Peking, Mar. 12. Russia by recognizing her and relations ° have could bargain for something reached an interesting but. pet plexing, stage in their develop. ment. The Chinese papers, with the exception of those alleged to be subsidized by the Russian Mu sion, are frankly bewildered. This one says that we are on the eve of recognition and that. only minor differences remain to be talked out. That one saya that both Mr. Karakhan and Mr. ©. T. Wang maintain precisely the same posi tion that they "did months ago, that apparent concessions on both Sides are nothing but verbal ions and that both parti deliberately procrastinati make sure of what pening in the Occident, Another says. that} pourparlers have now reached the point where it is cither recognition of the Soviet Government or retura. He believed that, whi Chins persisted in this attitude, Chinese recognition was a Tong way off and gave it as hi personal opinion that an unde standing with Japan would be reached first, The oficial reports of the results of Mr. ©. 'T. Wang's conference with the Cabinet yesterday. would also appear to prove that the Rus-
same limbo as the Gold Franc sian question had gone into the question and that no matter what} the general. official opinion might} be, the business of shifting responsibility would consume so much time that China would know the result of Anglo-Russian negotia. tions, which begin on the 25th of this month, long before the alleged Government of Ohina had arrived) ata decision.
Closer inquiry only. seems to demonstrate that all of these opinions are more or leas correct. Mr. Karakhan some days ago made a clear statement of the situation to] foreign caller. He said that Mr. (.'T. Wang was trying to give his informal conversations with him, the Soviet envoy, the force and weight of treaties and that he lid no intention that they should be 30 interpreted officially. Ho said that be still demanded full recognition as e preliminary to nego-
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