The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-02
REPORT OF PLOT TO CREATENEW RUSSIA
 STIRS CONFERENCE
French and laps Characterize Documents as Fakes But Washington Does Not Take Denial Easily Ref1ecting Upon British Japanese Shantung Agreement.
By GEORGE R. HOLMES.

Washington, Jan. 2 - Something akin to a. real sensation was produced in Washington today by the pubE cation of alleged secret agreements between the French and the Japan csc governments over policies that are to be pursued in the Far East.
 Under these alleged documents, made public by the special delegation representing the Far East Republic, France is pledged to support Japan's plans to establish a Japanese protect crate over Siberia; and Japan, pledg- ed herself to aid the overthrow of the present regime in Russia and the re-eStabHShment of the monarchy in Russia
 French and Japs Deny.
 While the French and Japanese characterized the documents as
 stupid forgeries" their prompt de- nia1. did not allay the sensation pro- indicated strongly today that the matter will not be allowed to rest there.
 The publication of the documents was timely, for it is expected that the conference will take up the question of Siberia within the week, now that the naval agreement is virtually con- cluded.
 The most important of the alleged agreements published by the Far Eastern republic was under date of Sept. 9, 1921 two months before the assembling of the conference in note from the French foreign office to the foreign office in TolSfo and says:
 Free Eastern Republic.
 ''The Japanese plan to create & free republic in the East under the pro- tectorship of Japan is comprehensib1e give it's support to that plan by all means, as we believe the Japanese government will take into considera- tion our interests in the Chinese east ern railway, Manchuria, and our in terests in concessions"
 Further on in the same document 1t is stated:
 Japan must also participate in the restoration of Russia. We are ready to the downfall and restoration. We'll disciplined and equipped armies are now stationed in Hungary and Jugo- Slavia who are ready to invade the country (Russia) at any moment to restore order and to give their assist ance to the old monarchic regime.
 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 will readily defend the interests of Japan in every respect"
 To Resist Americans.
 Earlier in the communication it was stated:
 "The Americans are pushing the Eastern question so as to gain supre- all such efforts by all means and the French government hopes to have the help of the Japanese government in
 The Far Fasteners stoutly stuck bv their guns today and insisted the documents are real, and that copies are in their possession
 On the other hand, the French and T r a 7ncn
 their denials that the documents are authentic, or that the sentiments they express represent the sentiments of their respective governments.
 At the proper tie and place." 1t was stated, these denials will be made an official matter of record It is understod that both delegations will take advantage of the first opportun- the Washington conference their re- pudtatton of the alleged agreements There were clear intiInations today however, that the matter may not be to end with the mere de- nia1s. The publication of the a1- legged agreenents-the purport of which is to invaHdate anything the Washington conference might do with regard to guaranteeing the non-ab- sorption of Russian territory-created a sensation in senatorial circles and it would occasion no surprise if the matter was taken up on the floor.
 Ammunition Tor Opponents.
 In any event, the development will afford fresh ammunition for the ir- reconsiliables at the Capitol to at- tack the works of the conference.
 The whole purport of the alleged agreement is that France and Japan will play partnership game in Washington against the conference The American policy toward Russia that the powers agree to a moral truSteeship" for Russia until she is a In Int aStS would go by the boards entirely un- der any such arrangement
 The sensation caused in Washing ton by the alleged agreements is comparable only to that produced when the existence of the secret agreement between Britain and Ja- pan over Shantung became known.