Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-09
RUSSIAN PROBLEM
IN ANOTHER FORM
FACES CONFERENCE
vladIvostok Government, Op-
posed to Soviet, Demands
Attention.
NO SETTLEMENT
IF It IS IGNORED
So Say Its Representatives, to
the Delegates Assembled at
Washington.
IS ENEMY OF BOLSHEvISM
IS ENEMY OF BOLSHEvISl
ny Charles Brewer Farmer.

Special Dispatch 70 Every Evening.
Washington. Jan. 9.--Comes another
obscure Siberian Government. and de-
mands to be heard at the Conferences
on Limitation OF Armament. This time
II Is the Primaur Government in vlad-
ivostok. represented by V. s. Koles-
nixon and Joseph X. Okulitch. that
declares that any attempt to settle the
Far Eastern question without con-
aur Government win never reach a
satisfactory conclusion.
Unlike the Chilean Government.
which last week made certain charges
against France end japan that have
not been substantiated-and may
never be-the Primaur OUTFIT merely
wants Japan 10 get off its front door
step, and keep of forever. Moreover.
this little-heard-of Government de-
mands that Japan return certain prop
critics which It is alleged were taken
in the past few years from the siber-
isns.
The Primaur Government is one OF
several that was established by the
factions that began fghting the Boil
sheviks Immediately following the out
break of the Russian revolution. 1t has
continued It's opposition to Bolshevism
ever since. and claims to be supported
by the Peoples Assembly elected by O.
general Siberian ballot. This Govern
rlent now claims control of the Lower
Amur Valley and the littoral OF East
ern Siberia, taking in the Kamckatka
and Maritime provinces and the north
half OF Sakalin Island All Of this en-
braces an area Of 1858 square miles
The entire Sakalin province on the
island and the Asiatic mainland Is
now held by Japanese troops. The ST.
berian delegates declare that this oc-
cupation has not the slightest justin
idStoh an 2iilff ildllpud1 law.
These representatives who suddenly
bcbbed up in Washington are not ask
ing recognition for their Government
at the hands OF the United States at
this time. They merely ask that they
be heard-and that the Conference
force the Japanese to raise immediate
ly their occupation of the Sakalinl
province, return TO the Primaur Gov
ernment all arms. munitions, and mil
itary and civil supplies and funds that
they allege were unlawfully seized by
the Japanese in Siberia, and withdraw
their troops and officials from Siberian
territory Immediately after efYecting
the two preceding conditions, accord
ing TO statement issued this morning.
Kolesnikofr stated last night that
In the spring OF 1920 all the powers
except Japan withdrew their forces,
and the Japanese government in its
declaration of March 81, 1920. explained
that It had TO keep its military forces
there on account of the political situa-
ton in the Far East. In this same
declaration 1t was admitted that the
! resence OF the Japanese forces has no
political aim back Of It as regards
Russia
while all other forces have been
withdrawn the Japanese remain and
they have begun the actual occupation
OF Northern Sakalin and the Lower
Amur. In addition they are establish
ing q naval base near the estuary OF
the Amur river. Japan has declared
that she has no territorial ambitions
in Russia Then why does the Japan
ese occupation. which has all the char
acteristics of annexation. continued
And why are munitions to the value OF
s25.oooooo which japan took in Gus
tody. not returned to US?
Japan has occupied. a very consid-
erable area OF Russian territory, In all
about $4,000 square miles, and it isl
regulating the entire life of the Rus
sian population IN the occupied region.
The continuation of the occupation of
the Sakalin province by Japan win re-
suit In the province ceasing to be Rus
sian. and in greatly strengthening ia
pan, both economically and strategi-
cally."