Arizona republican., 1917-01-04
JAPS AND RUSS
 AGREE AGAINST
 FUTURE ATTACK
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel


 LONDON, Jan. 3.-According to in- formation through Russian sources. the recent pproachment between Russia and Japan is likely to have a more far-reaching effect than Is shown in the formal treaty signed at Tokio and made public. The formal treaty had plantonic assurance that neither country will attack the other. and in case of difference both coun tries will consult with a view to ad Justment. But Russian officials who were in Japan at the time of the ne gotiations, and are now here en route homeward, say certain collateral agree ments made in conjunction with the treaty, give it a real and practical bearing and are really more important thai the treaty itself.
 One of these collateral features as described by the Russian officials is the withdrawal of Japanese troops stationed as a guard in Central and Western Manchuria. The presence of te csc troops while not an aggressive move, has been considered a sufficient menace to require the presence of like Russian force in Eastern Siberia, along the border of Manchuria. The withdrawal of the Japanese troops is said to be of great advantage to Rus sia. as it now permits the large force of Russian soldiers, hitherto held iE- active, to be transfer ed to the western fighting front. This feature. which is not expressed in the treaty, is said to be one Of the chief corrollaries from the formal agreement not to attack each other
 Other features agreed upon are said to be in extension and development of the terms Japan received under the treaty of Portsmouth. Following that ] treaty the great trunk railway running north from Port Arthur and Dalney through southern Manchuria passed under Japanese control. This control is now 10 be further extended north- ward. from Shangtung to Harbn, thus giving Japan authority over prac- tically all of the great trunk lines through Manchuria.
 Another extension of Japans com mercial authority will be on the Sun gari river. one of the great branches of the Amur. heretofore restricted h, trade to Russia. but now to be open throughout it's length to the commerce of Japan. The Sungari is 500 miles long and it's adjacent commerce is so great that the region has the dis tinctive name .of Sungari.
 The Portsmouth treaty also gave Japan one half of the island of Sakha- lin lying off the Russian Pacific coast. and practically a part of the Japanese group of islands as 1t is separated 1 from YeZo only by narrow strait Under the new agreement it is said that Japan will acquire the other half of Sakhalin at the conclusion Of the war thus extending her authority over the entire island, with an are,- of some 10000 square miles. and com pleting her control of all the islands Fin the JaDaneee grofIpS
 Referring to the effect of the treaty not only the formal text but the collateral effects of the present and future as above summarized-a dis tinguished Russian said:
 Russia gets immediate advantages in the release of her Siberian troops for her western fighting front But in commercial and territorial advantages Japan secures exceptional advantages. her extension of territory being great CT than any ot the belliserant allies has secured during the war