The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-25
J.S.CI.A1.niS Equal
MANDATE RIGHTS
Claims Interest In Germany's
Overseas Lands.
OBJECTS SAME As ,ALL|ES
Note to League of Nations Denies
Even Conserving to Let Japan Have
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Paris, Feb. - The United State.
government in its mulr to the council
of the League OF Nations regardin.
mandates, claims; All equal concern ant
interest with the other principal al
lied and associated powers in the,
over steals puS>es-iuHS OF GERMANY an,
in their Dispositions
This was shown when The. mote, Wi,
made public.
The council again took UP rhr nntt
considering il with particular refer
rhce I" This claim advanced hy tltt
United States Some members, l,.i,
America had forfeited such rights hN
Withdrawing, rs an associated power
from the supreme council
In Il summary of the note. made pub
lie. it WaS revealed the Cnited stat. =,
declared il had never given it,; con
sent t" have the island of Nap, ii
important link in the chain Of rahi-
communications i'll the Pacific. includ
ed in the territories subjected To Tie
mandate of Japan.
The note says in part:
LAS one of the principal allied anG
associated powers, the United State
has equal concern and inSeparahle in
terest with the other principal allied
and associated powers in the overseas
possessions of Germany, and conSr
quently an equal voice in their di$pu.
sition, which it is respectfully submit
ted cannot be undertaken or effected
without its consent"
Referring t" the attribUtinil "f Yai
to Japan. the note reads:
while this Omitted StateaD @uy@rn
ment never aS&entCd to the inclusion
Of the Island Of IDp i'll the proposed
mandate to Japan, it may he pointed
out that il one or more 81 the Other
principal allied and associated power
were under misrepresentation as t" tle
inclusion Of the island in the reported
decision of May I. 1919, nevertheless
in the notes above mentioned the init
ed States government makes dear it,
position
presumably the notes referred t.
comprise that sent by the United
States to Great Britain November -
last, with tn, copies. submitted to III.
French and Italian governments. TIL
notes set forth the American position
Oh the responsibilities of mandatory
powers. The Japanese mandate was
approved by the council of the league
December Il, 1920. in GenevaO
AT the time when these notes We're
addressed to the respective govern
mentS above mentioned, an agreement
had not been reached on the terms OF
the ALLEGATION of the mandates cover
ing the former German islands in the
Pacific. Therefore. the position taken
by the president on behalf Of this GOV
ernnEnt clearly set forth, necessarily
had the result of effectively withdraw
ing any suggestion or implication of
assent, mistakenly imputed to this
government, long before December IL
1920, the date of the councils meet
ing in Geneva"
The discussion of the council cen
tered on the question of how the Unit
ed States could remain outside the
council of the League of Nations and
yet be heard on all questions in which
the allied and associated powers are
interested and on any feature which
the league is expected to decide. The
extreme difficulty Of discussing and de-
Gliding important questions under thes"
circumstances was pointed out.