Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-28
Declares Semienoff Making
Strong Efforts to Re-
establish Himself.
SENDS TWO TELECRAMS
TO SUPERIORS IN TOKYO
Seeks 10 Find Peaceful Wav
Out of Situation in
Nladivos,ok.
lEy Associated rress ]

PEN ING, Aug. 2T.--Copies OF or!-
cia' teieGrams sent by General T'ach-
loana. OF the japanese cxpedi;ionarv
force in Nladivostpk. to his superiors
III Tokyo. Indicate to some extent the
interest felt in the effort OF Semicnoff
10 r"-cstahlish himself in Siberia.
and in the fortunes Of Baron l-nmcr
SternbeTs in Mongolia Opposition
by the consular corps at Niad!vostok
10 ScmienoF's return to power.
coupled with antagonisin 10 him in
the Japanese army itself, has created
= situation which the Japanese COM
inandcr declares has forced AN 'at.
titudc OF Cancellation" toward the
Ear Eastern republic. and has caused
the japanese command to alter it's
plans for operations IN Siberia
Hoth telcerains were dated June %.
the first. addressed To General Ouik-
nara. Tokyo, is as follows:
In view II Sco's "a Jnnnncsn Of
itoer on Scmicnoff's starI rcnor,s in
regard to continuance OF negotiations
between the Mcrkuloif government,
ana Atarian ScmicnofT, | am taking
an atItud" OF 'cXpcctation' I have
informed SEQ that my attitude would
chanEc az soon as the Moncolian
Sr"!n4 opens general activities and
SHOWS som" actual results in the
i:ansbaikaiia region. Tho present
situation. believe. Is du. 10 Tho nm
foreground work of som. of Tho ~
treme radical parties supported by
me whole personnel or the Vladivos-
ION consuls. They avc entirely irno-
rant OF the real Russian question
and arc being led by the American
representative VINO has adopted an
tNreconcii2blc attitude toward our In
.hueNce IN The Far last have com
pienccd negotiations 10 countcract
this movement with several Of the
.Eonsocialjst groups ana expect 10 find
y peaceful way out Of the present sit :
nation which is Very prccarious to
w" Midget question for the Siberian
TS7cd!tionary .orcc.'
Tho second dispatch. sent by Cen
er.l Ia ALBANIA TO General Sudzuki
Tokyo, four hours later on the same
day. follows:
From all my reports to the SUI
;pfene military council you may
tnaEe whether the situation Is truly
abnormal 50 far as our cNpcditiouar
corps IS concerned. Among our own
;torccs group has formed which Is
opposed, 10 Atamau ScmlcnocT and Il;
Supporting the opposition in the army
and among the people. Their nosi
Nnh Is Sir"ngthcncd by the consular
corps whose members have adopted
- iNS'lt attitude toward S"micuoir
The general situation now tends
!" iorce ~ back to an attitude of con-
oii3tlon with regard TO tho Far Eas,-
"rn republic which annuls the plan
worried out the position i'm which
we nm tNt Mongoian army. So snnlI
IN numbers that II is out Of an pro
portions 10 the area OF territory nc.
rnpi"d and 70 the military operations
"l 'nT"c fronts. naturally DELAYS the
Solull'n Of tho Scmicnor problem.
the appropriation MS assigned nv
NC budget. confirmed by the supreme
military council. To support the sem.
leNoh units. IS exhausted This con
"ti"n ascr!hc 10 the frcuu.n,
changes made ~ iprocram and
The cSitatine'7t,rNu'dc adopted nv IN.
hiIitTry council rs 10 putting an end
TO nounterf"rcncc in Russian do.
htstic affairs. The delay I'm making
4 decision may bring Very undesirable
consequences. The situation ~ on,
army demands an Immediate clcarine
up ~ regard TO the Russian question
knowing your point OF v.cw re0ucs;
you TO use your influence In the mat.
TER