The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-26
'SEMIENOFF
 SEEKS TO GET
 POWER AGAIN

Picking, Aug. 26.-Copies of official telegrams sent by General Tachibana of the Japanese expeditionary force in Vladivostok. to his superiors in Tokyo, indicate to some extent the interest felt in the effort of Sem1e- noff to re-estab1ish himself in Sibe- ria, and in the fortunes of Baron Unger-Sternberg in Mongolia. Oppo- sftion by the consular corps at Vlad- ivostok to Semienofs return to boyer, coupled with antagonism to him in the Japanese army itself, has cretated a situation which the Jap anece commander declares has forced an attitude of conciliation'' toward the Far Eastern Republic, and has caused the Japanese command to al ter it's plans for operations in Siberia
 Both telegrams were dated June 20. The first, addressed to General OuflShara, Tokyo, is as follows:
 Tn view of Seo's Ga Japanese ofh- Ger on Semienoffs stafD reports in regard to continuance of negotiations between the Merkuloff government and Ataman Semienoff, I am taking an attitude of expectation I have informed Sec that my attitude would change as soon as the Mongoian group opens general activities and show some actual results in the Transbaikalia region The present situation, I believe, is due to the un- derground work of some of the ex- treme radical parties supported by
  voStok conSuls. They are entirely ignorant of the real Russian question and are being led by the American representative who has adopted an irreconcilable attitude toward our in fuence in the Far East I have com menced negotiations to counteract this movement with several of the non -socoalist groups and expect to find a peaceful way out of the pres ent situation which is very precari- ous to the budget question for the Siberian expeditionary force.
 The second dispatch, sent by Gen eraI Tachibana to General Sudzuki, Tokyo, four hours later on the same day, follows:
 From all my reports to the su- preme military council you may abnormal so far as our eXpeditonary corps is concerned Among our own forces a group has formed which is opposed to Ataman Sernienoff and is supporting the opposition in the army and among the people. Their position is strengthened by the con sIlar corps whose members have Semienof.
 ''The general situation now tends to force US back to an attitude of conciHation with regard to the Far Eastern Republic which annuls the plan worked out. The position in which We find the MongoIian army, so small in numbers that it is out of all proportion to the area of terri tory occupied and to the military op- erations on three fronts, naturally de- lays the solution of the Semienoff problem.
 'The appropriation as assigned by the budget, confirmed by the Su- preme Military Council, to support the Semienoff units, is exhausted This condition I ascribe to the fre- quenf changes made in our program and the heSitating attitude adopted | by the Military Council as to putting an end to non-interference in Rus sian domestic affairs. The delay in making a decision may bring very undesirable consequences The situa- tion of our army demands an imme- diate clearing up in regard to the Russian question. Knowing your point of view I request you to use your influence in the natter