Bisbee daily review., 1921-12-13

States for settlement.
After an inconclusive dispute as to
promises declared to have been made
informally to the American delegates
at Paris, the negotiations lapsed into
a long succession of proposals and
counter proposals. At first, Japan
sought to invoke a Japanese law pro-
hibiting the landing of foreign cables
was withdrawn when the United
States insisted that zap only was I'M
der the trusteeship of Toxic.
Final instructions to the Japanese
delegates to accept the latest Amer
| lean proposals are understood to have
been received from Toxic last night.
The points of the agreement follow:
l. 1t is agreed that the United
States shall have free access to the
! island of zap on the footing of entire
equality with Japan or any other ma
ton, in all that relates to the landing
and operation of the existing zap
Guam cable or of any cable which
! NAV hereafter be laid by the United
States or its nationals.
Granted Equal Privileges
2. 1t is also agreed that the United
corded the same rights and privileges
with respect to radio telegraph serv-
ice as with regard to cables. It is
provided that so long as Japan shall
maintain on zap an adequate radio
|, telegraph station, cooperating effect
lively with the cables and other radio
stations, or ships and shore, without
discriminatory eXactions or prefer
hn nf hn ,.;ol,
tablish radio Geographic stations at
zap by the United States or its ma
tionals shall be suspended.
8. 1t is further agreed that the
United States shall enjoy in Yap the
following rights, privileges and ex
emptions in relation to electrical com
munications:
(a) Rights of residence without
restriction, and rights of acquisitions
and enjoyment and undisturbed pos
session, upon footing of entire equal
ity with Japan or any other nation or
their respective nationals, of all pro-
perty and interests, both personal and
real, including lands, buildings, resi-
dences, offices. works and appurten-
ances. 4.
No Permits Required
OBJ No permit or license to be re-
quired for the enjoyment of any of
these rights and privileges.
Co Each country to be free to OPP
crate both ends of its cables, either
directly or through its nationals in
Guiding corporations or associations.
I'D No cable censorship or super
:fsion of operation or messages.
(e) Free entry and exit for per-
sons and property.
(D No taxes, Port. harbor or land
ing charges, or eXactions, either with
respect to operation of cables or TO
property. persons, or vessels.
go No discriminating police regu-
lations.
4. Japan agrees that it will use It's
mower of appropriation to secure to
the United States needed property
and facilities for the operation of eiec-
trical communication on the island if
such property and facilities cannot
otherwise be obtained. 1t was under
stood that the location and area of
the land to be so appropriated shay
be so arranged each time between the
two governments, according to the
requirements of each case. American
property and facilities for electrical
5e exempt from the process of expro-
priation.
Slave Trade Prohibited
5. The United States consents to
the operation by Japan of the mandat-
ed islands in the Pacific ocean north
of the equator subject to the above
provisions with respect to zap and
also subject to the following condi-
tions:
(a) The United States is to have
the benefit of the engagements of I
Japan set forth in the mandate partic-
ularly those as follows:
Article 3. 'The mandatory shall
see that the slave trade is prohibited
and that no forced labor is permitted.
except for essential public work and
services and then only for adequate
remuneration.
THE mandatory shall also see that
the traffic in arms and ammunition is
controlled in accordance with princi-
pie analogous to those laid down In
the convention relating to the control
of the arms traffic, signed September
10, 1919. or in any convention amend
ing same.
THE supply of intoxicating spirits
and beverages to the natives shall be
prohibited.
Article 4. The military training
of the natives, otherwise than for pur
poses of international police and the
local defense of the territory, shall be
prohibited. Furthermore, no military
or naval bases shall be established or
Notifications erected in the territory
No Ban On Religion
(hl With rpSnpct In migSinna rfpS
it is agreed Japan shall insure com
plete freedom of conscience and the
free exercise OF all forms of worship