"Tt is necessary to point out that the Red Troops have repeatedly trespassed the Chinese territory and the subject of Mongolia, the prin-! come into the chinese districts in cipal point being that China insists the Three Eastern Provinces. As on withdrawal of Russian troops we have already lodged protests with from that region before the opening' the Russian Far Eastern Republic, of the Sino-Russian Conference. no mention has yet been made to The following summary of the docu-Your Excellency. In conclusion, we ment is taken from the "Peking desire to make it clear that the Daily News' withdrawal of Russian troops in The memorandum opens with a: Outer Mongolia is a separate ques-reminder that China's urgent de-' tion, which should never be mixed mand for the withdrawal of Russian up with the questions of the nayvigatroops from Outer Mongolia has not tion rights of the Heilungkiang River yet been complied with and asserts the necessity of settling the qui tion before the opening of the 10-, Russian Conference.
"Judging from the preliminary interview with Your Excellency, there does not appear to be any great difference in principle. The disagreement in the liminary questions is but a misunderstanding on the part of Yow Excellency. The alleged Chinese attitude in connexion with the treatment of White Guards is not founded upon facts. Being close neighbours, China and Russia have an intimate relation between themselves. The disturbances in the Russian territory seriously affects the condition in the Chinese districts; and during the part few years China has sustained great losses on account of the internal political upheaval in Russia, Chinese citizens residing in Russia having suffered most. Both the Chinese Government and people are as earnest as Russians in Ignging for the restoration of peace and order in Russia, There are party prejudices existing between the Red and White Parties in Russia, but China does not adopt the cause of either of them. The policy of the Chinese Government
caution to strengthen its frontier is that, while taking ory, predefence works, it does not interfere with the internal affairs or quarrels of other nations. Consequently all the defeated White Guards entering the Chinese territory have been disarmed, deported or interned, strictly forbidden to be supplied with arms. Although in secluded borders where vast districts are not populated, the defeated Russians are not allowed to conceal themselves without strict restrictions. More recently instructions were issued to the authorities of the; Three Eastern Provinces ordering them to place more restrictions upon them. Indeed the Chinese Government has done all it could +o provide various precautions them.
"With reference to Your' Excellency's statement that Chinese troops violated the Russian sover-eighty, it must be pointed out that the Heilungkiang River is under the joint control of China and Russia. The former has a, perfect} and of the settlement of the Chi: ese Eastern Railway. Outer Mongolia was first devastated by the White Army and then occupied by the Red Army by force of arms, The Chinese there have suffered most serious calamities and "inestimable losses. All these disasters have come from the Russian internal troubles, and' we have no doubt that the Russian people must sympathize with us."
The memorandum concludes with the hope that the conference may be inaugurated at> an early date, and hints that acknowledgement of China's sovereignty in Mongolia isj anticipated as a matter of course.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.