Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-19
Britain, France and Russia
Urge Alliance But Do
Not Ask Armed Aid.
PRESERVE PEACE
IN FAR EAST
Object Is to Insure Future Mutual
Agreements Especially With Japan
Conference Of Allied War Council
in Paris Believed to Have Resulted
in Better Understanding and Plans
For Energetic Conduct of War.

Washington, Nov. 1s-Great Britain.
France and Russia have united in an
effort to add China to the entente alli-
ance in order to prevent possible fric-
ton in the future between Japan and
China and preserve the peace Of the
far east II China agrees to the plan
the military participation in the pres
ent war is not expected.
Negotiations thus far are in con-
versational stage at Peking. with no in
dication as to China's attitude. Altho
the United States is being kept In
formed, it's diplomatic representatives
at Peking and European capitals are
refraining from participation.
Japan Not Consulted.
This sensational turn in far eastern
affairs on the eve of the proposed
change by China from a republic to a
monarchy has been the subject Of con-
fidential exchange between the allied
powers during the last week.
Japan. so far as is known, has not
yet been consulted. Ii Japan knows OF
the plans unofficially there is nothing
to Indicate what her position will be.
Altho Great Britain. France and
Russia joined Japan in representations
To China to postpone a change of gov
ernment, as it was thought 1t might
provoke revolution, this latest step by
the allies is understood here not to
have initiated because of the mon
archial situation alone. 1t was con-
sidered essential by the allies that such
arrangements be made in the far east
as would permanently safeguard their
interests.
The impending change Of the Chinese
form OF government has rendered the
situation somewhat acute. The Sc
r;ousrsss;. OF the situation hgs been i'm
pressed on, the Japanese people to a
srea extent.
Would Not Affect War.
BY joining the entente allies the ac-
tion by China could not affect the war
in Europe, but the move would guar
antee Japan's interference with China.
Japan's attitude is not clear as yet.
but two possibilities are considered
here as plausible first, that Japan will
Join in the movement on the theory
that her paramount interest in China
will not suffer any abridgement thru
the future action of the allies; or sec
ond, that Japan will remain aloof
from any agreement viewing either
the future entrance of China as ally
as not altering Japan's right to inde-
pendent action in the far east wher-
ever her interest Is affected.
China FavorabIy Inclined.
The origin of the new move Is not
yet known here, but there are indica-
tions that some Chinese diplomats are
inclined favorably toward it. as 1t
would insure the integrity of China.
None of the communications that
have passed on the situation Indicate
that the allies have any hope that
President Yuan Shi Kai will abandon
his plan to establish n monarchy. In
fact the Indications are that efforts tc
add China to the allies resulted large
ly in the supposition that the change
in government was inevitable. and that
it was the duty of the allied powers, in
order to prevent possible complications
between Japan and China, to act at
once