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Show REPORT FID if EASTERN PROBLEM COMMISSION HAS NO RECOMMENDATION RECOMMEN-DATION ON MANDATE OVER TURKEY AND ARMENIA. Contains Extensiva Arguments for and Against American Control, Inhabitants Selecting America to Take the Mandate. Washington. I'rcsidoiit Wilson IranMinilled to Die Renal.i;, on April B, the report of the American commls-!lon, commls-!lon, headed by Major General Ilarbord, which investigated conditions in Armenia. Ar-menia. The report hnd twice been asked for by tho senate, first last November No-vember and then under a resolution udoplcd several weeks ago. The commission made no recommendations recommen-dations an to tlit; United States assuming assum-ing a mandate over Turkey and Armenia, Ar-menia, but Its report contained extensive exten-sive arguments for and against such nrllon. No mandate should he taken, tha commission said, without formal agreement agree-ment with France and Great Britain and alHo "definite approval" of Germany Ger-many and Kussln. Tlie inhabitants, tha mission stated, desire America to take the mandate first, with Great Britain helr second cholco. Tho principal arguments' advanced in favor of the United States accepting it mandate were that the influence of the United Stales would tend to avert wars; that the Inhabitants wanted American protection, and that this would give the United Slates an opportunity op-portunity to do a great humanitarian work. Jtensons advanced against a mandate wore that it "would weaken our position posi-tion relative to the Monroe doctrine"; that "humnnltnrlanisra bettins at Jiomo," and that the first year's cost would be $275,000,000, including $88,-(500,000 $88,-(500,000 for the army and navy. "Better "Bet-ter million? for a mandate than billions for war," said the recommendations favoring a mandate. "If America accepts a mandate for the region visited by this mission," said General Ilarbord, "It will undoubtedly flo so from a strong sense of international interna-tional duty and at the unanimous desire, de-sire, so expressed at least, of its colleagues col-leagues in the league of nations." |