Such an organization, directed as it is by members of ' the Communistic Party conjointly with the local Soviet consuls, constitutes a very strong power—In fact, it becomes a state within a state—with n almost unlimited capacity for il, especially as it has at its sposa! practically all the money earned by the Chinese Eastern Railway.
The enjoyment of this. ie un Of the representatives Chinese Government to mind tht the net profits of the the 1924 Treaty: that the control of the rerenoes of the Ralleay shoad hands of the Agents of For some time the have been endeavouring to is error rectified, but so far without success, when it is borne in mind thut the nel profits of the Railway last ar, according official returns, amounted appro: mately to 12 million dollars some conception will be had of the Bolist possibilities for them chievous propaganda which has been carried throughout the length and breadth of China. Bareover, serves to magnify the error committed by those in charge of foreign interests in this country, or at. any rate by the representatives of the Nine Powers who sat at Washington; when they failed to tats Joint: action in order to prevent the i024 Treaty being put into opera tion. They had plenty of time in which to do so as though the Treaty was signed on May 81 of that year the two Governments concerned did not assume control of the Railway until October 3, From the foregoing it will seen that the Chinese Bastern Raile Way under its present control the source and origin of the devastating propaganda which is disrupting China and presenting seri. ous problems for the Powers, and the sooner a change is made the better for China and for the peace NATIONAL CHRISTIANITY,
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