Arizona republican., 1921-04-07

Only one communication-that to Great Britain-was made public
 One Note Made Public
 Those to France and Italy are un- derstood to be substantially the same. but the state department explained that the note to Japan contained 'ad- ditional paragraphs referring to previ ous correspondence between the two governments" It added that the cor respondence ''is not made public at this time"
 The note to Japan is in reply to one on Tap received from that coun try March 2 This communication and the other three were supplemental to previous notes. The series was begun by Secretary Colby November g. Asserting there could be no valid or effective disposition of the over seas possessions of Germany with out assent of the United States" | Secretary Hughes points out that the peace treaty does not 'purport to se- | cure to Japan or to any other nations | any right in the overseas possessions of Germany save as an equal right ! therein should be secured to the Unit ed States"
 "On the contrary" he says, article | 119 of the treaty provides: Germany ! TenOunHbS III IaNOT Ol lIe allied and associated powers all her rights and titles over her overseas possessions It will not be ques- toned that one of the principal all lied and associated powers in whose favor Germany renounces her rights ! and titles is the United States. Thus | not only the position of Japan derives no strength from the treaty or from any decisions preliminary thereto. but the terms of that treaty confirm the position of the United States"
 Wilson Made Reservations Referring to contentious raised that the supreme council during the draft ing of the peace treaty agreed to a mandate over Tap for Japan, NIT Hughes calls attention that President Wilson had made in the previous meetings of the supreme council or three occasions reservations regard ing the island
 'I The secretary then quotes from g letter from President Wilson to the state department on article In which he declares he had held that HaI should be internationalized for cable purposes Mir. Wilson says he never abandoned or modified this position l and did not agree on May t' lslS' oi at any other tine that the islanc
 
 of mandates to Japan.
 MT. Hughes quotes him further: : "As a matte of fact all agreement: arrived at regarding the assignment of mandates were conditional on al agreement being reached as to thu ! terms of the mandates and further upon their acceptance by each of th' principal allied and associated pow CTS"
 Declaring that the United State' '.has never vested either the supreme council or the leaeue of nations witt authority to bind the United State \ or to act in it's behalf" the secretar! says:
 This government must insist Una it has not lost it's right or interest a it existed prior 10 any action or tn supreme council or the league of na tions and cannot recognize allocatiol of the islanu or the validity of th mandate to Japan
 The text of the note to Great Bri tain. similar to that to France, am
 Italy follows:
 With respect to the mandate ( Japan. purportins to have been con firmed and defined in its terms b the supreme council of the league c , nations. of the German possessions | the Pacific ocean, lying north of tn equator. this government deems