The sun., 1918-07-23
WILSON AWAITING
JAPANESE REPLY
Announcement of American
Part in Siberian Plan
Is Ready.
TO OCCUPY vLADIvOsTOK
City to Be Used as Base, but
Policing Will Extend
to West.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-Anouncement
OF Americas part In the plan for Offer
ing assistance to Russia in the form OF
an Industrial and economic commission.
to be supported by the allied military
force, will be made before the end of the
week
- President Wilson has prepared this
announcement and is merely awaiting
word from Toxic that the Japanese
Government has given its assent. I'm
official advices are to the effect that
Japan's answer has been drawn UP by
the Emperor's Council and Is now on
it's way here.
Inspired articles in the japanese news
papers in the last few days have. indi-
Gated that the japanese Government
has given its approval.
The plan which the President will
announce calls for the military coopera-
ton Of Japan. Great Britain. France
and America. The President will cover
fully the military. industrial and eco
nomic details Of this plan, but will not
announce at this time the personnel OF
the. large commission which will go from
this country for the reason that not all
OF the members have been selected.
vladivostok to He Base.
The commission and tho military force
will enter Siberia by way of Vladivo-
stok. which will be used as a base. For
protection the military forces will police
the territory for some distance west OF
Vladivostok.
In the forthcoming announcement the
President Is expected to make 1t clear to
the Russian people that the United
States and the Allies are proceeding
from unselfsh motives and not with any
view of direct intervention. The aim
primarily Is to offer aid to the Russians
in restoring law and order and opposing
German aggression. The sending OF a
military force made up OF contingents
from tho four nations will be explained
on the ground that protection of Rus
sian as well as American and other in
terests makes such action necessary.
u. =. Force to BE Small.
1t is understood that the American
contribution to the military force will be
rather small. The commission. however,
will be most extensive one. President
Wilson has left the makeup Of some OF
the individual sections to certain Of his
advisers.
AS THE SUN stated this morning. an
advance guard of propagandists will be
sent In few weeks. 1t was learned to-
day. however. that the Creel Committee
has established headquarters in Vladi.
vostok. and has begun to pave the way
for the commission.
Concident with reports that Germany
may be permitted by the Bolshevtki ia
send troops to Moscow to reinforce the
German embassy guards. came the news
that the American Red Cross supplies
| and war supplies sent by the Allies are
on their way 20 Vlad!vostok. where they
will be available for the vanguard OF the
| expedition TO be sent later to assist
the Russians IN Siberia
German Troops Excuse.
Reports received at the State Depart
ment to-day revealed that the Germ ms
according TO Stockholm advlces. had re-
Quested permission to send German bat
talions to Moscow TO protect the en-
bassy. with the announced intention of
occupying the city.
Tho Bolshexixi replied that they
wouid protect the embassy and could
not give permission for the occupa ton
OF t;.v city. but added that If Germany
wa.;ed to reinforce the embassy guard
Russia would not object
)mcials here interpreted this 20 mean
that the German troops would be al
lowed by the Bolsheviki to get their
grip on Moscow, provided they gave the
necessity of reinforcing the embassy
guard as the reason for entering Moscow
1t may later be found advisable II
was explained to-day, to send to Vlad-
ivoistok the thousands rifles manufac-
tured in this country for Russia. but
not shipped after the collapse of tho
Russian armies. These Russian rifles
could not be used on the western front
though they have been used in some OF
the training camps here.