New Britain herald., 1920-01-21
JAPAN WILL FOLLOW U.S s. IN WITHDRAWAL
To Remove Troops From Siberia
 by Next Spring
WANTS NO TERRITORY THERE
Too Great a Task to Undertake Alonc, is Opinion-Gen. Semcnof Will Be Left to Oppose Advance Of BOlsheviki.

Washington, Jan. 21.-Oficial ad- vices from Tokio received here have indicated the purpose of the Japanese government to follow the example of the United States in withdrawing it's military forces from Siberia.
 Discussions in the Japanese press, ana utterances by political leaders have developed that probably a large majority of the Japanese people are aHerse to entering single handed into such vast enterprise as the invasion of Siberia.
 All the other foreign clements hay ing been Withdrawn from Siberia there remain now only about 5000 American and perhaps 3O.OOO Japan csc troops in addition to CzechO-S!o- walks whose numbers has been vaguely placed at somewhere between 900 and 10000 It is hoped to release all these Czecho-Slovaks by February 16 and the American troops should have quit by March 1.
 Only short Distance Home.
 Although their lines extend much farther westward than do those of tie Americans, the Japanese have only d snort voyage from Nladivostok to thelr own country so that their ev;cu- alton of Siberia may be completed very early in the spring
 As retreats arc always highly dan @g @gerous to an army, involving sacrifice of life and material in rear-guard ac- tioIs.s, an effort may be made to obtain protection for the retiring troops by an agreement with the BoIshevik leaders in Siberia.
 General ScmcnoT Remains.
 Gen. Senlcnoff, with his 14OOO Cos sack irregulars would be left to face the steady eastward advance of the BolsheNik forces. At present he holds a considerable portion of the line of the Siberian railway but it is expect ed that unless he is prepared to make terms with the Bolsheviki he will be obliged to withdraw his forces to the steppes of Siberia and conduct a desultory warfare indefinitely, living on the country as far as possible
 Tokio, Jan. 20.-Japan's object in agreeing to cooperate with the United States in supporting Czecho- Slovak troops in Siberia has been at tained and the withdrawal of Japa- neSe troops from Siberia will follow it was decided at a meeting of the ad- visory diplomatic council yesterday according to newspapers here.
 It was asserted at the meeting it is said that Japan had no territorial am bitions in Siberia and that troops new being sent to that country are mere ly to replace losses. It was declared that fundamental policies will not be affected by this step. The council is reported to have endorsed the cab inets decision not to interfere fur ther in the internal affairs of Siberia and to adhere strictly to the govern ments declaration when it entered into it's agreement with America in 1918.
 In the agreem ent between Japan and the United States announced in Tokio on August i. 1918. the Japa- nese government declared it's desire to promote relations of enduring friendship with Russia and affirmed its aVowed policy of respecting tho territorial integrity of that country as well as of abstainlng from all in- reference in RuSsia'S internal pOIi- tics. It was further declared that upon tho realization of it's objects Ja- pan would withdraw all her troops from Russian territory and leave un- impaired the sovereignty or Russia; in all it's phases.