Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-20
JAPAN UNLIKELY
To INTERVENE IN
SIBERIA, NOW
Would Depend Upon Assistance OF
United States. Toxic States
men Declare.
RESERVES RIGHT TO ACT

Toxic, Japan. March 2S.-Those IN
Jansp who favor japan intervention IN
Siberia found no encouragement IN the
words of Niscount Yasuya Uchida, former
ambassador nj Washington, who, on ms
return from his post as ambassador to
Russia, expressed doubt as to the wisdom
of entering Siberia At this time. lis
conviction WAS that Bolshevikism today
represents the thought of great majority
of the Russian people.
The addresses of Count Terauchi. the
prime minister, and Niscount Motono,
the foreign munster before the Diet
YESTERDAY. are interpreted as indicating
that Japan will for the present send no
army into Siberia. Although nothing
has been announced officially the impress
sion prevails that Japan has been intiu-
enccd considerably bv the attitude of the
United States which WAS that of doubling
the rracticabilty of Japanese Intcrven-
tIou.
FRANCE woUIp NOT oBJEcT
Frances fposition, which is believed To
hc supported by Grrat Britain. Is under
stood 10 be that all honorable measures
should be taken to win the war; that the
Russian Bolshcviki, having withdrawn
from the war. have left the western front
EXPOSED to attack from numerous Ger
front and that, In theory At least, the
ensuing situation actually threatens the
Entente
IL Is reported that France wanted the
,Tep3ncsc 10 80 INTO Russia as Tar as the
raj Mountains. If need bc, gather about
them the antI-t German forces of Russia
and engage the enemy should he move
eastward toward Siberia. Thus the Ger
mans would bc forced to keep large
army in Russia 10 resist the Japanese
and Russians.
RESERVES RIGHT n, ACT.
X shown bv the address Of Niscount
Motono. Japan expressly reserves the
right to act in siberia in the event that her
own security he threatened or her own
vital interests endangered. Under such
circumstances. Japan. it Is expected
would make her own decision and act IN
accordance with her own interests, always,
however. with the determination Of treat
ing Russia rs a friend.
WOULD DEFEND ON AMERICAS AID.
Tho Japanese campaign IN Russia
sIoubtlessIv would depend on assistance
from the United States As TO war material
including munitions and airplsnes and
perbaps money II Is believed that
Tanan would hesitate 10 begin a war on
Russian soil without the support Of the
United States and that is why armed
intervention Is copsiderrd very doubtful
at present Should the situation change
for the worse the government will call
a special session Of the Diet 10 consider
the matter. Meantime the necessary
military preTssrations are being advanced.
Vlsco,rnt Cchida declared the Boil
shcvik influence IN Russia was very ex-
tensive and that since the Bolshevlki have
made peace with Germany their position
has grown stronger IN the interior OF
Russia He added:
PErRoGR4p CRUX or PROBLEM.
THE crux or the whole problem seems
70 me to lie in what Germany will do with
Petrograd falls into German hands. il
is plaln that Russia will lose her access
10 the sea on the west and be bound 10
find an outlet IN the east. How the
situation will develop III the future Is
indeed a grave menaclng question 10 this
country do not see what else we can
do now except 70 reserve the right to
interfere with the development OF such
situation IN case il becomes an actual
problem
The ambassador said he believed the
Bolshevlki would trv To convert the
whole world to their principles and
referred 70 the possibility that the German
people themselves may eventually be
per1neated with BolShevlkisIn. He did
not find German and Austrian prisoners
ENJOYING complete liberty and ne did not
think it likely. from what he observed,
that they would take up arms against
Japan.
GERAiA Ny YEARS BOLSHEvInSM
The German war prisoners staying IN
European Russia be said already are
liberated and are loafng about the
capital Some of them would like to
return TO Germany but they cannot pay
the travelling expenses Moreover, the
German government would not like
to have them return until the end OF the
war. for Germany fears the influence Of
Bolshevikism that these men may bring
with hem