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Show JAPAN AGREES TO INTERVENTION Proclamation to be Issued Assuring As-suring Russia Entente Has No. Aggressive Designs. SPECIAL DIET SESSION American Proposal to Be Accepted Ac-cepted by. Japs in Every Particular. LONDON, July 22. The Japanese diplomatic council has agreed to the 'American proposal for joint intervention interven-tion by Japan and the United States in I Siberia, says a Central News dispatch I from Tokio under date of July 1.". A proclamation will be issued assuring as-suring Russia that the Entente has no aggressive designs in intervening in Siberia, tho dispatch adds. It is probable that a relief commission commis-sion will accompany the joint expedition, expedi-tion, it is stated. A dispatch to the Times from Tokio dated July 17 quotes a report that the jSelyu-Kal party is yielding and will accept tho government's proposals regarding re-garding Intervention. The government I has forbidden tho press to report military mil-itary movements. A meeting of ministers was to have been held July 13 to arrange for lln-ancing lln-ancing and provisioning the Japanese force3. A Peking dispatch of July 17 to the Times saytf ihac -the character of the contemplated allied action at Vladivostok Vladi-vostok has caused lively satisfaction thero. Tho allies, it is believed in Poking, cannot do better for the moment mo-ment than to aid tho Czocho-Slovaks by occupying Vladivostok. Thus supported sup-ported tho Czechs can proceed against tho Bolsheviki. TOKIO, Thursday, July 18 (By the Assnnfnteri Press. V- A Knep.Ial session of tho diet lo discuss tho question of intervention in Russia is likely to bo called, according to the newspapers today. It is believed in political circles hero that tho Japanese government's reply to the proposal mado by the United States relative to entente allied al-lied intervention in Siberia will be dispatched to Washington today. It is understood that the Japanese government's govern-ment's answer accept tho American proposal in overy particular. WASHINGTON, July 22. Tho government gov-ernment continued its reserve today on any announcement o plans with Japan for military aid to Russia in Siberia. Officials said that until some j official communication from the Japanese Jap-anese government arrived there would bo nothing to say for publication, j Details of the plan, previously published, pub-lished, discloso that the project for military aid to Russia contemplates assistance to the Czecho-Slovak army. The measures for extending this aid may not now be discussed. Tho Japaneso military authorities wero at first insistent that no llmlta- tions bo placed upon their action. Tho United States and tho allied governments govern-ments made It plain that they have every confidence in tho good faith of Japan and the announcement of the acceptance of an agreement indicates that this point has been satisfactorily disposed of. Tho relief commission mentioned in London dispatches probably has some connection with the body of American business men and Industrial leaders which is to be sent to extend economic econo-mic aid 'to Russia. oo |