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Show PLANS TO OPEN SIBERIA TO j JAPAII John Hays Hammond Offers j Solution of Vexatious 3 California Problem q . i WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 A scheme ' for diverting Japanese immigration V from the Pacific coast to northwest- 1 ern Siberia and Russia, thus ending 'i l-pMnee problem In t he I? nl t ed States, was suggested today to the t house foreign affairs committee by John Hays Hnmmond. i Hammond has been mentioned for f secretary of commerce In the Harding cabinet He is a world famous en-; en-; gineer and an authority on Husslan affairs. HOW SOLUTION WOULD WORK. "Japan must have an outlet for her population," Hammond declared. "I " do not want them in California. The problem can be solved If Husaia will give Japan a large territory for colonisation colon-isation and development In return for a large sum which Ktissla would use to build a new railroad Intfrmfnafltt- the nations concerned wimjM greatly profit, the Far East would be developed, devel-oped, and the United States would be relieved of a perplexing question." Hammond explained his scheme Is conditioned upon the fall of bolshe-ism bolshe-ism and establishment of a stihstsn-' stihstsn-' tial Russian government. He predicted that the bolshevlst government would crumble within a few years and be j succeeded by a constitutional mon-; mon-; - archy which finally would evolve Into i a democracy. RUSSIAN SITUATION, i There Is already great dissatlsfac- ( tion In Russia," he said. "Ninety per cent of the people are against the bolshevlst bol-shevlst government. It is only main-I main-I tained by military control." Hammond urged that the United States trade development efforts be devoted to Mexico and South America, instead of Russia. "Russian trade Isn't worth the effort ef-fort now," he said. "Our greatest opportunities op-portunities are on this side of the world In Latin-America. After Russia Rus-sia is restored we can get busy there." "I have always been in sympathy with Japan' ambition In the Far Kat," the. witness continued, "but she i probably has overplayed her hand a , bit in an effort to get a grip on main-.' main-.' land markets. Japan, however, never will dare to use military fore to keep other nation ouL" |