At the same time the Soviet bers of the Board were kept busy visiting and inspecting remote pur's of the Russian Far East and were careful never to congregate at Harbin in a number sufficient to} form a quorum So far this policy has proved fairly} successful and has helped the Soviets to delay the definite settlement of questions concerning the Chinese Eastern Railway, It is true that} they lost the railway fleet and schools which were taken over by the Chinese authorities—but were amply compensated by having full control and custody of all railway funds and by holding most of the executive positions on the railway, what] enabled them to carry out an active; communistic activity in this country Chinese Patience Frays But even the well-known patience} of the Chinese began to waur out and it was seen that the newly appointed chairman of the Chinese] Eastern Railway, Gen. Yui-Chung-han was resolved to bring matters to a head. So at first Ckernykit tied to inveigle him into some kind of political n¢gotiations, during] which it was expected it would be possible to have the railway questions, as less important, adjourned sine die, But the two small letters "asi" (per interim) on his visiting card played a nasty trick with th Soviet diplomat's prestige, and! having lost half of it at Mukden and the other half at Harbin upon his return, he kad to take a hurried tr to study intern: condition of Chis Soviet press.
At the became known that Yui Chung-han ad decided to call a meeting of the Board at which the fundamental questions as to the custody of rai way funds and dis of excentive positions on the railway on equal terms were to receive a definite! settlement. After the date for this meeting had been fixed by the ehairman, it was first postponed on a count of the Soviet members a companing Chernykh to Mukden. At the same time the recent success of the Southern forces made a lengthy postponement of this meeting vital] question for tke Soviets, and so Savrassoft's resignation was decided upon. This time lack of power or instructions could not be claimed, as both Yui Chung-han and Suvrassof had been invested with full powers in respect of the settlement of all questions appertaining to the Chinese Fastern Railway, and 39] Savracsoff demanded his resignation fon tke ssround of an insult praisal given to his activity as chairman, by Yui Chung-han in an' interview' with the Japanese press.
cannot be suid that the reason was] well chosen, as it was well known that the personal relations between both were excellent and that more. over Yui Chung-han had stated the foreign preys that with Savrasself te had been able to arrive at 80 per cent. scttlemene of all outstanding questions and that it was only Chernykh's interference which had tangled things up. Moreover Savrassof himself, glad of—the opportunity: thut opposition is in fashion at present in U.S.S.R, during! his farewell speech at the station when addressing the Civil Administrator and Gen. Yui Cung-bu delivered himself of a statement tat he would have them] believe, that if he had given offence to anybody he had not done so from his own free will,
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