New-York tribune., 1919-12-27
Military Party Seeking in
Every Way to Alternate
America From Sympathy
of Allies, He Asserts
Stir Hatred of Russians
Sheridan-Bckers EN- Route
Home to Make Private
Report to Lloyd George

"The Japanese military party has
done everything it can to ALLEVIATE the
United States from the sympathy Of
her allies in Siberia and to arouse the
fiercest hostility in the Russian people
toward America. They have done this
with the end in view Of being left alone
to develop their position in Siberia"
by II. Sheridan Bickers, British author,
playwright and politician, on thes eve
OF his departure aboard the steamsh p
Rotterdam to present private report
to Premier Lloyd George in London on
the Siberian situation.
MIR. Sheridan Bickers served with the
Canadian Expeditionary Forces on the
Siberian front, and on their with
drawal remained in Siberia to conduct
an investigation of conditions. He
was formerly Parliamentary secretary
and organizer of the Liberal Dor
coalition party in the House of Com
mons
Covered Entire Front
During his investigation in Siberia
he covered the entire front occupied
by the American forces there. he said.
He also said there was a conspiracy
by the Japanese military to restore the
monarchy in Russia.
"The Japanese military authorities"
he said, "have throughout baked
America and the other Allied armies
in endeavoring to check the outrages
and brigandage committed by the Alta
man Cossack outlaws, Semenotf and
Kalmikoff. The former is at the head
Of $4,000 Cossacks and dominates the
trans Baikal region. He has commit
ted the excesses practiced everywhere
by the Bolsheviki. The Allied com
manders have protested repeatedly at
the lack Of action of the Japanese, in
whose sector Semenoff has been oper-
atng.
"The Americans have endeavored
often to check these outlaw Cossacks,
but have failed, owing to the support
given the Cossacks by the japanese.
"Semenof was brought to book by
kolchak, owing to the fact that Great
Britain backed up the American de-
lnands, ard | understand the Japanese
persuaded Semenoff to swear fealty to
Kolchak.
II want to make it clear that the
present Hara government in Japan is
not responsible for these conditions.
They are strongly proBritsh and pro-
American, and have every desire to
win the friendship and cooperate
Loyalty with the United States in
Siberia.
Militarists Powerful
"They are powerless, because the
military party in Japan has the power
of nominating the Minister of War
and control all appointments and the
military policy Of the army.
Last spring and summer the Jap
anese military party fed the Russian
newspapers with stories bearing on the
fact that war between Russia and the
United States was inevitable. They al
legged the .sympathies of America were
with the Bolsheviki and that the
United States armies failed to CO.
operate with the other Allied armies in
Siberia
"Ths was continued until the pas
sions of the Russian people were
aroused against America by gross mis-
representation concerning the military
policy of the United States and the
conduct of American soldiers. 1t be-
came so bad that the latter were called
pro Bolshevik dogs of Americans
Mr.. Sheridan Bckers said the Jap
anese control all the valuable proper
ties and concessions in Eastern Siberia
and her troops occupy all the forts.
He brought numerous proofs and
photographs of atrocities committed by
the Bolsheviki, which he will present
to the British government