Arizona republican., 1922-01-04
Agreed To Furnish Arms
And Money For Defens-
i've In Siberia, Chita
Delegation Alleges
[RepubIlcan A. p. Leased wlrel

Seminoff nti-bolshevik leader,
whereby the Japanese agreed to sup
port with arms and money nm of
fensive against the army of the Far
Eastern republic of Chita, were
made public late today by the dele
cation of the Chita government.
One of the clauses declared that
when a stable government was es-
tablished in the Far East, Japanese
subjects should receive preferential
rights in Siberia for hunting, fish
ing. forestry and mining conces-
sions.
Says Treaty Impossible
The Chita delegation, in making
public the alleged treaty, declared
that it proved that the Japanese
were in league with Russian ban
dts, that they Were making It i'm
possible to stabilize conditions in the
Russian Far East, that the attacks
on Baron Ungern -Sternberg from
Mongolia against Chita was organ
lied by the Japanese and that the
Japanese were aiming, under the
guise Of establishing "a democracy.
to create O government which they
would practically control, assuring
an economic grip upon the Far
Eastern republic and the special
privileges ana concessions.
Admiral Baron Kato, senior Jap
anese delegate, in discussing the al
legged treaty made public late today,
said such an agreement was impos-
sible, for the Japanese cabinet of
which he was q member, had never
given authority to the Japanese
military representative in Siberia to
sign any such agreement. He char
acterized as absolutely false" the
alleged agreement given out by the
Chita delegation Sunday.
In a reply to a request to define
Japan's present position with refer
ence to Siberia, Baron Kato said:
"As soon as we can get guar
antee that the Bolshevik troops will
in no way invade Korea or Man
churia, we will be ready to with
draw. If my government believes 1t
is necessary to receive a guarantee
assuring protection of the Japanese
people in Siberia, we will ask for
that. You must remember these
ment are still going on. ! never
heard of there being any question
of compensation. Our occupation of
the province of Saghalien, which In
cludes the northern part of the
island bearing that name, is, of
course, on a different basis from our
occupation of the Vladivostok re-
gion because it resulted from diff
ferent set of circumstances"
Considers Documents Propaganda
Touching on the occupation Of
Habarovsk, Baron Kato said that
while the troops of occupation
emerged from the territory of the
Vladivostok government where Jap
anese troops are located, Japan had
scrupulously observed a policy of
interference in the domestic af-
fairs of Siberia. Reverting to the
documents made public Sunday by
the Chita delegation, concerning
France and Japanese in Siberia, Ad-
miral Kato said that in 1921 similar
rumors had emanated from Paris
from representatives OF
Russian interests. At that time the
Japanese had adopted the attitude
of laughing at 1t all, because, he de-
clared, 1t was propaganda.
IF anything of the nature or the
things mentioned in the Chita docu-
ment were true" he added, Il GER
tainly would have known it because
l have been a member OF the Jap
anese cabinet for seven years.
wish to take the positive attitude
of denying it."
The alleged treaty made public to-
day by the Chita delegation Is dated
June 8, 1921, and is declared to have
been signed at the Fortress of Vladi-
vostok by Lieutenant General save
lev. acting commander in chief or
all of tie armed forces of the Rus
sian eastern borderland, and General
Sobolev, chief of staff of the Gro
dekoYo military unit. representing
Russia, and by Captain Arimoto and
Lieutenant Higuohi of the imperial
Japanese army.
The alleged treaty details the ma
ture of the military movements to be
carried out in "an offensive against
the people revolutionary army OF the
Far Eastern republic"
Three Advances Planned
These movements included sending
Russian troops toward Lake HanKa-
Anchino, another toward Anuchino-
Imam, and still another by sea to the
bay of st. olga -Tetiukha. Small par
tisan detachments of the Ussuri Cos
sacks were to be reorganized and
used for clearing the rear of the
army from the Reds as the advances
were made. In accordance with the
degree of success of these mlhtary
offensives an offensive movement
was to be declared against Hapa-
rovsk
AS the Russian forces advanced
and occupied Imam and Habarovsk.
units of the Japanese expeditionary
forces without taking an active
struggle with the bolsheviks would
temporarily occupy regions freed
from the Reds" giving aid to the
evolutionary detachments in their
struggle with the bolshevist partisan
movement. Upon liberation OF the
maritime districts. Japanese troops
would evacuate places temporarily
occupied by them. and fan PACK 10
Nikolsk- -Ussurisk and Vladivostok.
The fourth paragraph says: AT the
time of the beginning of the offensive
of the Russian forces the japanese
command gives them material alo
amounting to 100000 yen (about
$3.50 O00) and gives for the disposal
OF the Russian command the follow
ing arms and munitions: 5000 rifles
of various types, 350,0oo cartridges.
"a machine guns, with "a cases of
cartridges. six field and two noun
tain three-inch cannon with seventy
five cases of shells. The number of
arms and munitions may be in