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Siberian railway are wrecked "
thwart any movement or the Japanese
Into the interior OF Siberia.
However as far as known, japan
does not plan any extended move oe-
yond yiadivostok and q fringe OF east
arn Siberia. ANY greater undertaking
would involve tremendous forces anu
| a srnply system more enormous tnan
now exists.
| While the Japanese move appears
imminent. the Grmans' ill-tmed move
against the helpless ana GOVERNS
| Russians has aroused unfayorapie
comment in neutral diplomatic quar-
| ters. Sweden is incensed at the TIN
Hand activities. South America Is
growing more pro-ally. Chile, LOT III
stance, registered a sweeping 'icuofs
for the pro-ally faction in the congress
sional elections. though she VIII PROD
ably continue neutral. Brazil has Not-
ed almost unanimously to continue
the active prosecution of the war as
| inaugurated by the retiring admins
| tration, while Argentina appears 10 pe
growing more pro-entente as result
of the German manenvers in RUSSIA.
| AS seen here, Germany is seeming
| in her acts to make certain that the
Ukraine granary is kept open 10 her'
regardless of how she transgresses on
the rights of the country involved.
| Must Not Endanger Democracy.
WASHINGTON. Mar. 5.-The Unit
ed Substituting for democracy
will not allow any conduct from any
foreign peoples anywhere that VIII
endanger the principles of democracy
Senator Jas. Hamilton Lewis, demo
cratic whip, declared on the senate
floor in discussing Japanese inter
yention in Siberia
Lewis declaration was at once &C
cepted in many quarters as a virtual
guarantee that the United States VIII
| not tolerate any suggestion OF min
taristic aims by the Japanese IN the
| far east.
1t was further accepted as meaning
that if this government has not al,
ready asked definite statement OF
motives from Japan, that 1t Will at
least keep a close watch over de-
yelopme for protest
should democratic principles be
threatened.
4
dent Wilson, while it fights for the
principles of democracy, will not al
| low any conduct from any Foreign
power anywhere that will violate
| those principles or endanger the pro
lection of American citizens or re-
peal the established policies OF AM
erica" Lewis said.
| whatever Japan is doing In
| Siberia" Lewis said, Tor against
| Germany, is in compliance with the
terms OF an arrangement, offensive
and defensive made with Britain TO
oppose any wrongful advance from
any source in the east against Tue
rights of either
| Lewis said also he wished to set
at rest rumors that the United States
has a secret arrangement with Japan.
| 81 am in receipt of kilograms this
morning from personal acquaintance
ON the Pacific coast" said Lewis.
They disclose scare and fright IN
fluenced by statements coming from
the east charging, in effect, that the
United States has some alliance with
Japan directing Japan to take siberia
without our hindrance in return fof
Japan protecting us in the Philippines
and opposing the German-Russlan ad-
vance upon our trade and possession
in the orient
also in return for such services,
the japanese are to be allowed Tree
hand in the Philippines, free citizen.
ship in America and TO take naval
bases and other landed poss essions IN
Mexico.
IT wish to reply to all Of these
fears that there is no alliance De-
tween the United States and Japan
compact between the United States
and Japan of any nature whatsoever,
contracting on our part as to Siberia
or Russia, nor allowing privileges IN
the Philippines or Mexico that IS not
enjoyed by any other friendly people
"Whatever Japan is doing in rela
ton 10 the war is IN pursuit OF ner
alliance or compact with Great Bit
ain: Whatever Japan Is doing al
Siberia or as against Germany is IN
compliance with the terms OF an ar
Eraugement OF offensive and defens
i've made with Britain to oppose any
wrongful advance from any source IN
the east against the rights OF eitner
"Japan is not in the war at the
demand OF the United States and Jap
an in no wise exactS anything now OF
docs she expect anything in the fu
ture from C1S CuiCS4 sobdScs a., u -
suit of any arrangement or alliance
ever made or contemplated TO be
made between this country and Jap
an. The status as to japanese and
orientaIs entering into the United
States is fixed by a treaty well IN
| derstood between the United States
and Japan called gentleman
agreem ent, and which neither nation
| has assumed to change upon any con
| dir,on OF the war"
| U. S. VIII Not Approve.
| WASHINGTON, March 5.-H Japan
sends an expeditionary force into
Russia, she will DO so without the
approval Of the United States govern
ment.
| The United Press is able to state
on highest authority that the delicate