The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-09-02
QUESTION OF
MANDATES TO
BE ECONCLUDED
Administration Of Former Ger
man Colonies TO Be Settled
i'll Next League
Assembly.
ONLY DISPUTE OVER YAP
Countries Holding Mandates
Must Make Yearly Reports
10 Commission in
Charge.
By HExEY WooD

100 --fNI3 W. - 'ff'iath htiaaf
=, NESA by MaiD The thorny qucs
80 mandates over Gerrnany's form
A." II, les will in all probability be
s.e,,..T. settled during the second gen.
go -. .,s.,,A y of the League of Nations,
,..i.,.6 as..ss, : here on September :.
-, 20, 'een obstacles arise. the
coanl;T a ,I,e eague viii be able TO
-, % Il. ,g,, mbly the final terms
of the mandates IN 'er "nch England
will administer TO Pal s'i'e ana Mespo'
tamia and France, Syri. ana Lebanon:
Mandates will similarly be approved and
handed over 10 the ADM, 'S'.a'!'h oi
The former German colonies in Airlca-
In the meantime. German We i Air'ca
and all Of the former German isl.'nds IN
the Pacific, both north and s,'nth "' lhe
equator are already being adj dhu'''sr' ID
under the terms of the mand. ues al'-
proved by the council and assembly last
December by the union of South A Airica.
Australia. New Zealand. England and
Japan-with but one exception.
This one exception is the Japancs 2
mandate over the island Of zap, against
which the United States has protested.
As matter Of fact. practically al! oi
the delay in The approving of the terms
of the mandates has been due to the
American protest agains: the Zap man
date and the Franco-British oil agrer-
ment in SYRIA and Mespoiarnia.
As a consequence. ',hile waiting ior
the mandates to be actually given them
all Of the Allied powers whC arc 20 2d-
minister inundated territories are lr;ng
Obliged to hold down the latter by vi al
is virtually a military regime and diI'-
totarship. This has resulted in several
revolutions and near-revolutions ot the
native populations. who are clamorinG
the mandate administration promised
them under the Treaties Of Versailles
and Sewers instead of the French and
English troops now governing them.
The result has been 10 make the qucs-
iion Of mandates one Of the most urgent
importance.
Owing 10 the refusal of the United
States 10 accept the approval Of any
mandates which do not provide for
equal commercial rights in the mandai-
ed territories for all Of tho allies and Of
the AngIo-French agreement to split up
the oil production Of Mesopotamia, and
SYRIA between them, the final drawing
up Of the terms Of the mandates by the
League council has been delayed.
The council last June notified all Of
the allies and the United States that
the mandates could not be approved un-
Ill the allies should gel together with
the United States on the details. As a
result. direct negotiations were immcd.
lately entered into between England.
France and the Uniied States. Ii is
expected that full agreement will be
reached by them so that when the
League council meets at Geneva on
September |. five days preceding the
opening of the Leagues second general
assembly. i, will then be possible 10 ap-
proved the terms of the mandates.
These will then be submitted 10 the
assembly and finally given over 10 the
mandate powers. so that they can be-
gin al once the administration Of the
territories under the mandate system.
Each country holding a mandate will
be required to report yearly to com.
mission on the manner in which it is
carrying out its mandates. and this
commission in turn viii advise the
League on the manner in which the
territories are being administered.