Japanese Company's. Relations with Chinese Eastern and Ussuri Railways Harbin, Mar. 95.
Baron K. Okura, Director "of 'Pie "South "Manchuria, "Railway, who is now visiting Harbin, mant interview with a" representative of the "Harbin Daily' News," portant prstlnie fctag uth Manctiuria Railway was that of its relations with, the Chinese Eastern and Ussuri Railways, the status of which had, "born altered since' the original agreement between the two railways thad tboen consummated. At that time the Chiness Eastern Railway was under control of the Ussuri Railway. Later, however, the Ussuri Railway had "been made. independent of the Chinese aatorn fend the result was that the South Maxfchuria Railway. had been placed at an unfair disadvants for the latter continued to tied up by the agreement for the whole of the freight business, between "Changehun and. Dairen, while the Chinese Eastern. wat now bound only with respect to the trafic between Harbin and mogvanichinaia, instead of that between Harbin and Vladivostok, originally stipulated. While 19 arrangement was ah unfavourable one for the Japanese raile way, the directors' of the latter felt' that good faith demanded that, the agreement with the Chinese Eastern be kept, in spite of the fact that the Chinceo Eastern Was no longer in a position to fulfil completely the terme of the agreement as originally drawn up, 30 long as that railway remained in the present hands, Showld, however, a change be made in respect to those control ling the Russian railway, and that railway be taken over by the Sovied authorities, the existing agreement bfiween the Chinese Fastern nnd" the South Manchuria Railways would be, on that same day, automatically' rendered null ahd void, and the South Manchuria Railway. would '90 forced to negotiate with the new interests for the purpose of arranging anew agreement These negotiations would neces: gadly be carried on betwoon the South Manchuria Railway on the one hand, and, on the other hand, the "Chinese Eastern and sun Railways as a whole, or in other wordy "the fintoresha eon trolling the whole railway dine between Harbin and Vladivostok.
FULL UNDERSTANDING. NEEDED, Baron Okura reiterated—that such an agreement could not be made with the Chinese Eastern Railway alone. While there might be troubles between the various countries, he said, there must always be good relations bo-tween the railways, which should stand together and never, compete, 'The communications wore public services, for the benefit. of the people as 2 whole, and political considerations should not be permitted to' interfere with them, The only change, in' the general situation that might' take place gould be brought about sole-when an. "agreement,—between the Chinese and the Reds came about, Until that time, said the Baron, there would ibe. peace and' guilt. Should suck an agreement, how: ever, be made, the South' Manchuria Railway might be forced to have recourse to competition, unless full understanding between, these two concerns: was definitely reached.—Reuter's Pacific Sorthink the public will allow it to fail for lack of support.
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