The sun., 1919-09-10
JAPANESE PRESS
ASKS KOLCHAK AID
Influential Journals Point
Out Necessity of Checking
Reds Progress.
SEE GERMAN ALLIANCE
Strong Military Compact With
China Necessary to Halt
Bolshevism.

In the opinion of the editor of tho
Herald Of Asia, substantial aid should
be given to the Omsk Government II
Russia is to be restored and the Boil
shevist eastward push checked. Such 10,
also, the consensus OF press opinion
throughout Japan. 1T Is evident" de-
clares the Toxic Jiji, that the opponents
OF Bolshevism are not possessed Of suf-
flcient funds TO make determined de-
fence. Their Government lacks stability.
We do not pretend to know what the
Allies are doing to save Russia from
herself, but some determined effort must
be made. The restoration OF Russia
means the destruction of Bolshevism-"
"If no financial aid be extended 70
Onsk," the Herald Of Asia resumes, the
inevitable result will be the inpossibility
OF restoration for Russia and the In
creased rampancy of Bolshevism. 1t "
true there is difference of interests In
the allied relations toward Russia but
all the Allies are expected to bear some
sacrifices in their efforts to deliver Rus
sia out of bankruptcy and destroy Boil
shevism. For as long as the Bolshe-
visits ROMAN in power In Russia, 30 long
will peace and order In the world be
menaced. In the opinion of our Toxic
contemporary, our financial aid to Rus
sia Is too limited, to say nothing or our
military assistance. Unless our financial
aid is extended on a larger and holder
scale, 1t Is impossible to expect the TO
storation Of Russia"
The Chu0di Sho1vo pays a glowing
tribute to Admiral Kolchak. 1t Is within
the range of possibility. the paper says,
that the triumph of the Bolshevists over
their opponents in European Russia
would lead to an alliance between them
and the Germans, a big problem Tor the
Allies to settle. Had there been no kol-
chalk to organize the Omsk Government
| in resistance to the Bolshevists. siberia
might have been overrun by the enemy.
The Siberian question is vital not only
to Japan, whose territory Is contiguous
| to Siberia, but further to the other
Allies. Therefore, the journal hopes that
all the Allies will aid Admiral kolchak
| in a substantial way.
| "Our policy toward Russia" asserts
| the Osaka Mdinichi, must be TO save
| Siberia at least from Bolshevist invasion
| in unison with England and france
| For that purpose we must recognize the
/ Omsk Government and aid 1t IN inc
directions of finance. defence, commerce
| industry and education. Whether the
Americans will withdraw from siberia
| or not we must see to It that the mod
| crate anti-Bolshevists shall never lose
! their influence in Siberia. The situation
| In China as we'll as in Manchuria ana
Mongolia is anything but satisfactory
II is easy to imagine that we shall SUI
fer in the event of Siberia, the bulwark
against Bolshevism. being broken down.
I'VE must draw still closer the union
| with the Omsk Government and other
moderate opponents to Bolshevism in or
der to make 1t our first line OF policy
toward the continent. The second line
should be established in China by help
ing her construct a strong government
and complete her frontier defences TIC
this end IT Is necessary to have our
military agreement with China con-
tinued as long as possible. Full reliance
is not yet to be placed upon the League
of Nations, and the world is so charged
with discomfort jealousy and animosi.!
that a new triple alliance Is needed by
France, England and America. There
fore, Japan is fully justified in formu-
lating such a programme, TO which the
Osaka journal does not think America
and other associated Powers will take
any exception. "-Edst and West NetoS
Bureau.