Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-22 | Page 1 | Nation League Told U. S. Will Uphold Rights

NATION LEAGUE ' TOLD II. S. WILL I UPHOLD RIGHTS: American Sends His Views on Mandates to Council Meeting in Paris STRONG NOTE SENT TO BRITISH IS REPEATED Present Action Is First Direct Communication to Peace Body WASHINGTON. Feb 22. The American Am-erican government has communicated i directly to the league of nations coun- cl its views with regard to mandates, as set forth in the note sent by Sec-, retary Colby to the British govern-j ment last November, it was announced announ-ced today at the state department. Acting on an official Intimation that lneo tho council already had taken action on the question of mandates, the opinions expressed in Mr Colby's i note to Lord Curzon. the British secretary sec-retary of state for foreign affairs, should be conveyed to the council, a) communication thit was described as' practically a duplicate of that note was dispatched to Paris last night. BRITISH WHJj REPLY- While no reply has been received ir.mi i Hi it. i in it r.,.s been unof ficially stated thut the British govern- ment was preparing an answer that would go far towards satisfying the ! American contentions that equal op-' ; portunlties must be provided for the Icillzens of all countries in all mandate man-date territories. It has been suggested suggest-ed that Sir Auckland ieddcs, who re-tyxned re-tyxned to the I't.lte.d States yesterday afTer constiltat ions with tho foreign office of-fice in Ixunlon. had been empowered to convey the ideas of his government on i tho subject. Officials of tho department depart-ment declined to say from what quarter quar-ter the Intimation came that the question should be taken directly to the league, but It was believed it came from Great Britain and that the returning re-turning British ambassador bore the message. INSIST ON RIGHTS. I Communications have been received ;by the department from the council, and a certain amount of correspond-. correspond-. n G has followed, but this Is the first 'time the United States has initiated any action buforo that body. Officials Offic-ials insisted that It was not to ho taken tak-en an Indications that the United States was to become Involved ln con-. con-. troversles of the league, but rather be a manifestation of thn determination of the United States to Insist upon Us rights even though It Is not a member of tho league. PREVIOUS w IRNING. In his note to Lord Curzon. Secretary Secre-tary Colbv said tho United States did not propose to be excluded from participation par-ticipation In the rights and privileges I secured under mandates provided In ,tho treaties of peace and It expected to be heard regarding the terms of , those mandates before they were put into form.