Show Secret Soviet Japan I Eastern Pact Char I I Charged gec I Treaty Signed to Prevent I War Over Manchuria I Interests Rumor By HERBERT MOORE United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON Feb 13 Sensational charges of a secret treaty concluded I between soviet Russia and Japan I I g giving ving Japan control of Manchuria and part of Mongolia were published I in the Daily Express today I II I The Daily Express article asserted that the agreement was concluded I I b by Moscow as IS an alternative to war over Russia's waning interests in Manchuria now occupied by the Jap Jap- anese I The newspaper said the desire o of I some soviet leaders to fi fight ht it out with Japan had resulted in m a bitter bitter bitter bit ter conflict in the inner councils a at Moscow The soviet government was declared declared de de- de- de dared to be pledged under the pac pact not to intervene in any affair affecting affecting affecting affect affect- ing the Pacific coast coast coast-a a purported stipulation of ot peculiar interest to the United States RAIL SALE RUMORED RUl The Daily Express correspondent corresponded also said that it had been agreed that soviet interests in the Chinese Eastern Eastern East East- em ern railway running through north Manchuria would be sold to Janan Japan acquired the railway rights in south Manchuria in the Russo Japa nese war in 1904 Joseph V V. Stalin soviet dictator was said in iii the article to have ha overruled overruled overruled over over- ruled demands for war b by deciding that th Soviets jit at present were in inno inno no position t to fact a the presumably highly highl organized war var machine o of at f modern Japan It was recalled that recent dispatches dis patches from Crom Moscow l reported an ominous silence in government quarters concerning the clash of Bussian Russian Russian Rus Bus sian and Japanese interests in iii Manchuria Manchuria Man Mm- churia when Japanese troops occupied occupied occupied pied Harbin chief city on the Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese Eastern railway heretofore jointly controlled by Russia and China EMPHASIZE El PEACE lEACE The Japanese consul at the same time Lime at Vladivostok Siberia near the Manchurian border and on the Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- reported war like activities by jy the Russians The soviet officials have repeatedly emphasized their desire desire de dc- de- de sire for peace It was admitted by th soviet delegation delegation dele dele- gation at Geneva Gencva recently that certain tam tain changes were being made to lo Continued on Paso Pace Two RUSS JAPANESE P ACT RUMORED Continued From Page Pace One strengthen garrisons on the Manchurian Man Man- frontier They contended however that Moscow was concerned onI only with the possibility that white Russians czarist czarist czar- czar st sympathizers now exiled in Manchuria Man- Man huria churia churIa would attack the soviet union These white Russians jO joyfully ully welcomed wel- wel corned omed the Japanese occupation of Harbin larbin and the Soviets feared they intend to make the cit city a center of intrigue against Moscow sc w I |