Evening star., 1921-12-21
.PAR[EY To DISCUSS
SIBERIA SITUATION
Expected to Be Considered
With Same Thoroughness
as China's Problems.
JAPAN EVACUATION URGED
Chairman Hughes Eager to Dispose
of Every Subject Of Agenda Be-
fore Adjournment.
BY, JUNIUs b. WOOD.


Positive declaration that the Si-
bcrian situation will be taken up and
discussed with the same thoroughness
which has been given to China has
been made by men in close touch
with. the leaders of the conference.
This assurance seemed necessary in
reply to insistent reports that Siberia
ton Of pleasant generalities and that
it's troubles which are acute and
pressing would be left for another
meeting. While Japan would be will
ing to settle Siberia by private nego-
tiations with either the Chita or Mos
COW governments-the conference
with the former at Dairen having been
in session since August-some of the
other delegations have been more ef-
fective in creating the impression
that there will not be time at this
conference for any other far eastern
problems than those relating to China.
The eagerness of the British delega-
start for home gave color to the re-
ports.
Hopes to Complete AGenda.
In contradiction to them it can be
authoritatively stated that Chairman
Hughes expects to dispose of every
subject Of the agenda. Those familiar
with the methods of the American
Secretary Of State are. confident that
he will dispose OF them with char
acteristic thoroughness. The State
Department has already expressed
emphatic views in private notes to
several governments on the Siberian
situation, and the speed with wb ich
the subject Is disposed of by the con-
ference may depend upon the willing
ness of the other powers to harmonic
with those views. The department
olc ho ~ta t.
China. possibly more so. and that TO
permanent settlement of far eastern
problems can be made without an
agreement among the powers as to
both.
The department also feels that in a
way 1t holds moral trusteeship for
Siberia. 1t was in response to an in
vitation Of the American governm ent
that the Japanese troops participated
in the allied Intervention, and as most
Of the present trouble in the country
centers around their continued pres
ence there. the State Department feels
that it has an added responsibility
The department also has no difficulty
in interpreting the voice Of Siberia -
even though the United States has not
recognized any government there and
representatives Of half a dozen dis
cordant factions are now in Washing
ton.
Want Japanese to withdraw.
All are agreed on one thing-in-
ducing the Japanese to withdraw
their two expeditions from Vladi-
vostok and Saghalien. Though they
are antagonistic at home and some
dare to go home, they are unanimous
in declaring that the Japanese, claim
ing to be 'actuated by motives Of
humanity and acting solely to pre-
serve peace in the far east" are not
accomplishing any such unselfish re-
suit.
Josef X. okulitch, who resides at
lib Lincoln street, Boston. and was
delegated here by the Merkuloff gov
eminent. which functions in the re-
Stricted Japanese area around Vladi-
vostok. has drafted q letter to the
Japanese be invited to leave. The
Merkuloff government came into
existence only last May as q creation
of the Japanese expedition. vladimir,
Stephanovitch Kolesnikov. minister
from vladivostok November 80. and is
due in Washington this week. The
delegation from the chamber of COM
merce Of the maritime province. head
ed by Prof. Pavel P. Goudkoff. which
communistic or imperialistic so long
as the government Is stable and life
and business safe, has issued a state
ment to the same effect. emphasizing
the blight which japanese occupation
has placed on Russian life in Sagha-
lien.
A similar wish is voiced by Boris
Brasol as the Russian monarchial
delegation to the United States" who
has been opposed to every transient
government in Russia since 1917. He
marshals with equal zeal facts against
bolshevism and against Japan, who
has claimed to be in Siberia to fight
bolshevisfn. Only slightly less out
spoken are the Russians who repre-
sent the Departed Kerensky govern
ment and inhabit the embassy
The last and most important Of
the Siberian delegations, because they
come from a real government, arc
the trio from tho Far Eastern Repub-
lie at Chita., They are avowed .advo-
Gates of Japanese evacuation.
Copyright. 1921