The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-02
Minor Arms Limitation Ques-
tiOns Being SmOOthed Out.
All in Treaty Form by the End
of the Week.
THE FAR EAST PACT NEXT
Siberians Throw Bomb Into
Farley Negotiations.
Claim France and Japan Plan
PrOtectOrate for Chita.

Washington. Jan. (by the A. P.)--
Despite the New Years holiday. naval
experts of the arms conference dele
cation kept at work today on their
task of ironing out details of the naval
limitation plan. and put it into final
treaty form by the end of the week.
with no serious difficulty expected
formulating the necessary technical
adjustments to cover such questions as
replacement and scrapping of ships.
there was a general feeling today that
the end of the week may see another
plenary session of the conference for
announcement. of formal ffve-power
treaty covering the naval limitations
scheme.
May Adjourn january Is.
With this prospect for final dispe-
sition of the naval program there was
a general expectation among the dee
cations today that in the following
week a settlement covering the far
eastern field would be effected. per-
mitting the conference TO adjourn
about the middle of the month.
Increasing with far eastern ques-
tions. the Siberian situation had been
brought suddenly into prominenee to-
day thru publication by the special
delegation here from the far eastecn
republic of copies of alleged communi~
cations between the Japanese and
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posal that the two governments act in
concert at the Washington conferences
with respect to the establishment of a
japanese protectorate over Siberia.
Japs Attack Siberians.
The documents were promptly de-
clared by a member of the japanese
delegation to be malicious fabrica-
ton" and characterized by a French
/ delegate as forgeries, stupidity con-
trived."
There was considera bic speculation
today whether the accusation would
be brought formally before the con-
4 ference by the Chinese or some other
delegation. The far eastern represen-
tatives themselves not only are not
members Of the conference but are
speaking for an unrecognized govern
ment which lefc IL entirely uncertain
as to what cognizance may. be taken
of the charges.
Alleged French Note.
The most important of the alleged
! agreements published by the Far East
erners was under date of September 2,
1921, two months before the assemb-
ling of the conference in Washington.
1t is alleged TO be a note from the
French foreign office to the foreign,
office in Toxic. and says:
THE japanese plan to create free
/ republic in the east under the protec-
itorship of Japan is comprehensive to
give its support to that plan as we be-
lieve the Japanese government will
take into consideration our interests In
the Chinese Eastern railway. Man
/ churia, and our interests in these con-
cessions."
French ''Promised Aid"
Further on in the same document Il
stated:
i Japan must cooperate in the re-
storat.on of Russia. We ara ready TO
the downfall and restoration. Wei
disciplined and equipped armies are
now stationed in Hungary -snd Jugo-
Slavia who are ready to invade the
country (Russia) at any moment to
restore order and give their assistance
to the old monarchic regime.
i THE French government hopes
that at this moment when the fate Of
new Russia is being decided. Japan
will not put any obstacles in the way.
and the French government viii
sreadily defend the interests of Japan
in every respect"