Evening star., 1921-05-23
Japan TO RESTORE
bHANTUNG T0CH|NA
also Officially Announced in
Toxic Siberia Will Be
Evacuated at Once.
b. the Associated Press

F the Associated Press.
TOXIC, May 21.-Japan is to evacu-
tie Siberia and restore Shantung to
nent," according to a statement by
IN official of the foreign Office. fol-
oEing adjournment today OF the CO.
onial conference. which has been in
session here for the last week. This.
be declared. meant that there would
pc no change in JapanS fundamental
policy" in the far east.
The government has decided not to
publish any of the conclusions reach
I'd by the conference for the pr. seht.
put it was declared that the results
had been SO gratifying that similar
gatherings may be held annually to
secure Coordination between the va
Fious branches of government at home
hnd in other parts of the far east. The
fonferees included high Japanese
military and civil authorities from ST.
ung, and was presided over by
vate.
Ready to Deal With China.
While officials generally declined to
pay whether Japan would take any
new positive ste Is IN Siberia and
Shantung, declaring that this de-
pended entirely on circumstances.
hey voiced the hope that China was
willing to discuss arrangements for
restoration of the province. In regard
S the conditions surrounding such
restoration, they emphasized that
Japan sought nothing in exchange.
but must have some assurances that
Japanese residents and interests in
shantung woui1 be iully prote ::ed.
It was added that the absence of re-
FponSible authority in China with
ich to deal was the greatest handi-
ZAP.
The impression prevails in TOXIC
that Japan has actually inaugurated
negotiations with the Chinese gov
ernment. though for the moment
there is question as to the recogn1-
fion OF that government. Mean"hlle
fhe leading Japanese newspapers in
sist that Japan will withdraw her
troops from the Shantung railroad
10 Tsingtau without awaiting Chinas
acceptance of Japan's standing offer
20 open restoration negotiations; 1t
BIS declared this withdrawal will be
carried out with an aim to fastening
for the actual relin-
3ouishment of the province to China.
Will Evacuate Siberia.
The newspapers also declare the
government is arranging to evacuate
3the whoe of Siberia. with the excep-
'tion Of the points in Sakhalin prov.
ince which were occupied because OF
the Nikolaievsk massacre.
The kokumin Shimbun. the mill
|tary organ, attacks the government,
(which. it says, is trying to create
ithe false impression thar it. will es-
ftablish a constructive policy in 81
IBERIA by Withdrawing its troops. 1t
Says the military leaders are fearful
that such an evacuation will lead
ito anarchistic conditions inimical to
Japan and the other powers. The
newspaper also reports that Japan
lis to make a loan to the Chinese
Eastern railway.
According to the Nichi Nichi Shim-
Ibun, Japan's conditions of with
|dtawal from Shantung include as
|sArance of the maintenance of peace
land order in the three far eastern
provinces, with safeguards against
of communism and
protection Of Japan's economic in
|terests The Nichi Nichi adds that.
Ito protect Korean" from a million
|or more Koreans in Manchuria and
|Siberia who are in state of un-
rest, Japan is seeking special !
|agreement with China in regard to
1.-THE extension Of consular and police
rights, and also stricter control
|over the discontented Koreans. Stimuli
|taneously the newspaper says, eco
|nomic measures will be adopted Tor
1.-THE beneft of the destitute Koreans
|in Manchuria to prevent them be-
coming affected by bolshevism.