Show TOKIO REVEALS SECRET TREATY THEA TY Bares Chinas China's Agreement Not Notto Notto Notto to Build Parallel Manchurian Manchurian Manchurian Man- Man Railways Br Bi Associated Press TOKIO Jan 14 Recent 14 Recent denials at of the tile existence of an agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment prohibiting the Chinese from irom building Manchurian railways paralleling paralleling paralleling paral paral- Japanese lines brought from the government today a n statement revealing revealing re reo re- re the text of a secret understanding understanding under under- standing concluded between the two countries in 1905 It stipulated that no parallel railway railway rail rail- way lines should be built by China the statement said and was as signed by 16 representatives of China and Ja Ja- Ja- Ja pan An English summary of or its provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions was as as submitted by Japan in 1906 to the British and American governments in strictest test confidence It never was made public the government I gov-I gov go statement said at the special special special cial request of the Chinese who explained explained explained ex ex- ex- ex that they did not want the Chinese people to know about the ar arrangement arrangement ar- ar for political reasons Recently Dr Wellington Koo then foreign minister of China asserted that no such agreement ever was made It was in view of this and md other denials that today's statement was issued Japan contends that China has violated the agreement in spite of ot repeated repeat d protests SHANGHAI China Jan 14 W- W Two hundred Japanese soldiers defending defending defending de de- de- de fending a railway junction 70 miles northeast of were killed yesterday in an engagement with Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese volunteer militia word received here today said The dispatch said the Chinese re recaptured recaptured recaptured re- re captured the junction at in this engagement |