The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-14
FkANGE III HELP
Premier BRAND Supports q. s.
Views on Mandates.
VIII Aid in Fight to Break Jap
Hold on Yap.
WHOLE QUESTION REOPENED
Promises Supreme Council viii
Reconsider Its Decision.
Reply to Hughes Note Shows
Victory for g. S.

Washington, April 1.-THE United
States today won the support of
France in its fight to break the Jap
anese mandate over the island of Yap,
according to the Interpretation placed
upon the French reply to the recent
Hughes mandate note.
The French reply was received at
the state. department today and the
text made public. 1t is signed by
Premier BRAND and stated that the
whole question of the Yap mandate
would be reported by France at the
next meeting of the allied supreme
council.
Full Text Made Public.
Premier BRAND declares that his
government has alredy 'done all in its
power to lend its aid to the American
government in this matter. Refer
ences is made to the French note of
last February Is, which pointed out
that while the decision of the supreme
council of May =, 1919, made no reser-
vation concerning the mandates at
tributed to Japan over the islands of
the Northern Pacific. President Wilson
and Secretary Lansing had formulated
in the course of a former meeting in
the presence of the representative of
Japan Categorical reservation con-
cerning the island of Yap," and that
the Japanese representative had not
objected.
The full text of the French reply
as made public by the state depart
ment does not differ materially from
that given out in Paris.
Must Find Solution.
Paris, April 14.-After acknowledg-
ing receipt of the American communt-
cation Premier Brands note says:
II, DIM Ioir n 4 n
to Great Britain, Italy and Japan
simultaneously, a reply cannot be
made until after an accord between
the governments of the four interested
powers at the next meeting of the
supreme council I desire, however,
to declare now that when the ques-
ton comes before the supreme coun-
ell the Representatives of France will
approach the question with the most
ardent desire to find a solution sat
isfactory TO the United States. Your
excellency knows that already the
government of the republic has done
all that depended upon it to give its
aid in this question to the American
government. +..-..
"By the note of February Is, after
having noted that the decision of May
I, 1919, carried with it no restriction
concerning the attribution to Japan
of a mandate for the islands of the
northern Pacific, my department ex-
planned to your embassy that, how
ever, President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing, in the course of the preced-
ing meeting, had formulated, in the
presence of the Japanese representa-
tive categorical reservations on the
subject of the island of Yap; that
Baron Maxine, japanese representa-
tive on the supreme council, had not
refused 20 allow discussion of the
question raised by the representatives
of the United States and that, conse-
quently the japanese government had
knowledge of the American reserva-
| tions.
THE note concluded by saying that
| there were contained in it elements
| for further conversation between the
! United States and Japan which the
| government of the republic would be
| happy to see result satisfactorily.
THAT note was the same day com
} municated to the Japanese embassy II
Paris and your excellency was kline
enough to express to my department
| a lively satisfaction with the same anC
! to give assurance that it would bt
particularly appreciated in Washing
|