Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-04
CREDENCE IS
| GIVEN FRENCH
JAP TREATY
British and Chinese Inclin-
ed to Believe Russian
Charges Are True Docu-
ments Are Quoted.

secret alliance between France ant
] Japan concerning the Russian situa'
/ tion which, if it exists, would sub
vert the four-power treaty and un.
4 dermine the work of the conference
was the chief topic Of discussion
in diplomatic Washington Yesterday
where is your proof?" the dele
gates Of the Chita republic who
made public notes and treaties pur-
porting to show the Franco-Japa-
nese agreement, were asked. They
had none. They had the documents
and believed them to be true that
was all.
But from an unexpected source
American and Independent, came 9
measure of confederation. It is
said of entirely reliable authority
sthat there is reposing in the Ameri-
&can State Department files, a trans
lation OF an agreement which fol-
lows almost exactly the lines OF
he Chita documents. The countries
Ire quoted as follows:
sIt is an agreement between Kap-
pen officers -Bolshevik Rus
siaNsJ and japanese, with French
officers present in which the Rus
slams agreed to put themselves un-
der the command of the Japanese
provided they were paid, the French
and Japanese assuming payment
jointly"
This agreement is dated January
81, 1921.
The Documents.
In the Chita documents under
date ,of January s, 1921, the Japar
resc military mission in Paris ca
bles the Toxic ministry as follows:
Eve have arrived at satisfactory
agreement with the French regard
ing the evacuation of Wrangel (an-
ti-Bolshevik Russian troops kept by
the French at Constantinople). The
French cannot support the army any
longer. The situation is, very diff
ficult, 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 Siberian question. The
French project will be transmitted
today in cipher"
On the sending Of the Wrangel
troops from Constantinople to Vlad-
ivostok, the French Far Eastern ex-
pert, NJ Kammercr, put in an ex-
plicit denial. 1t is said, however,
that it is fact we'll established by
papers published in Japan and China
that one shipload Of Wrangel SOL
diers did arrive in Vladivostok. Re-
cent American State Department dis
patches say that Wrangel soldiers
are now operating with the Russian
White army against Chita troops
In letter written by an American
in Vladivostok, a man formerly In
the government service, dated Oc-
tober 25, 1921, it is said:
'In the meantime the remnants
of the Wrangel army are being
dumped down here in Vladivostok.
The new army will be used to con-
quer Bolshevism. which march is
to commence from Vladivostok. In
this matter it appears that Japan
is not all together willing sup
porter, because the policy of Rus
sian territorial integrity does not
meet with Japan's plans"
Charges Are Believed.
In British and Chinese quarters
yesterday it was the inclination to
regard the Chita documents are
largely true. The Chita delegates
said that they. made them public
after they had knocked twice
at the door of the conference, Of
fering to show their proofs, They
had been turned down by Mr..
Hughes and had come to the news
papers.
M. Sarraut. chief Of the French
delegation, wrote a letter to Mr..
Hughes yesterday calling attention
to the publication Of the Chita pa
bers and stating;s
1T is my duty to inform you that
the documents are gross fabrications
and that since the moment when
the allied governments carried on 4
policy Of military intervention in
Siberia with the cooperation OF the