Opinion Roused over Mongolia and Manchuria Peking, Jan. 16.
General Chi Hsieh-yuan, Tuchun of Kiangsu, has sent a_ circular telegram to the Government and the provinces saying that on receipt of Prince Na Yin-to's telegram denouncing the actions of the Red forces in Mongolia and Red intrigues in China he hastened to give as. surance of his support to the undertaking of Prince Na. General Chi says it appears that the aggressive policy of the Tsarist Government is finding an echo in Soviet councils. Not only have the Reds invaded Mongolia but, according to current reports, they contemplate sending troops to occupy the territory of the Chinese Eastern Railway.
As the independence of Outer Mongolia was brought about by outside influence, not by the Mongols themselves, General Chi thinks that no time should be lost in despatching Prince Na on his mission of pacification, so that a better understanding with the Mongols can be established and the independence of this obiter dominion cancelled in full agreement with the Mongols on a basis of autonomous government. For this enterprise the Government must be prepared to furnish the necessary funds, while the Waichiaopu in negotiating with the Reds must demand the withdrawal of the Red troops and the restoration of Outer Mongolia to China.
With regard to Manchuria General Chi says that the Soviet Government must be warned to respect the rights and interests of the Chinese people in that region. The original Chinese Eastern Railway territory is inside the Chinese boundary and there must be no invasion of Chinese soil. The Government, through the Waichiaopu, should endeavour to have these questions settled amicably, but if peaceful measures fail China must be prepared to resort to sterner arguments.—Reuter.
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