| Show PURCHASING Fu MORE PACIFIC I 1 New Nest Ne York Feb CA GA special to the time Tribune from Washington says saYI The Time steps taken by b this government to complete Its Is title tte to the tIme and other Islands to the north of Luzon It ItIs I itIs Is said were vere due to representations made Ilde by hy Japan After the Ih ui llon of 01 Formosa from Japan found tin the question of Jurisdiction Jurl a me troublesome ole olen one omme n because b e of I f time the Spanish h claim lalm to Islands near Formosa tl nt after alter lons tho the boundary line linte lne between Urn time th Japanese and un Spanish possessions was va fixed nt at 21 degrees 30 3 minutes Ju JUI juat t south of Formosa and to the time north nf of attha time tha asle Islands INlands The flip rie treaty of or Paris negotiated nc by hy time the American and anti Span ish commissioners which ended the time war tam with wih Spain provided fur fr time the cession by Spain Sita of all ni mu i Islands mitis within mit Im in certain tent a I n de defined d e fined ii boundaries bomi a do nits the lie t ii boundary le r being a n tine line lne running from frol west nest st to past cast or near neal time the uth parallel of oC north latitude and though the Hie Ie middle le of ha tho navigable channel of PitcH Hear Beat Ad Admiral miral thief th r of the naval MIal A bu reau of equipment ut who ho was wag va the naval unal of the time peace pele B on examination of more detailed charts chants of the Philippines PhilipPIne dl coYer d l that thu Ih 3 eahl aimi ahl and several ovell other lay hay out OUI outside outside side of time the northern boundary anti and It I 13 1 i apparent that Japan s same Bime me discovery To fo avert art this error Ser r tary tar Hay In time the treaty for fil the th ie of the Islands of and for fir Induced Induce the tue Spanish Spa gov gOIt m merit ment to agree to t relinquish h them The Thi belief balet prevails here that Japan desire d the United State States to acquire a I definite nite title tithe to lo time the Islands north of the tho 2001 degree of latitude C rather than permit Spain to claim clan for or the tho IJurO of t selling them hero to or sum eim other power H n ar Admiral Hartford fays us dm tim Islands lands 1 are tire strategically Important and andI it I is l important that this Ihl government should acquire them |
