is this. Russia on the basis of an agreement which yields nothing whatever to China until all outstanding questions have been set ed and embodied in formal treaties.
The only clause in the definition of general principles which becomes effective before the formal conference is that in which China pledged to turn dyer the Legation and the Russian consulates to. the! Soviet representatives. In short, prior to a conference which Russia can postpone indefinitely on one! pretext or another, the Soviet Government is fully recognized as the de jure successor and heir to the Imperial Government of Russia, therefore enjoying all the rights in China which the Imperial Gove ment enjoyed until such time as the Soviet Government sees fit to rel ently sympathetic and willing to be helpful. Russia must have known that China would have difficulty in fulfilling her pledge to return the Legation, the consular properties, religious property and ships to the: Soviet and must have felt that it would furnish her with a standing excuse to postpone the formal conference indefinitely if convenient, and at the same time reassume such former rights as she pleased. How: the Chinese could have failed to see this is beyond understanding.
Karakhan in his preliminary, agreement in rio way pledged him self to help China recover the vai upon China, so that unless or until she resorts to force and actually goes to war with the imperialistic world at large, which would delight the Soviet folk, her failure to fulfil her obligation can always be sed on the one hand to browbeat the
other ho make propaganda. Chinese Government "and "on the M. Karakhan is already. having wonderful time telling the Chinese at large that the jealous, greedy and arvel imperialists of keeping China from coming Possession of all those golden vantages which the benevolent Sot Government is so ready to bestow.
Tt is @ huge joke, but no Chinese can see a joke against himself, so he must take the situation iously and take Russia seriously, ud if he takes Russia seriously hho must hate the cursed imperialist-Powers with an _all-consuming hatred, which is precisely the Russian objective.
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