The New York herald., 1922-01-02


representatives. refuse to participate
turther in the direct parley and insist
tnat all future negotiations DO con-
Quoted by the conference.
Good offices rendered. -.
The American, British. French, and
sn fact, delegates Of all countries rep
resented at the conference, are. EXERT
ing their good offices to bring sitcn 4 a
settlemsn outside. Of the conference,
Whether this effort viii be successful
viii be established during the cpming.
week. An agreement between the two
countries would relieve the conference
cf considerable embarrassment. There
is no question OF that.
But <-ass. 90 40 - Sleree. other
matters OF vrral Iu6rsss- = ~ 1eosse
II the Far East. which is tSe s1ag~
nent OF the leaders OF severai Govern
rnents provide material for -legitima:s
conference discussion and permanent
settlements. None Of these is more
important than the case Of Siberia,
which still holds a place on the con-
ference agenda relating to Far East
matters. 1t is not the only one sby any
means. But ii Is regarded as possess
Ing the pecuiiars rs'condi tons that can
for direct attention.
The demand of China that the con-
ference condemn the "twenty<o <one
point" treaty which they assert the
Japanese compelled the Pelsin Govern
ment to accept under threat OF mill
tary reprisais:i the sentiment .of the
people OF Manchuria against the APP
plication OF Japanese policies in that
rich Chinese province and the appeal
of the 100000 Of people of Corea for
emancipation from Japanese control
will provide the conference with an
opportunity to render invaluable SER
vice. =
The Japanese are preparing TO meet
attacks on these points with argu-
nlents that they believe will prevent
interference with their policies. They
have already Indicated their purpose
TO take the position that the confer
ence cannot Intervene in the matter
of accomplished facts" secured by
treaty or other forms of international
agreement.
. Japsnese Feel Confident.
Just what decision the conference
will reach In this respect Is prob
lematic. The Japanese delegates ap-
pear to feel entirely secure in express
ing the opinion that their associates
in, the conference will stop at the ac-
ceptance of the Root proposals which
are designed TO insure the people. of
China control over their own post
Offices, customs and telegraphs, restore
to them judicialcontrol by the abolition
OF extraterritordal privileges and re-
moyal of foreign troops. Conference
committees have been considering
these matters for, almost two weeks.
and through The acceptance of the
Root priScibi& haxi prepared reports
providing for the reforms enumerated.
The Siberian = Question. however.
bears no direct relation to the mani
fold Chinese complications, although
it presently 14t least one point of SINH
larity. TnTS6me respects it is regarded
as potentially involving a much. more
serious problem than any single factor
in the Chinese situation. The point
at issue directly concerns the. right of
Japan to continue the military occu-
patton and to some extent economic
dominance over a territory in north
eastern Asia which Siberian repre-
seutatives assert Is one-third the size
OF continental Europe.
Delegations OF Siberians have been
in Washington for weeks awaiting op-
portunity to present to the conference
fn ~ lx1A srtx L.
clare will show that the Japanese
Government has set its hold upon
northeastern Asia, which 1t has no in
tention of relaxing. They believe the
conference should employ it's influence
10. request Cor force) the Japanese
Government to keep its pledge to
withdraw its military force from
northeastern Asia and the northern
half of the island of Sakhalin.
Cooperative Expedition.
The japanese Government dis
patched its military forces TO Siberia
in the region of vladivostok in 1918
20 cooperate with the expedition COM
posed of British, American and
French troops. The purpose of the
expedition was to rescue a force or
Czech troops which had been cut of
from the army Of Bohemia and driven
north by Austrian troops into Rus
sian Bolshevist territory. st.,
The Czech troops were extricated
from the hostile Bolshevik region
T'hereupon the troops of all OF the
allied countries withdrew their forces
from Siberian territory. There was
one exception. The Japanese Govern
ment did not recall its troops. nor has
Il yet done So The ostensible reason
given for it's failure in this respect
tas that it's Siberian expedition was
secessary to prevent the spread of
Bolshevism into Asia and not improb-
ably TO the United States and other
western countries.
The Siberians assert that the mill
tary penetration of their country by
Japan had been used to cloak activi-
ties of economic propagandists seek
ing TO control one Of the richest sec
tions OF tho world.
One of the chief arguments pre-
tented by the Siberians In Washing
ton is that back of the illegal penetra-
ton Of their country by Japanese
there turks a grave menace to the
Caucasian and Slav peoples of Russia
and possibly Europe. They assert that
Japanese activities in Siberia really
mark the beginning of a Monaghan
invasion OF Europe.
The Japanese delegates tosthe con-