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Show SOLUTION OF YAP PROBLEM TOLD IN JAPAN Tokio to Retain Mandate and U. S. Control Cables TOKIO. March t (By tne Associated Pi-egg. The Toml-Url Bhimbun pub-lishea pub-lishea a dispatch from Parla. quoting Viscount Klkujiro Ishll. Japanese ambassador am-bassador to France and represenUtlv of Japan in the council of the league of nations, as saying; that Japan would insist on her mandate over tht Ixland of Yap. but was rea-ly to mike concessions regarding: the cables. Th newspaper says it thlnka Viscount Ishii's statement embodies the attitude atti-tude of Japan, which does not desire to permit the Yap question to affect the friendly relations between Japan and thjp United Slates. The Yotni-Url surmises Japan will propose that the Guam-Yap cable line be placed under Joint control, but declares de-clares It remains to be seen whethel this would satisfy the United State , HARDING'S COMING. Kokumin Shimbun calls attention the Importance the Inauguration of tht Harding administration will have on Far Eastern affairs. It cannot be denied de-nied tho newspaper says, that II means the negotiations between Japan ' and the, tnited States on pending questions must undergo renewed discussion, dis-cussion, more especially the accord between the two countries which had almost ree.eiied the stage of success. "At this critical moment." the Kokumin Ko-kumin continues, "another delicate matter has arisen, the Yap problem. The Haidinfr administration probablj will adopt stronger foreign pollciei than the outgoing administration, s that Japan's diplomacy toward America Amer-ica is bound to become Increasingly difficult. ROSES AND THISTLES. "We herewith present with our congratulations con-gratulations a beautiful bouquet ol roses to the new president of the United Unit-ed States, but we wish to warn out own government-to be careful not tc receive back from the American government gov-ernment our rose gift in the form ol a crown of thistles." |