The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-30
SAYS JAPAN WOULD
LIKE TOAD SIBERIA
Baron Shimpei Goto Says Nip
, pom Desires to Help in
Development.
ITS AIMS ARE FRIENDLY
Bolshevism Arraigned by G. X.
Callahan at Conference
in Astor!

Baron Shimpei Goto, former japanese
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, addressing
conference of the Council on Foreign
Relations in the Hotel Astor last night,
during which the speakers dealt with
Russia's trade and financial possibilities
and said some uncomplimentary things
about Bolshevism, declared that Japan
10 DESTROYS Of cooperating with tho Rus
sians in the development OF Siberia
under peaceful conditions without
swerving from their policy OF non-inter-
ference.
After stating that his countrys aims
in sending troops to Siberia were identi-
cal with those OF America, since thcy
were disinterested and pervaded with .
respect for Russia's territorial integrity.
the Baron said:
80 far a. Japan Is concerned she has
a definite idea as to the course she
should follow in Siberia. She has
pledged herself to a policy Of non-inter-
ference in the internal affairs OF Siberia.
She Is Russia's immediate neighbor in
the East, and no nation can be more
anxious than Japan to see q speedy
restoration Of peace and order in the
As an instance OF what Japan could
do in helping country to work out
its own salvation in q commercial sense,
Baron Goto told of what the Nipponese
empire has done for southern Manchuria.
The phenomenal prosperity which
has dawned upon the natives OF Man
churia." he said, rs largely due to the
modern methods OF agriculture and trade
which we have introduced In that coun-
try. The japanese have created In Man
churia a vast new industry. the bean
industry. benefiting not only the Man
churians, but tens of thousands OF
coolies from Shantung province. Ten
years ago Manchurian farmers barely
eked out living. To-day they are ex-
porting s4o.00o.000 worth Of beans and
bean cake. Ten years ago the foreign
trade Of south Manchura did not ex-
coed $50. 900. 900. To-day II has increased
to S+0o. 900. 900"
The next speaker introduced by VII
hjalnur Stefansson, the Arctic explorer.
who had been chosen to preside because
he was considered neutral on the sub
Ject OF relations with Russia, was Cor
nelius X. Callahan. long Identified with
| American business interests in Russia
| He delivered an emphatic arraignment of
| the Bolshevik Government, saying:
The Russian Soviet Government Ia
the most tyrannicai Government on
| earth. There Is not even a presumption
| Of freedom OF speech or press only one
style OF newspapers-those featured BY
| the local or central Soviet.
When left Petrograd In September
last year. after having spent ten months
under Boishevik rule. l believe that 10
per cent. of the male population would
be very liberal estimate Of those who
still favored the Bolshevik Government
| and ] did not hear OF single woman
| that still remained a Bolshevik. except
those actively engaged In the Govern
ment Of the Bolsheviks." ..,.t
HIS remarks were In large part
echoed by Major Allen Wardwell OF the
American Red Cross, though the latter
urged greater aid to Russia in her time
OF stress After touching on the starva-
ton and economic disruption wrought
In that country by the Soviet Govern
ment. re added:
I'VE would prefer TO have Bolshevik
principles tried out in Russia with
out interference from tho outside
1t put down by outside help and
then be met in all such effort.
in the future with the argument that
such programme would have sue.
ceeded."
Another speaker was DR.. William C
Hun tington. commercial attache in Rus.
STA, representing the Department O,
Commerce. who said that amid all IN,
financial ruin, the rarest thing in Rus
STA Is brains per square mile" II,
questioned whether any business mer
would seek to develop a country who's,
Government was deliberately seeking I,
destroy them. Among the guests wer,
Theodore e. Burton. Jacob A. Schiff
Henry c. Emery. J. Heckscher, DR.. !
Iyenaga, R. Martens and DR.. l. Nitob
Of the Toxic Imperial University.