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Show SHERMAN FAVORS SIBERIAN INVASION BELIEVES UNITED STATES AND JAPAN SHOULD MAKE DRIVE THROUGH ASIA. Scores the Bolshevist Government as an Ally of Germany and Declares America Should Take a Hand Before It Is Too Late. Washington. Senator Sherman of Illinois on Thursday launched in the senate the campaign in favor of intervention inter-vention in Russia. Scoring the Bolshevist Bol-shevist government as an ally of Germany Ger-many and charging that the administration adminis-tration Is guilty of irresolution and inaction in-action as dangerous to the allies as the approaching columns of an invading invad-ing army, the junior senator from Illinois Illi-nois declared that the United States should meet the situation, not by "watchful waiting" but by instant and decisive action. Senator Sherman said Japan is anxious anx-ious to enter Siberia because of the menace that a Germanized Russia would be to her and desires American and allied, aid, because she cannot undertake the expedition alone. "It is well understood," the senator declared, "that the United States opposes op-poses action by' Japan. Great Britain and France favor It. We must trust Japan and ask her to attack the government gov-ernment that menaces her by making a 3rlve through Asia. The administra tion and the senate must take the responsibility re-sponsibility for further delay." Discussing German agents in Mexico, Senator Sherman said vigorous steps should be taken against disturbing elements ele-ments in this country, who, co-operating with like groups in Mexico, are planning violence in America at the instigation in-stigation of Germnn agents. German officials and military officers, he said, enjoy close relations with Carranza officials. of-ficials. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, chairman of the state foreign relations committee, in reply said, "It is a great mistake to give out the Impression that Japan wishes to intervene." He declared de-clared that Japan is no more anxious to invade Russia than is the United States of any one of the allied governments, gov-ernments, and added that he doubted that Japan would want to go iu even with American and allied aid. Senator King of Utah, Democrat, told the senate that he -knew from official of-ficial sources that Senator Hitchcock was correct and that "four weeks ago Japan was opposed to sending an expedition, ex-pedition, unless for her own protection, and that she was not then convinced that a military expedition would be to iier advantage." |