The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-30

And JAPANESE
CANNOT AGREE
on Far
Eastern Trade Re-
lations Fail Because
Moscow. Soviet De-
1nanded p O Utica !
Recognition

! : 4.
Washington. Sept. p CBy the
Associated Press) Efforts to OBJ
! tain from. the japanese political
! recognition Of the Soviet govern
ment of Russia, according to re-
ports received here, marked every
! phase of the negotiations at the
Manchurian town of Chang Chung,
! only to arrive at q complete dead
lock.
Official reports from japanese
sources make 1t evident that the
Soviet representatives were, willing
/ to make almost any concession TO
! this end. These japanese reports
state the negotiations were char
acterized by an entire lack Of sim
cerity on the part of NJ. ]. Joffe,
1.-THE head Of the Moscow delega-
ton, and his colleagues.
From the beginningssthe Japa-
/ nese consented TO the admission of
the Moscow delegates reluctantly,
1.-THE negotiations, it is stated, hav-
ing been intended to establish bus
mess relations only with the Far
! Eastern republic, though 1t was
the conviction ofsthe japanese that
the Chita government was do,ni-
! mated by Moscow. NJ. Joffe and his
! colleagues. though really agents Of
1.-THE Moscow government, it Is
/ said. gained entry. into the nego-
tiations by being given credentials
to represent the chita government.
/ At the outset the Japanese, i'm
posed the condition 1hat.the scope
/ of the negotiations and treaty taat
4 might result should be con-
fined closely to eastern Siberia. Yet
in the consideration of the. first Sc :
| ton of the draft treaty. which deals
! with propaganda and hostilities.
Soviet representatives, it is said,
tried TO have it admitted that the
!, understanding 4on those points
should apply tosaA Russia. Refus-
ed by the zJapat tsss. PIE attempt
! was renewed again and again in
/ connection with sections dealing
with the protection of the. lives
and property of Japanese in ST.
iberia and Far. Eastern citizens. l..
/ Japan and Korea.
The Japanese government re-
fused to enlarge the scope of the
treaty. holding that it must stand
iby the position taken by the Unit
ed States government in declining
TO recognize the Soviet government
under existing conditions. 1t did,
/ however. inform ". Joffe that it
would be willing to undertake con-
situations regarding the reestab-
llishment of business relations with
European Russia, but only after the
negotiations respecting the Far
! Eastern republic and Eastern ST.
IBERIA We're satisfactorily conclud-
ed by treaty.
/ 1t was. at this point, according! to
1.-THE reports that Joffe failing to
obtain political recognition Of the
iSoviets introduced a demand for the
immediate withdrawal. Of az Japa-
!nese troops. not only from Siberia
!but from the upper half of the is
land of Saghaiiep. The Japanese
Icontended that this subject was
not within the scope Of their pow
ers, nor of the agenda for the con-
the demand. though processing a
/ willingness to have it considered
later as a separate proposition.
This brought the conference to
an impasse, according to japanese
reports. -
In statement tonight Boris f.
iSkvirsky, acting chairman Of the
/ special trade delegation OF the
Near Eastern republic to the Unit
ed States. declared that The. sit
uation in the Far East is far from
being hopeful"
1.-The japanese" he said. are re-
: fusing to evacuate Saghalien under
the preteSt that they can not do
so until they receive compensa-
ton for the socalled Nikolaievsk
events during which several hun
dred Japanese and several thou
sand Russians lost their lives.
The positions assumed by the
japanese in regard to the evacua-
ton OF Saghalien seriously endang-
ers the peace in the Far East. The
Russian people who have been
fighting four years in defense of
their territory and their rights and
who shed great deal OF blood
and made great sacrifices can not
give its eonsent TO the foreible
seizure Of the territory under any
preteXt whatsoever by the Japa-
nese.
The Russian people of the Far
East appreciate highly the friendly
position OF the American govern
ment and hope the forcible seizure
of Saghalien by the japanese will
not be permitted. Peace in the
Far East can only come after the
complete withdrawal of the Jap:s-
nese troops fran Siberia including
Saghalien.'
Columbia. Sept. 27-William =.