The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-22
AMERICAN DELEGATES
SUGGEST DISPOSAL
ARMENIAN PROBLEM
(By Associated Press)

n GENEVA, Nov. 22-The American
delegates to the Phil-Armenian league
have presented memorandum to the
congress of the Armenian league now
in session here, proposing to the league
OF nations assembly a form of govern
ment and administration for Armenia.
The American delegates to the Phil
Armenian gathering are Walter George
Smith of Philadelphia, H. c. Jacquith
of New York city and DR.. William w.
Peet, of Fall River, Mass.
The memorandum sets forth that
"the greatest and most urgent need
of Armenian people today is that OF
settled political institutions with Sc
curity from aggression AS to SOW
ereignty, it says: In our opinion the
sovereignty of the Armenian race. re-
poses in the people themselves in
habiting those political areas in which
the Armenian race is dominant"
As to mandates over Armenia, the
memorandum states: I'VE hold strong
ly to the view that the people OF Ar
menia are capable of evolving and
building up an independent admins
tration which will ultimately possess
the attributes and be able to discharge
the functions of a we'll ordered state,
and we are therefore prepared to sup
mandatory acceptable to the Armenian
race, providing always that the terms
of the mandates are such as will ad-
NIT of the establishment in due time
of a responsible government for Ar
menia holding those sovereign rights
and possessing that international
status which is implied in the recog-
milton given in the recent treaty to
the Armenian republic.
Twenty Year Mandate
I'VE suggest that the mandate
should be conferred for a terminal
period of 20 years only subject to per-
iodic extensions Of five years at the
request of a representative Armenian
government and with the approval OF
the League Of Nations.
During the whole period Of the tute-
lege of the people of the territory OF
the Republic Of Armenia, the conduct
of it's foreign policy should be vested
wholly and reservedly in the manda-
tory.
"During the whole period of the
continuance of the mandate, the con-
duct and control of the military and
notice forces of the administration OF
the territory should be vested wholly
in the mandatory.
"Au persons Of whatsoever race,
class. creed or nationality resident,
soiourning or carrying on business
within the limits of the territory shall
without exception be emenable In all
respects to the laws for the time De-
ing in force.
Provisions Set Out
mo concession, grant, monopoly or
other privilege whatsoever OF COM
mercial. economic or other character
should be given in the territory OF Ar
menia except by the national govern.
ment thereof with the approval OF
the mandatory power and acting IN
pursuance of the express Will Oh the
national parliament.
1.-THE national government OF the
territory should not accord any pre-
ference to goods imported thereto
from the territories of the mandatory
or of any other state member OF
the League of Nations without the
previous sanction in writing or the
council of the League of Nations.
The territory proposed ODE inciud-
ed within the mandate is described IN
the memorandum as the present geo.
graphical area of the Republic OF Ar
menia and such Armenian districts as
in process of time may be Incorporated
in that republic by international agree