The Washington herald., 1922-01-25


Russia; any intervention in her in
ternal Affairs. or any impairment II
her territorial integrity. either now
or thereafter. but only desired 70
assist.the Russian people to regain
controf':of their own affairs.
Mr. Hughes read into the record
the-teS of the Japanese statement
made public on August ?. 1918.
whieh-set forth about the same
view< end which has been pub
lisheE nany times. The United
statd withdrew its forces from si-
berfcis the spring of 1890, ne said.
beestse' IT was considered that the
objects Of the expedition had been
a, coafPiished. The United STATES.
he,9fSpted out recognized that
Japan-took the pos:rion that she
Has within her rights IN occupying
Srk i'aSn i. -'-.s.gl for the mas
ssc-s ,or the Japanese at Niko-
.l'ievsk. but he pointed oI.i. that the
United States accepted the massa-
cte as an incident OF the genera!
expedition. and has regretted that
kpan should deem necessary the
occupation of Russian territory as
a, means OF assuring a suitable ad-
justment with a future Russian
Ebvernment."
Condemns Iteprisal Plan.
THE chairman then made public
he loft VI Of he mi
ChtiOn which passed between tho
american Government and the Jap
apese on May 81. 1921. In II he
Tsointed out to the Japanese tnat
the action of the Japanese IE oc-
chpyinE Nladivostok. stationing
tSoops at Habarovsk, NikoIaievsk, De
Ctastries. MaSo, Sophiesk and other
inporeEnt points, seizing the Rus
stan pfrtiOn of Sakhalin' and iE es-
tihlishHng civil administration,
Yhich must inevitably lend itself
tb misconceptiOn and antagonism.
tfnded rather to increase than Gl-
lay thS unrest and disorder in
that region. lie also decIG. ed that
The military occupation in raprisal
fbr the Nikolaievsk affair - not
fundamentally a question Of tie
vRIidivy of procedure under the rec
dtnieSd rules of international Jaw"
siust Carry Out Promises.
iThcA note pointed out the neces-
sity of scrupulousiyS carrying out
all promises made 10 the Rrssian
people BY Japan and the United
States. Nj. Hughes tn"D saII in his
ItUte:
In view of the conviction that
the course followed by the govern
Tpent Of Japan brings into question
the very definite understanding con-
,tuded at the time troops were sent
70 Siberia, the government of the
United States must in can1or eX-
llain its position and say 20 tee
Japanese government that the gov
ernment of the United States ian
T,either now nor hereafter recognize
as valid any claims or titles aTis-
ing. out of the present occupation
and control. and that IL cannot ac-
quiesce in any action taken BY the
government of Japan, which might
impair existing treaty rights or the
BOlitical or territorial integrity of
Russia.
states American Views.
The government of Japan will
appreciate that, in expressing its
views. the government of the United
States has no desire to impute to
Ire government of Japan motives
br purposes other than those which
Nave heretofore been so frankly
avOwcd. The purpose of this. gov-
9rnment is to inform the Japanese
government Of its own conviction
hat. in the present time Of disorder
IN Russia. it is more than ever the
a h e. a.
ne tranquilization of the Russian
IeOple. and a restoration of normal
Conditions among them. to avoid all
jctiOn which might keep alive their
intagonism and distrust toward
outside political agencies. Now,
especially, il is incumbent upon the
friends of Russia to hold aloof from
the domestic contentious of the
Russian people. to be scrupulous to
;ivOid inflictinE what might appear
u them Il vicarious penalty for
,Toradic acts OF lawlessness. and
dbOve all to abstain from even the
Nmporary and conditional impair
hrnt by any foreign power of the
territorial status which, for them as
for other peoples. is a matter of
deep and sensitive national feeling,
Sranscending, perhaps. even the is
sues at stake among themselves.
Japan Replied in July.
To that note. in July. 1921.
he Japanese replied setting forth
what. in effect. was contained in
me statement of Baron Shidehara
made to the conference on Mon
day and which is to be made Il
tart of the minutes of the next
Plenary session.
After the Siberian matter was
disposed of the Chinese delegation
made public a summary of the
ttcaty of alliance between China
ind Russia secretly concluded in
Nay. 1896. and it was spread on
,he records. Then Mr. Balfour Of
ffrcd his resolution designed to
prevent arms being exported into
china He spoke at length con-
CtrninG the resolution, pointing out