The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-06
WASHINGTON DOES
mot DEAL DIRECT
WITH JAP ANESE
NEITHER GIVES CONSENT
NOR REFUSES, AS TOXIC
MAKES NO REQUEST.
COMES THROUGH BRITAIN
Washington Will Deal Officially
With London-Japan Believes
It's Life Is Menaced by German
Propaganda in Siberia.

It's Life Is Menaced by German
Propaganda in Siberia.
Washington, March 6.--It was au-
thoritatiycly stated today that he
Unicd States has sent no communi-
cation to Japan on the subpect OF
action in Siberia and that il any
views OF this government are eX-
pressed, they probably will be con
veycd to Great Britain through
which the United States has re-
ceived all its information Of the sit
uation.
1t was further stated that the
United States has not assented, dis
sentcd or protested and that with
out any exchange of written COM
munications Japan already under
stands the friendly attitude of the
United States and its disposition to
take no part In addition, Japan
understands that the United States
credits her with disinterested pur-
poses il action in Siberia should be
taken.
Administration Disturbed.
Administration officials are some
what disturbed at the various inter
pretations being placed on the atti
tude of the government toward "a
pans prospective action in Siberia.
The statement that the United
States is in accord in principle with
| Japans plans, supposing always
that action is necessary, has been
/ interpreted in some dispatches to
mean that the United States has as
sentcd to the plan, and the further
statement that the United States has
; not assentcd has been construed in
others to mean that the government
, has withheld its assent.
These various statements are all
generally regarded as a play upon
words a. 4 time when official an
nouncemcnt of the exact status OF
re the situation is being withheld.
Nothing to Assent To.
Japan, so far as can be learned,
has never asked the approval of the
, United States to her plans, conse-
3 quently there is nothing for the
United States to assent to. On the
c other hand, the fact that the United
t States, under the circumstances, is
c not asserting to the plans is not to
d be construed, in the absence of OF
= fetal announcement to that effect,
a that assent has been withheld in the
diplomatic sense of the term.
d The United States has been ad-
X vised OF Japan's feeling through ia
n pans ally, Great Britain, and these
two governments are discussing the
d situation in the light of the Anglo
: Japanese agreement for the preser-
+ vation of a certain status in the Far
$. East.
= 1t has been pointed out to state
# department officials that the Anglo.
l. Japanese pact is essentially conserv'
y ative in spirit, and that so far from
10 contemplating or countenancing ag
gressiye action on the part of eithel
Great Britain or Japan with the
purpose of extending their terrific
rial possession in the Far East, tn,
purpose is directly opposite anC
aimed to conserve the present stat
us of both nations. TO this end, i
was found necessary to pledge eacl
OF them to combine to resist an,
other nation that might attacl
either Of them in the east.
r Japan Scents Danger.
+ Repor,s reaching Japan iron
/ many quarters in Siberia have con
yinced the Japanese that such a
A. attack is to be feared from Ger
~ many, ii not directly, then by stir
~ ring up the bolsheviki in Siberi;
" Whether the apprehension is we
~ ~ founded is declared to be entirel
nI nt within the judgment OF the Japa
~ -, nese themselves, though it is prob
III able they would feel it necessary :
w convince their special ally, Grea
" % Britain, of the fact before takin
'u' action. Having reached a decision
~ however, all that it would be nece!
l.. sary for Japan to do in regard
ppy other nations would be, as a matt,
m nc of courtesy, to inform them of h,
i,n purposes.
HI As Japan's special ally, Gre
Britain is represented as having col
, hdence in Japan's intentions, ar
- has sought to impart that con
= dence to the United States not wi
~ view to seeking any active c
ma operation in Siberian INVASION b
3rs simply to allay any feeling of a
ior prehension that might develop
lay this country that Japan intends
lal1 extend her sovereignty over Sib
ria permanently.
by 1t is believed that the state
ned