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Show uu iSHEHIffl MOVE BEING SMHEJ I United States Has Sent No Communication to Japan on Subject. STATUS UNDERSTOOD, ! ' I I Moral Effect on Russia Being ! Given Careful Attention by Washington Officials. WASHINGTON, March 6 Administration Adminis-tration officials are somewhat disturbed dis-turbed at the various interpretations being placed on tho altitude of tho government toward Japan's prospective prospec-tive action in Siberia. Tho statement that the United Stales is in accord in principle with Japan's plans, supposing always that action is necessary has been interpreted inter-preted In Koino dispatches to mean that the United States has assented to tho plan and tho furlhor sUitement that the United States has not assented, has been construed by others to mean that tho government has withheld its assent. These various statements arc all gonorally regarded as a play upon words at a timo when official announcements an-nouncements of tho exact status of the situation is being withheld. Japan, so far as can bo learned, has never asked tho approval of the United Unit-ed Statos to her plans, consequently there is nothing for the United States to assent. On tho other hand, the fact that tho United States is not assenting to the plan is not construed, In tho absence of official announcement to that effect that assent has been withheld with-held In tho diplomatic sonco of the term. ' The United States has been advised i (Continued on Pago G) SIBERIAN DYE 1BIOTID (Continued from page 1.) of Japan's feeling through Japan's ally, Great Britain, and these two governments govern-ments are discussing tho situation in the light of tho Anglo-Japaneso agreement agree-ment for the preservation of a status in the Far East. It has been pointed out to stato department de-partment officials that the Anglo-Japaneso pact Is especially conservative.in spirit and tnat so far from contompfat-ing, contompfat-ing, or countenancing aggressive action ac-tion of the part of either Great Britain Brit-ain or Japan with the purpose of extending ex-tending their territorial possessions in the Far East, the purpose Is directly opposite and aimed to conserve tho present status of both nations. To this end it Avas found necessary to pledge each of them to combine to resist re-sist any other nation that might attack olther of them in the east. Attack Is Feared. Reports reaching Japan from many quarters in Siberia have convinced the Japanese government tnat just such an attack is to bo feared from Germany; if not directly, then by stirring up the Bolshevlki in Siberia. Whether this apprehension is avcII founded is declared de-clared to be entirely Avithin the judgment judg-ment of the Japanese themselves, though it is probably they Avould feel It necessary to convince their special nlly, Great Britain, of tho fact before taking action. Having reached a decision, de-cision, however, all that it would be necessary for Japan to do In regard to other nations Avould be, as a matter of courtesy, to inform them of her purposes. pur-poses. As Japan's special ally, Great Britain Brit-ain Is represented as having confidence confi-dence in Japan's intentions and has sought to impart that confidence to the United States, not Avith a view to seeking seek-ing any active co-operation in a Siberian Siber-ian campaign, but simply to allay any feeling of apprehension that might develop de-velop in this country that Japan Intends In-tends to extend her sovereignty over Siberia permanently. It Is believed that the state department depart-ment has been convinced on this point but does not consider it necessary neces-sary to record itself either affirmatively affirma-tively or negatively. |