The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
U. 5. AND JAPAN
 IN AGREEMENT ON
 ISLAND OF TAP
To Sign Treaty Leaving Con- troI to Japan and Granting America Privileges for
 Which She Contended
By Associated Press

Washington, December 12.-The- American and Japanese government have composed their differences over, the Pacific Island of Tap, and are preparing to sign treaty by which Japan retains administrative control over the island and the United States secures the cable and wireless privi- leges there for which she has con- tended since the Paris peace con- ference.
 In the same treaty Japan's League of Nations mandate over Tap and all the other northern Pacific is- lands formerly under German sov- ereignty is given recognition by the United States on certain stipulated conditions. These conditions include provision for free admission of mis- siona~ies and protection of American interests in the mandated territory, and require that Japan shall report to the United States as well as to the league on details of her admins tration of the mandate.
 The Yap cable and wireless rights, regarded as highly important be- cause of the islands advantageous position in the center of the Pacific group to the south of Japan, are ac- corded by the treaty to the American and Japanese governments and na- tionals alike, on terms of absolute equality. In the exercise of these rights American nations are to be free from taxes, licensing. censor ship and every form of discriminatory supervision. and in addition are to be aided by the Japanese government in securing needed property and fa- cilities.
 U. s. Controls Cable
 The immediate value of the ar- engagement to the United States lies in the concessions with regard to cable communication, because they insure complete American control of the existing cable between Tap and Guam. Considerable importance also S attached by American officials to the radio privileges, although it is to be agreed in the treaty that no Amer ican radio station will be installed so long as the present Japanese plant is operated without discriminatory ex- actions.
 Signature of the convention Is ex- pected within a few days, erasing one of the principal causes for con-
 
 Tokio and bringing to an end negoti ations which have covered a period of several months. The agreement was announced today to the committee of the whole of the arms conference and it's terms were later made public by the state department
 The American request for a conn mnnicatious base in Yap first was laid yefore the powers at Paris, and the Wilson administration later made a vigorous protest when the league awarded mandate over the island to Japan without recognizing the claims of the American government. The league referred the question to Ja- pan and the United States for set tlement by direct negotiation, and the American government, standing on it's rights as one of the principal allied and associated powers to which Germany renounced her overseas pos session, carried her case to Tokio.
 Objection Withdrawn After an inconclusive dispute as 10 promises declared to have been made informally to the American delegates at the Paris conference, the negotiations lapsed into a long suc- cession of proposals and counter-pro- posals for compromise. At first, the Japanese government sought to in yoke a Japanese law prohibiting the landing of foreign cables on Japa- nese soil, but that objection was withdrawn when the United States insisted that Yap was not a posses sion of the Tokio government but only was under it's trusteeship.
 Final instructions to the Japanese delegates to accept the latest Amer ican proposal for settlement are understood to have \ been received from the Tokio foreign office last night. The treaty is virtually ,n final form, but no date for it's sig nature has been fixed. The follow ing statement of the points of agree. ment" 1t is to include was issued by the state department.
 Points of Agreement
 The points of the agreement are IS follows: 1. It Is agreed that the United states shall have. free access to the island of Tap on the footing of en- tire equality with Japan or any other nation, in all that relates ta the landing and operation of the existing Yap-Guam cable or of any other cables which may hereafter be laid by the United States or its nationals.
 2. It is also agreed that the United States and it's nationals arc to be accorded the same rights and privileges with respect to radio tel egraphic service as with regard to cables. It is provided that so long as the Japanese government shall maintain on the island of Yap an adequate radio telegraphic station, cooperating effectively with the ca- bles and with other radio stations on ships and shores, without dis criminatory exactions or prefer ences. the execise of the right to establish radio telegraphic stations at Tap by the United States or it's nationals shall be suspended.
 Rights of U. s.
 8. It is further agreed that the United States shall enjoy in the is- land of Tap the following rights.