Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-29
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~ AssOcIa,cd Press
WASHINGTON. July @S.-The Amer
lean government is understood % so
giving close attention TO Japanese
relations and Japan. general policy
IN the Far East because OF TIE cl-
feet on the questions Involved OF tn.
recent withdrawal OF American troops
from Siberia. the signing OF the con
sortlum relative 10 Chinese financial
aid, the assumption of control or IN"
Chinese Eastern Railroad By the Jap
anoSe and the Japanese occupation
Of Northern SaEhalicn aud .hc grent-
.cr portion Of tho maritime province
{'of Siberia.
Secretary Colhy has conferred with
sir Auckland Gcddes. the BrIilsh anu
hassador here, who brought inio the
confcrcnC. Sir Bcilby Alstop. British
ambassador TO Japan, who is return
Ing 10 London on leave. Sir Rcilhy
d wns .ii position to give Mr. Colby
;hc latest Information from the Jap
anese capital. supp!cmcutinS tho
views Of !;oiahdi Morris. the .Ancri-
can ambassador To Tokyo. WHO IL
home on leave OF absence.
tngi"-Jnp Treaty In tho Way.
Britlsh interests IN China and
Japan arc regarded here as aaral-
icilng 10 some extent those OF
America because of the large business
transactions between those countries
and the British dominIons OF Cana
da and Australia, as well as the com
mon desire OF the colonial govern
mcnts and California and other IA
ciiic Coast States 10 find som. solu-
q.
! The solution OF this problem by tn.
British government. IN the opinion
here. is made more complex by re.i-
son ot the existence cf tho Anglo
Japanese treaty. which recently w.s
renewed for ono year.
Changes in the status OF the Chin
cyc Eastern Railroad have been close
" watched. Since this line forms the
most valuable branch OF the Siberian
Railroad. and affords the only prac-
ticablc communication between the
interior OF Siberia and Nladivostok,
both the United states and Great Brit :
ain are understood TO desire that its
international character be preserved
TO assure the maintenance OF the
open door
As TO tho Japanese occupation OF
Saghalicn, the United states is known
10 be reluctant 20 concur in this move.
a dispatch from Tokyo today said
that the Nichi Nichi, newspaper
there. had published "a statement
that the japanese government had re-
ccivcd AN inquiry partaking OF the
naiurs OF a protest from ~ certain
country in connection with the in
'entiom OF Japan to occupy this por-
tion of Siberia
Relieved 4. y. Has Protested.
state Department officials would,
neither affirm nor deny that tho conn
try referred TO was the United States
hut the general understanding OF
those in close touch with the situo
ton is mat it was the United states.
What purports to be copy of a
dispatch sent by the commander i'm
chief OF the Japanese forces in s.
hcria to the japanese Minister O:
War came to light here today. II
was dated July and said:
ut is my intention to seize immc-
diately the whole OF the terri,orv mn
to line drawn west of BaikaI 1;O
miles. including in the occupatio,
the Manchurian concession zone 7,
Will take about "A month to complete
the occupation. When the occupation
has been made. Japan will be able 10
control the formation of u new gov
crnmcnt.
Ifhe commander in chief requests
that notification of his action he COM
mnnicatcd to the powers, and that the
result of the notification be commu.
nicated TO him at an early date"