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japan to Help Allies Me
War on Germany in Russia
a.
Nippon Statesmen Believe It
Anarchy in Siberia, Where Great Quantities of
Supplies May Fall Into Hands of
German Hordes.
By ARTHUR S. DRAPER.
I . (Staff Correspondent New York Tribune)
1 London, Feb. 28. (Special Cablegram to New York Tri
bune and Omaha Bee.) More active participation in the war
on the part of Japan seems to be one of the direct consequences
of the development of events in Russia. ,
V EQUIPPED ARMY READY.
f That Japan will consider it necessary to end the state of
anarchy in Siberia, is believed by many.
How large a military force and when it could be put into
Siberia are questions which cannot be answered definitely for
the present, but it is well known tnsty
Tanan has an armv equipped for er
rice comparing favorably with Eur.
opean standards. . " " ,
? According to reports, German and
Austrian prisoners have seised part
of the transsilerian railway. They
hardly can be prepared to withstand
an attack by even a small properly
armed and officered force.
J JAPAN TO WESTERN FRONT,
The movement of an army across
Siberia would be a slow job. For a
Ion time there has been considerable
agitation in France for greater use of
Japan's military strength, and it has
been suggested that Japanese troops
be brought to European battle fields.
V The same great transportation prob
lem which is handicapping America.
affects Japan.
i: In the eastern theater the obstacles
are not so difficult, and it may be Ja-
v pan will soon take the field to protect
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engage the German army.
Thus far Japan's effort has been
confined to assistance in the patrol
of the Mediterranean and adjacent
waters with her torpedo boats.
Washington, Feb. 27. Japan has
directed inquiries to the entente pow
ers, and the United' States govern
ment, to test their feeling towards a
proposal to institute joint military
operations in Siberia to save the vast
quantities of war supplies stored at
Vladivostok and along, the Siberian
railroad.
Criticism at home of the failure of
Japan to play a larger part in the
war is said to have been influential
in bringing about the negotiations..
Officials here refuse to discuss this
subject for publication, but it is un
derstood, so far as 'America is con
cerned,, the proposition when first
broached was not wholly 'acceptable
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though the exchanges on the subject,
which are still in progress, may re
sult in modifying the government's
attitude..
; Accumulated at Vladivostok are
military supplies of all kinds, much
of American manufacture; and even
greater-quantities of. Japanese origin,
which were delivered long before the
bolsheviki took possession of the
Russian government. The Stevens
commission of American engineers
made extraordinary efforts to improve
the facilities of the Siberian railroad
so that these stores could be trans
ported westward for the use of the
Russian army on the German and
Austrian fronts. 1
Great Quantity Remains.
A good deal of accumulation was
removed, but great quantities remain
on the docks and in warehouses, and
even in the open, both at Vladivostok
and at points westerly on the rail
road. The material suffers greatly
from deterioration through exposure,
but the principal matter of concern
to the allies is the danger that the
stores should fall into the hands of
the Germans, who may make their
delivery a condition of any peace
treaty, which they may compel the
bolsheviki to sign. 1
This situation is regarded by the
Japanese as warranting military ac
tion on their part. They are quite
willing to have the co-operation of the
entente and Amerfban forces, and the
problem now before the co-belligerents
is whether Japan shall be allowed
to proceed single handed, if such a
campaign is begun, or whether there
shall be joint operations. It has been
argued that ther should be a com
bination movement to avoid any ques
tion as to the ultimate disposition of
occupied territory in Siberia.
Ships Bar Movement
From the tone of the discussion of
this subject in official Washington, it
appears that, while the entente gov
ernments incline favorably to a joint
campaign with Japan in Siberia, they
are faced with the obstacle that prac
tically none of them has any troops
or ships available for an Asiatic cam
paign. This statement does not apply,
however, to America, which not only
has some powerful cruisers with large
crew and marine contingents now
in Asiatic waters, but in addition has
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about 20,000 troops in the Philip
pines, and two full battalions, about
900 strong, in China, and on the rail
road where they could be rushed
quickly into Siberia.
To Act Together.
While that American force would
be insignificant compared to Japan's,
the participation of the American
troops in the campaign would serve
to maintain its international charac
ter .'
The Russian representatives m
Washington strongly disapprove of
any campaign in Siberia conducted
under Japanese auspices, even though
there be joint operations urging the
belief that the bolsheviki elements
struggling foicontrol at Vladivostok
and along the Siberian railroad will
never permit the military stores to
pass into German possession.
Spanish Shipping Easier
Prey Than French or Italian
Madrid, Feb., 28. The Spanish
press announces today without official
confirmation the torpedoing of the
Spanish ship Sarniero. Efforts to ob
tain the official confirmation elicited
this comment:
"U-boats obtain better results
against Spanish shipping than against
Italian and French tonnage last
week.'
Baltimore Textile Workers
Vote to Strike on March 1
Baltimore, Feb, 28. The textile
union workers at the Woodberry and
Mount Vernon Cotton Duck mills
here tonight at a secret meeting called
a strike to take effect on March 1.
These mills have government con
tracts for cloth and tentage for the
army.
Wisconsin Solon May Run
For Seat in Upper House
Washington, Feb. 28. While nego
tions were in progress today for a
largely attended conference of repub
licans in Wisconsin to determine upon
support of some candidate for the
United States senatorship. five mem
bers of the Wisconsin delegation in
the house urged Representative Allan
Cooper to run, and he took the matter
under advisement' ,
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Chairman Woods of Congres
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irr Complete Accord With
New Party Manager.- :
Washington, Feb. 28. Chairman
Hays of the republican national com
mittee began a series of conferences
here today with party leaders at na
tional headquarters after a formal
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