Nobody pretends to understand much of the Siberian situation at the moment, but there is a curious unanimity upon one point among the different opinions which are to be heard. This is a belief that no action may be expected on_ the part of the Chinese against Urga. The difficulties of the desert there are generally concluded to be too much for the finances of any of China's armies, even with the aid of whatever resources Peking may be able to command, and as a consequence Baron Ungern can apparently rely upon having a free hand, unhampered by operations in his rear, in anything he may con-
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