CONTROL OF COLONIES
FAILURE OF CONDOMINIUM.
PARIS, 7th February. In view of the Australian Labour Party's cable message to President AVilson, urging that the German I'acilic colonies should be under the control' of the League of Nations, it is interesting to note that direct control of the Pacific Islands by the League of Nations received only the barest mention during the colonial discussion. Three possibilities were outlined—direct control by the League of Nations over the ex-German territories, control by mandate, and annexation. The first was quickly discarded on the grounds that condominiums had failed, especially in Morocco and Central Africa, hampering development and causing endless friction and maladministration. President Wilson, indeed, objected, to the word "internationalisation," us it was associated with failures and political cliques. He preferred the word "neutralisation," but held that the best government was by a mandate from the world.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 33, 10 February 1919, Page 7
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143CONTROL OF COLONIES Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 33, 10 February 1919, Page 7
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