The New York herald., 1921-10-15
Goal of japanese Diplomacy Said
to Include Asiatic Northeast

Predictions that the turbulent conds-
lions existing in Siberia will be clarred
up before the Washington armament
conference were made with great en-
phasis by the government controlled
vernacular press Of Japan, but no act
Of the General Staff has to date been
forthcoming to justify it. On the con-
trary. Information from impartial
sources rather tends to indicate the
steady and persistent tightening OF
the Japanese hold In Siberia, eastern
Mongolia and north Manchuria. be-
cause the plans of the Mikado's Gov
ernment for permanent economic Co.
minion over those regions are mani
testify correlated.
There is no question in the minds
OF persons who have followed the COM
pick history of japanese ambitions in
Siberia, Manchuria and Mongolia that
the economic control Of the three i'm
mensely valuable regions Of north
eastern Asia, with Kamchatka and
north Saghalien. is the ultima thule Of
japanese diplomacy.
Americas Attitude Ignored.
The attitude of the United States,
which has firmly instanced its opposi-
tion to the Japanese policy in Siberia,
while providing Endorsement for the
opposition Of Japanese leaders de-
manding the withdrawal Of the Mi
kado's forces in Siberia, seems to have
made but little II any impression on
the Genro (the "elder statesmen"), the
Foreign Office and the General STAFF.
from one or all Of these agencies that
the Entente European nations are not
in accord on Siberia The supporters
of the plans of the military party in
variably point to France to prove this
contention. Official utterance OF II
was provided by the Soviet Govern
ment of Russia two months ago. Chi
cheran, the Foreign Minister of the
Moscow Government, In a note tc
Great Britain openly charged tina,
France was behind the Japanese
scheme for the economic control of 81
IBERIA just as It was behind Poland In
the controversy with Germany over
Upper Silesia.
AS far as the Toxic Government has
been advised. the French Government
paid no attention to the charge made
by NJ Chicheran. Consequently the
impression prevails at the Japanese
capital that It was not made withou
warrant. Whether the pressure oi
public opinion in Japan and other
countries will be strong enough &c
compel Japan to remove her armies
from Siberia was not indicated by the
attitude of the Government at the enc
of August.
influential critics of the Government
looked for some sort of definite an
nouncement that would indicate the
purpose of the Mikados Government
to "dress the window" for the Wash
ington conference by calling back it'
military from Siberia and making goot
its pledge regarding Shantung under
conditions that would still perpetuatt
her economic grip on both.
Sudden Activity in Siberia.
IT was noted at Toxic that imme.
diately after the Washington Govern
ment proposed the armament limita-
tion conference events began to move
with bewildering rapidity In Siberia
For several months before President
Harding issued his invitation to the
.sading Governments to confer IN
arrnaments Siberian affairs appeared
to have reached q stalemate.
Japan's control Of all of the agencies
OF communication did not permit any
Attenuation regarding conditions in
northeastern Asia to reach the out
side world. Such fragments as came
through subterranean channels tended
l. n.
critics of the Government that the
Mikado's military forces were prepar-
ing the ground for the profitable en-
ergies of propagandists, agents provo
cateur and cmissaries of Japanese big
business, who had carefully prospected