Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-25
JAP'S SDISCLAIM
ANY DESIGNS
ON RUSSI A
Declare They Will Take
Troops Out of Siberia
Some Time-Wili Have
Their Way.

Washington, Jan. IA sweep
ing disclaimer Of any design against
the territorial integrity Of Russia,
coupled with pledge to withdraw
the japanese troops stationed in ST.
IBERIA, as soon as orderly condi-
tions are restored. was presented to
the arms conference Far Eastern
Committee yesterday by The Japa-
nese delegation, and was received
with a general show of satisfaction
by the representatives OF the prin-
cipaI powers.
Formal discussion OF the japanese
policy was postponed until today,
but there is no indication that any
of the big Five" delegations viii
oppose acceptance Of yesterdays dee
laration at it's face value, or serious
ly dispute the plan Of continuing,
for the present, the japanese occu-
patton OF Siberian soil The gen
eral view is that the whole ST.
berian problem, touched upon yes
terday for the first time, soon will
be disposed of en- the basis of the
Japanese promises above.
At the same time the long con
tinued shantung negotiations also
approached their conclusions. AT
their thirty-first meeting to discuss
the subject, the Japanese and Chi
nesc virtually completed an agree
ment on all of the issues involved
except the central question Of the
ingtao-Tsinanfu railroad and
there were signs OF impending de-
velopments regarding that. Ma 500,
Washington representative Of the
unrecognized Chinese government of
Canton, announced that railroad
settlement already had been reach
ed.
In connection with the Japanese
statement regarding Siberia, it was
revealed that the American govern
ment had addressed a communiCa-
tion on that subject to Toxic short
ly after the arms conference met.
and that the japanese Foreign Of
flee had replied, virtually in the
same terms laid down at yesterday S
committee meeting by Baron Shide-
hara The exact purport Of the
American note was not disclosed
but it is said to have pointed out
that the American forces having
been withdrawn from Siberia, there
was much speculation as to why the
Japanese troops remained
American spokcsmen would not
discuss the subject last night in ad-
vance Of the formal statement Of
view to be made at today's commit
tee meeting, but it was learned that
the American government was deep
ly impressed by the Japanese state
ment and is disposed to regard it
as solemn pledge, behind which the
conference could not properly so.
Moreover, in both American and
British circles it was conceded there
may be much justice in the claim
that present conditions in Siberia
make some outside protection nee
essary to safeguard the rights of
foreigners.
The Chinese declined to reveal
their attitude toward the Japanese
policy, ana the only hope Of criti-
cisms came from outside the con
ference in a statement issued by
the delegation sent to Washington
by the unrecognized Far Eastern
Republic of Chita, Siberia. Japa-
nese promises of withdrawal from
Siberian soil, the statement declar-
ed, have been chronic state.
ment' Of the Toxic government
since August, 1920.
As put before the committee By
Baron Shidehara, the territorial in
tegrity pledge Of Japan, regarded
as the most concise and definite
yet to be made by her in regard
to Siberia, concluded as follows
"The japanese delegation is au-
thorized to declare that it is the
fixed and settled policy Of Japan
to respect the territorial integrity
of Russia, and to observe the prin-
ciple of non-intervention In the in
ternal affairs of that cotntry, as
well as the principle of equal op
portunity for the commerce and in
dustry. of all nations in every part
The withdrawal from Siberia
Baron Shidehara said, awaits only
an agreement for protection of for
eign interests there, while Japa
nese troops will remain in til,
Russian province of Sakhalin onl!
until a stable government is ':es
tablished and had made fitting res
titution for the massacre of Japa
nese nationals in 1920 at NilQo
laievsk. |