RUSSIAN PROBLEM.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16032, 24 January 1920, Page 5

RUSSIAN PROBLEM.

JAPANESE AND SIBERIA. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. Received January 34, 10.20 a.m. TOKIO, January 20. The majority of Japanese are desirous of avoiding further commitments in Siberia. The chief newspapers axe flatlv opposed to intervention, and do not regard Bolshevism as a peril. They are ’undisturbed by possible effects on China. The public regard themselves as immune against the inroads of destructive forces, and those advocating wider military measures are looked upon as agents of the War Department. BRITISH ASSISTANCE IN THE CAUCASUS. Received January 24, 10.16 a.m. PARIS, January 21. It is understood that British assistance in the Caucasus is confined to material for instructional units to enable the Republic to prepare against a possible Bolshevik invasion.