Show J M A PAN THREATENS mm TO INNE SIBERIA PROPOSE JOINT MILITARY OPER TO SAVE WAR SUPPLIES FROM HUNS situation Is regarded by japanese as warranting military action and the allies ars an invited to cooperate co operate with them washington japan has directed in queries to the entente powers and UP the united states government to test their feeling towards a proposal to institute joint military operations in siberia to save the vast quantities of war cups sups supplies stored at vladivostok and along tile siberian railroad fit it leonle of tl the e failure of japan to td play a I 1 largle part art in the war var is sald said to have been influential in ili bringing about tho negotiations officials here refuse re fuse to discuss this subject for publication but it is understood der stood that so far fai as america 19 concerned conce ined the proposition when first broached was ivas not wholly acceptable though the exchanges on oil the subject which sire still in ili progress may result in ili modifying the governments attitude heavy supply stocks accumulated at vladivostok tire are military supplies of all lands kinds much of american manufacture and oven gi eater quantities of japanese origin which were delivered long before the beislie bolshevik took possession of tile the it russian government the stevens comm commission sto of amerlean american engineers made ex extraordinary r r efforts to improve the facilities of the siberian railroad so that these lies stores could be transported westward for the uso of the russian army on the german and austrian fronts A good deal of accumulation was ren removed iove 1 but great quantities remain on the docks and in in ili warehouses and even in the i open both at vladivostok and at points westerly on oil the rall rodd roial the material suffers greatly from deterioration through exposure but tile the principal matter of concern to the allies Is the danger that the stores shall fall into the hands of alp germans who may make inake their delivery it a condition of any peace treaty which they may co compel aipel till alio bol slie to sign this situation Is regarded by the japanese Ta panee as warranting military action on oil thear part pait they me are quite willing milling to hie have the co operation cooperation c of f the entente and american force foice and the problem now before the is whether japan mchall be allowed to proceed single handed liand esl if such it a cam laign Is begun begin or whether there shall be joint it has been ar ir aped that there should be a combination to avold avoid tiny any question ns as to the ultimate ultima te disposition of mccu pled territory in ili siberia |