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Show JAPANESE POLICIES I BBS mo Nippin Intends to Carry Out Terms of Treaty to Letter Premier Says WASHINGTON. Jan. 23 Japan's policies as to Russia and China were outlined to the Japanese diet by Prd-mler Prd-mler Hara, in nn address declaring that of the great questions now before the world "those pertaining to China and Russia occupy the foremost place." The premier in his address, the toxl of which was made public here today by the Japanese embassy, took occasion occa-sion to assert that since the success or failure of the peaco treaty depended "altogether on the spirit and manner of its operation," Japan could be regarded re-garded from the outset as "one of those states which will strictly carry out every term of the treaty." Taking up tho question of China, the premier declared that Japan remained firm In her determination to restore the leases of territory of Klau Chau In the Shantung peninsula to China, and had in fact taken the initial step toward carrying out the spirit of the j peace treaty in that respect. While loans to Chinn must bo made with care owing to the factional warfare, Japan, Premier Hara said, stood ready I to give financial assistance to the neighboring nation whenever the need seemed imperative. He added that although al-though the good offices of the great powers, including Japan for the restoration resto-ration of peaco between north and south China, as tendered more than a year ago, had failed to bring about peaoe, Japan was prepared to unite again with the other powers toward the desired end whenever the moment seemed propitious. As regards the problem of Russia, Mr. Hara said, as the present conditions condi-tions in that nntion were "a matter of grave concern not only to Russia herself, her-self, but also to all those interested in the general peace of the world, the Japanese government is oxtromely anxious to see a speedy establishment of a firm government in Russia and an achievement of her complete resuscitation." re-suscitation." The premier did not further fur-ther outline Japan's course toward Russia and did not allude to tho reported re-ported decision of the advisory diplomatic diplo-matic council to withdraw Japanese troops from Siberia following the evacuation evac-uation of the American expeditionary force. Tho premier discussed the exchanges ex-changes between the United States and Japan relative to withdrawal of the American troops, in some detail, and revealed that "the American authorities au-thorities had expressed their sincere regret" over the transmission to the Japanese commanding officer in Siberia Si-beria by Major General Graves, the American commander, of a notice of the American withdrawal before the Washington government had communicated commu-nicated the fact to Tokjo, |