Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-24
j. S. CONCERNED
LEAGUE IS TOLD
American Governments Note
to Council Of League of Ma
tions is Made Public.
COUNCIL CONSIDERS IT
Some Countries Held Amer
lea Had Forfeited Rights by
Withdrawing from Council

PARIS, Feb. "a (By the Associat-
ed Press)-The United States gov
ernment in its note to the council
of the League of Nations on the
question of mandates claimed an
equal concern and interest with the
other principal allied and associated
powers in the overseas possessions
of Germany and in their disposition.
This was shown today when the
note sent by the American state de-
partment and laid before the coun-
ell yesterday. was made public. The
council took up the note this morn
ing considering it with particular
reference to this claim advanced by
others held that America had for
feited such rights by Withdrawing
as an associated power from the
supreme council.
In the summary of the note made
public yesterday it was revealed that
the United States declared it never
had given its consent that the island
of Yap, an important link in the
chain of cable communications in the
Pacific. be included in the territory
subjected to the mandate of Japan.
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in addition to the point contained
in the summary was the American
contention of equal right and inter-
est in disposing of Germany's over
sea possessions. On this the note
said:
"As one of the principal allied
and associated powers the United
States has equal concern and insep-
arabic interests with the other prin-
cipal allied and associated powers in
the overseas possessions of Germany
and consequently an equal voice In
their disposition, which it is re-
spectively submitted, cannot be un-
dertaken or reflected without its con-
sent"
Island of zap.
Referring to the attribution of the
Island of zap TO Japan the note
reads:
while the government never as
sented to the inclusion of the Island
of Yap in the proposed mandate to
Japan it may be pointed out that
even with one or more of the other
principal allied and associated pow
ers was under Misrepresentation as
to the inclusion of the island in the
reported decision of May {, 1919.
nevertheless. in the notes above
mentioned the United States govern
ment makes clear its position.
Presumably, the note referred to
comprised that sent by the United
States to Great Britain on Nov. 20
last with the copies submitted TO the
French and Italian governments
The note sets forth the American
position on the responsibility of
mandatory powers. The Japanese
mandate was approved by the coun-
ell of the league Dec. II at Genva.)
AT the time when these notes
were addressed TO the respective
governments above mentioned, an
agreement had not been reached on
the terms of the ALLEGATION of the
mandate covering the former Ger
man islands in the Pacific. There
fore. the position taken by the
President on behalf of this govern
ment clearly set forth, necessarily.
had the results OF effectively with
drawing any suggestion or implica-
ton of assent mistakenly imputed
to this government, long before De-
cember II, 1920, the time of the
councils meeting in Geneva.
The discussion of the council this
morning centered on the question of
how the United States could remain
outside the supreme council of the
League of Nations and yet be heard
on all questions in which the allied
and associated powers are interest
ed, and on any feature which the
league is expected to decide.