The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-10
United States Troops Used as !
Tools of japanese in Siberia!

in Siberia!
try regiments. under Brig. Gen. Wi.
liam 3. Graves. arrived in viadlyos.
tok from Manila. Their. or IN the
close proximity OF vladiyostok. re-.
mained the Apericnns. The Amer
lean erpcditlonary forces action In
siberia has therefore been called
finrco, becnusc of the failure Of the
United States md the allies 10 mr..
rive nj n definite policy. because
tho army did not 60 10 back up
the czechs as originally proposed.
and because the United Sthtes
forces did back up the KoIchak
forooa. n had been stated that
American forces would not interfere
with Russian internal affairs. but
in this recognition and support of
KoIehak America did interfere. In.
asunuch as Koichak was not in ac-
cord with all OF the Russian people.
II was agreed that Japan should
send 5000 men at least. the other
countries near that number. The
United States landed 5000 men.
Great Britain 5000. canada sent
5000, China sent between 5000 and
1000. and Japan sent 10000.
Gen. o,ani WINS IN command Of the
Japanerc. and because OF seniority.
became comma nder In-chief OF the al
lied forces. This supreme command
was never recognized by the Amcri.
cans. except as a matter OF courtesy.
CZECH FORCES
LOSE MORALE
The boishevfk army confronting
tho Cxechs was by no means the
highly organized machine II became
later. The czecha had the upper
hand on formidable front east Of
the bridge head on the volga- Daily
the cxcchs were awaiting the coming
Of the American and allied troops.
Gen. Graves. after comforting with
Admiral Austin knight. commander.
in-chief OF the United States Ariatic
fleet. asked permission 10 extend this
moral support that was expected. but
tho permission never WINS granted
Tho Czech morale and faith dimin-
ished. In November OF 1918. the Kol.
chak government was formed. and IN
January. 1918. Koichak troops took
over tho Czech front.
In February. 1919. Ambaurador
Morris and the other allied diplomatic
representatives agreed upon an inter.
allied railroad guard plan. by which
each nation would be given n sector
along the lines. The Cxechs were ac-
corded a sector several hundred
verrts long on the TransSiberian.
wcst Of Baikai The United States
was placed between viadivostok and
Habarovsk. principally In the Euchan
and skotovo districts. and part Of the
Trans. Balkai district
Tho Chinese were placed along the
Chinese eastern and Usour lines
which touched upon Chinese terri
tory. Tho Japanese were placed
along tho Unsurri. the whole Of the
Amur and Trans Baikai sectors. and
had garrisons At points along the
Chinese eastern ar well as on the
branch line. running from Hardin 20
Chan Chung. touching the southern
Aanchurian railroad. which was I'M
der japanese control. Herein Was
the United States playing blindly into
Japanese hands instead of being west
Of Baiiai assisting the Russians and
cxschs.
Japan's desfr- has been since 1908
10 dominate Eastern Siberia ..
After Gen. Dictrichs. the Russian
commander OF the Czech vanguard.
had routed the bolshevIks at Nikoisk
and had Joined his command with
that Of Gen. Gaida Czech command.
er, at Irkutsk. who had in turn rout-
ed tho bolshcviks In the TRANSIT aikai
sector. bcishevixm was dead as far ms
material success In Eastern Siberia
were concerned. The Cxechs then be
gan their evacuation
Then began tho japanese dual cru.
sources thru support Of the three
military commercial Russian agents,
semenoff. kalmikoff and Roxanoff.
plus her actions In working with the
Koichak conscription act. which call.
ed for pressing Of al Russian males
Of war physique. between the ages OF
II and IS years. into the kolchak
armies
B0ISHEvIK BANDS INCREASED
BY JAPANESE AGGRESSION
This japanese aggression took the
form OF Japanese and Koichak rep
rcscntatives going into the villages
TO try 20 force the peaceful peas
ants into the armies. resulting In
riotinE. killing. piilage. etc. The
peasants took 10 the hills, armed
themselves TO the teeth. formed
partisan attachments and from that
time onward gave tho Americans
and Japanese much concern.
These partisans were not bolshe.
vilSs at heart Before the Japanese
use of tho Kolchak CONSUMPTION
act they were anti-bolshevik. But.
sore Mt heart. INSTRUCTED In their
peaceful desires. they become the
prey OF real bolshevik agents. who
organized them into armed bolshe-
vik parties. More than 100 Ameri.
can soldiers were sacrificed TO this
policy In the Suchan and Skotovo
districts. where they were attacked
by these former poasants--and the
Americans had been dispatched 60
Siberia to act as moral support
Of the Cxechs who were fighting
the real reds several thousand miles
AWAY.
japanese abuse WAS not confined
to these peasants but was extended
TO the Americans rs well. and IL Is
Of these atrocities and indignitics
committed by Japanese troops
against Americans that l want 10
write In an early article in this
series. The japanese In all of this
time made no effort to send troops
west Of Baiixal but remained In