Show CHINESE ASKE 0 to JOIN ALLIANCE participation OF YELLOW KINGDOM IN PRESENT WAR NOT contemplated invitation extended by great britain france and russia without con suiting japan in hope of avoiding friction lV washington ashington great france and russia have united in an eff effort ortto to add china to the entente alliance in order to prevent possible friction in the future between japan and china and to preserve the peace of the far east if china agrees to the plan military participation la in the Op present resent war Is not expected negotiations thus far are in a conversational al stage at pekin with no indications ns as to chinas cainas attitude although the united states la Is being kept informed its diplomatic representatives at pekin and european capitals are refraining from participation this sensational turn in far eastern affairs on the eye eve of the proposed change by china from a republic to a monarchy has been the subject of confidential exchanges between the allied powers during the last week but only became known hero here friday japan has haa not been consulted it japan knows of the plans unofficially there Is nothing here to indicate what her position will be |