| Show JAr JAPS READY T To STRIKE ATH N IN INI SIBERIA I Intervention Expected as Soon as Soviets Act Acton on Appeal of Wilson Is Backed by Entente By John McHugh Stuart WASHINGTON March 13 V V Japan will Avill intervene h in Siberia Siberia Siberia Si Si- beria as soon as the result of President Wilsons Wilson's 8 appeal to the Russian Soviets becomes apparent Preferably Japan will act with the ap approval approval approval ap- ap of ot the soviets But she will act If the emergency demands it It without reference to Russian sentiment or lack of sentiment at tho the moment In Ill her action she will be backed up b by England France and Ital Italy It If no Russian approval for the scheme la Is forthcoming Japan will issue a pledge of ot her altruistic aims alms The United States having expressed an adverse opinion will remain aloof aloot Tho The above definite outline of at a settlement set tiet- of th the Russo Japanese problem lem be became beme me current In diplomatic circles circles cirdes cir cir- cles des here this afternoon American officials maintaining their policy of or hands off oCt toward the whole I situation refuse to discuss ItI it In entente quarters however el the settlement settlement set set- I was described as meeting all an anthe the exigencies both diplomatic and m military I 1 i tary Washington is s with ut t definite definite nite information of or the thu message from London to Tokio reported to have caused an important meeting of or the Japanese e foreign advisory d I Cr who have hr ni wIth the Hie situation situation sit sit- express the belief belle the outlined sketched I above was the subject of ot the thc message APPROVE U U. U S. S STAND The attitude taken by President Wilson lIson is accepted as just th the action requisite to allay nn any Russian suspicion sus sus- against Japan One entente diplomat declared toda today that the position of ot the president Is a m perfect one oneo Through his words both bothin in the tho friendly representations to Japan Japan Japan Ja Ja- pan and in his message to the Russian Soviets he has written a guarantee that Russian interests must not nol and arid will not nol bo be sacrificed B By the refusal of the United States to participate in ur OJ approve of an any Japanese Intervention tion he hc will the United States free to enforce this guarantee In the final settlement of ot world affairs casland east casl and west The Tho guarantee with a It definite collateral collateral col col- lateral behind it is looked to to assure the thc Russians It is also accepted b by bythe bythe the entente representatives here as at least moral backing for tor action in Si Siberia Siberia SI- SI I beria berla by Japan which the they consider i vitally necessary to the military needs of ot the moment I GIVES JAPAN CHANCE CHANCE A new phase of or the Japanese problem problem problem lem was adverted to here toda today by a diplomat of oC the entente who asserts that there has been some disposition In some of the European chancelleries to I question the devotion of Japan to the allied cause because of or her hitherto Inability to share in actual hostilities I He lie says that this opportunity for Ja Japan Japan Japan Ja- Ja JaI I pan to show her hel devotion by the th desirable desirable desir desir- able use of ot her armed forces will be bc welcomed in Europe as an assurance of her adhesion to the allied aWe faith Reports that Japan IB s already negotiating negotiating negotiating with tho the Bolshevik and evidences evi evI- dences of concert between Japan and China taken with the thc fact act that Ja Japan Japan Japan Ja- Ja I pan has not yet acted though shutting off ort all news of ot her intentions by a rigid censorship of at news from Japan are regarded as substantiating the thc prospects of oC action outlined above |
