BY Geonce Pace Irom last week.) rontinwsd from leat sok:
Tha Intov-Allied Committee was The Peking Government was not war body created to end the con-prepared to negotiate with Russia fusion on the Chinese Eastern, Rail-fon these terms. In the first place way and the Siberian Railways. On the Sino-Japanese War Participa-it, China, Prance, Great Britain, tion Pacts of 1918 prevented it. Italy, Japan, Russia (non-Soviet) Then there was other Allied opposi-and the United States were re tion and finally, there had been eor-(presented at its organization in pondence between M. Chicherin Tannery, 1019, "There were two and Dr. Sun Yat-sen, which caused boards; Technical Board, the Peking to pause, It is important chairman of which was John F. to note at this functare as this offer Stovens, an American engineer, and had not been accepted at the time, military Board, the chairman of automatically ceased to apply which was Major-General Shiba of and that those who hark back to the the Japanese army. Approximately, 1919 statement in the present G$10,000,000 was assigned to this CER. case lack a realistic under-committee for its expenses, of standing of the situation. which G$4,000,000 was borne by The Russo-Asiatic Bank Tapan and the United States. (In fa recent statement, Mr. Stevens is While the Japanese remained along: reported to have said that Japan the C.ER. the "White" Russian ad-and the United States invested venturers were unable to continue to G§9,000,000 in the GER). The interfere with the Chinese advance efforts of Colonel Stevens were not in control. In 1920, General Pao altogether successful because of Kuei-ching, Tuchun of Kirin, dis-White" Russian and to some ex-missed General Horvath from confront Japanese interference. trol of the Railway, disbanded the "White" Russian military guards Japanese Apprehensions and police in the Railway Zone, the In January, 1920, the United whole of which shortly came under States began the evacuation of her Chinese control. On September 23, troops from Siberia on the ground 1920, Russian consular jurisdiction that they had served their purpose, was suspended and on October 3, the Czechs having been safely re-Chinese courts were established in moved from Russian territory. By Harbin and in other cities in the "April 1, the last of the American Zone. On February 10, 1921, by had withdrawn, The Presidential mandate, Chinese muni-ian now expected that the cipal jurisdiction was assumed in "Bapanese troops would also be Harbin, By these acts, many of the evacuated but in this they were provisions of the Russo-Chinese mistaken, On April 2, 1920, the treaties and agreements concerning issued a statement of the Chinese Eastern Railway were permitted to lapse.
But, no other country i in such On October 2, 1920, a supplement roxtmity te. Siberia as our Empire, nf me polities! ary Agreement was entered into between the Russo-Asiatic Bank, wilh nat the prinefpal shareholder in the Chinese Eastern Railway, and the tivo 'n menace to the eneral ence in Ministry of Communications, re-Karen trid Manchuria, makes it me Teiding tu ier, bat isle for ta to withdraw our roo resenting the Chinese Government. It must here be noted that in 1918, the Russo-Asiatic Bank flew the French flag and was protected by the French Government. 'There has! Tong been a controversy as to when ther the bank had actually come sal' situation Russian Far Bast hay becom under French jurisdiction during normal th extent that" there. will this period, At any rate, henceforth for Korea, and Manchu: Soviet Russia ceased to recognize id "and. normal railway property of our. the Bank as its agent with. regard to Chinese Eastern Raiway affairs puntcations "restored, thet then, after the evacuation of. the Crechoslovale and the objection was wholly valid forcen has been completed, our troops under the laws of Soviet Russi willie withdrawn front' Siberia ae Secondly, it should be remembered Jthat according to the 1896 Agree-'The Japanese troops were not' ment, only Russians and Chinese withdrawn until October, 1022. could be shareholders of the Rail-
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.