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'THE utmost importance will attach to the speech of Viscount Uchida, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs, in the Diet tomorrow, when he may be expected to give some hint of the policy to be pursued in Siberia. A statement of aims and intentions is much to be desired, for undoubtedly Japan is faced with difficulty "in reconciling the vations currents of opinion among her people. Originally she went to Siberia as a representative of the Allies, but the whole situation is to-day changed. Through the tragedy of Nikelaievsk she has received an affront to her national dignity, and her people have been swept by a strange medley of feeling. In certain quarters, especially where military influence is strong, it seems to be felt that something must be done to restore her prestige, but the fact that in a country such as Siberia there is seemingly no end to military operations, and that these are liable to lead to a hopeless quagmire, puts a distinct restraint upon any such proposals, A further restraining influence is
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