The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-14
i. s. RECOGNIZES
OF NATIONS
Treaty With Japan on Is,
land of zap Confirms
League Mandate
MAKES PRECEDENT
FOR FUTURE DEALS
New Fem-POwer Treaty Must Go Before
League of Nations for Confirmation -
Many More Special Treaties Must Fol
low Because of Separate Peace.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE

BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Especial Dispatch to The Reformer.l
Copyright 1921
. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE United
States has yielded to Japan and has re-
cognized for the irst time an act of the
league Of nations.
That's the significance of the latest
treaty just signed between the United
States and Japan covering the island OF
Zap. Originally the league of nations be-
slowed upon Japan a mandate or charter
enabling her to control the island of zap.
The Wilson administration under Secrc-
tary Colby protested and so did Secre-
tary Hughes. The latter contended for
internat toni control Of the island. As it
ROW develops the Harding administration
yielded to Japan the right to hold the
mandate originally given by the league
.of nations but asked for certain addi-
tional provisions with respect to radio
and cable communication.
If the United States had been a mem
Der of the league of nations when the
mandates were distributed the simple
diSScntpr on the part of this csunfry
would have been sufficient to prevent
Japan from getting zap and the island
might have been internatiOnaliZed. As
il is the league went ahead aud gave zap
10 Japan and the United States after
wards was obliged TO carry on a long dip
lomatic battle 10 get certain valuable
cable and radio privileges. In order to
assure herself of the latter america was
compelled To Yield something to Japan
and that happens to be the mandate it
self. ..ta..
Officials of this administration are not
disposed to look upon the mandate as of
Z D.. 4 Al \. - ~
exceptions and provisions contained IN
the new treaty viii safeguard American
| interests. On the other hand in case of
| a dispute aS to the management of zap.
America would have been left to wrangIe
! it out with Japan alone, if the four-pOwer
| pact governing all disputes with relation
| to Pacific islands had not been concluded
| That's why the United States didn't sign
| the four power pact until the zap agree
/ ment was reached.
IN Important Precedent.
! Ia recognizing the mandate given BY
I the league Of nations 20 Japan and not.
: ing exceptions. the United States govern.
ment has established under the Harding
administration. at least a precedent
which Will he called up again and agar
in future discussion of mandates around
the world. -- Secretary Hughes recognizes
what the league, has done in distributing
the mandates "a -8Tt accomplished fact ana
4 Is trying Raw merely 10 see it that tn,
i Emitted iStssteSti does not suffer eany1 dis
j examinations under she mandate lie ha,
made it a stipulation Incidentally of tn,
new Zap agreement that Japan must Seno
I a duplicate copy of her annual report OF
4 the administration of zap TO the United
4 States. The original copy is Of COURSE
required by the league of nations which
] relays the right 10 transfer a mandate
\ AT any time that it thinks country is mo-
administering properly an island or terri
n tory under mandate. The treaty of Yer
/, sailleS gave 10 tho principal and aSsoei
4 ated powers the right 60 dispose of Ger
many's overseas possessions through thj