The sun., 1919-10-12
AMERICA AND JAPAN
IN MODUS VIVENDI
Agreement Reached Between
Forces in Protection of Trans
Siberian Railway.
FRANK CRITICISM MADE
Washington Note Said to Have
Charged Mikado's Troops
With Failure to Aid.
BIZ the Associated Press.

TOXIC, Oct 11.--what is called a
modus vivendi has been reached in 81
IBERIA between the Japanese and Amer
lean expeditionary forces concerning the
protection Of the Trans-Siberian Rail-
way, Il IL learned. The expectation
here therefore is that the negotiations
between the Governments of the United
States and Japan over the question,
opened, as recently reported. by the
sending Of a note from Washington TO
the Japanese Government. will be
speedily and satisfactorily concluded.
As reported in a Toxic despatch of
October 8 the note pointed out that
Japanese troops had failed to cooperate
with the railroad engineers in conduct
ing the railroad in the interests -of the
Russian people by permitting the trans
portation' of food supplies necessary to
the Russians. 1t was said TO have
frankly pointed out that unless effective
cooperation could be arranged the
United States might feel obliged to with
draw its troops from Siberia altogether.
The notei also was said inferentially to
have voi4ed the fear that lack of coop
Grafton by Japan might lead to the i'm
preston }that she was supporting the
old IDEAS of self-interest and aggran-
dlzement, which 1t was confidently
hoped theI world had abandoned.
Except among a limited number OF
diplomats the contents of the American
note have not been disclosed. Opening
ND, as II was considered to do, the whole
question Of American and Japanese CO.
operation, the American communication
is represented as having caused consid-
cradle anxiety in Japanese official cir
cles. Whatever unpleasant impression
- wNAfe mn Cr-e-
ated, however, the feeling here Is de-
clared TO be that as all questions af-
fecting the relations of the two coul-
tries are best treated by frank discus
sion the japanese reply will be drafted
In that spirit.
The Japanese seem to be growing in
creasingiy convinced that certain Rus
sian elements in Siberia, seeking their
own ends, are striving to engender Ill
feeling between the American and Japa-
nese troops, these elements aiming TO
secure the withdrawal of all the foreign
forces in Russia and caring little what
effect their intrigues may have upon the
friendly relations of Japan and America.
This being the belief here, observers who
have recently arrived from SibeEa are
urging the greatest forbearance in the
relations between the Americans and
Japanese there, where Russian affairs
are said to give the appearance of
working toward a crisis
II is understood from reports reach
ing here that the Cossacks as dis
tinct body are gradually coming to WELD
a greater influence in the Omsk Gov
eminent, while refugees who have
emerged recently from Bolshevik terri
tory claim that the more conservative
elements among the Bolsheviki are little
by little becoming more Influential in
Soviet Russia. These refugees express
the opinion that a way may be found
IN bring this class IF tbs Bolshevsisi
int conference with the Siberian So
cIalists. thus preparing the ground for
the eventual solution OF the problem
created by the Russian revolution. with
out foreign interference.
Although Tsranese officers are appear
ing to maintain friendly interest In
Gen. Semenoff the opinion is expressed
hero that the Japanese Government will
never support this Cossack leader as
the dictator of any Siberian Governi7enI