Marshal Chang Chung-d hang's Government Held Responsible for all Losses Peking, Mar. 11.
Mr. Hsu Tung-san, Commissioner of Foreign Affairs at Tsinanfu, has to the Waichiaopu stating that Mme, Borodin and the three diplomatic couriers are all being well-treated there.
Foreign messages from Tsinanfa declare that the lady is being treated more like a distinguished guest than'
a prisoner, The Soviet Embassy yesterday handed in a further Note to the Waichiaopu, and the Charg6 Ja'Affaires, Comrade Chernyek, called Jon Dr. Wellington Koo this morning in connexion with the matter, but the Foreign Minister was able to assure him that the arrested parties were safe, And Yet this Note!
The following Note was presented yesterday by the Soviet Embassy to the Waichiaopu:—March the Embassy of the S. 8. R, protested against the seizure "of "the Soviet merchant! been shot by order of Marshal Chang Chung-chang. This is the more ai tonishing as the Ministry unquestion-Jably is in constant touch with the! local military authorities who are Jeredited with this abominable outrage, and it has its representatives there, "The Embassy of the U, S. R. Ihereby declares once more that the [Chinese Government will bear full] responsibility for the safety of the diplomatic couriers and all other persons detained. The Embassy warns the Ministry of Foreign try Affairs that any violation of their safety might certainly bring most serious consequences and compel the [Soviet Government to appeal to lexeeptional measures."
Indignation at Arrest of Its Trouble-Makers Mar. 12, The Soviet Charge d'Affaires to-Jday handed Reuter the following steamer Pamiat Lenina and against the detention of her crew and passengers, including diplomatic couriers. In its Note of that date the Embassy demanded that orders be given for the immediate release of the steamer with her crew and. all] passengers, However, up to now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not only failed to give satisfaction to these demands but is even unable to produce any information as to the fate of the steamer or the persons involved.
"Indeed astounding and unheard of is the fact that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would not even commit itself to confirm or deny the! sinister reports circulated by the vernacular press that three diplomatic couriers detained aboard have!
"The facts of the Pamiat Lenina' lease are as follow:
"The Soviet merchant steamer JPamiat Lenina was peacefully prolcccding to Hankow on a commercial' voyage for d load of tea, This was not an exceptional case as during, ithe Inst few months several other [Soviet steamers have visited Hankow for the same purpose and remained "All reports concerning munitions or any other objectionable matter alleged to have been found Jaboard are deliberate and vicious lies, the purpose of which is easy ito understand."
"Among other passengers on board were official diplomatic couriers of the Soviet Government proceeding to. the Conaulate-General at Mame "There can be no question of the right of Soviet diplomatic couriers: to travel on Chinese territory, As Jo matter of fact Soviet couriers thave been proceeding to and from Jail Soviet Consulates in China ever} since the resumption of normal dipplomatic relations between the two countries, with full official knowles lof the Peking Government and i The attempt to justify the outrage on the alleged ground that the couriers serve as a medium of intercourse with rebels' sounds at lerist strange while many distinguished delegates of foreign Powers are travelling to and formally negotiating with the same rebels,
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