New-York tribune., 1920-08-04
Press Demands
Japan Ignore
L. S. Protest
Suggestion That Britain May
Join America i'm Far East
crn Policy Aggravates the
Situation Over Saghalin
Unbroken Front Urged
''Limit to Our Patience,'' -
'sHochi Shimbun" SAYS;
misunderstanding Feared

TOXIC, Aug. 3 (By The Associated
Press).-Special dispatches from the
United States describing the recent
conference held at the American State
department among Secretary Of State
Colby, Sir Auckland Geddes, British
Ambassador to the United States; Ro-
land Morris, American Ambassador to
Japan, and Sir Billsby Francis Alstrom
British Minister to China, at which
the general situation in the Far East
was discussed, and the suggestion in
some OF the dispatches that Great Brit
am is showing signs of joining the
united States in her Far Eastern pol
ICY have served to increase the nerv-
BUSINESS here over Japanese-American
relations.
Leading newspapers devote lengthy
editorials to discussion of the situa-
ton and generally demand that the
Japanese people show an unbroEcn
front. The "Nichi Nichi" thinks the
trouble with Japan's diplomacy lies in
the fact that the authorities are sex-
cesslve y timid and over-consideratc of
the 1eel'ngs OF other countries" Thev
should take resolute action on their
own responsibility. the newspaper saws
Abstract of Note Published
The "Asahi" publishes an abs tract
or the American note regarding
Japanese occupation of territory, as
follows;
"First-America approves Japan's
Geclslon TO evacuate Transbaikalia
necohd-As regards continued occupa-
t'on OF the Vladivostok region, she re-
serves expression of her view, owing
TO the absence of sufficient information
on conditions thereupon which to form
an opinion. Third-Amcrica fails to
understand the reason for Japan's oc-
cupation of Saghalin, which has no
connection whatever with the Siberian
mainland or incidents like the Nike
lalevsk massacre occurring there"
commenting on the note the
,"Asahi,' rejecting the views apparent
ly obtaining among the Japanese gen
orally, thinks America misunderstands
the Siberian geographical divisions and
assumes Saghalin Island is a distinct
dlstflct, whereas the island really is 8
part OF the Saghalin administrative
region with gubernatorial seat at
Nlkolaievsk.
Status of Saghalin District
-. Niholaievsk was formerly part of
tne admlnistrative district of Primor-
skaia, winch was, in turn, under the
Jurisdiction of the Russian Maritime
PROVINCE: In 1914, however. the Gov
er5 ernor Of the Maritime Province de-
creed with imperial assent, that Niko-
laievsk should be attached to the dis.
trlct of saghalin which was previous
y restricted to Saghalin Island. Since
the district is to be placed under Jap
anese control the city will be occij-
Pled by troops sent by this country
put 1T IS probable their withdrawal 10
the island may be necessitated by the
lntense nit cold that prevails along the
0leerlan coast tor most Of the year.
~: some me Americans: says the "Nichi
Nichi," interpret occupation Of Sac
hai,n as qualification of territorial
ambition, but if any Japanese are har-
old fashioned imperialists. Even +
such men exist, it asserts, it is ne
cause for concern, because the mill