The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-01-15
JAPANESE PLOT
ON LARGE SCALE
YELLOW SNAKES MAKE Eff
FORT TO GRAB RICH
TERRITORY
SOUNDS FAMILIAR
More Light On Character Of
One Section OF The Earth's ;
Inhabitants Who Are
Without Conscience.

e A cablegram from Vladiyostok,
dated January l2th, says
The agents Of the Toxic govern
meut have just made a desperate ef-
! fort to drive the last remnant of
s American authority from Manchuria
and Siberia and thus to clear the way
Of the last obstacle in the way Of
seizure Of the vast domain Of North
Asia.
The last remnant Of American au-
thority here are members Of the in
ter-Allied technical committee, Of
which the chairman is John F.
Stevens, the American engineer and
railway executive. Stevens left here
early in October on orders from
Washington TO be adviser Of the AM
erican delegation to the conference on
eastern affairs.
It was on the departure of Stevens
on October 13 that the Japanese con
spiracy which had been simmering
for some time jumped into full acti-
/ witty. This conspiracy was centered
on Maj. +. NJ Clarke, formerly a
California railroad man, whom Stew
ems left as the representative on the
inter-Allied board.
The original documents secretly
exchanged between the japanese in
Toxic and Vladivostok and the mon
archist Russians Of the Merkulof gov
ernment Of Nladivostok, show the
course Of this conspiracy.
The mouthpieces Of the Toxic gov
ernment in Vladivostok were Gen.
Iachlbana, commander-in-chief Of the
Japanese forces in Siberia: Col.
Asano, chief of the Intelligence de-
partment Of the Japanese forces in
Siberia, fourth section (for surveil-
lance Of foregners,) and Mai. Okiama
of the main office Of the Japanese
eXpeditionary corps
The Japanese dealt with Chairman
Spydon d. Merkulof Of the Pri-Amur
provisional government for chief of
the white Russians) and Col. Bogos-
lovsky, chief inspector Of the militia
section Of the Ministry Of Interior
COR, IN American, chief Of police with
powers.D
The Japanese and the Vladivostok
Russians had been exchanging notes
for some time but beginning on Oct
ober ID the Japanese in a series Of
official secret notes laid down a sud
denly increasing pressure on the
Merkuof government to carry out
the japanese designs.
The japanese notes set up that Mai.
Clarke has been frequently consult
ing with officials of the Chita gov
arnment that a friendship has sprung
up between them and that Mai. Clarke
bore secret dispatches and codes of
the Chlta government. The japanese
saw nothing in the fact that Mai.
Clarke was an official of the United
States government.
The Japanese received word that
Naj. Clarke IN his special car had
left Harbin, where he had been con-
.ering with his immediate superior,
OIL johnson, and was on his way on
.he Chinese Eastern Railway to
Nladivost0k. The Nladvostok gov
'rument agreed on October p 20 carry
pat the designs Of the japanese, and
.oL Bogoslovsky with twenty picked
police accompanied by two special
ars Of japanese troops left Nladi-
ostok 70 carry out the signs.
ln the presence of American Con-
ul McGowa0 a. Nladivastok. Bogos-
ovsky searched Nai C.arke's private
ar
. Nothing haFe ILted from the
earch. Goremlsr, when be had finish
I'd with Maj Clarke. wrote out the
rot0eo. of che failure to find any
hI1- and Dr. WAS signed by him, and
y Bo-as.1gskg che American Con-
uI MeGuEar. Mai Clarke and his in
ure-grs, kras'r. ltau0f and OBJ
Ig.aF. and bv GreaF and DuitrieF
-re militia brought ou at Eladiyos-
MAJ Clarke. with HIS servants and
DIES. was released from guard and
.-.-t at o'clock iu the evening. Just
re.te hours after being captured
B0Eaz.0vssy and his twenty arm
men az the little railway siding
\ashvisdersky.
The japanese and their two special
rs had disappeared. The search Of
al. Clarke by Col B0gos .0vsky of
e Nladivsr0k government at the
s-iga-on cf the Japanese high COM
and. was carried out with the con-
rt and under the direction Of the
uericar Consul. ard as viii be
1ur later was devised by him in
Elaboration with che president Of the
ltivostlk government. acting at
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