The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-24
DRAGGING CHINA IN
ALLIES WANT YELLOW GIANT
TO ENTER AGREEMENT
NEGOTIATIONS ARE begun
Great Britain, France and Russia are
Working Together at Pedng-At-
titude Of Oriental Republic Is in
Doubt-Japan's Course Of Acticp
Problematical.

DOUDt0vapaAS SOuCS0 Oh ACI1CI
Problematical.
Great Britain, France and Russis
have united in an effort to add Chirs
to the Entente alliance in order t.
prevent possible friction In the future
between Japan and China and to pre-
serve the peace Ct the Far East. Il
China agrees to the plan, military
participation in the present war i
not expected
Negotiations thus far are in a con.
7ersational stage at Pekiag with nc
indications as to China's attitude. Al.
though the United States is being
kept informed. but its diplomatic
representatives. at Peking and Euro:
pean capitals are rcfraining from par
ticipation.
This sensational turn In Far East.
ern affairs on the eve Of the proposed
change by China from q republic to g
monarchy has been the subject OF
confidential exchanges between the
allied powers during the last week.
Japan, 30 far az is known, has not
yet been consulted, the conservations
thus far having been confined to the
European allies and the Peking gov
eminent.
Although Great Britain, France
and Russia Joined Japan in repre-
sentations to China to postpone the
esta blishnent Of c. monarchy because
it was thought a change during the
present disturbed condition OF affairs
might provoke revolution and inter-
national complications, this latest
step by the Allies is understood in
Washington not to have been initial
ed because Of. the monarchial situa-
tion alone.
It was considered essential by the
Allies that such arrangements be
made in the Far East as would per
manently safeguard their interests.
The impending change in China's
form OF government has rendered the
situation somewhat acute. Fear Of
revolution in China and the posi-
bility OF Japanese interference to pre-
serve peace has been impressed upon
the Japanese people to an extent that
has attracted wide attention among
the European diplomats. =
BY, joining the Entente alliance,
none of China's operations could af-
feet the course Of the war in Europe:
but the move would effectively guar
antee japanese abstinence from in
reference In China.
Japan's attitude Is not clear as yet
but two possibilities are considered
in Washington as plausible.
First. That Japan will join in
the movement on the theory that
her paramount interests in China
will not suffer any abridgement
through the future actions Of the
Allies, or
Second, that Japan will remain
aloof from any agreement, view
ing even the future entrance OF
China as an ally as not altering
Japan's right to independent ac-
tion In the Far East wherever her
interests are affected.
None OF the communications that
have passed indicate that the Allies
have any hope that President Ruan
Shi Kai will abandon his plan to es-
tablish a monarchy. In fact, the In.
dications are that efforts to add
China to the Allies resulted largely
from the suppositiop 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 definitely at this time.
The assurance from Peking that
the monarchy will not be established
Immediately is being interpreted
therefore, by various observers as a
development growing out OF the
knowledge Of the plans OF the Euro
pean allies to bring about new un-
derstanding on Far Eastern ques-
tions.
The inner details Of the situation
have not been revealed, but the at
tention Of the British, French and
Russian colonies in the Far East has
been attracted by reports OF the ex-
cellent treatment afforded German
prisoners at Kiao Chow and the
words OF admiration for the German
armies frequently spoken in Japanese
newspapers OF high standing. These
have been observed by the Allies
with much interest as we'll as occa-
sional adverse reference in the jap
anese press to the Anglo-Japanese al
lance.
It Is known that Germany recently
enlisted her efforts in the same direc-
ton as Japan to pursuade China to
abandon her change Of government.
Advices from the Far East declare
that the German minister at Peking
pointed out to the Chinese foreign Of
nee that in the event that China
changed her form Of government, she
might not obtain the recognition OF
the powers and without this recogn1-
ton she could not very well be eaken
care Of automatically In the peace
conference that will end the Euro
pean war.
It is thought in some quarters at
WASHINGTON that the idea of Joining
China to the Entente alliance may
have appealed to Great Britain and
Russia particularly because of the
presence of German propaganda be-
ing carried on from China to disturb
India and Persia.
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