The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-26
ID note
n | AFFECT
llIN.OATES
- Il .. s. Against
- remo Oil Pact to
ausnce League.

~Anstou. Nov. 26. = Omitted
l-fhe American government
s11ned Great Britain that it
iSsf propose to be excluded
nrsicipation in the rights and
rsrla secured under mandates
mi n the treaties Of peace.
ss United States, having abso-
~, sneadiated the Anglo-French
.nkt on Mesopotamian oil, Of
~ me today awaited reaction
50 Dusope to Secretary Colby's
- 4 protest to Great Britain.
~ III ID expected to influence
= tnsue Of Nations meeting at
- ID the question of methods
Z ADMINISTRATION of mandates.
RI Britain holds the mandate
= Nsscpotania.
nj eject Colby's note will have
4 d light Of Germany's recent
mlst against the distribution Of
ralstes over her former colonies
B u principal allies also is await
il n vith interest.
! n Colby note. addressed to Brit
~ Ypreiyn Minister Lord Curzon,
|Vu i protest aaginst the San
Igmo agreement between Great
hsnih and France for an apparent
duspn Of the oil supplies Of Mes
sptania.
n note made the following i'm
Detant points:
h United States holds it is "oi
ID Utmost Importance to the fu-
lun Deace Of the world that alien
l91issy transferred as a result OF
u M with the central powers,
iloull b held and administered in
lleA ! Wy as to assure equal treat
~ b the commerce and the citi-
- 4 IN nations"
kvl1 UPON an understanding to
t1aEt that President Wilson al
hl4is peace conference "was
tnnlA that the acquisition un.
9nla1ats Of certain enemy terri.
~ \ tAs victorious powers w0ulC
\ tn1istsnt with the best inter
st 4 The world" -
KAst British Pledged.
GiNt Britain pledged in her pre-
sbe kts to this government OF
sasstion that the natural re-
afta Of Mesopotamia are to b.
kufa 70 the people of Mesopo
anh md to the future Arab state
y established in that region, ant
!aa Z b the purpose of the Brit
W government to secure those re
ss'ces to the Mesopotamia state
w q particular that it is far from
@mtsation Of the mandatory pow
70 establish any kind of monop.
y Of preferred position of its owl
h.aest."
~ United States finds difficulty
! ncoacilinsS this pledge with tn,
yAM arrangement in the Sar
~ agreement. In view of Grea
ens assurance that it has M
!, .apoa OF establishing any kim
aopoly. Colby said, II am a
= - % shderstand how to constru,
wkovsion Of the San Reno agree
-. -. mai any private petroleum
Say which may develop tn,
0tamian oil fields shall b,
~ permanent British control.
~ note requests that Grea
4. ~ submit to the United State,
s@tes now being drafted TO
~. mia and Palestine b,
=. ~ M'tain before their submis
~ NV NE council of the League O
~. and that the drafts of thes
ss b made public.
Overule British.
=. Ms'a, Nov. 2S.-The council O
d. s acne this morning overrule,
r.. nssh objections to the bro
which countries not hold
n aates from the league 70
.in'stration for the colonia
= n ons Of former enemy DOW
ss,so otaer territories to be ad
- under mandate of th
4 NJ - sfe to have majority O,
q rm.nanent = mandate commits
- council confirmed til
- taken at the Brussels meet
ssAias for a Commission q
s q which shall be the rem
=. ss Of non-mandatory ma