The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-18
JAPAN STATES
 POSITION ON YAP

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 It was to this note that Secretary Hughes replied April at the same time sending similar notes to the governme of Great Britain, France and Italy. He declared that the Unit ed States was unable to agree with Japan's contention
 "AS no treaty has ever been con cfuded with the United States relating to the island of Yap," MT. Hughes : added, land as no one has ever been right or interest of the United States ] in the island, this government must insist that 1t has not lost it's right or interest as 1t existed prior to any ac- tLeague of Nations and cannot recog- nize the allocation of the island or the validity of the mandate to Ja- ipan."
 Japan has not yet replied to this communication, so that to date the correspondence consists of the two notes quoted above, another formal note sent by acting Secretary Davis, December and two memoranda with which the exchanges were initiated last November.
 In the first memorandum, Novem- Der g, the secretary of state said it was "-the clear understanding of the American government that the su- preme council at the previous request of President Wilson had reserved for future consideration the final disposi-
  some agreement might be reached to place it under international control and thus render it available as an in Eternationa cable station.
 November 19 that it has "the definite understanding of the Japanese gov ernnent that the supreme council on May z came to a final decision to place under mandate to Japan all of the former German islands north of the equator and that the decision in voIved no reservations whatever in regard to the island of Yap."
 In response Acting Secretary Davis i despatched a long formal note to To- kio setting forth that the American was included in the decision the su- preme council of May ', 1919, made, as claimed, and that even on the as sumption that the island had been in cIuded in the mandate "all other powers should have free access to the island for the landing and operating of cabIes.''
 The Japanese reply on February 26 said that if the observation of the American government with regard to cables was put forth irrespective Of the fact that the island was within the mandatory territory then the question seems to be one which should be freely settled by the nation which has charge of the place, namely, Japan"
 meeting of the commission on man. dates Colonel E M. House opposed Viscount Chinda's claim that the same equal opportunities for com merce and trade should be guaranteed in territories of the "C" class (such es the Pacific tslands). as in those be- longing to the 'B" class.
 Tn view of the position thus taken by the American delegate the note added. "the imperial government feel obliged to state that in their opinion the American government cannot with justice contend for the open door in the "C" class territories as against Japan and to inform ths Tinted States goyernrserlt ak tfs saffas lime that they cannot consider them selves bound in any way to recognize fte freedom of other nations ta ths manner insisted upon by ths Afssarf- can government in regard tS ths lending and the operation of cables even in places where the principle of fhe ~open door is to be Szzexatltesd,