Show DEFENSIVE AlllAN ALLACE C MAUl MADE DY Dr RINI Japan and China Band Together for Protection Protection Protection tion Against German Aggression in Siberia By ay United Press WASHINGTON May l 18 vv China and Japan have I banded together in a defensive c agreement to protect themselves against German aggression in Siberia This information reached the thc state department in a cablegram toda today from the American minister at Poking Peking but the message failed to more than cast casta a meager light on the tho full significance of ot this union Whether it would permit of or a Japa Japa- Chinese nese-Chinese Chinese intervention in Siberia was left lerl In doubt but hut it appears significant significant sig sig- that as far as the state department de do- knew the tho arrangements had been concluded without consulting the allies ames SIBERIA IS PROBLEM Some Sonic thought It IL would allow a joint expedition Into Siberia But Dut if it it H does contemplate such action it will viIi apparently apparently be contrary to the tho American position po po- po- po which Is still the same with same with withholding holding approval of or any Japanese intervention intervention intervention in in- there Were The reason for this new step is unknown unknown unknown un un- known hero Nothing has come recently re re- to show that the tho situation im fm- im- im per ih demands a defensive alliance alIt alli ance ane and it was suggested that this was based upon a fear of con contin contingencies tin tin- in Siberia rather than upon any actual immediate need for tor action It seemed likely that the tho agreement was based upon the tho fact that Russia now appears to be Incapable of resisting resisting resisting resist resist- ing Germany successfully though she is mani manifesting a spirit o of opposition to tho tILO ruthless violations against tho the Brest treaty The fact that tho the entente had not been consulted consulted con con- suited seemed strang strange to observers though this perhaps was based upon the fact that Che he arrangement is defensive defensive de do- rather than offensive and may contemplate only international or patrol patrol patrol pa pa- protection INTERVENTION POSSIBLE The possibility that the union would develop into active Intervention however however however how how- ever was foreseen Authorities could not explain this discrepancy between the statement as to the Ule agreement and I press reports from Paris saying saing tho the entente had arranged for somo some military mill mili tary cooperation with respect to Si Si- beria The llio he entente press has repeatedly warned lately latch that the Russian problem problem lem hem required active consideration and that tho only wa way to remedy it would be bo through Japanese aid ald Japan has declared that she would not intervene in Russia without further further further fur fur- ther consultation with the allies In view of this pled pledge e it ma may be that though the state department does not know it the tho allies have hao approved the I I defensive agreement 1 I I |