The Washington herald., 1918-03-10
Worlds S Eyes Turn to White
House for Official Pro-
nouncement.
ENTENTE POWERS MAY
REACH SINGLE VIEW
Intervention Not Likely to
Be Decided During the
Present Week.
nouncernent.

Developments in diplomatic cir
cles here and abroad during the
coming week are looked for to
make more definite the attitude of
all the powers concerned toward
Japan's proposal to intervene in
Siberia.
For the present the veil is
drawn at Washington over the de-
tails of exchanges that are passing
back and FORTH After letting it
be known that the United States
has informally lodged at Tokyo
her objections to the project, Of
icials here have been content to
sit tight and await developments.
Presidential Action Expected.
While it is supposed that Japan
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to define her position, the eyes Of
officials and diplomats alike are turn
ed as usual toward the White House.
The impression persists in many
quarters. despite the lack of oficial
confirmation, that President Wilson
plans shortly to take the public more
fnf he -
ment on this question. Whether or
not this would be done through an
address to Congress is a matter of
! speculation.
1t has been expected ever since
the last address of ChancelloT Won
: Hertling. on the German peace terms.
that the. President would have some
thing more to ado to his series of
war aims speeches. The Russian
peace and the japanese proposal are
! assumed to have interrupted his
I plans in this regard. 1t is now
| thought in many quarters that his
next address. when it comes. will
take both these developments into
consideration.
Admittedly the entire world war
situation is at a stage where the po-
litical and the military phases are in
closest possible relationship. Russia.
| with her tremendous resources in
men and foodstuffs, looms still as
! the great uncertainty. despite the ex-
change of peace negotiations at Brest-
| Litovsk.
While the thought has long been
held in some of the entente coun-
tries that Russia is no longer to be
taken into the reckoning. the attitude
J of the United States towards that
country remains one of lively inter-
est. There are still men of importance
to the government here who think
that Russia. with friendly treatment,
can be redeemed from the German
influences that brought about the one
sided peace pact at Brest-Litovsk.
President Wilson's confidence in the
future of the Slav democracy remains
mistaken.
Britain in FavOrt
The statement of Lord Robert
Cecil, British under secretary for for
eign affairs, that Japan should be
allowed to proceed with her proposed
Intervention. is taken in many quar-.
ters here as evidence that Great
Britain, and perhaps the other entente
powers, will take measures of definite
| assurance to the United States re-
garding Japan's intentions.
In entente diplomatic quarters, Al
all events, there was yesterday a gen
eral Endorsement of the arguments Of
Lord Cecil.
There is a disposition to attach i'm.
portance to the suggestion that Great
Britain may soon find her Indian pos
sessions menaced by the march oi
the Germans through Russia, and
may find it necessary to call upor
Japan to fulfill her obligations under
the Anglo-Japanese treaty. Under
this compact Japan pledged aid fol
the defense of India, if threatened.