Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-18
Precarious Position


Continued rom 7a-s One
su7-lels extend her lines eRs7 ward
inIo SIBERIA -aH Germans follow ana
establish themselves. The-,a Is No
DOUBT n ny mind" SAD Cal. Blunt.
''-7aI German domination OF Russia
IS M present am IF Germany WIN
an a-1-r-1h-e alliance Of German Fms
sla and japan the aVentua. ab1ecriva
i s SITUATION +-zacrc Win g-eE-
danger 20 ne <l-ure peace Of ne
world "
tNlE1lt nara Tol. e UNI was asked r
ne -nuUEnt ne LaaE1e 81 Nations as
I Is w'7C-en -oday would have am
effect or keeping pence against suun
an alliance and ne ~epned -N0- ne
slightest 7 40 believe nowerar IA.
,aer'H VII Ae same sur- OF a LEAGUE or
council N ne greai allies. and win
tne moaning ADMIN s-arlun. wnlcn
VIII ~ @e1u hhcHn. Inc eei1r-re <orel n
policy viii be changed"
Elan 70 Hhip Ja5ar
When asked 7 ~ SOVIET ltaGers u
toGav -aa-- re VIVA. GERMANY anu ia
leaders know the ollas Of ne Ger
mans ou- profess % haze M -aa- u
-.eTn- The ouisnev7hl entertain no
thought Of an alliance Win ne JH-
paness whom me- hl.e and wnurn
-ney are determined q drive our u
Russia. Tuu KNOW Japan ms "a 4a-re
army n russia -ol;av So7ler lenders
nave assured me however mar hey
viii re -aadv 70 VIVID Japan Z -hr-ae
--aars ION nov and -:laT -ney nave
nc doapT hey can 10 L.
The nnisnevlkl tolerate ne Ger
mans because ne Cerrnans are
-rlendly. 2nd me sDv1e1s want trends
VINO ran and VIII neIp mem. They
would prefer -ne friendship ma AID
N America % -1ac Of GERMANY
Germany awaits Fall u+ Sov'e.
which IS -ne only nope II Russia ID
DAY. cEu Obtain supplies rom ne au1-
SIDE world II viii unuuuDfed y -al
before another YEA. -hgn German
VIII get n ner WORK II RUSSIA The
government maj succeeds rht sCvleT
-eEme VIII ~ dominated Dr ms
Germans in Russia ana ma. govern
Tnenr vii MAKE arms Win ne zap
anese n regard To the .lapans4s+a &C.
cup8lun OF Siberia. : earned from
JaQAnese officials thai ms : sE-act v
VIVA Japan IS counting m. FnT ne
ne promotion 01 her own purposes
ne Japa-lce ara keeping Siberia = a
state II discard. Their -r-oups are
scattered al through ne terri Qr-,,'
as 1ar as China a1d whenever c1ndi-
IONS begin - settle down % peace
1uI stale ne Japanese --oopE STIR up
fresh dgnung i IS also r-ae -azt
Lhe Japanese. general n 8 friendly
WAY. orssr,-1cTed ay-Hrv-tl1ng -he An
orleans wsra irving 70 DO N Siberia.
When asked : ne believed X IS --uF
ma, Japan mas spies and Is spread
-nE npaganda n america TO-DAY as
Germany aid long beEure ne war NJ
replied -la, ne aad no duuu1 q X
whxIeve-
Japan Mouiu -oia Vlarivos.n.
Permanently
Col Blunt believes that Japan n
Lsncs % occupy Tladivoslok ps--narl-
emily. ana % acquire eventually Ill
the territory as Tar west as Ea-Jln.
including -ne Chinese Eastern raj
WAY Unless Japan ian conrrul Tlad-
Ivos-Ok Il VIII mean q serious nenace
Il the Japanese -rans-Paclfir ca--v-
ing trade. Cargoes from Anerica %
Russia arr ordinarily unIuaded 1t
7 Yokohama, transported bv raj %
Shlmunuse41., thence by steamer 10
Coraa and sem on rver III. Iauanese
Southern MancnUT1a ra.iroad. Al
these traIIs-silzpTnenLs mean much u
c-EEve business fnr the LapHnese VINO
IN addition raap a profit from 1he
sale OF Goa for snip purlkers For
g.. 1is6 tep modern wtlar-f-f.s and coal
bunke'-s could De constructed al Vlad-
i7rosrok. close n winch there are
enormous cha supplies -hp ak
pensive t.-ans-snlpmenr through la
pan cnIld ne eliminated ana ms. cnst
II tr-ans-E'acIfic transported ton re
1;ucad 70 ~ per cant In uusEnsssOn
~ TiadiposEuk JaDan can r3lwar--
sacf rlinDus composition ana cnru-
pisTa!T control me trans PaC.fic car
wing business, IN addition 70 rms
the 1er--Itor-v ant J-ibutal-v 10 Tladl-
vos1uk IS immensely ricf IN GOA. oil.
copper ana gnid and ataer minerals
You CHI readily se.. that Japan Will
MOI gTve NJ hsr fouI-huid in Siberia
without a struggle
Col Blunt Is Maine man. born IN
Union, but sInre bnyhuod mas lived
outside Of the stare and tins IS mis-
FIRST vtsl1 here for MANY wears Re
makes MS nnme n Chicago where