a provision that Turkey and Armenia and the other high contend ing parties agree to refer to the arbi- tration of the president of the United States of America of the question of the boundary between Turkey and Armenia in the villayets of Erzerum, Trebizond. Van and Bitlis. and to ac- cept his decisions thereupon as we'll as any stipulations he may prescribe as to the access to the sea for the in- dependent state of Armenia. pending that decision the boundaries of Turkey and Armenia to remain as at present. have thought it my duty to accept this difficult and delicate task.
 Tn response to the invitation of the council at San Reno. l urgently advise and request that the congress grant the executive power to accept for the United States a mandate over Armen- ia. I make this suggestion in the earnest belief that it will be the wish of the people of the United States that this should be done. The sym pathy with Armenia has proceeded from no single portion of our people. but has come with extraordinary spon- tGneity and sincerity from the whole of the great body Of Christian men and women in this country whose free will offerings to Armenia has p~acti- cally been saved at the most critical iuncture Of it's existence This great and generous people have made tho cause of Armenia their own. It is to this people and to the government that the hope and earnest eXpectations of the struggling people of Armenia turn as they emerge from a period of indescribale suffrage and peril. and hope that the congress will think it wise to meet the hope and eXnectat- tiOn with the umost liberalty I known from unmistakable evidence given by responsible representatives of many peoples struggling towards independence and peaceful life again that the government of the United States is looked to with extraordinary -rus and confidence and I believe it would do nothing less than arrest the hopeful processes of civilization if we were to refuse the request to become he helpful friends and advisers of
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