Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-07
UNITED States NOT
BOUND BY DECISIONS
LEAGUE Of NATIONS
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rights and titles II the United States
Thus. not only could the position ~
the government Of japan derive no
strength from the treaty Of Versailles.
or from any discussion preliminary
thereto. hut the terms Of that treaty
confirm the position 81 the government
Of the United States.
Further. the draft convention r,lat
Ing 10 the mandate for the German con.
cessions IN the Pacific Ocean. north of
the equator, which was subsequently
proposed. proceeded In the sam, view.
purporting On behalf of the United
States as one of IN, granters e. confer
the mandate upon Japan thus rccngniz
ing the right and Interests ~ thu United
States and the fact that the proposed
action could not be effective without
the aerecmen, ~ the United states as
one II the principal allied and associated
powers.
4. n. against TREATY.
"As the United States did not enter
into this convention or into any treaty
relating 10 the subject this government
II unable 20 understand upon what
grounds II was thereafter attempted 60
confer the mandate without the agree
rnent Of the United states II IL mani
fest that the league 81 nations was with.
out amy authority 20 bind the United
States and that the confirmation OF tn
mandate In question and the definition
81 lts terms by the council ~ the league
II nations. IN December. 1880 cannot b.
regarded ~ having efficacy with respect
60 the United States
1T should BE- noted that this man
date not only reciics article lls 81 the
treaty ~ Versailles. % the effect that
Germany renowned In favor II the
principal allied and assncntod powers
al her rights over her overseas posses
ssonS. including therein the groups II
islands In the Pacific occan. lying north
az the equator" iiso reci,,s that the
PRINCIPAL allied and associated powers
agreed that IN addition o. ariiolr 20
part covenant ~ the league - na
tionsl, of the said treaty. mandat,
should be confirmed upon his majesty
said islands and have PROPOSED tina; The
aid islands and have proposed tina ithc
mandate should be- formulated as sci
forth. While this last quoted recital ~
have already been pointed out in IRE.
yious communication By this govern
Hient. inaccurate In 10 terms inasmuch
a. the United States as one of the plin.
clpai and associated powers had not a.
agreed and proposed. the recital again
recognizes the Necessity 81 the partici
patton Of the United States IN order t.
make the proposed disposition effective.
AS. In the absence ~ any treaty
with the United States relating "a IN,
matter. there was no decision on May
2. 1919. binding the United States IL q
deemed 20 be- unnecessary again to "a.
anime the brief minutes ~ the meeting
q the supreme council On that date II
may. however. he proper 10 say that the
minutes 81 this meeting. although Cd.
viousiy without any finaliiy. could not
properly be construed without due ~
gard TO the other proceedings % the
supreme council and without making
Account u the reservations which Pres
ident Wilson had already made IN the
previous meetings q the supreme coun.
ell on April 2ist. April 3eth and May
ist. 1879. The st;itudc q President
Wilson II sufficiently shown by the
following statement which h. made O.
the department II state On March D.
1890:
Wilson's Statement.
81 BEG 20 return the note received
yesterday from the japanese govern
nent. which have read. On relation 10
the proposed mandate covering the L.
land q zap.
"'My first information 81 a conten.