The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-03

pers, suggested that the American consul general to Kobe, Jackson K. Caldwell, who Is temporarily sta toned at Chita, be authorized to in- spect the documents and report on them.
 The first American mission which visited Chita," he continued, was composed of pr. James A. Abbott, commercial attaehe to the American embassy at Toliio, and Colonel Davis. the assistant military attache. un- derstand that Dr. Abbott. who is now
 in the United States as an adviser 10 the American conference delega- tion has submitted lengthy report embodying the results of his visit to Chita. At the present time the United States has at Chita. Jackson x. caldwell, the consul general at Kobe, Japan, who was for many years the Americ can consul at Vladi- vostok, and who is thoroughly fla miliar with the political situation in Siberia. We want the truth to be known about Siberia. Why not pub fish MT. Caldwells reports?
 Think Documents True
 We believe that every word in these documents is true. The best way for the Japanese tU disprove the documents is tor them to evacuate Siberia. We cannot disclose our au- thority for the documents in ques- tion, but can only say that we ob- tained them in the same manner that other governments succeeded in get ting copies of important communica- trfh oh ar f their own national interests. Every body knows that in 1918 France sup ported the Cossack leader Semenoff, with arms and money and he was later taken up by Japan.
 Take the last exhibit in our state ment of yesterday, namely, a radio sent by General Tachibana, comman- der in chief of the Japanese expedi- tionary forces In Siberia, on October 9, 1921, to the war ministry at Tokio This radio quoted the French consul at Vladivostok as saying that the transport Archduke Franz Ferdinand arrived in Vladivostok with 8G5 men who had been previously interned in Mesopotamia and who were chiefly officers. The radio dispatch added that within q short time five more ships will bring parts of Wrangels army from Crmea.'
 Says Troops Arrived
 Now, everybody knows that these Russian troops actually arrived and that they are taking part in fight ing against the Far Eastern republic. They are armed by the Japanese.
 No blanket resolution of the Washing ton conference concerning Siberia will satisfy the people of the Far Eastern republic. The Japanese troops have been there now over three years. They are doing every thing possible so that order will not reign, and to dismember the repub- lie.
 If we are not permitted to appear before the conference and submit our case we will issue a formal protest and at the same time send d memo randum to the conference setting forth the conditions in Siberia The powers who participated in the orig inal intervention in Siberia guaran- teed our integrity. It is their moral duty to see that the Japanese army is evacuated.
 Tt is absurd to think that we are not ready to give suitable guarantees to the Japanese concerning the pro- lection of their people and concern ing all refraining from resorting to bolshevik propaganda.
 "The truth Is, that under innocent phraseology Japan is seeking special privileges in Siberia as well as the right to send troops there under stated conditions"