Show PROTEST MADE BY JAPAN China Declared to Have Made a Grave Political Mistake in Degrading Dalai Lama Peking March 1 Following Chinas reply to Great Britain which the British h hI legation gatlon I characterizes as extremely friendly and appreciative of Great lInt Brit alas ains interest Inter t in the he governments action In Tibet Japan Japa yesterday made strong representations to the Chinese foreign board on the basis of the alliance under the terms of which it claims joint responsibility with Great Britain for the tranquillity of the Anglo Tibetan frontier Japan declared China had made a grave grae political mistake in degrading the dalal dalai lama and that its action should not have been taken without consultation with Great Britain Russia and Japan The dalai dalal lama through an envoy emo who arrived in Peking a fortnight ago ap appealed appealed appealed pealed to the powers against Chinas en encroachments encroachments encroachments in Tibet An appeal to the I United States was made to W V W V Rock Rockhill kill hill formerly American minister to China but now American ambassador to St Pe Petersburg Petersburg Only Great Britain and Japan acted Russia held aloof aloot although tHe tRe views of ot the Russian legation here are aro understood to coincide with those of ot the Japanese government |