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THE YAP CONTROVERSY.
America's Notes to Japan.
NEW YORK. 18th April.
The State department has published live
Notes which "have paaaed between the
United States and Japan regarding the Yap
Island mandate.
The lirsi Note sent to Jajiau on Uth No
vember last stated that the United Stab?
understanding was that Yap was not in
cluded in the Supreme Allied Council's
award of former German island nnnh of
the Equator to Japan, and that the ques
tion of Yap was a reservation until a future
date bo that an agreement could be readied
for the interuationaluution of the island as
a cable utation.
Japan replied that she way unable to con-
eenl to any projwritrion excluding Yap from
the territory committed to her charge by
the Supreme Council.
The next American note stated that there
appeared to be. -no difference of opinion
regarding the reservations wlucli Mr. Lan
sing made respecting Yap at the Paris con
ference. This note cited four date on
which President Wilson arid Mr. Lansing
wcrved notice on the Sunreme Council that
Yap should not be included in the mandate
award to Japan. I ho note declared that
the United Statu could not agree to Yap
hemg included in ativ agreement of tlie
.Supreme Council, but even assuming tliat
"Yap was included in the Japanese mandate
it was inconceivable that otner powers
should not have free and unhampered
aecosi to the Bland for the landing arid
.operation of cable.
Japan replied that a Japanese delegated
wen: not present at the Council meetings
referred to. the (lovonmierit had no meuiB
oi ascertaining -what vnews thn Aracrican
delegate exprow:d, but assuming that
IVhkIciil Wilson and Mr. Larunug luuj
la ted that Yap should be international-
ird. Japan contended that the United
States position was insupportable unless
America proved that the Supreme Council
accepted such recommendation and decid
ed to exclude Yap from the territory as
signed to Japan.
Tho last United State note, dated 5th
rnst., was .similar to that sent to Great
-Britain, adding that the United Slates wa
unable to agree to Japan s lastmcutioned
contention.
OCCUPATION OP SHANTUNG.
MATTER OF AMERICAN CONCERN.
I lie Washington correspondent of the
New Y ork " J'libiine ' Hluten:— 'It m under
stood that the Harding Administration
heartily tavors extracting lront Japan a
definite statement concerning the date upon
which Japan will withdraw lrom bhantung,
not only legally, but actually. The Ad
ministration also strongly favors niaintain-
uig the open door policy iu China, being
determined to assure to American mer
chants ihc nunc opportunities as the Japan-
esc have in the Chinese markets. It is
felt tliat these two questions are intimate
ly connected. It is recalled- that President
Harding, when a Senator, favored Senator
Norris s reservation on the Shantung settle
ment. by which China would have been sub
stituted for Japan in taking over Ger
many s tormer rights there."
.JAPANESE IN AMERICA.
ABSOLUTE EXCLUSION URGED.
;Mr. M Clatohy, representing the Japan
ese Rxcluaion League of Calilorma, ap
peared before the House of Representative"--
Immigration Committee -to-day and uiged
the absolute exeltLSion of all Japanese mt-
nugrii.iou and the withholding of American
citizenship lrom all members of the vcllow
race, Mr. M Clntchy protested against
naturalised Japaucse being employed as
stewards on board American war ships, de
claring that under the Japanese law they
remain Japanese sirbjeuts. and that m the
event of war would be traitors to the
United Stales. He charged Japan with
having engineered the sugar strike jn Ha
waii as part of a plan lo torre the right of
land ownenship bv Japanese there.
CHINESE OPPOSITION TO ANGLO-
JAPANESE TREATY.
VANC.OUV fc,K. 18th April
Dr. Wang, Cluer Justice of Chraa, who
has arnved here en route to Geneva, savs
that he will Hpend a month in America, in
an effort to persuade Canada to oppouc
the renewal of the Angb-Japaiicse
Ireaty anu President Hardmg to disown
the Lansmg-Ishu Notes of 1917-
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