The Washington times., 1922-12-24
Els1' p|AR|' ! !.
is PREDICTED.
BY Vanderbilt
Act One Is Progressing in. ST.
berian Drama, With Russ
and japanese in Conflict
FRANCE IS IN BACKGROUND
Great Britain, Too, Is Likely to
BE Involved In the General
Melee Looming in Orient
N CORNELIUS VANDERBILT. Jr.
Scopyrisht, 1879. CIV. Newspaper

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Z The Siberian drama leading to
another war did not end with the
withdrawal Of ten thousand Amer
lean soldiers from the Amur re-
gions of that incomprehensiblX
wealthy portion Of the globe.
It shall rebound forever to the
glory Of American arms that our
military forces were Withdrawn
from Siberia when they were.
Our honor might have been great
or had we never advanced into
that country because our ad-
vance was the signal for the Jap
anese whole-souled onslaught into
that rich region.
JAPAN SLOW TO LEAVE.
The Japanese troop withdrawal.
which took place late this year.
was two years behind its promise.
But withdrawal or no withdrawal.
irreparable damage has been done
and the ground work for conflict
laid. In removing their armed
forces, however, the Japanese did
not neglect to aid by money ana
arms and ammunition, the anti
Soviet forces in the region OF
Vladivostok which propose to set
mp separate state on the Pacific
slopes Of the ~Amur to constitute
q buffer state between japan ana
th~ Far Eastern (Chita Republic
Of Siberia. Once this has been den-
pitely established. the Imperial
Japanese Empire will follow the
usual diplomatic round of friendly
agreements. trade treaties, ex.
change of envoys, the dispatch OF
financial and commercial and rail-
way advisers. The Japanese did
this for many years in the case
Of Korea and are successfully doing
Il today with Manchuria. In the
end. the buffer state OF vladivo-
stok will be come another Korea
another territory swallowed whole
by the Imperial Nipponese Govern
nnent through the convenient medi-
um OF annexation. And thus will
Japan come to control not only
the vast treasure house of Siberia.
with its immeasurable deposits Of
Oh and coal and iron. but .ttsAW Will
be the master of the entry ports
sssdssvuntroffer inSdomitabier ofss the
Chinese Eastern, the Trans-Sibe-
Ran, the South Manchurian and
any other railways that become the
key routes to the treasure house
Of siberia beyond the Amur.
Just how much Japanese prom
hes are worth may be adequately
determined by reading the last
naragraph of the declaration by the
Japanese government, issued on
August 8, 1918. when the govern
mont agreed to join the United
States in the ignoble enterprise in
Siberia. 1t reads:
JAPAN'S. PROMISES.
"The japanese government, ac-
tuated by sentiments Of sincere
friendship toward the Russian
people. have always entertained
most sanguine hopes of the speedy
re-estabiishment Of order in Russia
ana OF the healthy, untrammeled
development Of her national life
In adopting this course,
the Japanese government remain
constant In their desire to promote
relations of enduring friendship,
ana they reaffirm their avowed
policy Of respecting the territorial
Integrity of Russia. and of abstain
Ing from all interference in her
internal politics. They further
declare that upon the realization Of
the objects above Indicated they
win immediately withdraw all Jape-
neoe troops from Russian territory,
and win leave wholly lunimpaired
the sovereignty Of Russia in an
its phases, whether political or
military"
Thus promised Japan! TWO years
sd by after the American troops
Vsre withdrawn from Siberia and
stillk the Japanese armed forces
rernsined behind. They fought with
the natives, they battled with the
Russian loyalists. they under
mined, brow-beat and massacred
their way into the heart OF Chita.
They demanded that the Far East.
ern Republic Of Siberia accord to
Jepepeee nationals the right to
lea3e land in Siberia and. the right
to conduct commercial enterprises.
They demanded the concession of
vaot territories to be worked, a.
A., nnires; the extension of the old
and Amur Coasts and the right to
diR for oil In Kamchatka. But the
doughty little Siberian government.
snubbed by all nations but the
NoScow Soviet. stood up and
slapped the Japanese In the face.
They sent troops against them.
Noscow was unable to sepd troops
ID the Far East to aid her .protege
republic and 90 the japanese went
after their quarry with hammer
and tonGs.
But the solemn and mighty voice
of the United States was heard
above the hin. The voice Of Sscre-
tary Hughes, newly installed in his
portfolio. was heard distinctly by
the Japanese armies on the plaips
OF Siberia. The United States could