The Archive · 1926

Karakhan Grows Jealous

It appears that the Soviet Consul at Mukden, Comrade Krakavetsky, expressed himself as being totally' in disagreement with the attitude of Comrade Ivanoff and Comrade Grandt, the latter being also connected with the Chinese Eastern and, at the same time, the Sovi Consal in Harbin. Comrade Krakavetsky declares that he had almost arrived at a friendly understanding with Chang Tso-lin when Comrade Ivanoff and Comrade Grandt, in a moment of silly fur sought to imitate autocratic off of Imperialistie Powers, exceeding! even the fury of the most rabid of officials in Czarist times. Accordig to those in the know, Comrade Karakhan at Peking, jealous of! Comrade Krakavetsky's success Manchuria as a friendly oficial from the point of view of Chang Tso-lin, and not wishing to fall out with 'Feng Vu-hsiang, the "Christian General," with whom the former had arrived at a' close understanding, sought to strength his footing with Feng at the pense of the Soviet Consul Mukden.

Comrade Karakhan relied entirely upon the sympathetic attitude the students and public bodies opposed to Chang Tso-lin, but} failed to remember all the points!

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