Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-26

province and Of the nortaern half Of
Sagahalin island adjacent 20 the maritime
province.
Discussion is planned by the American
delegation under the agenda subdivision
Of siberia" Virtually. an Of the sub
divisions into which China was dis
tributed viii apply 70 consideration Of
Russia. Railways. spheres ~ interest.
administrative autonomy. foreign rights
and pretensi0ns, all VIII be called no in
turn. As in the ease of China. discus
sion OF Russian problems. too. will main
Is mean problems conjuret 20 bv ia
panese activities How to get the ia
panese out of eastern Siberia: in other
words, viii be the conferences principal
task when RusOia becomes the order Of
business. The Japanese hold the mari
time province with O garrison said TO
number 5000 troops. while 10000 Nip
ponese soldiers are understood 10 occupy
northern SaglaIin. According 10 Rus
sian spokesman, japanese occupation In
both cases has been ramifcd 10y a sys-
tematic and an extensive Development OF
political authority
WILL KEEP RUSSIA
TERRITORY INTACT.
Secretary Hughes has taken a vigorous
stand on the necessity Of keeping old
Russia politically and territorialIy in
tact. His policy is a long range propo-
sition. t is based on the confident hope
that at some indeterminate period Boil
sherism VIII crumble and be supple
mented by q new. liberal Russia entitled
= recognition. The United States has
rt ne encouragement to feelers put
ETrth from certain conference quarters
designed 10 side-track any coprehensjve
consideration Of the Russian question.
London cablegrams NJ the end of No
Yemher linking up the arrival If Hugo
SHINES with a scheme contemplating
grandiose exploitation Of Russia by
combination OF British money and Ger
man brains put the State Department on
guard respecting possible developments
at the Washington conference. Secretary
Hughes resolved to Save Russia" far
from being weakened by reputed Anglo
German deals. was galvanized into fresh
life by them.
RUSSIAN PROBLEMS
IMPORTANT
The United States regards tho problem
Of Russia in some respects moro impor-
tant than the problem Of China. In
American estimation. a satisfaction of
the Russian situation viii contribute al
most more than anything else 10 peace
and stability in the Far East
If on the contrary there is unchecked
infringement Of Russian rights il is con
sidered such violations inevitably would
lead To war in the future. Pacific pacts to
the contrary Notwithstanding President
Harding's sympathetic responses % Rus
STA in his message to Congress on Dec. 6
showed that the Administrations full
support is assured the country allied to
the United States by 50 many historic
ties. Our interest in the Russia that
hopes-to-be is not purely sentimental
Men like Herbert Hoover. who know II
through and through. consider r. q land
OF unlimited possibilities for the future
political and economical interests Of the
United States.
Hope OF solution of the Siberian sit
uaTiOn, while not unduly optimistic is
strong. 1t rests primarily on the shrewd
spirit Cancellation in which japan.
hitherto has approached conference prob
Gns. The American delegation freely
Comedies vast progress has been achieved
during the first six weeks of the con
ference existence because Of the enIight-
ened mood of accommodation and co
operation which has marked Japan's
activities. II she is as reasonable as
Secretary Hughes to date has found her.
hopes Of wrestling Siberia from Nippon's
grip may be wit hin sight of realization.
JAPAN'S STRONG
GlsRIP on SIBERIA.
E.frhe grip meantime is a pretty firm
We. Il has been fastened on the mari