Harbin, March 17.
General Pao Kuei-ching, President of the Board of Directors of the Chinese Eastern Railway, has notified the Russian population in the territory of the Chinese Eastern Railway as follows: '1 have frequently pointed out that the Chinese Eastern Railway situated in Chinese territory in which the existence of other government power is inadmissible, as is strife between Russian political parties, which creates disorders and interferes with the work of the railway.' Owing to the fact that General Horvath, Assistant President of the above board, has as. sumed the functions of government and proceeded to adopt a policy of military force for political aims, the Russian working population has declared a strike and begun a revolutionary movement In order to defend China's sovereign rights and maintain normal conditions 21 the railway, I have suggested that General Horvath shall renounce ful) political power in the railway territory so as to enable China to fulfil her obligations. All arms are to be handed over to and guarded by specially appointed agents. At the same time I co1- sider it my duty to declare that I cannot allow in future any Russia7 party or individual to interfere with the work of the railway for political purposes. I therefore re: quest the population on the railway territory to proceed with their Reuter's correspondent is inform. ed that the Chinese authorities have informed the Russian workmen that if the strike is not ended in three days they will be replaced by Chinese workmen. The railway authorities hope to run three trains this evening from, Changchun to Manchuria Station and to Pogranitchna. The revolutionary conference is urging the workmen to continue to strike; circulating leaflets with the object of inflaming the masses.—Reuter.
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