The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-04
HOW THE JAPANESE
VIEW INTERVENTION
IN THE FAR EAST

TOXIC. July &c. ('nrrrSpordrncr ri
Tho As.ncla,cd Pre-. sl--Thr United
STATES suggestion To- Japan for joint
military expedition 80 NluliF"Sl"N i"
hrln tn" rZ2cho-SluvakS prccipilatgd an
!utcrnnl political crisis IN Japan. The
question Of intervention III Siberia had
h"rn n iSSu" her" :" long thai It had Nc'
como Il delicate" question for The 'IafIn-
$50. ana one. .IlSo "n Whi'h The country
WIS more or loss i'yid"d.
For many months ii" f:li'ri" nations
had been MrSing Japan /" interview" or I"
Jon with them III urGln: tho nlt"d
S'It"S In adh"r" L" Il iall ~ ih'"rN"H-
iIrn ON TN, other band. leading Japan
,,~a,Siat .Snl"n rOunSrll"d Il %lr:ld;HSi pol
,,.. rr ru-uI,"ruiiun with tho United
states "n all matters; pertaining I" kuS-
Sin. III Il military .,rnS". i%i"ui 1t ready
and needed hui n word from her allies.
Including III" United States, l" scnd an
army into siberia.
TE"n surid"ul, tn" United states an
m.uurcd her .ut"nt!n ION OF diSrai'hnE
Irn"rs Ia NlHdiv"$t"k.. NOT i'll th'. sons"
"I in'rrvCnIiun. lU! to nell, the t'Zcchn-
S!n%aks. and simultaneously suggested
that Japan send Il number If troops.
Many r.."rIr in Japan fit that. il mil
jrarv artinrl ";lu" III SIh"ri:L- Japan
would receive tn. mlndHt" -! I'll" powers
to net for them and that Iapan"S" tru"3S
would chiefly max" UP III" expedition:
rtncr nat IrIS merely sending cont !nEcntr
L. give III" movement IN nt"r-hli'"d
tn',r The Am .rlr:.n initiative. therefor"
;"nk IanI1 ny surprise.
As 4 representative Put it: The id"a
"r JarAn h"ing placed "n = %aT WIN aii
u,ridcni:ll power in ~ expedition int"nd-
- for Il spot lying. * II were nj oar
very door. was certainly NOT pleasant I"
The Iapnu"s". who hcli"v" that Of All
urwcr< vt The world. IapHn is most vital
lv Interested in IN" fate Of eastern 81
IBERIA"
Such was the IirSr impression created
las the American not. hut further r.
Election tx hrli,.v"d 10 HAY" convinced III"
LHpanrSr that tn" United states iriliai .
,,r WAS in no sens. a rrfl"rtnn on Ia
l:in Tho Joint expedition WAS therefor"
excepted in principlr. lnu Il great ""nir"-
N"rSr WAS raiscl over IN" question
whether japan herself sh"ul'l>n"I inter
Ven" in Siberia for th" protection al h"r
aiional interests.
Th.. military rrriy - believed 20 have
been distinctly in favor IF intervention
. hi, Ilam hay ing tn" support ~ thn EHI-
'ral start nr tn" army 81 MArSiili lFin'"
Nulmui:aia and to %nr" cN;'rt "t IN" raNI-
u"l. ybirh is prr..i,lnd oyer by the Prem
lrr Marshal Count Turanch..
;."urthy discussions "nSu"h between
; minister's Of state th' members or IN"
Recently appointed ltHlomaiir ADVISORY
J.
real prrI!"s who wore called in for con-
; !.ultatinn
/ III" rejection nf general intervention
! ~ .his tilmr may he a:rrih'd. first I" tn"
, grow inn: Influence. Of tn" business ini"r-
, ,,..f@ vhn favor ruiurl"i" ""-"r"rtti"n
with IN. United States III lapan'S own
interest: >"rY,md. l." III" opposition of tn"
I InlitiraI parties whose backing was nee
! ..serrv ~ attaining necessary dict aihrrn-
I prlatinnS and third. Ia tn" decision al
leaders GENERALLY thai .lAntn Sh"uIu
move slowly. and above all things. work
Hand in hand with tn" lnii"i states.
link"d with ih"Sr considerations WAS
| tho h"sIInnrv # IN" political groups ~
Surr"rI Il military program which would
! in%rlr,. .ri,i"finilr If" for tn" present
, cabinet TIL" Trrau"hi ministry is off,
rirIly w"d,I"d To no IrLrtY. and III" nmllu-
cal r-trtI"S IN Japan ar" STRIVING TOT Il
constitutional rrr,nl" of party "AhiUrtS:
| with n consequent inrr"aS" Of power OF
III, HOUSE. az Rcrr. %"nthliNrS, rs inc
body representing the voters. tn" hr-
: f..ai nf tie. IntrrV,'ntinniSfS Is rHEara"h'
III s"iu" quarters therefore" rs !; victory
, for institutional progress. and incident
aIIy. -. q blow Ia ia" ir1lu"nc' al IN"
, elder Statcsnrn. longtime powerful III
,l"ri,,in. HI, dcGtni"s If m" empire.