Washington, Sept. 5.
It is reported from Moscow that M. Rothstein of the Russian Foreign Office to-day stated that Russia takes a serious view of affairs China and is not going to remain indifferent. "We have full ground to suspect that an arrangement was reached between the Great Powers as regards China during Secretary Hughes's stay in London. This action was contemplated "tong ago but America hesitated to make up her mind until the Russo-Chinese Agreement. We. believe that the United States has. abandoned the policy of the open door and hus decided to divide China into zones of interest. It seems that England will receive the south, France the province of Yunnan and Japan Manchuria. The participation of Japan is so far not clear, but certain actions Manchuria indicate that Japan has. been given permission to occupy it."
M. Rothstein added that Russia going to protest against the Powfers' scheme. He denied that the Russo-Chinese Treaty contained any secret clause.
Secretary of State Hughes, shown the foregoing, termed it "not only: false but' ridiculous." Other.
American officials, pointed out that. any such agreement among Powers: would be contrary to the Nine Pow-Treaty—Reuter's American Service.
Bol jeviks Ruining China London, Sept. 6.
A diplomat discussing the situ: tion in China with a representative of the "Sunday Times," accuses the Soviet of plotting for the bolshevization of China by lending support, overt or covert, to the various fomenters of anarchy. He declares that if things are allowed to drift ang longer, the extension of the civil war in China will kill foreign and British trade for years. Japan and America's reciprocal distress of each' other's motives have possibly tended +o prevent either assuming the lead in facilitating Chinese reunion, and, if so, Great Britain should boldly assume the lead—Reuter.
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