The Washington times., 1921-07-11
FAR EAST APPEALS
TO COMPEL Japan
TO LEAVE SIBERIA
Message to United States Min
ister at Peking Protests
Occupation.
BY HARRY L. ROGERS.
international News Service Staff
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Correspondent.)
An appeal to the United States by
the Far Eastern Republic to compel
Japan to withdraw her troops from
Siberia "at the earliest possible date.
ts contained In a note handed TO the
American Minister in Peking. the text
OF which reached here today. Similar
notes were addressed to Great Britain
and China.
The note. which was the work OF
M. Yourin, Minister of Foreign Az
fairs Of the Chita Republic, accuses
Japan of instigating the coup IN
vladivostock by which the anti-Bol-
shevist forces overthrow the existing
government. and asserts that all the
allied governments which sent troops
into Siberia during tho world war are
| responsible for the presence OF Jap
anese troops in Russian domain.
TEXT OF MESSAGE.
Because of this common responsi.
| bility, the note declares. the allied
governments. including the United
| States are under obligations to COM
| pei the immediate withdrawal OF the
Japanese from Siberia.
The text Of the note follows:
1.-The anti. .Bolshevik elements known
as the kappelites have effected the
| occupation Of the Za-BaikA railroad by
the help Of the Japanese army ana
arrested leading railroad officials ana
clerks with a view Of occupying the
remainder OF the line leading to Vladi.
vostock. The attempt has failed
through the opposition Of the general
railroad employees and farmers in the
neighboring district. but as it's conse-
quence the whole district along tho
railroad has been plunged Into an an
archie condition.
JAPAN HAS FAILED.
This state Of things has been
brought about by the support or the
Japanese army stationed in Siberia to
the anti. Bolshevist elements. The Jap.
anese army commander not only fail
ed to take steps TO disarm those anti
Bolsheviks in accordance with the
agreement arranged between Russia
and Japan, but on the contrary mas
given protection and supplied arms To
them. Moreover, the Japanese army
disarmed the government forces at
the moment of the outbreak Of the
rising OF the anti.Bolsheciks In Nladi-
vosloCk to afford Coa"ehience for
their movement.
The Russian people In the Far
| East have effected the combination
and union of different clements with
a view to establishing an independ.
ent democratic republic, founded
a stable, legitimate government
through the constitutional assembly
and drafted a constitution as the
basis of a republican government
and formulated n plan to establish
commercial relations with the pow.
ers. All those plans OF the republi.
can government have been checked
and disturbed by the Japanese army
stationed In the Russian territory
which gives support to the move
ment OF lawless malcontented ele-
ments.
PROTEST JAPANESE.
The Far Eastern republican gov
| ernment believes the presence OF
the Japanese army in the Russian
domain and its interference in Rus
sian internal politics are an infringe
ment OF Russian suzerainty. and
that the allies who sent troops to
Siberia are responsible in common
for the serious consequences of the
dispatch Of troops. The Far East
ern republican government accord.
ingly herewith strongly protests
against the unlawful action Of the
Japanese army in the Maritime
Province and wishes the ministers to
transmit the present protest to the
respective government they repre-
sent.
Meanwhile the present govern
ment believes that their respective
home governments are under obli-
CARTONS to make efforts Tor making
Japan withdraw her troops from
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