New-York tribune., 1922-01-05

hara insisted that loan from Japan
would be the only acceptable payment.
This was the situation when the nego-
tiations adjourned until tomorrow.
China Opposed to Loan
II cannot say that we achieved much
progress to-day" said DR.. Wang.
Japan wants to lend us the money.
This we reject because a loan from
Japan would give her financial control
Of the railway. Our hopes lies in fur
ther discussion Tomorrow
From the American standpoint the
resumption Of negotiations was de
scribed MS promising. Secretary Hughes
and Arthur j. Balfour have renewed
their pledge to mediate the minute it
appears that no result is possible. 1t
is understood that pressure is being
brought on both sides from American
and British quarters to effect settle
men+ without having the question
thrown directly on the armament
limitation conference.
DR.. Wang described as wholly false
report from New York that the
Shantung controversy was being set
tied in Pcking by the Japanese Min
ister there and Premier Liang Shi-yi
The report came from the Canton gov
ernment. its purpose was said to be
to discred't the Washington ncgotia
tons. Earcn Kato also denied that
Japan intended to solve the problem
elsewhere than in Washington
Chinese Tariff Report Finished
Other Far Eastern problems gave
signs Of early settlement to-day. Sen
ator Underwood's sub committee on
Chinese tariff completed a report which
VIII be submitted tomorrow to the
committee on Pacific and Far Eastern
qucstlons.. The report, already agreed
upon by the nine powers. will increase
China's tariff from 31s to S per cent.
commission will be appointed to con-
sldcr still higher revisions, until first 7
per cent and finally 121a per cent is
permitted. The increase will Weld
China S10,000,000 additional revenue.
and the Increases contemplated will
enaoie her to negotiate loans for sew
crai hundred millions Of dollars.
we are putting China on her feet
r1apidly. said member of Senator
Cnderwood's committee. at now re-
MAINS to see whether she will be able
to walk"
controversy over Siberia continued
to-day with more alleged disclosures
&oout Japanese military aid for Tho
4rel, q. + holshevik forces. Delegates from
the Far Eastern Republic Of Ch;ta de-
ccfmlned that Siberia shall be made an
issue. gave out five more "secret docu-
ments." The documents purport to be
messages exchanged between Japanese
oflcials and General Semenoff, leader
o. o. tne Russ Ian reactionary forces in
Vladlvostok and along the Trans-Si-
berian Railway.
Baron Kato on behalf Of Japan "nl ;ssned ses; j.
formal statement. asserting that II
was true that in 1918 Japan did give
financial aid to Semenoff but not last
year, as charged by the Chta dele.
gates. Baron Kato declared that IAN
ans tender of clothing, food. ammuni-
ton and "a small amount Of cash" tn
Semenof was thought proper because
that time other countries, INCLUDING
the united States, were sending troons
into Siberia
In an interview yesterday Baron
Kato said that money had been o;ven
to Semenof, but later he asked the
newspaper men who heard him not to
publish what he said TODAY he re-.
moved the restriction.
kato Explains Aid to Semenof
II told you yesterday that fo,ma,
Japanese Cabinet had sivcn sunnort -
Semenoff in Siberia" said Baron Kato
II should like now to tell Won some.
thlng more about that matter 50 tha+
there VIII be clear UNDERSTANDING of
the case. About the time the All;ed
contlngents were despatched to Siberia
IN 1918, there had developed an anon.
alous situation in Siberia, owing to the
conjunction effected by German and
Austro,H hungarian prisoners of war
WIN bolshevlk forces, the former as
sum1ne practlca command. In order to
check the Bolshevik influence from nor.
meatlng the Far East, it was thourht
to be as urgent as it was expedient 70
utillZe Russian forces under Russian
command. ''''
General Semenoff was reportcd in
those days TO intend wagino war
against Bolshevists. and Japan decided
to give him material SUPPORT in his
attempt. In coming to that decision
Japan was by no means actuated bv
any aggressive designs but was onlv
-O-'o" iiis, LHe me Ol pOllCV adopted bV
some Of the Allied powers. notably
Great Britain and France, to entrust
to the Russian forces the task of re-.
sisting the Bolshevk menace,
Subsequently the Teutonic in7u-
ence was swept away and the general
situation in Siberia was Transformed
The German menace ceased and the
fractional feuds in Siberia began to
attain a purely domestic character.
"Semenoff, Kolchak and leaders of
the social revolutionaries were in turn
at loggcrheads. In such circnm- -
stances the Japanese government de-
cided to discontinue its support of
Semenof entirely and to observe strict
neutrality in the Siberian situation,
Japan has since given no assistance
whatever to General Semenoff, either
when he was driven away from Trans
balkal in the summer of 1921 or at
any other time.
"However, it must be made clear tn at
in the circumstances existing, which |
have outlined, the giving Of aid to
Semenoff seemed at that time a wise
act and was entirely consonant with
the Allied purpose, though subsequent
developments transformed the situa-
tion."