Evening star., 1921-02-23
i. s. NOTE R0USES
LEAGUES INTEREST
Protest on Mandates Formal
Iy Presented to Council for
Consideration.
FIRST SUBJECT DISCUSSED
Some Statesmen See Possible Re.
entry of America in Unex-
pected Move.
FIRST SUBJECT DISCUSSED
By the Associated Press.

Ds tic aSSoclateO ffeSe.
PARIS. February 23.-America's note
of protest on the mandate question,
which was received by Hugh C. WAL
lace. American ambassador to France.
and announced to the council of the
league of nations yesterday. was laid
before the council when it assembled
this morning 1t was the first sub
ject under discussion by the members
of the council.
E. The United States assertion of it's
right to participate in the disposition
OF mandates arising under the COW
enant of the league created a pro-
found interest in the meeting, which
had been absent. Some newspapers
might be drawn from the fact that
the note had been dispatched to Eu-
rope.
Some statesmen" said the Petit
Parlsien, see in the note the possible
re-entry of the United States into the
league. Others. more prudent, re-
mark that President Wilson will quit
office on March 4, and the republican
party has spoken too badly of the
league to be able to speak well of
IT between today and the time when
Mr.. Harding becomes President Time
must be allowed to do it's work. and
We think, with others. that the gar
dens of Luxembourg Palace will un-
doubtedly see more than one spring
before reconciliation blossoms
FORTH
Four Powers Are Named.
The American note was presented
to the council in English, and in view
of its length. was translated into
French. 1t was understood the note
probably would not be given out until
late today.
The councils reply to Ambassador
Wallace was signed by DR.. da Cunha,
president of the council, and said
that, in Difference to his request, the
council will postpone all final de-
ciSions relative to the form of man
dates now under discussion until re-
ceipt of the communication.
The council decided that the man
date commission shall be composed of
the four mandatory powers-Great
Britain, France, Belgium and Japan
with the other members chosen from
among representatives of Italy, Por-
tugal Holland, Sweden, and perhaps
the United States. The question of
an American representative is still
under discussion, there being differ
ences OF opinion as to the propriety
of selecting an American under the
present circumstances Ordinarily, il
is declared, there would have been no
objection.
Some Mandates Postponed.
Independent of the American action.
consideration of the mandates gov
erning Mesopotamia. Palestine and
Syria. it was stated this afternoon.
has been postponed at the request of
the British representatives until the
April meeting of the council. This, it
was explained. was to give Winston
Churchill. recently appointed secre-
tary for the colonies. an opportunity
to study the Questions involved.
Pending action by the commission.
the council will ask the various gov
ernments for all information as to
their present powers in blockades, So
that the commission may proceed
rapidly to formulate its conclusions.
An international conference on the
welfare of women and children was
called by the council to meet at
Geneva during the last week of
June. The countries which signed
the women and children's agreements
reached by the leagues labor con-
ference in Washington are asked to
send delegates. +
The council decided on the appoint
ment of a commission of three, com
prising Nine. Gaulis of France and
American and British members, to
investigate the deportation of women
and children in Turkey to adjoining
countries, as contemplated by the
leagues assembly. Another step
taken by the council was to draft a
reply to the German objections to the
plebiscite in the Eupen and Malmedy
districts. In this reply Germany was
reminded that the council already
had definitely recognized the Belgian
title to the districts.