The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-27
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By JAMES McCLlAIN, International News Service Staff
 COrFeSDOndent.


 Tokio, Oct. 27-The future of Rus sia in the Far East remains more ob- scure than ever since the break down of the Russo so-Jalpanese confer ence at Chauchun. Indications are, however, that soon all Siberia will be Red; the Whites, it is thought, have little chance against the Chita fonces in the war that promises to assume real proportions when he last of the Japanese troops leave VladivoStok at the end of October.
 But that will not be enough for Chita-rather for Moscow, for Chita is merely an additional mouthpiece for the Soviet. Spurned by Europe, she is bent on securing intercourse with and some sort of recognition from nations in the Far East. Japan was the first and best country to tr1y for, but the Saghalien fasco ruined immediate chances for Moscow.
 Joa the so%le enyoy M from a minor illness he will return to Pe- king, where the negotiations that are already arranged for practically as sure the consum nation of at least a trade agreement between China and Al1-Russia.
 This will almost force Japan to trv again, and political observers ference-this time between the three countries-upon the conclusion of Russo-Chinese agreement.
 Reds Risk Nothing.
 The Soviet has everything to gain and nothing to lose. It is believed that eventually she will take the best she can get from Japan. A trade agreement with Japan is of more value to her right now than posses sion of Saghalien. The Changchun impasse came about through a mis- understanding of Japan's aims on the part of the Soviet. After failure at Dairen Japan was reluctant to enter a rev conference until everything was agreed upon ahead of time Therefore, an agent Of the Far East ern Republic and the Tokio Foreign Office formulated 8 conference plan which should have gone through within a week or so and resulted in the signature of trads d+ agree derstood the situation. but then Mos COW demanded to be admitted to the conference as an interested onlook- Japan agreed and the conference opened Then, however, Joffe claim ed to be a delegate and not an on locker. The result was that Japan Soviet also, but Moscow did not have the understanding of the conference S scope as did Chita. Adjournment of the barley was the only course open Japan's position was that she would not evacuate Northern Sagha- lien until the Niko1afevsk affair was settled and that she would egotdate l this with none but a recognized ana responsible Russian overnment- The long and the short of the mat ter is that Japan doesn't want to give up Northern saghalien and the long CT she can put off evacuation the more unlikely it will be that she Will ever have 10 evacuate.
 Had the conference gone through as planned by Japan and Chtta the conclusion of a trade agreement in all probability would have been toi- l lowed by an agreement whereby Ja- pan purchased the island territory, combining the purchase with settle ment- of the Niko1aievsk affair Rus | sia. tried for too much and failed, | but circumstances may compel h>r | to accept Japan's terms. secure as
 much as possible and then attempt l to enlarge upon that.