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TELLS HER 1T WOULD BE AL
MOST EQUIVALENT TO LINING
UP WITH GERMANY.
Is ACTING WITH GREAT BRITAIN
UNITED STATES WOULD BE CON-
SUITED AS TO THE MEASURES
TO BE TAKEN.
GOVERNMENT WON OVER
PERIL OF SITUATION LIES IN
POSSIBILITY OF CONTROL OF
IGNORANT MASSES BY ANAR-
CHIST ELEMENT.

Washington, June 1.-THE Japan
ese Government has taken positive
measures to let Russia know that ia.
pan is in the war to stay and will not
be deferred from her intention to stand
by her allies in the struggle unit! Ger
many has been defeated. It was learn
ed here today that Japan has notified
the Russian Provisional Government
that if Russia withdraws from the war
Japan, in consultation with Greet
Britain; will consider What measures
to take. It is intimated in diplomat
ic quarters that Japan and Great Brit
ain would exchange views with the
United States concerning the Russian
situation.
It is understood that the Russian
Provisional Government has been
warned that if'she accepted separate
peace with the Central Empires her
action would be almost equivalent to,
aligning herself with Germany. and
that 50 far. from gaining anything by
it she would become another Austria
under German domination.
England and Japan are acting in
conjunction in Petrograd in trying to
dissuade the pro-peace party and in
fluencing the provisional authorities.
The latter, it was declared, have been
definitely won over, and if they can
succeed in retaining control of the
Government there will be no detection
by Russia. The difficulty lies in the
masses, ignorant, clamoring for bead,
with many looking for plunder and
anarchy.
1t was learned on good authority to-
day that in treating with Russia. and
in negotiating with England relative
to Russia, Japan claims no interest in
Europe. Her interests are confined to
the situation in the Orient.
Eleven if Russia shakes hands with
Germany, IL diplomat was quotes! as
saying tolay, "that does not necessar-
lily mean that Russia will become ag-
. gressive on her eastern frontier, and,
therefore, ,5aran might not have any,
immediate interests, peculiar to her
self alone, in kussia's turning her
back upon her Allies"
Japan's interests, however, accord
ing to this authority, are involved
with those Of The Allies by reason of
her alliance with Great Britain and al
so by reason of the fact that she is at
war with Germany AMI desires to .s-
sist in the conslma.+:on of Germany's
defeat. She therefor, must view with
concern the present Russian situation,
with the prospect it affords of Russ;a's
desertion of the Allies.
Little doubt is entertained, concern
ing the loyalty Of the present regime
in Russia to the Entente cause. The
alarm relates to the possibility cf tire
anarchistic elements, backed by the
Russian masses, overthrowing the
Provisional Government. The think
ing element of the nation, especially
those in public life, with the exception
of few created with political ambi-
tions, are declared by Entente diplo-
mats to be loyal to the alliance.
= Japan is using every diplomatic re-
source to prevent a rupture in the al
lance. She has informed Great Brit
, ain that military chastisement of Rus
sia, should the latter withdraw from
the war, would only mean another
war in the Orient, and that the Toxic
, Government, if it possessed forces to
spare, would prefer to send them to
r the German front. But the view thus
= expressed was qualified so that, if the
r new situation should appear to threat
: en- Japan, the latter would be free to
take measures for her self-protection.