Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-03
Franco.Jap
Ali
Confirmed
Translation of Agreement Al
most Identical With Chila
Documents Held by
State Department.
Regarded as Authentic
BY PHILIP KINSLEY.
Chicago Tribune Omaha lee Leased Vine

Chicago Tribune-Om lee Leased Vine.
Washington, Jan. 1.-The alleged
secret alliance between France and
Japan concerning the Russian situa-
ton which, il It exists, would sub
vert the four-powrr treaty aud under
mine the work OF the conference,
was the chief topic OF discussion in
diplomatic Washington today.
Where is your proof" the dele
gates OF the thita republic who made
public notes and treaties purporting
TO show the Francc-Japaucse agree
ment, were asked. They had none.
They had the documents and hclicv-
cd them to be true. that was all
But from an unexpected source.
American and independent, came a
measure of corroboration. 1t is
stated OH entirely reliable authority
that there is at present rcposing in
the American state department files
a translation OF all agreement which
follows almost exactly the lines OF
the Chta documents.
Outline of Agreem-.t.
The contents are stated as follows:
1T is an agreement between kap-
pei officers (anti-bolshevik Russians
and Japanese, with French officers
present, in which the Russians
agreed to put themselves under the
command OF the Japanese provided
they were paid, the French and Jap
anese assuming paynient jointly"
This agreement is dated January
2l, 1921. ..-
In the Chita document under date
of January 8, 1921, the japanese mill
itary mission in Paris cables the
Toxic ministry as follows.
I'VE have arrived at satisfactory
agreement with the French regard
ing the evacuation of Wrangel (anti-
bolshevik Russian troops, kept by
the French at Ccnstantinople). The
French cannot support the army any
| longer, the situation is very difficult.
and the French wish to use it for
their benefit. In our opinion the plan
proposed by the French is acceptable
| but only in case the French will
support us by all means in the ST.
berian question. The French project
will be transmitted today in cipher.
Strong Denial Made.
On the sending OF the Wrange
troops from Constantinople to Vladi,
I vostock. the French far eastern ex-
| pert, NJ. Kammerer, put in an ex.
plicit denial. 1t is stated, however
that it is a fact we'll established b
papers published in Japan and Chin
that one shipload of Wrangel soldiers
did arrive in Vladivostock. Rcc}nt
American State department dis
patches state that Wrangel soldier
are now operating with the Russian
white army against the Chita troops.
In letter written by an American
III Vladivostock, man formerly IL
the government service, dated Octo.
Ler Is, 1921, it is stated
In the meantime, the remnants Of
the Wrange army are being dumped
down here in Vladivostok. The new
army will be used to conquer bolshe-
vism which march is to commence
from Vladivostok. In this matter i,
appears that Japan is no. altogether !,
willing supporter, because the policy
of Russian territorial integrity docs
not meet with Japan's plans
Regarded as True.
In British and Chinese quarters to.
Gay it was the inclination to regard
the Chita documents as largely true
The Chita delegates stated that they
made them public after they hal
knocked twice at the door of the
conference, offering TO show thcir
proofs. They had been turned dow.
by Mr.. Hughes and had come to the
newspapers.
M. Sarraut, chief of the Frcncl,
delegation. wrote letter to Mr..
Hughes today, calling attention 10
the publication of the Chita papers
and stating:
1T is my duty to inform YOU that
the documents are gross fabrication,
and that since the moment when III /.
allied governments carried on a pol
icy Of military intervention in Siberia
with the cooperation of the United
States directed only against Ger
many and not at all with the aim of
Intervention in the internal politics
of the Russian people, no agreement
has either been reached or negotiated
by France with any government re-
pardinp the stains nr destiny of Si.