The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-11

Scientist Discusses Siberian SITUATION at
an Address Delivered in New York !
City-Nippons Fully in Accord with !
United States.
NEW YORK, April ll.-Dr. Togo |
| kichi Iyenaga at the intermonthly
meeting of the American Geographical
society said he believed that if the
necessity arises for broader military
action by Japan and Great Britain In
Siberia such operations will be con
Quoted on a sufficient scale to success.
fully cope with the opposition OF the
Bolsheviki
DR.. Iyenaea, who was to lecture on
Jaran Of Today, said he felt that he
would not be diseharging his duty to
the Geographical society if he re
Trained from touching upon the 81
bcrian situation and the war. lie
stated that Japaa has done her fair
share as an ally, and that the jmgo
stories Of a japanese attack on this
In characterizing such propaganda
as foolish he drew attention to the tact
that the world has begun 10 realize
lust what an enormous tonnage IS re-
quircd for the transportation of troops
in the quantities now necessary to
prove efficient in battle Tonnage is
scarce. he said, and the mere question
OF tonnage alone would suffice to dis
/ pei the thought that Japan might cross
| the Pacific to attack this country. He
said in part:
1T must he distinctly understood
l that the views ! express arc solely
those Of Il private citizen Of Japan and
should not be taken as rejecting tho
views Of the statesmen who now hold
the reius of the Japanese government
1.-THE landing of japanese and Brit
1 ish troops at Nladivostock has, be
1 icvc, no great significance in itself
1 Their purpose is simply to Safeguard
L the lives and properties of their ma
1 tionals that are menaced by lawles
| people and lack Of police force in Thu
4 Russian eastern port When this oh
- icct is achieved these marines, o
y course, will return to their cruisers
There IS, however. danger tina
4 the disorder and chaos therein may be
\ come worse and the opposition of tn
I BolShcvili against the projecting
I forces Of the allies may increase t
/ such an extent as to call forth the ne
1 cpssitv of conducting military opera
! tions on a larger scale. The situation
/ therefore. demands our clear perceptio
l and sound Judgment.
II believe that we are at the partin
Of the ways. The British premier sen
q telegram on April : to the Nicero
1 Of India, saying:
- If we are To prevent the menac
l spreading to the east and gradually er
| quilting the world every lover Of frct
l dom and law must play his part. -
DR.. Ivenaga also referred to Pres
j dent Wilson 5 Baltimore speech,
which he painted the evident purpos
of the German as one of an empire I
embrace Persia, India and the people
of the Far East. Continuing, the do
tor said:
Count Terauchi, Japan 5 premic
addressing the upper house of the die
said the other day that the fear
rightly entertained that Germany S il
fluence may gradually extend eastwal
Il anu ft'NN hChdt' ~ lht peace VI II
| Far East 1t is, then, evident tn:
these leaders apprehend fully the da
ger Of the German advance TO Il
4 East
The allies are agreed as to Il
basic policy Of doing whatever Ii
within their power to check the Gle
man menace. If there is any differen
Of opinion among them, it relates on
- to the measure to be adopted.
. 1t is well to remember that form
dable as have proved the military wea
hip. Ons of our foe, no less active have be
nan his cunning intrigue and sllillful proI
Of ganda. The Russian collapse has,
49,. fact, been brought about by the ioi
stroke of these two weapons Hc
fares it with the allies' They ha