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Show LEAGUE MAKES REPLY TO NOTE ON MANDATES U. S. Rights to Share in Discussions Dis-cussions Not Challenged In Any Quarter AMERICA INVITED TO COUNCIL'S NEXT MEET Final Decision on Former German Ger-man Holdings ti Pacific Due This Spring I PARIS. March 2 (By the Associated Associat-ed Press . The league of nations Is jnot concerned with the allocation of 'the former German possessions in tho I Pacific w hich Includes the Japanese I mandate for the group to w hlh tli-island tli-island of Yap belongs, the American 'government Is Informed In the reply of the counc il of the league, t 'h--'American note on tho mandate question. ques-tion. The text of the council' reply 'was made public here today. The allocation was made by the supreme su-preme council of the allies, the note I points out. but the council Invites the Fulled States to be represented at the j meeting of the council In May or June when the other claaecs of man -'dates are to be taken up for final de-I de-I claiona. The council expresses "satisfaction In the Interest shown by the united I States government In tho question of mandates which the council has long ' lelt to be among the mot Important land also the mimt difficult." i LAIMS kCPAl HY "The council." it adds. "not on!; welcomes but feel Justified In claiming claim-ing the sympathy and support of the governments which .KsVlsed Iheschcice the council Is required to administer." Regarding the fundamental Intention Inten-tion of the American government that tho approval f the Fnltcd States is essential to the validity Of any determinations deter-minations respecting mandates, the 'note says the rights which the United States acquired as one of tho leading actors In the war and In the peace negotiations ne-gotiations 1 not likely to be challenged challeng-ed In any quarter. it points out, DOJrevBr, now tne su-' su-' nation Is complicated by the fact that the United States has not ratified the 'treaty and has not taken a seat In l the council of the league. UXOTJ B i i 1 1 l i The note Invites th Frilled States to participate In the discussions of the coming meeting of the council when final decisions are to b taken regarding regard-ing the class "A" and class "U" mandates. man-dates. The council reminds Secretary of State Colbv that the allocations of the 'class "C" mandates, covering the Ger-; Ger-; man Islands In tho Pacific allocated to Japan, was made by the supremo c-oun-cll of the allies, and that the league jof nations Is not concerned with the allocation, al-location, but Is only occupied with the I administration of the territories In-I In-I volved- I The council add that It ha for-I for-I warded ths American note to the French. British, Italian and Japanese I go ernments- H itni. TO Rl PM WASHINGTON. March 2 Replies to the league of nation council and I the British government regarding mandut'- MU l-- left to ih Harding I administration. It was said today at l the stat' department. The noto begin with acknowledg-I acknowledg-I menl of the receipt of Secretary Col-! Col-! by's communication, summarize the I American contentions, and after expressing ex-pressing the satisfaction of th. eoun-! eoun-! ell at the Interest in the question in-J in-J dlcated by the note, continue: M l I I N I ION "The most fundamental contention brought forward by Die Amen i . I note is that 'the approval of the I I'nited States of Amerlra is essential to tho validity of any determination which may be reached' respecting mandates which have bwti or may be submitted to the Judgment of ihe council. "The I'nited State was one of the leading actors both in the war and i in the negotiations for peace. Th rights which It acquired arc no: likely to be challenged In any quarter. "But the American government will itself recognize that the situation is complicated by the fact that the I alted States, for reasons which the i council would be the last to question, ques-tion, has so far abstained from ratifying rati-fying the peace treaty and has not I taken her seat on the council of the irague of nations. BROAD Ilss "The council might easily have dwelt on the controversial aspects of the American note, but this proced-j proced-j ure would ill-represent their true attitude. at-titude. Tbey prefer to examine the t subject from the broad basis of ln-i ln-i ternational cooperation and frlend-1 frlend-1 ship. In the belief that this course I will appeal to the spirit of Justice of I ths government and people of the I United States. HsW |