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Show GEDDES TO BE CABLE REFEREE United States Disputes the Claims of Japan for Tiny Pacific Island WASHINGTON, Fob. S6 Instructions Instruc-tions are understood to have been received re-ceived by Sir Auckland Geddes. British Brit-ish ambassador, to attempt the role of mediator In the controversy between tho United Stairs and Japan relative to Pacific cable communications, WILL DIVIDE CABU & i This became known Friday colncl-: colncl-: dent with resumption of sessions of tho conference which has for Its objective ob-jective the disposition of the former Gorman cables. The controversy between be-tween the United States and .Topan j centers around the future status of ; the Pacific island of Yap, tho ITnited States holding that Yap, as an Im-, Im-, portant center Of communication, 1 hould be International and Japan J contending that the inland was Included Includ-ed In the mandate pmntlng her nil former German possessions In the Pacific Pa-cific north of Iho equator. Although American commissioners to the conference have stated that tho questions arising from the controversy con-troversy between Japan and the Fulled Full-ed States over the Island have no; yet been divorced from the cable settle ment. It is understood that this problem prob-lem will not be allowed to stand In the way of an early settlement as possible pos-sible on tho allocation of the cable It Is believed probable thai so far as the Issue of the Island of Yap concerns con-cerns the cable settlement that It will be held In abeyance by tho American commissioners until tho discussions proceeding between the United states and the council of tho league of nations, na-tions, have been concluded l'lf v-l l Ul I ,1'.' i, mnv Trior to the adjournment of the conference lust November, Japan and France were holding ont against a settlement set-tlement tentatively reached between Groat Prltaln. Italy and the United States but recently Franca Is understood under-stood to have modified her position and to have shown a disposition to loan to tho side of tho other throe powers. pow-ers. The delegates for the precsnt have decided to thresh out In informal conferences con-ferences between powers affected the different problems which have arisen over the cable ettlment. and for this reason there will be no formal session ses-sion again until some of the outstanding outstand-ing difficulties have boon smoothed out or until another plenary session Is deemed advisable. Since tho last sessions of the conference, con-ference, the Instructions awaited for by some of the powers from their governments gov-ernments have arrived and this Is exported to expedite the discussions. on |