The evening world., 1922-11-27
European Fallacy Disputed
by Government Here, Re-
plying to Criticism.
NOTHING is GIVEN UP.
Mandated Lands Belong to
Al, Managed Under
y TruSteeship.
By David Lawrence.
f0peeiaI Correspondent of The Eve
ming WORLDLY

ming Worldly
WASHINGTON. Nov 81 Copy
right ).--Responsibility and risks,
mandates and territorial spoils, equal
ity Of commercial opportunity and the
policy Of the United States in the
Near East were outlined to-day by one
of the spokesmen of the Administra-
zion in a way that the European
powers at Lausanen should have
heard
1t all developed from the dispatches
criticising the American Government
for instucting Ambassador Child of
Italy in open meeting TO declare
American desires in the Near East.
Naturally the authorizes talking
here couldn't be quoted, as they were
dealing with anonymous comment re-
ceived through the press.
"
Two fallacies, It was explained,
seem TO exist in the European mind.
One is that because the United States
didn't accept a mandate in Armenia
she was not entitled to any of the
advantages which other powers will
enjoy in the inundated regions. This
prompted the reply here that perhaps
tho European Governments have for
gotten the, original idea of q mandate.
IL was to be a trusteeship. Possibly
II the United States hadn't come into
the war at the crucial moment these
same territories would to-day be Ger
man provinces.
The Allies disclaimed any idea Of
aNelfshncss or annexation in pursuing
Hha war, and it was the suggestion of
the American Peace Commission that
the territories taken from Germany
should belong jointly TO all the vic
tors, but that particular nations
should be selected to act as trustees
and administer those lands under a
charter granted by all and periodical
Iy supervised. a
The United States was, and is,
a charter member of the group of
victors, and any nation which holds
a mandate is merely a trustee. One
Of the chief arguments in favor of
the mandate system was that it would
preserve equality and prevent dis
priminatlon. The United States Gov
ernment to-day is merely rising up TO
remind the powers that America sim
ply wants equality.
The other fallacy which has given
rise to criticism of America has been
the idea that the United States ah-
solved herself from all responsibilities
In Europe and hence was not entitled
no equal consideration; or, to put 1t
~another way, the nation which had all
the bother and risk of administering
q mandate was entitled to special
privileges.
That is exactly opposite to what the
Wilson Administration and Secretaries
OF State preceding Mr.. Hughes have
understood TO be the object of man
dates. America, under the Wilson
Administration. refused to be party
10 the negotiations of a peace treaty
ith Turkey, because war hadn't been
4clared against the Ottoman Empire
and because II was felt boundary line
arrangement was strictly European
matter.
The protection OF American rights,
however. under historic treaties. made
before the war, has not been forfeited
through that act and the European
Governments will find themselves
much mistaken il they believe, be-
cause the United States Government
isn't taking paft IN the policing OF
Europe, that It will waive any of the
rights which II possessed before the
European war, or which it has de-
rived as a result of the greatest
responsibility ever taken by the
American Nation--assistanc in 1911
and 1918 in making a triumph instead
Of possible defeat.
The formula OF American co-opera-
ton with Europe since the war may
be a matter of controversy, but the
y sights possessed by virtue Of the ar
tamIstioe and American aid to the Allies
slAlI not be yielded in the mean time.