The Government of tho United 8tatet
will not rect.de one inch from the posi
tion taken by th.> Wilson Administration
relative to the Island of Tap. That de
clslon gained significance from the fact
that the International Communications
Gongresa, which is dlscusalng the dis
posal of former German cable*, was
unable to reach a decision. The reason
assigned (or thp ?elay ,s ,h|U ^
sentatl ve of one of the governments In
terested has lost his records of previous
proceedings, ar.d accordingly could not
go on with the discussion. The belief
. prevails that the governments interested
ore hopeful that the present Admlnistra
tion may b0 less insistent than the pre
ceding one In maintaining American
rights as to cables, and that delay may
bring about a solution in their favor.
That Hop* lN Vain.
According to the authority quoted that
hope Is vain, and the United State, will
make acceptance of American rights in
connection with International communi
cations one of the prerequisites of any
treaty understanding with the allied
Powers. So far as Yap is , oncernod the
Government of the United States does
Z 'J tt,ly l0n^r - n-tter ??
inj, with the League of Nations, but re
fhJ ni /r?ft (,ue8tion between itself and
! the allied Powers.
The American position on Yap will
Insis that no rights which this counlrv
Centr^?"e the victo'? over the
entral Empires have been impaired bv
; any treaty arrangements that have been
| made. That position is taken on the
j ground that tho United States was a
iSTthe' treat* ^ "o*
set'fed the ^r ^t^^^thlt^
rene^erd'bv pre:|,,<llce<1 or sur
ratrir^rd?KeXa??Pt thrOU^ a treaty
ratified by tho benate.
