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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORT LAND, WEDNESDAY,' NOVEMBER 5,; 1919.
JAPAN S D Q Ml N ANC
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IN SIBERIA PROVES
STUMBLING BLOCK
Unless Celestials' Program Is
Thwarted Now American Mar
kets Can Never Be Established
DOORS CLOSED TO U, S, AID
Nations Puzzled by Japan Send
ing 125,000 Troops to Siberia
When Quota Was but 18,000.
By Jos. Tlmmons
Tokio. Oct. 21. (By Mall.) Two
proportions concerning the present
aituation In Siberia are Indisputable,
in tspite of conflicting reports coming
out ol .that unhappy land and gov
ernmental efforts to conceal move
ment of events there.
First Tnre Is no present market In
Siberia for American goods.
Second Japan Is almost certain to
come out of tho present tangle there
with everything wortb while in the way
of concessions In thr poKsession of her
national; with control of the railroads
and witha political and military dom
inance ovrr all of Siberia east of the
Lake Baikal line, including North Man
churia and outer Mongolia, at least
equal to her present dominance In South
Manchuria and inner Mongolia.
rOWS MIST IH TEBVEHB
"If this second proposition works out
.there never will be an American market
in Kiberia except via Japan. It most
assuredly will work out unless the pow
ers step In when world affairs have be
come somewhat more stabilized and
thwart the Japanese program for ex
ploitation of Siberia.
Tho Unfortunate inhabitants of Si
beria, neod almoHt everything considered
necosHitirs by civilized peoples. In pre
war days they were absolutely depend
ent upon Kufiiiia.n trade; all their manu
factured goods came from Russia. But
ail Russian factories, even tho few now
operating:, are baek of the Boisnevm
lines. What the Siberians h4 left er
has een almost entirely used up or de
stroyed. They have desperate need of
shoes, clothing, tools, farming machin
ery, medicine, all foodstuffs except cere
als. Much of their needs would have
to be supplied either by charity or on
credit; the Siberians could pay partly
through exchange of hides, furs, cereals
and lumber.
GATES CLOSED TO AMERICA
But the road Is not open for American
trade, nor even for American charity.
Such American goods as have been sent
out are either piled up at Vladivostok
or have been commandeered for military
use along the railroad route Into the
interior.
Even the American Red Crass and the
VY. M. C. A. have been unable to get
much of thetr supplies tnrougn w me
people who are: in need of them. They
have had to bring some of the sick and
the starving back to Vladivostok in
order to minister to their wants.
When the allies and the United States
decided to go to the relief of the Czecho
slovaks and enable them to hold the Si
berian front against the German-fcon-trolled
Bolshevik!, chiefly in order that
Siberian grain stores might not become
available to Germany, the agreement
was that Japan was to send but 18,000
soldiers.
HOLD MILITARY CONTROL
But the Japanese war department con
tinued to send .men till they had a big
army there. Viscownt "L'chida, the for
eign minister, told me the number at its
greatest wad 75,000. An American intel
ligence section officer recently told me
he was convinced the total was fully
125,000. Uchlda says the total there now
is 25,000. Within the last three weeks
a new division was sent from Japan to
Siberia, the claim being that It went to
relieve a division that was being trans
ferred to South VLanctourlo. The fact is
that Japan has a considerable part of
Its army of approximately half a million
men In Korea, Manchuria and Mongolia,
within relatively easy reach of the Jap
anese front In Siberia If she needs them
there.
The war minister. General Tanaka,
supported by all the militarists, was able
to handle this situation entirely without
regard to the understanding Premier
Hara.and Viscount Uchida had with the
allied powers. Neither the minister of
war nor the minister of the navy has
any dependence upon the premier and
his ministry. They are nominated by the
general staffs, report only to the em
peror and their reports are in Becret
unknown to the rest of the ministry
and they often hold over through sev
eral ministries. That is why the mili
tarists are able tq shape events in Si
beria, Mongolia, Manchuria and China
without reward to the policies of the pre
mier and his supporters.
SOVIET OFFERS TO
PROVE POSITION
Lenin Writes Journal Corre
spondent a Review of Peace
Terms It Approves.
By Isaac Don IjCvIijo
Special CbU to Th Joarotl sad Th Chicago
(Cowricht. 1010, by Chteuo Daily News Co.)
Reval, Esthonla, Oct. 24. (Via
Copenhagen, Penmark, Nov, 6.
The soviet government is willing to
prove that it represents the majority
of the Russian people and is willing
to guarantee absolute non-interference
In the internal affairs of for
eign countries, go declares Nikolai
Lenin in a letter to The Journal and
th Chicago Daily News. It is writ
ten in English, and answers five
questions I put to him. A fao simile
of this unique letter, the full text of
which is in Lenin's 6wn handwriting,
is being forwarded by mail for re
production in The Journal. It is
dated October 5, and begins as fol
lows: "I beg to apologize for my bad Eng
lish. I am glad to answer your five
Questions."
The questions asked and Lenin's re
plies follow :
ACCEPTED BULLITT'S PLAN
"What la the present peace policy of
the soviet government?
"Our peace policy Is the former; that
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is, we have accepted the peacs proposi
tion of WIManv C. Bullitt,"
"What in general terms are soviet
Russia's .peace conditions?"
"We have never changed our peace
considerations which we Jprmulated with
Mr, Bullitt. We have runny times offi
cially proposed peace to- the entente be
fore the coming of Mr. Bullitt."
"Is the soviet government willing to
guarantee absolute non-interference in
the internal affairs of foreign coun
tries?" "We are willing to guarantee It."
"Would the soviet government be will
ing to prove that it represents a ma
jority ef the Russian people V
TJJflTED STATES
WAST ODEKSTA5DISO WITH
"Yes. The sov:ev government Is the
most democratic government ef all the
governments In the world. We are will
ing to prove It"
"What is the soviet government's atti
tude toward an economic understanding
with America?"
"We are decidedly for an economic-
understanding wJth America - with all
countries,' but especially with America."
Theword "especially" is underscored
by Lenlnv The concluding paragraph
of the letter reads:
"If necessary, we cat) give you the
full text of our peace conditions, as for
mulated by our government with Mr.
Bullitt."
The letter is signed, "Wladimlr Oelia
nofr (Nilokal Lenin).
Reds Take Gatchina;
"Yudenitch Retreats
lAndon, Nov. 6. (U. P.) Bolshevik
forces occupied Gatchina on Sunday, ac
cording to reports from Helsingfors to
day. A Bolshevik wireless report
claimed General Yudenitch was retreat
ing along his entire battle front.
Japan, Outgrowing
Herself, Cannot Keep
Pace With Business
By Ernest W. Clemeet
Special CtbW to Th- Journal tod Tba Chicago
(Ceprrifht. 1919. by Chifftso Iilr New Co.)
Tokio, Japan, Nov. 6. The Herald of
Asia analysing present conditions says
that the nation is passing through an
anomalous stage, having more business
than it ean handle. The people are
busy that they are calling on! the Counj- ,
try to Ao more than it is aWe to per
form. Railways, malls, telegraphs, tele
phones and U forms of public utilities
are rushed day snd night 'and Cannot
keep up with the pace. Stations and ,
wharves are piled up with freight aawlt
lng transportation. The nostoffiocs are
so flooded with mail thnt prompt de
livery Is Impossible. The telegraph serv
ice is dilatory, telephonic communica
tion ia subject to vexaUoua delays, and
trains and streetcars are overcrowded.
Hence, the pap!" affirms, Japan Is
clearly outgrowing herself.
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