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Show Hv vi: m:vku suiwiuiir.n BBf In dlAcusslnr; (lie controversy oer tilt- island of BBJ Vnp ilio JnpatiCRe make llio fundamental error of BB( assuming that tlii Ii'.ikuc or nations In clothed wltli BBJ - power tiMUdininlHter the affairs or the wholi' world. BB "'They overlook the fnrt that the United States never BBf , ' subset Ibcd to tlio league hut. on the contrary, spoclfl- BBf enllj j-cjerted it. Its power extends to those coiin- BBg (licit (lint subscribed to the covenant. It may be that BBf other small nations, loo weak to raise an effective BBf protest nijHlnsi any action that the lea quo might tuko BBf Involving their affairs, will have to submit to Kb dlc- K4 tatlon. Hut (ho United VuntM has not reached the BBfj point where it has o surrender any part of its rights BBT' , to the league or any other comhlnation of powers, BBfl That is a fact that Japan, should keep clearly in mind K.jP a ns applied to Yap. H.'t ft is (rue (hat the J tips diovo the Germans from the island and took possession of it, but tbelr occu- BBs pancy was only pending final disposition of the la. BBk land at the close of the war. They had no vested BBS rfchtn In (he Island by tight of conqiiest, any moro BBfl . than the United States took tlllo to the Argonne For- BBl .est when .American o)dlvrs lroTe, thy Gcrpjans out, H t, 'lhc question of the final disposition of Yuj became BBS matter for the peace MUlement la which the United BBC States was entitled to an equal voice with Japan and BBS each or 111 other allies. By Internationalizing the pBfl Island the Interests of all nations would be protected, BBf whereas exclusive oeiolgnty over It by Japan would BBV Give to that country undue Influence, over the cable bVbVbc communications of tho l'aclflc It is for the former arrangement that the United States has taken Its stand. tn to tn |
