Show CIVIL SERVICE I CHANGE IS ISI S I ASSURED President Wilson Decides Upon R Reorganization on of Commission By Associated Press WASHINGTON March Martin A. A A. A Morrison of Indiana and George It R Wales of Vermont were appointed Jo to the civil service commission by President Pres' Pres dent Wilson succeeding John A. A Mc- Mc and Hermon W. W Craven whose resignations were sent to the White House some time ago I PARIS March Realizing 12 the I lpg I ff k cable ions b Great Brit Iam I am aln should h f claim to the captured German cables be sustained with the I consequent submission of the great I foreign business Interests of the United Unit Unit- unit unit-I ed States to alien control In this respect respect re- re the American delegates to the peace conference are endeavoring to malt mak a strong presentation of their caSe before the legal authorities to whom the tue sUbject has been referred I IThe The naval experts who first considered I the question were unable to agree and the supreme council upon motion of i Secretary of State Lansing referred to legal experts the question of title In- In I These experts are being pressed by the Americans for a de- de I Early In the thA war the th nt the thA two German Germa c cables from l- l Emden d t to America by way way of the Azores and I also the cable between Monrovia the Liberian capital and Brazil They took one end of one of the German German- American cables to Halifax securing another transatlantic line for themselves The other cable they gave to tile French government which so 50 far has made no attempt to utilize it probably because of the scarcity I of submarine cable material and of cable laying ships I PRIZES OF WAR The British now claim that these ca- ca tiles Hes are prizes of war Va 1 They do not intend to allow ti lr return to Germany Ger- Ger many or to regard re-gard them as sUbject to disposition by the peace conference The America delegates however contend contend con con- tend that the cables were unlawfully cut and unlawfully reconnected because be- be beI I cause the United States was not at I Iwar war when this was done and had an i Interest In them as being one of the f terminI Nor or they claim was there proper warrant for the cutting of the I cable between Liberia and Brazil as asboth asboth both these countries were neutral at atthe the time It was done There never has been any decision I r regarding the title to cables outside of territorial waters In time of war and I the Americans now are extremely anxious that no precedent should be I established that might place American business at the mercy of foreigners or I prevent free communication tion between the United States and central Europe after the conclusion of peace I CABLES IN PACIFIC Jn In addition to the transatlantic Cables Ca- Ca bles several German cables In the Pacific Pa- Pa also were seized b by the British as prizes of war One of these runs from the Island of Yap one ot of the Caroline group to Singapore connecting with the Dutch and British cables Another connects this cable with the Island or Celebes Possession of these lIn U it Is said Insures business control i ir o r a fair proportion of Australian Polynesia Poly Poly- nesia which is regarded as property within the field of American commercial commer- commer cial effort Teh possibility of these cables passIng pass pass- lag Ing In some degree under the control of Japan Tapan alone In case the latter Is mace maae the mandatory ef the captured Pacific Islands also Is regarded with disfavor by the American representatives unless unless un- un less some plan to prevent any possible discrImination Is adopted |