The New York herald., 1922-02-12
Japan Agrees to Prohibit
Slave Trade and Control
Arms Traffic.
BAN PUT ON LIQUOR ALSO
Copy of Compact Is Sent to
Harding for Submission
to Senate.
Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD.

/ New York Herald Bureau
| Washington, ID. g., Feb. IL.
! The long standing dispute between
the United States and Japan over tEe
| island Of Yap and the other inundated
islands in the Pacific north OF the
Equator came to a definite end to-day
with the signing of a treaty between
the two nations setting forth the rights
of each. Secretary Hughes signed for
the United States and Ambassador
Shidehara for Japan.
Secretary Hughes Immediately sent
the American copy of the treaty to
| President Harding for transmission to
the Senate. This ii is expected Mr..
Harding will do with a special mas
sage some day in the comrcg week.
Senate ratification, of course, is an
ticipated.
The settlement Of the Yap dispute Is
not direct result of the international
conference, although it dovetails d.
rectly with the conferences accomplish
mcnts. The negotiations were carried
on solely between the United States
and Japan ana have been in progress
since last June.
Points of Agreement.
The text Of the treaty will not be
made public until it Is sent to the
| Senate, although the terms are known.
Here are the points of the agreement:
1t is agreed that the United States
shall have free access to the Island of
Iap on the footing OF entire equality
with Japan or any other nation in all
that relates to the landing and opera
tion of the existing Yap-Guam cable or
Of any cable which may hereafter be
laid by the United States or its ma
| tionals.
IT also is agreed that the United States
and its nationals are to be accorded
the same rights and privileges with re-
spect to radio telegraphic service as
with regard to cables. 1t is provided
that so long as the Japanese Govern
| ment shall maintain on the island of
Yap an adequate radio telegraphic sta
| ton, cooperating effectively with the
cables and with other radio stations or
! ships or shore. without discriminatory
exactions or preferences. the exercise OF
the right to establish radio telegraphic
stations ut zap by the United States or
its nationals shall be suspended.
III.
1t is further agreed that the United
States shall enjoy in the Island of Van
I the following rights, privileges and ex-
emptions in relation to electrical COM
munications: (A) Rights or residenc'
without restriction; and rights o.
acquisition and enjoyment and undis-
turbed possession.on {. footing of entire
equality with Japan or any other nation
or their respective nationals OF all prop.
erty and interests. both personal and
real. including lands. buildings, resi-.
dences, offices, works and appurten.
ances; (B) No permit or license to be
required for the enjoyment of any oi
these rights and privileges: (C) Each
country to be free to operate both ends
OF its cables either directly or through
its nationals, including corporations oil
associations. CD No cable censorship
or supervision of operation or messages
(E) Free entry and exit for persons
and property; (F)) No taxes, port, har.
Dor. or landing charges, or exactions
either with respect to operation of cables
or to property. persons or vessels; go
No discriminatory police regulations.
w.
Japan agrees that it will use Its
power of appropriation to secure to tn
United States needed property and
facilities for the purpose of electrical
communication in the island. If such
property or facilities cannot otherwise
,be obtained. Ii Is understood that the
location and area of land to be so ex
propriated shall be arranged each time
between the two Governments. accord
ing to the requirements of each case.
American property and facilities for the
purpose of electrical communication N
the island are to be exempt from the
process OF appropriation.
The United States consents TO the ad-
ministration by Japan of the inundated
islands in the Pacific Ocean north of the
equator subject to the above provisions
with respect TO the Island of Yap and
also subject to the following conditions
(A) The United States is to have tho
benefit of the engagements of Japan SCI
forth i'm the mandate, particularly those
as follows:
ARTICLE 3. The mandatory shall see
that slave trade is prohibited and that
no forced labor is permitted. except for
then only for adequate remuneration.
"rhc mandatory shall also see that
the traffic i'm arms and ammunition is
controlled in accordance with principles
analogous to those laid down In the
convention relating TO the control of
the arms traffic. signed on September 10
1919, or in any conventiop amending
same.
"rhe supply OF Intoxicating spirits and
beverages to the natives shall be pro-
hibited.
"Article g. The military training OF
the natives. otherwise than for purposes
of internal police and the local defense
Of the territory, shall be prohibited
Furthermore. no military or naval bases
shall be established or fortifications
erected in the territory"
(R) With respect to missionaries it Is
agreed that Japan shall insure complete
!. freedom OF conscience and the free ex-
ercise Of all forms of worship which
are consonant with public order and
morality and that missionaries of all
such religions shall be free TO enter the
territory. and to travel and reside there
in, to acquire and possess property tc
erect religious buildings. and to open
schools throughout the territory. Japan
shall. however have the right to exer-