152 president's address — -section e. 



The division of the late German colonial possessions in the 

 Pacific, arranged by thei Peace Treaty, has placed sections, under 

 mandates, with Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Britain re- 

 ejjectively. 



It is gathered that the terms of the said mandates will be to 

 give full powers of control to the countries respectively holding 

 authority, thus allowing them to pass such laws for the control of 

 the territories as they may deem necessary, just as if such territories 

 were definitely made dependencies. It goes without saying that 

 the interests of Allied nations will be secured by commercial 

 treaties. 



Tn thei aggregate, these former German colonial possessions totial 

 an area of over 97,000 square miles with a native population of 

 between 350,000 and 450,000 inhabitants. 



To the Japanese have been apportioned the following: — 



Marshall Islands 



Pelew and Caroline Islands 



Ladrones (Mariana) Islands 



(Exclusive of the American 



Island of Guam.) 



There is etill no final settlement reached between Japan and 

 the United States of America in regard to Yap, the principal of 

 the Pelew Islands, but, on account of its importance, in the line of 

 cable and other communications between the United States of 

 America and the East, an effort is being made by America to gain 

 control. 



New Zealand has a mandate over former German Samoa, a 

 valuable territory of about 1,300 square miles in area, and a popu- 

 lation of some 30,000 native inhabitants. 



In the case of Nauru (Pleasant Island), an upraised coral atoll 

 situated a few miles south of the equator, a British mandate has 

 been granted, and the administration by the Home Government 

 is to be in joint agreement with New Zealand and the Common- 

 wealth, at least so far as concerns the profits to be derived from 

 the exploitation of the rich deposits of phosphates which cover an 

 area of upwards of 4,600 acres. The native population amounts to 

 only about 1,300. 



