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Show CHINESE ASKED TO JOIfULLIANCE PARTICIPATION OF YELLOW KINGDOM IN PRESENT WAR NOT CONTEMPLATED. Invitation Extended by Great Britain, France and Russia, Without Consulting Con-sulting Japan, in Hope of Avoiding Avoid-ing Friction. Washington. Great Britain, France and Russia have unitad in an effort 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 mil-itary participation in the present war is not expected. Negotiations thus far are in a conversational con-versational stage at Pekin.. with no indications as to China's attitude. Although Al-though the United States is being kept ipformed, its diplomatic representatives representa-tives at Pekin and European capitals are refraining from participation. This sensational turn in far eastern affairs on the eve of the proposed change by China from a republic to a monarchy has been the subject of confidential con-fidential exchanges between the allied powers during the last week, but only became known here Friday. Japan has not been consulted. If Japan knows of the plans unofficially, there is nothing here to indicate what her position will be. i |