OCR Text |
Show TAKES FIRM STAND FOR RECOGNITION UNITED STATES MUST HAVE VOICE IN DISPOSITION OF FOR- MER GERMAN POSSESSIONS. As One of the Principal Allies and Associated Powers, Has An Equal Concern and An Insep. arable Interest. Washington. Tho American government govern-ment hns taken an unequivocal stand ns to its right to a volco In tho disposition dis-position 6f tho former overseas possessions posses-sions of Germany. Secretary Colby, In his noto to tho lenguo of nations council, mado public pub-lic on February 21 at tho stato department, depart-ment, submits thnt tho disposition of those possessions "enn not bo undertaken under-taken or effoctuntcd" without the. assent as-sent of tho United States. , Ho states that tho United States, as one of "tho prlnclpnl allies and nssocl-ntcd nssocl-ntcd powers," has "an cquai concern nnd an Insepnrahln Interest" with, tho tthors of these powers In tho territories territor-ies tnken from Germany and "con-cededly "con-cededly an equal voice in their disposition." disposi-tion." Declaring that tho American government govern-ment ennnot regnrd Itself as bound by tho terms of the mnndnto giving to Japan tho Pnclflc Island of Ynp, by tho league meeting at Genevn last December Decem-ber 17, tho secretary requests that the council "having obviously acted under n misapprehension of tho facts" In assuming as-suming thnt tho United States had approved ap-proved a Japancso mnndnto ovcr the Island, reopen tho question fob tho "further consideration, which the proper statement of It clearly requires re-quires " |