Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-13
JAP JUNkERS ARE
STRIVING To GET
HANDS ON SIBERIA
Allies Have Withdrawn Their
Troops and Problem of
Saving Territory to Russia
Is Solely Up to u, S,

by b. W. FIeisher.
(Staff Correspondent of The Albu
querque Morning Journal and TN
New York WORLDLY
Copyright, 1919, by The Press Pub
fishing Co.
tThe New York World,)
Especial Gable Despatch.J
Toxic, oct. lev lille the shan
tung question has absorbed public at
tenton in the United States. tn
Japanese military party, backed by
the secret treaties and since theSt
We're made by renewed promises anC
assurances, consider this question
closed and have been laying thet
lines for the greatest of all stakes
the control of all Siberia from Lake
Baikal westward to NIadiyostok. The
people Of the United States are moFl
vitality concerned ana more closely
associated with this development ia
Siberia than any other nation and
certainly more than they realize al
present.
Censorship Is Rigid.
A rigid American censorship al
Vladivostok has prevented any news
of Importance reaching the outside
world The only effective allied
troops in Siberia today are those nt
Japan and the United States. Shan
tung may be a point for discussion,
but Siberia is point of contact fun
of international intrigue. Tine allied
expediGionay forces in Siberia exist
no longer, our allies have taken their
troops away and left that problem on
our hands.
1t is no longer a question as to
whether kolchak is or is not reaC
tionary. Everyone comedies that he
is surrounded, if not controlled, by Il
triumVirate composed of DIETRICH.
Ivanhoff Rinoff and Durotf who are
reactionaries. The immediate prob
lem is to save Siberia for the Rus
slams and from the intrigue which
will place the control Of Siberia in the
hands of the japanese military party
Practically the last of the British
forces have left Eladivostok: the
struggling few British who remain
will follow shortly. An italian trans
port was in the harbor early this
month to convey homeward the com
paratively few Italian troops from ST.
IBERIA. The French have gone; the
Canadians left several months ago,
the Czechs, who We're in the largest
number, officially declared neutrality.
Orders were delivered direct from
President MasarVk by the head of
Czech mission recently arrived in ST.
IBERIA to General Kryovy. commander
in chief Of Czech forces in Siberia, to
devote their energies to the prepara-
ton to return home The Czech Legal
ton at Toxic is in the market for bot
toms to transport their $4,000 soldiers
and they will be en- route homeward
t,g al, oh,
In the meantime, they are to maintain
neutrality. China has no troops in ST.
IBERIA at present.
5000 Americans There.
The allied eXpeditionary forces in
Siberia today consist of less than 5000
Americans and about $4,000 japanese.
There were 5000 Americans when |
left Toxic but it is reported that 1900
have departed since then. Japan Is
now sending additional troops al
though originally she agreed to send
not more than 10 600 troops to ST
IBERIA, At one time she had Y 600
troops there and was forced to reduce
the number on the demand Of the
state department.
But the Japanese military party Is
not depending merely upon the s1-
neriorftv of her forces. but also upon
the Russian Attaman Cossacks, Semi
noff and Kalmikoff. who have sold
themselves and their country to the
japanese. The Japanese troops mol
the center of the Batkal front; Semi
noff holds the line on the japanese
left, between Lake Rai1al and Mon
golia, while Kalmikoff, with his force
Of 5000 is on the japanese right,
holding the country north of the