The Washington times., 1920-01-06
JAPAN BREAKS
WORD TOU. S.
Mlkado's Army In Siberia
SwelIed Far Beyond Prom
o. ised Size.

With close 10 loo, 900 Of her troops
now In Siberia. Japan has made her
first move TO check the eastward
sweep Of the BoIshevik forces, il
was learned today. s
japan has sent two battalions of
. total Of approximately 1000 men,
to Irkutsk to quelI the local upris-
ings there of revolutionists. The
Bolshevik army was reported to be
between so and 100 miles west Of
Irkutsk. tr'.
Japan has announced her intention
of not allowing the Red forces TO
advance east of Lake BaiksI, and
she is understood to be moving her
forces up to this point now. Irkutsk
Is just west Of the lake.
japan Breaks Pledge.
Japan has increased her forces IL
Siberia 70 nearly 100000 men, al
though this exceeds the pumberypeI
mitted under the agreement yundeT
which she and the other allies inter
veped in SIBERIA II was learned from
authoritative sources. today When
japan. the United States, Great Brit
ain. and France sent troops into si-
IBERIA. in the summer. of 1918, II was
agreed by Japan that her troops
would at no time exceed the total
number of the other allies ~.
The Japanese troops. however, have
been increased from tipe to :. time
despite protests which are undeIx
stood to have been made by the StatS
ArSv
reached their greatest strength. Great
Britain and France have removed sil
| Of their forces. and the United States
now has only it's original force. OF
about 1000 men in Siberia -
Holds Upper HanA. rt,
In spite OF the large number of ner
troops already in SIBERIA Japan viz
tually has decided. according to in
formation here, to send material re
,nforcements. This is believed to Be
with a view Of entirely crushing the
Bolshevik army, should II advs1c:
east of Laks BaikaL X ~
It was pointed out that the Japan
ese are greatly superior to the Rue
stan troops. and the belief was sx
pressed that the soldiers OF the
Mikado could almost wipe out the
Bolshevik forces. If major engage
ment swere staged. n
with the Bolsheviki victorious OF
all fronts, officials here today adult
ted that the Russian situation con.
stituted on of the most staggerir@
problems now facing the world. ~
whole SituatiOn Changed. a.
Only few months ago the force
Of Yudenitch were seriously threat
ening Petrograd, the army Of Geners.i
Denikfhe WAS only about 400 mile
from MOSCOW, and Admiral Kolchak'r
forces were in the Ural mountains, Tn
European Russia-
Now Yudenitch seems hopeless0s
defeated, and Esthonia has eigued a.
armistice with the Bolsheviki '9sd!
kline is backed up against the iBlask
Sea, and Kolchak has been route
hundreds of miles to Irkutsk. Z
Important negotiations now are be
ing conducted by Japanese Ambasss
dor Shidehara with the State Depart
ment. and a decision Is expected MO
mentarily. Out of. these negotiations
Is expected to como an announcement
Of a definite step to cheok the Red
menace. from spreading to Mongolia
and Manchuria, where Japan ha=
largo interests. and to Korea, . prov
ince of Japan
Japan is seeking to obtain the ap-
proval Of the United States Ia ar5
step she may take. Ambassador Shid
ehara said today, since interventtop
in Siberia was undertaken by the tvo
countries in conjunction
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