Where Marshal Chang Has Been Forced to give Way by Stress of Wat Recognition and the Romanoff Roubles Although the Chinese civil war, in which the Chili and Manchuria factions are aligned against each other, with Marshal Lu and Sun Yat-sen playing a minor role, may bbe regarded by the casual student in world polities as having no vital importance on affairs without China, such is a short-sighted point view. The big threat is Russia, that is, Bolshevik Russia and its policy in Manchuria and the further influence, by reason of their gains in this region, on other countries' polities.
Reuter informed the public on September 26, that Chang Tso-lin, with his back to the wall, a back decidedly exposed to Bolshevik attacks on the north, while he is busily engaged in attacking and defending himself (according to. the point of view) had concluded an agreement with the Soviets in which he, in reality, conceded to the Re all' that they wanted—which the main was full and complete control of the Chinese Enstern Rallvwai 'True, some other so-called outstanding questions are to be settled according to the Russo-Chinese Agreement, drawn up in Peking by 'Messrs, Koo and Karakhan,—but these are very minor indeed, while the other bigger stumbling' block, over which the Soviets balked, the question of redemption of paper roubles at face value has been put fon the shelf" temporarily, to. be "dealt with after further investiga tion." But that means nothing at al, for Chang would have recognized the Soviets immediately and handed over the Railway, except that he wanted cash and used the roubles for a bargaining er, for recogni- 9) tion and the Railway.
What does Marshal Chang offer? Recognition of the U.S.S.R,, the Chinese Eastern Railway, equal navigation rights to Russia on the rivers of Manchuria and passport privileges without restriction, What does he get?—M. Karakhan shall recognize the sovereign rights of the Three Eastern Provinees and jot on paper) freedom from attack on the northern border, These various concessions come from an alleged copy of the actual treaty, concluded on September 20.
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