To the Editor of the "Norra-Cuixa Jaity News, Sin,—In your leading article you urge that the various Chambers of Commerce should express their disapproval of the recent action of the Chinese Government in severing diplomatic relations with Russia, but I think it would be inadvisable for the foreign community here to interfere in such a matter. It is, of course, to be expected that the Chinese will support their own government, (and I'see no reason why they. should not) and if the foreign community express their disapproval it Italian Consulate, or any other will simply engender bad blood between the Chinese and the foreign I understand that the present! Russian officials ave being supported by the Chinese Government, and as the latter is in continual financial difficulties it is perfectly natural for them to economise by cutting out this useless expenditure. The Chinese Government sees clearly thai the present Russian officials hav really no power or even standing: (as they do not represent the present Russian Government), and that "nothing is to be gained by continuing the present purely cial conditions. To sever diplomatic relations" when there is no government supporting the officials concerned amounts io nothing. It simply erases a few titles and and puts the matter in its tru Now that life is bury the corpse?
As regards extra-territoriality this is a ghost of a period 56 year: old. but is there any reason ta believe that the Russians wil! not obtain fair and decent treatment from the Chinese officials, and magistrates in the Mixed Court here? Probably the whole matter would be satisfactorily settled by the Chinese Government agreeing to appoint a forcien or Russian assesser where a Russian is brought before the court for trial.
I am, ete.
Par Pray,
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