Evening star., 1921-12-13
100 CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS IN YAP
., GIVEN NEW LIFE BY TREATY
Original Mandate Guaranteed Religious
Freedom, But Status of Educational
Institutions Was Left In Doubt.

league Of nation mandate are con-
spicuous in the two-party agreement.
One applies the treaties between
Japan and the United States to the
Islands. For the present, however.
the commercial and other privileges
islands under these treaties will be
considerably curtailed by the fact
that they are under naval administra-
tion. technically on a war basis. By
another modification Japan agrees to
furnish the United States with a copy
nations on her trusteeship of the
mandate.
These notifications in its mandate
terms will be proper subjects for the
league of nations and the powers
which have signed the Versailles
treaty. The mandate changes are
interpreted as Affirming the American
contention that the league of nations
cannot dispose of the rights of the
United States in the former German
possessions or in the fruits of the
war With this principle established.
the State Department explains that
the situation is different in regard to
Mesopotamia with it's oil fields. and
Nauru island with its phosphate,
because no cable stations are in
volved. and the commercial treaties
with Great Britain are different than
with Japan.
Informal Approval Indicated.
That these notifications have not
been made by Japan, a member of
the league, and the United States. the
most conspicuous non-me ember. with
out at least the informal approval
of the powers represented at the
present conference is indicated by the
terms of the agreement on zap. The
agreement confirms Japan'S mandate
over the picture1r-o little island of
stone money as large as cart wheels
and local Venuses garbed in bead
necklaces and knee-length skirts of
palm leaf anchored below the waist
line. That was anticipated. but the
agreement establishes equality" in
the Yap-Guam line Of the former
German cables which were the real
bone of contention between Japan
and the United States. with Holland
and China lively seconds.
The explanation ACCOMPANYING the
formal agreement is that the final
disposition of the three cables radiat-
ing from Yap-to Guam, Shanghai in
China and Menado in the Dutch
Celebes-is TO be settled at meeting
of the five allied and associated pow
ers. One contention is that each OF
the three countries be permitted to
operate and control the zap terminal
Of the cable from its shores. Another
proposal is that the zap cable station
be interna ationalized. Japan's conten-
tion is that opration of the cables is
implied in the mandate and that she
can do it alone.
Can BE Advanced Again.
Though the agreement accords with
Americas disapproval of that conten-
tion. it can be advanced again at the
meeting of all the powers concerned
Unless it is finally rejected there, the
present agreement in some respects Is
as valueless to the United States as
a blank check on a bank without de-
posits. 1t gives the United States the
right to establish a radio station on
Zap. but suspends that right as LONG
as Japan maintains a station there
1t puts the United States on an equal
ity with Japan in the operation OF
, the present Yap-Guam cable and
! gives Japan the same rights in any
cable which the United States may lay
, in the future. Americans connected
with the communications service are
to have the same rights of residence
and taxes as Japanese subjects. and Il
an American cable Is laid. it is to be
operated by Americans and without
! censorship. The ownership of The
/ present cables remains to be settled
Copyright, 1921