The Washington herald., 1918-03-08
JAP CONDEMNS
SLOW POLICY
WITH RUSSIA
Publicist Declares Watch
full Waiting Does Not
Find Support.
REGARDS U. S. FRIEND
Says Far East Situation Pre-
sents Serious Problem
to Nipponese.

New York, March 7-"watchful
waiting" will no longer suffice to
safeguard the treaties solemnly en-
tered into by the Russian govern
ment with the United States and
Japan, Or. Tayochichi Iyonaga. noted
japanese publicist. asserted here to-
night.
"The only difference in the stand
taken by the United States and
Japan" he continued, lis in the view
point. There is absolutely no fric-
ton between our governments.
Japan Disngrees.
The United States is afraid that
the landing of Japanese troops In
Siberia would arouse the Russian
people against the cause of the al
lies.
I'VE do not agree on this point.
The japanese people, who are more
experienced in dealing with the
Russian situation, believe that the
better class of Russians will rally
to the support OF the forces who
are striving to overthrow military
autocracy. This Ioyalist element is
a larger factor In Russian than the
people in America believe"
DIR. Iyonaga's speech was accept
ed by his hearers as virtually fore
shadowing japanese Intervention in
Siberia in the immediate future.
The speaker made it special
point to say he was speaking not g
a spokesman of the Mikado's gov
ernment. but merely as "a citizen OF
the leading nation of the East"
Remarks Serious.
Nevertheless. DIR. 1yenaga has long
since come TO be looked upon as a
faithful and authentic reflector OF
Japanese official views, and II was
recalled tonight that he was the first
man in this country publicly to surc-
shadow Japanese action in the FaI
East in Connection with the Russian
situation, a considerable time before
the subject took the center Of the in
ternational stage. His speech in part
follows:
The Bolshevih have demonstrated
their inability to reconstruct Russia.
They have absolutely failed. and 1t ID
high time that the nations allied
against Germany do something to pull
together the fast falling empire.
I'VE have so far needed the ad-
vice Of the United States, whom We
consider our best friend. We have
pursued the 'watchful waiting policy
adopted by President Wilson.
1T Is now evident that this method
will no longer safeguard the treaties
sOlemnly entered into by the Russian
government with your country and
mine.
"Kerensky. who represented the
loyalist faction in Russia, was a weak
leader and was not able to hold them
together. What Russia and the allied
cause now need is a power of or
ganization which will offset Lenine.
Trotzky and company
The speaker emphasized at this
juncture that Lenine, the BoIshevist
premier, did not represent the ma
Jority of the Russian people. He con-
tinued:
AhHrms Loyalty;
II cannot let go unchallenged.~ de-
clared DR.. Iyenaga, the charge that
Japan is Indifferent to the allied cause.
We are interested vitality and have
been assisting with the work Of sup
plying our allies. although we have
fioN SSll al army u lHe DdlllS ITOnl
of Europe.
Japan has never been asked by
her allies to send man power, prin-
cipally because of the difficulty OF
transportation. II would require 4,C0O,
900 tons of shipping to transport 1,OO0,-
900 Japanese soldiers to Europe-and, /
assure you, that were we asked to
contribute men, no smaller force
would be sent.
I'VE have now adopted a policy"
he continued. similar to that observ-
ed by the United States and upheld
by the Monroe doctrine, of making
it our business to protect the inter-
est of East Asia and the Oriental
countries.
when our interests or those of
a weaker country in the Orient be-
come endangered by the action of any
European country or the failure OF
any European government to fulfill
her promises or protect her treaties
we are then justified in taking ac-
! ton. This is the situation in Siberia
as 1 understand it,"