Evening star., 1921-08-23
JAPANESE CHANGE
PLANS|N SIBERIA
Attitude Of Cancellation" To-
ward Far Eastern Republic
Indicated in Dispatches.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
| PEkING. August 22.-Copies Of Of
fcial kilograms sent by Gen. Tachi-
bana of the japanese expeditionary
force in Vladivostok to his superiors
in Toxic indicate to some extent the
| interest felt in the effort of Semie-
noff to re-establish himself in 81
IBERIA and in the fortunes of Baron
Unger- in Mongolia. Op-
position by the consular corps at
Vladivostok to Semienoff's return to
power, coupled with antagonism to
| him in the Japanese army itself, has
created a situation which the Japa
nese commander declares has forced
an attitude of conciliation" toward
the far eastern republic. and has
caused the Japanese command to al
ter its plans for operations in ST.
! beria-
Text Of First Telegram.
| Both kilograms were dated June
! 20. The first, addressed to Gen. Ouik
hara, Toxic. is as follows:
I'm view of Seo's "a Japanese Of
| ficer on Semienoff's staff reports in
regard to continuance of negotiations
between the Merkulof government
and Ataman Semienoff. I am taking
an attitude of expectation. l have
| informed SEQ that my attitude would
change soon as the Mongolian
group opens general activities and
| shows some actual results in the
Tansbaikalia region. The present
situation. 1 believe, is due to the un-
foreground work Of some of the ex-
| treme radical parties supported by
the whole personnel of the Vladivos-
rant Of the real Russian question and
are being led by tho American rep
resentative. who has adopted an ir-
lreconcilable attitude toward our in
fuence in the far east. l have COM
menced negotiations to counteract
non-socialist groups and expect to
find q peaceful way out OF the pres
ent situation which is very precari-
Gus to the budget question for the
Siberian expeditionary force"
| Gen. Tachibana's Message.
| The second dispatch. sent by Gen.
Tachibana to Gen. Sudzuki, Toxic,
four hours later on the same day,
| follows:
From all my reports to the supreme
military council you may judge
| whether the situation is truly alb
normal SO far as our expeditionary
corps is concerned Among our own
forces a group has formed which fi
opposed to Ataman Semienof and
is supporting the opposition in the
army and among the people. Their
position is strengthened by the consu.
lar corps. whose members have adopt
ed hostile attitude toward Semie.
non
The general situation now TENDS te
force US back to an attitude OF concil.
iation with regard to the far eastern
republic which annuls the plan work.
ed out. The position in which we find
the Mongolian army. SO small in mum.
bers that it is out of all proportion tt
the area of territory occupied and t.
the military operations on three fronts
military council. to support the Semie.
nof problem.
| Appropriation Exhausted.
The appropriate ton as assigned by
the budget, confirmed by the supreme
military council. to support the Semie.
noff units. is exhausted. This condi
tion I ascribe to the frequent changes
made in our program and the hesi.
tating attitude adopted by the mill.
tary council as to putting an enc
to non-interference in Russian domes.
tic affairs. The delay in making &
decision may bring very undesirable
consequences. The situation of ouI
army demands an immediate clearfne
up in regard to the Russian question
Knowing your point of view, re.
quest you to use your influence in the
matter"