New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-30
Italy Pledges
u. S. Full Aid
In YaP. Dispute
Will Support Contention
That America Has Equal
Rights and Privileges
in All Allies Mandates
Hughes Note Approved
Reply Says Supreme Council
Is Expected to Eliminate
Possible Disagreement
From, The Tribune's Washington Bureau

r rom 1he Ir,bune's Wdshtr Oton Bureau
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The Ital-
ian government to-day unequivocally
aligned itself on the side of the United
States in the controversy over the fu-
ture of the status of the Island of Yap.
Baron Vittorio Rolandi Ricci, the
Italian Ambassador, this afternoon
laid before Secretary Hughes a COM
munication from his government which
definitely pledged Italy to support the
American contention of equal rights
and privileges with all other nations
in mandate territories
The Italian position is even stronger
than that taken by the French govern
ment in it's answer to the American
note on Yap, forwarded to all the as
socated powers by Secretary Hughes
on April s, as it carries the direct
pledge that the fullest cooperation will
be extended this government in future
discussions of the zap question before
the Council of Ambassadors.
Stronger Than French Reply
The French answer admitted that
President Wilson and former Secretary
oil State Lansing had made specific res
ervations as to zap at Paris and gave
assurance that the American position
of equality would be presented to the
Allied Ambassadors, whereas the Ital-
ian governments reply discloses the
desire of that government that no dis
elimination be directed toward the
United States in any mandate terri
tory.
The complete text of the Italian
memorandum, made public to-day by
Secretary of State Hughes, follows:
"Italy is fully convinced that the
United States are not asking for any
privilege in the Island of Yap which
is not equally granted to every other
nation, including Japan. Italy Is also
convinced that the United States in
tend to protect their interest in the
Island of Yap with full consideration
for the interest of other nations.
Italy, therefore, has not hesitated
to express herself in way which
completely agrees with the text of the
American note of the fifth of April
instant, concerning the equality of
right among mandataries in the exer-
else of their mandates.
Wants Rights Recognized
'ltaly wishes and trusts that the
just rights of everybody concerned be
recognized always and everywhere. in
the island of Yap as we'll as in every
other place and circumstance. with
perfect equality and justice.
"Italy seconded the Anglo-French
proposal, which confided the study Of
the zap question to the juridical com
mittee and the conference of ambas-
sadors in Paris, and she now expects
that the conference will pronounce it,
self with equanimity in such a way
as to eliminate every possibility of
disagreement and to conciliate all con-
fticting interests.
Italy is particularly glad whenever
the moral policies of the two govern
ments and the material interests of the
two nations agree IN such way as
to put Italy and the United States in
position to cooperate toward the at
tainment of the common end, which
consists in the realization of an era
of serene peace and prosperity for the
civilized world"