Arizona republican., 1920-01-17

'ose, namely, the steadying of efforts tt sell government or self defense on ne part of the Russians the govern hent ot the United States is impressed Nth the political instability and grave uncertainty Of the present situation in eastern Siberia as described in the aide memoirs presented by the Japanese tmbaSsador December S. and is dis posed to the view that further military eIforts to assist the Russians in the D srugSie toward self government may
 n the present situation, lead to com Dhcafions which would have exactly
 he opposite effect. prolonging possibly me period Of readjustment and inVolv- lnS Japan and the United States in ineffective and needless sacrifices. IL Is felt accordingly to be unlikely that the second purpose for which Ameri- can troops were sent to Russia will be- no longer served by their presence there.
 Tn view. then, of the fact that the main purpose for which American -roops were sent to Siberia are now at m end. and of the consideration set forth in the communication of the Jap tnese government Of December s. which subsequent events in eastern Siberia have strengtheed. the government of the United States has decided to begin at once arrangements for the concen- tration of the American forces at Vlad- ivostok, with view to their embarka- ton and departure immediately after the leaving of the .rst important con tingent of Czecho- Slovak troops: that IS to say about February l.
 Consider Railway Problem
 Careful consideration has also been given to the possibility of continuing after the departure of the American troops, the assistance Of American rail 4l-e Trans Siberian and Chinese Eastern railways. It will be recalled that it Is expressly stipulated in the plan for the supervision of these railways which was submitted by the Japanese ambas- Sador at Washington. January 15, 1919, that the arrangement should cease on the withdrawal of the foreign military forces from Siberia. and that all for eisn railway experts appointed under the arrangements should then be re- called forthwith. The experience o< recent months in the operation of rail- ways under conditions of unstable civil authority and frequent local military interference furnishes a strong reason for abiding by the terms of the orig inal agreement. Arrangements will be made accordingly for the withdrawal of the American railway experts under the same conditions and simultaneous with the departure of the American military forces.
 The government of the United states desires the Japanese government to know that it regrets the necessity for this decision, because 1t seems to mark the end for the time being at least of a cooperative effort by Japan and the United States to assist the Russian people. which had of late be- gun to bear important results and seemed to give promise for the future. The government of the United States is most appreciative of the friendly spirit which has animated the govern ment of Japan in this undertaking and iS convinced that the basis of under standing which has been established will serve in the future to acilitate the common efforts of the two countries 10 deal with the problems which con front them in Siberia. The govern ment of the United States does not in the least reIinquish the deep interest which it feels in the political and economic fate of the people of Siberia nor it's purpose to cooperate with Japan in the most frank and friendly way in all practical plans which may he worked out for the political and economic rehabilitation of that region.
 Tt is suggested that the government If Japan may desire to communicate 70 the other principal allied and asso lated governments the substance of the Aide Memoire of December S. This government will likewise make known to them the substance of the present -orr1rr11rpica fiOn .,