The New York herald., 1922-05-18
JAPAN FIGHTS GENOA
DISCUSSION ON CHITA
Against Plans for Protection
of Whites Claiming Re
public Is Asiatic.
BY FRANCIS MccULLAGH.

Special Gable to TIE New YoRK HERALD.
COPYRIGHT, 1929. by THE New YonK HERALD.
GENOA, May 17.-Baron Consuko
Hayashi. the Japanese Ambassador to
London, in the meeting of the sub-com-
mission this morning refused all agree
mentes for the protection of the white
inhabitants OF the Far East, or Chita,
tion consists of Siberian non-Bolshevist
farmers. whose lands resemble those in
western America. Baron Hayashi's ar
gument for excluding them from dis
cussion was that the Far East republic
was Asiatic, while the Genoa conference
was not dealing with Asiatic affairs.
There was little sympathy shown for
the Japanese point of view by the dele
gates. some of whom were as shocked
by the lifting of the veil from Japanese
militarism as they were previously when
the curtain was raised to reveal Boil
shevism. One of the delegates said to
THE New YORK HERALD correspondent; !;
"If the Japanese wish to avoid perse-
oution. to which they say their country
men are subjected in Siberia, why do
they not remove their nationals to Japan
as England and France have removed
their nationals from Russia? 1t looks
as IL the military party in Japan wants
freedom of attack in Siberia whenever
it likes; otherwise it would accept
Tchitcherir's offer to leave the Japanese
temporarily in possession of Vladivostok
and Nikoleivesk and all the provinces
under the Priamur Government so long
as they advance no further"
Tchitcherin on Frontier Truce.
NJ. Tchtcherin said the proposed from
tier truce must include the allied So
Wet republics and be broadened to pre-
vent aggression by armed bands. He
displayed the documents he had handed
to the sub-commission, accusing the
French. the Rumanians and the Jugo-
Slavs of being concerned in Gen. Wran-
gels preparations for a new incursion
into Russia. The papers irpplicate
France and Rumania in particular
These nations have made general de-
malls Of plotting against the Soviet
regime.
Members of the eastern European del
egations admit Il Is well known that
Gems. Savonkoff and Petlura several
times invaded Russia from Polish and
Rumanian territory with bands of well
armed troops and that when they were
repulsed by the Reds great pretense
was made by the Polish and Rumanians
to disarm them. but similar raids fol-
lowed.
Those who are informed on these
events think that Tchitcherin Is right
In demanding the disarmament of the
invading troops and their removal from
the Red frontier.
1t Is acknowledged by the Allies that
the Reds do not make raids across the
Polish frontier. and the Bolshevih say
they do not mind II the Poles keep as
large an army as they desire along the
border so long as II Is composed axclu-
sively of Polish soldiers.
In the documents referred to there Is
one which mentions large sums sent by
the Russian Ambassador Bahkmeteff In
Washington for the upkeep of Gen.
Wrangels army. This letter. like all the
others. was marked very secret" and
dated April s. 1922. with the heading !:
"Office of the Chief of the General Staff
OF the Russian Army" 1t contains in
structions 10 the Russian Minister at
Belgrade for negotiations regarding the
equipment of the anti-Bolshevist sol
diers with the Jugo-SIav Government
and is signed by the General In COM
mand.' All the letters are Of recent date
and speak OF the French policy at Genoa.