Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-13
NEW TREATY TO
FIX MANDATES
OVER ISLANDS
United States Would Make
Open Door Policy World
Wide.
EUROPE SILENT ON YAP
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.

Special to Indiana Daily Times
and PHILADELPHIA Public Ledger
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-Ne-
gotiation of a treaty embodying the
agreement reached between the
United States and the allied powers
on the question of mandates and es-
tablishing in a worldwide way the
principle of the open door" is to be
the next step IN the deliberations
now in progress as to the control OF
the former German possessions.
At the same time it was learned
definitely that the Harding Admin
istration does not believe there
exists the slightest reason for a
treaty between this Government and
the powers with which it was as
ISOLATED in the war to bridge the
gap between the treaty of Yer
sailles and the treaty recently made
between the United States and Ger
many.
There Is no indication when it will be
possible to begin the work of drafting
the mandate treaty. The State Depart
ment has up to this time received no
answer to fits note addressed to the
allied powers in which suggestions were
made as to the character OF changes
which this Government believed neces-
sary- Discussions on zap are still under
way. Officials In Washington do not be-
lieve any obstacles will stand in the way
Of the consummation of such a treaty.
In their opinion the question Is simply
one of guaranteeing to the United States
that it shall not suffer the loss Of rights
previously had as the result of its par
ticipation in the war. The present form
Of the mandates excludes the United
States from the benefits granted there
under to the victors in the war due to
the absence of this country from the
League Of Nations. The other suggested
changes were merely for the purpose OF
clarification.
The mandate treaty will include what
ever settlement may be reached on the
question arising out of the granting of
the mandate for zap to Japan, but it
Is said the zap incident, Of itself, does
not create the necessity for the treaty.
Yam is merely one phase Of the matter,
which although It may have created more
OF an impression in the public eye, the
United States considers merely part
Of the general principle, that the United
States and it's nationals shall have
equal opportunity and all rights awarded
TO any other nation in the former Ger
nan territory. Especial emphasizes is
Placed on this point because the United
States made no claim for any reward,
Territorial or financial due TO its par
Adaptation in the war.
4 The suggested drawing of a treaty
AresumabIy To unite this country and
8 e allies in their attitude toward Ger
presents in the mind Of American
icislss an entirely different question
brings forward Il claim that they
*ThnOt recognize. The argument ad-
~anced abroad. more particularly in
France, that the United States should
guarantee the cession. of Alsace- Lorraine
and other territory yielded by the Ger
mans in separate treaty-is-d described
here
The position of this Government is
that it has already taken such action IN
recognizing the territory formerly held
by Germany as now being an integral
part Of the nations TO whom it is
awarded and that through the naming
OF consular representatives has taken all
action that is necessary.-COpyrigh
1921, by Public Ledger Company.