The New York herald., 1921-12-03

Special Despatch TO TIE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. e.. Dec. 2.
From a very reliable American
source the information reaches me
that Mr.. Hughes is preparing another
bomb which will be exploded before
the end of the conference.
Mr.. Hughes, | am told, will en-
deavor to obtain the pledge of the
Powers TO respect the territorial in
tegrity and the administrative entity
of Russia in the same way that Mr..
Hay did in regard TO China.
! Mr. Hay committed the world to the
open door in China and the guaranty
of her territorial Integrity, and for the
last twenty years the Hay doctrine
has been the pivot around which all
the discussion about China has re-
volved. and is to-day the centre OF the
Far Eastern problem so far as the
relations of the Powers to China are
concerned.
Now comes Mr.. Hughes to follow in the
| footsteps OF his predecessor and TO do
for Russia what Hay did for China.
Since the Russian revolution the
American policy both under Mr.. Wilson
and Mr.. Harding has been TO prevent
| the dismemberment of what was for
merly the Russian Empire and make II
! impossible for any Power TO obtain in
geogra phical Russia undue influence or
set up no matter under what guise or
name. spheres of influence.
Last September the Far Eastern re-
public, with it's capital at Chita. asked
to be allowed to send ccfegstes TO The
Washington conference. As that repub-
lie has not been officially recognized by
the Washington Government, there could
be no direct official reply. but the Amer
lean Legation AT Pekin was used on both
sides as the transmitting medium and
Secretary Hughes, in denying the re-
quest of the Far Eastern republic 10 be
represented at the conference, wrote:
I'm the absence Of a single recognized
Russian government the protection OF
legitimate Russian interests must de-
volve as n moral trusteeshp upon the
whole conference. IL is not
to be conceived that the conference will
take decisions prejudiciai to legitimate
Russian interests or which would In any
manner violate Russian rights II Is the
hope and expectation OF the Government
of the United States that the conference
will establish general principles OF inter
national policy which will deserve ard
have the support OF both eastern Siberia
and al Russia"
In these few lines Mr.. Hughes has dis
closed his policy and showed his concern
for the future OF eastern Siberia. That
is a subject that has been little men
toned in the newspapers, but has been
occupying the serious thought OF the
delegates Of the great Powers to this
conference.
Eastern Siberia. translated into the
simplest terms of diplomacy. is Japanese
In occupation. and there are ra .ons.
economic. political and strategic. 20
make Americans view with apprehension
Japanese predominance there
It Is 10 prevent this among other
things that Mr.. Hughes will endeavor
to secure the pledge OF the Powers TO
maintain the territorial integrity OF
Russia Siberia has been suggested as
a proper field for japanese expression
and affords the means for the energies
Of her surplus population. but to this
the Russians strongly object. Siberia,
they say. is q white mans country and
IL California and British Columbia and
Australia put up the bars against Jap
anese immigration how in the name OF
justice can Americans and Canadians
and Australians hand over on integral
part Of Russia TO Japanese exploita-