Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-14
WILL
BACK u. S. ON
zap QUESTION
Settlement to Be Approached
With View of Satisfying
America.

!. WASHINGTON. April 14.-Support Of
/ the position of the United States in the
!. dispute over the Island Of Zap is
I promised by France in note made
public by the State Department today.
The French note, which is in reply to
+ Secretary Hughes communication OF
!, April 4, asserts that no decision on zap
!, can be reached until after the meeting
! of the Allied Supreme Council, but
I Premier BRAND promises to "brOach ex-
animation thereof with the greatest de-
2 sire to find a solution which will give
!, every satisfaction to the United States
4 PREMIER MENTIONS
Z RESERVATIONS.
+ The premier aserts that although no
!, specific reservation on the disposition OF
Yap was made by the United States on
May 81, 1919, that President Wilson and
! NJ Lansing both registered categorical
reservations in the presence Of the Jap
], anese representative to the ALLEGATION OF
Z zap to Japan, and that Baron Maxine had
i not objected
Z The French note, signed by Premier
! BRAND, was sent to the American en-
& bassy at Paris
+ Officials here expressed the greatest
!. satisfaction over the note and stated that
+ while it was not formal agreement with
+ the position on manaates taken by the
I. United States, that 1t was tantamount to
8 such an agreement. 1t was also stated
. that the note would probably have
salutary effect upon the other nations
Z concerned
/. FRENCH NOTE
+ is ANNOUNCED.
5 The text of the French note follows:
paris, April z, 1921.
j 81 have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of the letter dated the fourth Of
] this month which your Excellency was
!. good enough to transmit to me as a
/. memorandum from the Department Of
Z State relative to the status Of the Island
(. Of zap.
"Since this memorandum was sent
simultaneously to the governments of
1, Great Britain, Italy and Japan, 1t cannot
I. be answered until after An. understanding
has been reached between the govern
!. ments of the four Interested powers, at
= the time of the next meeting of the su-
I. preme council of the allies.
:. PROMISES AID IN PROTECTING
!. U. s. RIGHTS.
4 81 wish, however, TO inform your Ex-
cellency at once that when this question
+. comes before the supreme council the
I, representatives of France will breach the
!. examination thereof with the greatest
: desire to find a solution which will give
Is g .ery satisfaction to the United states.
las your Excellency knows the gov
; eminent Of the republic has already done
, all in its power to lend its aid to the
= American Government in this matter.
!. By a note dated Feb. Is, after having
3 noted that the decision of May Z, 1919,
!. made no reservation concerning the
!. mandate attributed to Japan over the
: Islands Of the Northern Pacific, my de-
+ partment pointed out to your embassy
that nevertheless President Wilson and
5 Mr.. Lansing had formulated in the
f course of a former meeting in the pres
= ence Of the representatives of Japan,
{, categorical reservations concerning the
3 Island of Zap, that Baron Maxine had
g not objected, that the question raised
+ by the representatives Of the United
Z States should be placed in discussion,
/. and that consequently the japanese
I, lean reservations. The note concluded
/. that thus there were elements for a re-
sumption of conversations between the
United States and Japan, which the gov
eminent of the republic would be happy
TO see result in satisfactory conclusion.
This note was communicated on the
I same day to the embassy Of japan at
Paris and your Excellency was good
Z, enough to express to my department
: yosr great satisfaction at this communi-
Z cation by giving the assurance that It
Z would be particularly appreciated at
Il Washington. "BRIAND"