New-York tribune., 1922-01-04
tllita Charges 2
Japanese Plot
" itEa Sess7es1off
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tCont'ruei frcri pa1o one

NJ. Sarraut denied the charges in
Frances behalf The Japanese delcqa
ton has offered no public donial to
Mr.. Hughes. the published denial bcirg
considered sufficient.
Mr. Hughes letter to NJ Sarraut
reads:
My dear NJ Sarraut:
Il have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter Of January >. in
which you refer TO the text Of alleged
official documents said to have passed
between the French and Japanese GOV
ernments and given 90 the press by
representatives Of the so-called Chita
government Of Eastern siberia
Il am gratfied to learn tha; the
French government formally denies that
It has come 10 any agreement o. car
ried on any negotiations concerning thc
status of Siberia and am glad to accept
your statement that the documents in
question are not authentic.
II am. my dear NJ. Sarraut.
Very sincerely yours.
"CNARLtS +. HJGHES.'
Fourteen stipulatlons. purportng TO
outline q campaign by the Semenoff
forces against the Reds and 10 detail
what concessions Japan WAS to receive
in return for military and poeuniary
aid, are given m the alleged "secrct
treaty made public to-day. The docu-
ment is marked "ANsolutelv contiden-
Nai.' and is dated june s. 1871 the
Fortress Nladivoetok.'
Names of officials Given
Ihs document gives the name OF both
Russian and j japanese officials VINO arc
alleged 20 have concl~ded tho r~0n-
ment. The first stipulation says: "The
forces Entrusted to me (Semcnolfl are
to MAKE an offensive aga INST the Fec
plc's Revolutionary Army Of the Far
Eastern Republic.' Under this head
ins are eight subdivisions describing
tecnnicallv the various Russian units
and the parts they are Co play in the
campa rn The offensive was set for
July last. Some of the other stipu-
lations are:
As the Russian forces advance and
occupy khabagovsk. units Of Japanese
sXpeditionarv forces, WithOu taking an
active part in the strUggle with the
Bolsheviki. temporarily occupy the re
gions freed from tire Rods. Civ ny aid
to the eXpcditiouary detachmeuts ia
their struggle with the Bolshevik par
tisan movement.
rpon the liberation OF the Maritime
CAciliCl the u q pdiPSG ltFCcS llNNlcOlUS Sc
ly ovacuate from tie places tempo
rsriiv occupied bv them to the cities
Of NiNolsk UssuriisA and Nladivostok
aud do not advance beyond thirty verst
limo as foreseen IN the kusso-iapanes
treaty Of April 20, 1920
Arms Contributions, specified
AZ tine time of tho beginning Of the
offensive Of the Russian forces tho
j panese command gives them material
aio amounting TO five hundred thousand
100000 yen. and give for the disposal
b. the Russian command the following
arms and munitions: 3.2O0 r. fps of
various types, 360,00 cartridges ia
match the rifles, tWenty-four machin.
guns OF various types. twentv-foul
cases OF cartridges to match them, six
ueld and two mountain 3-iuch cannon
and seventy-iive cases Of shells for
them The number Of arms and mum
tions may be increased in case ot
necessity
The J spanese command tomporarilv
undertakes TO supply the Russian
forces With all necessary food and
fodder and adopts measures 10 trans
port equipment and clothing from
s'Adao and the railroad zone Of the
! Chinese Eastern Railroad TO erode
hovo
"Ino Japanesc command aids in
/ transpo Russian troops by sea 10
/ the northern coast and arms Russian
snips which are guarding The coast Is
Iui'T a possible
/ Until permanont ordcr is established
III the Ear East tbs Japanese command
takes upon itself the guarding of The
port and Of the fortress OF Nl&divostoh
and maintains q contro of the liue=
} OF the OSsuri and the Chinese Eastern