Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-08
u. s, HELP REFUSED,
SIBERIA SEEKING
TOK|0-BERL|N PACT
America DisIiked by Anti.
Reds, Col. Romanoff, Intel
Iigence Officer, Says.
By Cable to The stnr and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright, 1920.

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Daily News. Copyright, 1920.
| MANILA. P. l.. August 7.-Having
! appealed in vain for assistance from
the United States, the reactionary
forces in Russia are now striving to
effect a military and economic al
| lance with Japan and Germany. ac-
cording to Col. Nicholas Romanon.
chief of the intelligence service OF
Ataman Semenof.
The military leaders and the peo-
| pie of Siberia, alike, desire an al
| lance between Russia, Japan and
| Germany" Romanoff declared here
today. They must go to Japan and
| Germany in order to live. We are
| glad to see Japanese soldiers within
! the borders of Siberia because they
| stand between us and -bolshevism.
In fact, it would cause no surprise
| If Gen. Semenoff were to grant Japan
| large Siberian concessions. such as
surrendering the remaining portion
OF Saghalien. in return for more jap
anese troops.
Gen. Semenoff once sought the
| aid of the United States. He went
to Vladivostok and was politely re-
| ceived by Ambassador Morris and
| Gen. Graves. Though both asked him
number of questions. they offered
! nothing. Then Gen. Semenoff applied
| to Japan and received both arms and
| money.
America Is Disliked.
"A majority of the people in ST.
| oerla are opposed to America Per-
sonally, 1 am not criticising Ameri-
| cans; I am merely stating the facts.
But not only did America refuse to
aid Cen Semenoff: Gen. Graves also
| protected the Cossack officers who
"a cd b.
sides, anti-bolshevik Russians dis
| like seeing Jews in the American
Army, Red Cross and Y NJ. c. A.
American troops are welcome in
Siberia when they help us. and Amer
| lean business men and goods also are
welcome. But Americans must not
NEEDLE in the internal affairs of the
country. Janin, the French general
commanding the CZechoslovak troops,
demonstrated the folly of foreign
meddling when he refused to permi t
Gen. Semenoff's regiments to rescue
Kolchak, and let the bolsheviks ar
rest and murder the admiral We
consider the Kolchak murder the
blacklist spot on the allied policy in
Siberia"
Wants Citizenship Papers.
In Russian refugee circles in
Toxic, where Semenoff maintains an
| ambassador" it is understood that
With Japan WltnQTdWlnS ASSISTANCE III
the shape of money and arms. which
formerly were generously given the
Siberian government, overtures al
ready have been made to the newly
arrived> German diplomatic repre-
sentative for the purpose of obtain
ing his country's support.
Col Romanoff has had varied
career. Living in the Philippines at
the beginning Of the world war, he &C
lcompanied the American expedition
to Siberia and was employed in
the intelligence section at Gen.
Graves headquarters in Vladivostok.
Another Russian employee, who diff
fered politically with Romanoff, sur
denly disappeared and later was
found murdered. On account of his
partisanship, Col. Romanoff was re-
lieved of duty. after which he Joined
Gen. Semenoff's 'Cossacks. Later, lib
orally supplied with money, he ar
rived in San Francisco, where he did
publicity work for Semenoff. Leav-
ing America and unable to return, he
is now in Manila carrying on propa-
ganda aud also trying to secure
American citizenship papers from
Gov. Gen. Harrison.