Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-12
MEN, WOMEN AND.
CHILDREN 81 AIN
BY JAPS, CHARGE
Representatives of the Far
Eastern Republic of Chita
Tell of Alleged Crimes
BY Nipponese.

Washington, Jan, 11.--Repre-
sentatives here OF the Far Eastern
republic of Chita made public to-
day q memorandum which, they
said, had been submitted to Secre-
tary Hughes as chairman of the
Washington conference and to each
delegation, comprising copies of
the correspondence alleged to have
passed between the TOXIC and
Paris governments relating to ST.
IBERIA.
Most of the documents dealing
with an alleged agreement as to
the establishment of a Japanese
protectorate over eastern Siberia,
already have been published. Their
authenticity has been denied by
both of the interested governments.
Members of the Cl-ita delegation
said they had not received a reply
to their request for a hearing be-
fore the conference when Siberia
is reached. The request was re-
iterated in the memorandum, with
the statement that interests favor
ed, as we'll as Siberia. are involved
in the equitable adjudication of
that countrys claims.
Conditions Reviewed.
Reviewing conditions in Siberia
from the date of allied intervention
the Chita memorandum asserts
that the Japanese supported and
protected Seminole in the Zabaikal
region and along the line of the
Chinese Eastern railroad. when his
activities were causing the inter-
national technical board to protest
to the allied governments. 1t al
leges that in April, 1920, the inter-
allied committee adopted resolu-
ton holding that the Japanese mil
itary authorities. by placing troops
along the Chinese Eastern railroad
ASSIGNED by the inter-allied agree
ment to the Chinese guards. had
provoked conflicts as result OF
which Russians, Chinese and
Czecho- Slovaks had been caused
needless loss of life and the move
ment of trains jeopardized.
After the American troops left
Siberia in March. 1920. the memo
randum declares, the JAPANESE
brought In new troops.
The memorandum continued:
Burned Down Villages.
J "A description of the actions Of
the Japanese troops on the terri
/ tory of the Russian Far East would
be one of the darkest pictures In
the history of that country. Under
the pretext of combating Dol,
sheyism' the Japanese murdered en-
masse men, women and children
| burned down villages, destroyed
government buildings and caused
losses to the state and to the civil
ian population of many millions Of
gold rubles.
I'm general, the life and prop
erty of the Russian citizens had nc
value to the japanese and in the
1 possession of the Far Eastern re-
public there are volumes of heart
rending complaints of the popula
ton and the local authorities re-
garding the footing, burning ant
| destruction of the life and property
of the Russian population by the
sThis situation was the more
horrible for the Russian people be
cause 1t was not an Academia
thing created by certain conditions
| but a deliberate system OF cruelty
which was carried out by the Jap
aEese.
"The Japanese organized, armed
and paid the criminal bands Of
Semienoff, Kalmykov and Other
robbers, made them the Russian
| government and encouraged then
to commit atrocities against the
populations life and property
whenever these hirelings of Japar
ruled, terror and despair reigned.'