Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-02-25
WASHINGTON and
TOKYO IN CLASH
Japan Refuses to Give Up the
Island of zap.
U. S. IN WARNING TO LEAGUE
Climax IS Expected as the Def Puts
America at Loagerheads With the
council-china Representa-
tive Backs l.. S.

Paris, Feb. 24.-Viscount Ishii, the
japanese ambassador, informed the
League of Nations council that Japan
will absolutely refuse its consent to
any reconsideration of the mandate
for the Island of zap. The mandate
was awarded to Japan December IL.
Following yiscount Ishii's statement
dead silence" reigned in the council
room for several minutes, until finally
broken by former Premier Balfour of
England, who suggested that the
whole matter should be kept from
the press until a decision is taken"
This proposal was warmly support
ed by Leon Bourgeois of France, who,
in long speech, stated that the Uni
ted States had been given ample OPP
pOrtunity to examine the mandate pro-
posals before the decisions were
made"
Wellington Koo, for China, then
threw bombshell into the council by
announcing that China favors the
''freest possible publicity" and urged
that the contents of the entire note be
given Immediately to the press.
After stormy discussion in which
only the question of publicity was de-
bated, it was finally decided to issue a
much censored summary.
The pronouncement of the Japanese
ambassador, which definitely places
the United States at loggerheads with
the league, was delivered Immediately
after American Ambassador Wallace
had handed President Da Cunha a
long note from Washington.
Washington Warns League.
The note from Washington formally
warned the league that America would
never recognize the Japanese-Yap
mandate. 1t also demanded that the
league revoke the class q mandates
announced in December and recon
slider the whole matter.
The Washington note expressed the
great surprise of the American govern
ment that the league had given the
Nap mandate to Japan. without con-
sulting the United States 1t stated
that Washington had plainly intimated
on several occasions the Importance
of the Island of zap as a cable sta
ton, such as should not be given to
any power but should be interna-
tlonalized or placed under American
protection.
Climax Expected.
Washington, Feb. 24-The Ameri-
can-Iapanese issue over the mandate
to he Island Of zap, cable center in
the Pacific, is expected TO be brought
TO head by the note forwarded to
The council Of the League of Nations
by Secretary Colby of the State de-
partment
II became known here that the note
virtually was copy of the one sent
Great Britain some weeks back pro-
testing that the United States would
moi countenance the disposal of man
dates by the allied powers without
first submitting such problems to this
country as the nation associated with
the allies In the World war.
The note TO Britain specifically pro.
tested against the disposition of the
mandates concerning zap and Meso-
notamia and its great oil fields. Ii
held that the council of the league
could not dispose of these matters
without consulting the United States
and that this country would not rec
ognize any action taken without con
sultation with America.
Although it is pointed out that the
Colby protest does not carry the
weight of an administration still in
power, it nevertheless represents TO n
large extent the only position possible
for America.