The Attempt to Grab Seniority by Making Soviet Envoy an Ambassador London, July 19.
With reference to recent, Sino-Russian diplomacy, "The Times" points out that the position of Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps in Peking is likely to hold other than honorific significance and asks whether the Powers can acquiesce in the devolution of such responsible, and delicate functions upon HI. Karakhan, who, the paper asserts, is openly exciting Chinese host lity toward the Treaty Powers.
"The Times" describes the recent. events as "familiar Bolshevist methods."
Ju conclusion, the journal declares that the Chinese are provoking Japan—although the unrepentant author of the Twenty-There|Onc Demands has just become Prime Minister—by " intensifying the boycott of Japanese trade. They have requested the Powers to-discuss the increase of Customs duties promised at Washington without a pretence of having fulfilled the conditions on which the promise was made. The answer has disappointed them and the conference with the Bolshevists jin which the application of the agreement is to. be worked out in detail, seems likely to disappoint them again.—Reuter.
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