The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-02
Mandates Hard
Problem Before
Nations League
ny HENRY woD

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Geneva. aug. 3i.-rie thorny
qnealIon Of maildaies over Germany's
former colonies win In all probability
b. definitely settled during the sec
ond general eascmply of the League
of Nations. which conycncs here on
September ..
Unless unforeseen obstacles arise,
thu Council TO the League WIN be
able TO submit to tho assembly the
final terms Of the mandates under
which England win administer Pales'
time and Mesopoiamla and France.
Syria and Lebanon. Mandates VIII
similarly be approved and handed
over 10 England. France and Bel
ginm for the administration Of the
former German colonies In Africa.
In the meantime. German West AZ.
rlca and all Of the former German
islands In the Pacific. both north and
aoutA Of the Equator are already
being administered under the terms
Of the mandates approved by the
council and assembly lst December
by the Union Of South Africa. Aus.
iralla, New Zealand. England and
Iapan-wlth hut one exception.
This one exception IL the Japan.
cse mandate over the island Of yap,
against which the United States has
protested.
As matter OF fact practically all
OF the delay In the approving Of the
terms OF the mnndamas has
been due TO the American protest
against the Yap mandate and the
rrancoBritlsh oil agreement In Sy.
ra and Mesopoiamla.
As o consequence. while waiting
for the mandates to he actually
given them an Of the Allied powers
who are to administer mandated ter.
ritories are being obliged to hold
down the latter by what IN virtually
military regime and Dictatorship |
This has resulted In several rey0lu- !
iions and near.reyolutions Of the |
native populations. who are clamor'
ing the mandate administrations |
promised under the Treaties OF Yer
sailles and Sewers instead of the
French and English troops now gov
erning them.
The result has been to make the
question of mandates one OF the
most urgent importance.
Owing to the refusal of the United
States to accept the approval of any
mandates which do not provide for
equal commercial rights in the man.
dated territories for all of the allies
and the Anglo.French agreement to
split up the oil production of Meso-
potamia and Syria between them,
the final drawing of the terms of
the mandates by the League council
mas been delayed
The council last June notified all
of the allies and the United States
that the mandates could not be ap.
proved until the allies should get
together with the United States on
the details. AS a result, direct nego
tiations were Immediately entered
into between England, France and
the United States. II Is expected that
n full agreement will be reached by
them 80 that when the League coun-
ell meets at Geneva on September
j, five days preceding the opening
OF the Leagues second general as
sembly, IL will then be possible to
approve the terms of the mandates.
These will be submitted to the
assembly and finally given over to
the mandate powers, so that they
can begin at once the administration
OF the territories under the mandate
system.
Each country holding a mandate
will be required to report yearly to
a commission on the manner in
which is Is carrying out its man
dates, and this commission in turn
will advise the League on the man
ner in which the territories are
being administered