Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-10

SlpN1llps. ndtipffafS vi sthlsSs 1tcliip'lS
Of the league of nations. shall be per-
mtted TO travel and reside in the ter
ritories and follow their calllngs. Pro-
visions are made for educational free
dom and advancement, also.
Position OF Associated Powers.
Manufactures, are required TO. report To
the league of nations annually on the
territory under mandatory rule and the
measures taken TO carry out their obli-
cations In accordance with the above
rulings.
The consent of the council of the
league of nations is required to make
any modification of the terms of a
ma ondate.
This declaration is deposited in the
archives of the league of nations and
copies forwarded to all the powers sig
natory 10 the treaty of peace with Ger
many. 1t lis 10 be noted that members
OF the league OF nations arc granted
special privileges. according TO the terms
of such mandates as the above, but as
sociate powers arc not necessarily in
cluded i'm these privileges on manda tory
territories The United States is, of
course an associated power, having
never. Joined the league OF nutions or
signed the peace treaty.
Az is upon Just this exclusion Of our
Government from voice in these mat
ters and above e-mentioned privileges
granted to members Of the league of
nations. that tho United states Govern
ment protests. This exclusion Is care
fully stated i'm the Mesopotamia. Pales-
tine. and Yap mandate drafts. as well
as in the II mandates.
In a note to the Secretary OF state
tthen cambridge Colbyl the president
nf the council of the league of nations
(Gastao da Cunha) says
Tho most fundamental contention
brought forward by the American note
is that the approval of the United
states oC America is essential to the
validity Of any determination which may
bc reached respecting the mandates
which have been, on may be submitted
To the Judgment of the council.
"Ths United States was one of the
leading ACTORS. both in the war and IN
the negotiations for peace The rights
which il acquired are not likely TO be
challenged in any quarter. But tho
American Government will itself reCug
nize that the situation is complicated by
the fact that the United states, for
reasons which the council would be the
last to question. has So far abstaiued
from ratifying the peace treaty. and
has not taken her seat on the council
uf the league of nations
In mandate \. the British govern
mcnt proposes definitely that Nationals
Of any country not a member ui the
league ut nations have no rights what
ever in Mesopotamia. This has been
interpreted generally as a partial reply
To the unanswered note OF former Soc
retary Colby that the United states
should share in the spoils OF war so far
as they relate 10 oil. This has been
construed as another effort To force our
Government to enter the league as tn,
draft emphasizes that only membcrs will
lie given rights and such members VIII
have almost unrestricted trade and %
purtunities To develop the natural re-
sources of MCsopotamia. The other
terms of the Mesopotamia. or Near East
ma mandate. are similar in effect to thoSe
Of the r mandate already quoted. Be
cause Of the hot discussions over the
4 mandates the former Turkish pos
sessions. the council has postponed its
decision as 10 the final form OF this until
the next session. which will take place
either in Nav or June. The y mandate
viii also bc definitely settled at that
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