The New York herald., 1921-04-09
T0KIO'S ATTITUDE
MAY GUIDE ALLIES
IN REPLESTO us.
Britain, France and Italy
Expected to Await Japan's
Views on Mandates.
CLASS YAP WITH FIUME
Some Diplomats Fear New
POlicy-Hughes Note May
Reopen Whole Subject.
PARIS SEES FARLEY BASIS
Temps Says Wilson Left Door
Open for Washington and
Toxic to Negotiate.
CLASS YAP WITH. FIUME
PARIS SEES FARLEY BASIS
By the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, April s. Secretary
Hughes's notes to the Japanese, Brit
ish, French and Italian governments
on mandates are being interpreted
abroad. according to information In
diplomatic circles here, as stating an
advanced position Of the American
Government.
Some diplomats who have studied
the text OF the communication to
Great Britain, as made public by the
State Department, are apprehensiv~
that it may be considered as reopening
the whole subject of mandates.
Full exchanges among the four gov
ernments are expected before any one
of them replies to Mr.. Hughes. In the
opinion OF some diplomats here
Japan's attitude will determine the
position to be taken by Great Britain
and France and possibly also Italy.
This is based upon the agreement en-
tered into by Great Britain and France
with Japan in 1916. before the United
States entered the war. whereby Japan
was to receive the German islands in
the Pacific north Of the equator.
Resembles FIume Dispute.
This agreement, it is explained. was
made when the activities of the Ger
man submarines demanded reinforce
ment of the Entente naval forces be-
yond their own resources to meet, and
the opinion Is advanced that since
Japan fulfilled her part OF the con-
tract, Great Britain and France feel
bound to carry out the agreement IL
Japan insists. II japan Is willing to
modify her position with regard to
these islands, and particularly the
diplomatic observers here is that the
European allied governments will ac-
cept that solution.
In a way, the present situation Is re-
garded as somewhat similar 10 that
obtaining when Italy insisted upon in
voking the Treaty of London in JUS
tification of her claims in the Adriatic
section. Both Great Britain and France
sought to induce Italy to abate her
claims in the matter OF Ffume. but let
1t be known that IL italy insisted they
would execute the provisions of the
Treaty OF London, although obnoxious
TO the United States.
The Adriatic settlement finally was
effected through direct negotiations be-
tween Italy and Jugo-Slavis. and IL
was thus found unnecessary TO invoke
the provisions OF the secret treaty made
By the European Allies before the
United States became a belligerent.
In the case OF the Treaty of London
it was asserted that President Wilson
was ignorant of its existence before his
arrival in Paris for the Peace Confer
ence, but the Ententes contention is un-
derstood to be that the nature and cx-
tent OF the agreement with japan was
discussed in Paris in connection with
the peace treaty.
Toxic Until Now Insfstent.
The present situation may raise the
question OF what the records OF the
Council Of Four at Paris really show.
President Wilson bad said that he did
not agree TO the Japanese mandate for
the Island OF Zap. but others who wero
represented in the Council Of Four are
understood TO contend that there are
records In existence that such objec-
tons as Mr.. Wilson made were In the
course OF arguments and not expressed
in the vote that awarded the mandate.
The position japan will take In reply
ing TO Mr.. Hughes's note cannot now
be forecast. Toxic has insisted upon
its right to control OF the island In cor
respondonce which previously has
passed between Il and the United states.