mn issued by the; f Chalaitu is roughly as "My desire to preserve the rights of my principality led me UN sil to observe strict neutrality though the Kulun Government had declared its independence. I have been following with considerable concern how the Peking Government is oppressing Buddhism and encouraging the colonization of Mongolia by Chinese settlers. Theas are on! vices to deprive the Mongolia: their livelihood. We Mongolians have nothing for which to thank the Peking Government, which is docidedly inimical towards Mongolian interests. I have received a joint ion from Lamaists and Mon: gobans, as well as from the Kulun Government, to declare my indepen: dence and to throw off the Chinese yoke, and some foreigners have promised to provide us with neosssary funds. I therefore declare my independence and am resolved to preserve the rights of Mongolians." Other Mongolian princes have is: sued similar proclamations and as they all seem to be supplied with funds, they will undoubtedly be able for the time rising to force the hand of the Chinese authorities and make it very unpleasant for them.
The Choice for Peking. better than the Chinese settlers in Eastern Mongolia. These settlers, mostly engaged in agriculture, are bound to be sufferers as soon as the Mongols occupy the territory they live in. The Mongols will simply tell the Chinese to "get out" if they have not got out already, as they are encroaching on Mongolian territory which they have no right to do, though they may have had off.
ial Chinese Government sanction to occupy this land. This is the real reason why the Chinese who have interests in Eastern Mongolia are panic-stricken, they are in fear of losing all they possess, especially as they know too well the competence of the Mongolian fighter and the incompetence of the Government sol: diers stationed in these parts.
Bearing all these facts in mind, it is not difficult to guess the reason why the Mongolians refused the request of Governor Chao to stay oper. ations until after the crops are gathered. There can be no wonder why Peking is really concerned over the state of affairs. "Send us more money and more men" is the incessant appeal from the authorities in charge of affairs in Manchuria, "otherwise the situation will become worse and worse and we shall be unable to cope with it." The Russian authorities who are following every movement closely, strongly advise the Central Government to arrange terms without delay with the Mon-gobans. Peking must decide quickly either to spend large sums and many lives or to lose her prestige in Mongolia, until such time as she feels herself strong enough to insist on complete subjection.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.