The reports from Moscow anti Berlin of a settlement of the Sino-Soviet quarrel over the Chinese Eastern Railway came as a surprise to Chinese and foreign: ko, curing last weekend.
'A joint declaration is tobe issued in which the following are the essential points:
The question of the redemption of the line by Chinese is to be taken up at a Conference in accordance with article nine of the Peking Agreement of 1924.
ch All questions with regard to the liquidation of the pending disagreement and any alterations which are to be made in the agreements of 1924 are to be disposed of at a Conference.
No changes a1 to be made except by negoti: ions.
8, The Russian Manager and Vice-Manager are to be reinstated, 4, Neither side is to engage in propaganda in accordance with both the Peking and Mukden Agreements.
_-M, Litvinoff, Soviet Commissary of Foreign Affairs, adds the proviso that,, whereas China is opposed to the individual Soviet Manager and Vice-Manager who held office when the railroad was seized, Soviet Russia can agree to a change only if the Chinese President of the Railway is 0 changed.
Shanghai, Sept. 1.
Dr. C. T. Wang, Minister fof Foreign Affairs, on being shown the Reuter report of August 31 with reference to the Sino-Russian question, made the following statement:—"The National Government can find no reason to replace the present Chairman of the Directorate of the Chinese Eastern Railway with a new Chairman, The report from certain quarters"implying that China had agreed or would agree to such a proposal from the Soviet Government is absolutely groundless. As a matter of fact, no such question has ever been raised. Exgn should Russia put forth the demand, the National Government would find it impossible to accept.—Kuo Min.
Peking, Aug. 29.
Foreign diplomatic circles are understood "to" have. received Gespatches from Berlin stating that he Chinese Minister, General Ghiang Tso-ping, and the Soviet Atubassador to Berlin, M. Krestinski, axe now discussing the possibility fof appointing x new Soviet manager for the Chinese Eastern Railway, simultaneously with the opening of Formal negotiations between, plent= we Governments, ax & compromise.
Tt La also reported that, in order 4o Investigate the border' situation, 4 Sino-Soviet Commission. will be appointed which will ascertain the vinage done to" Chinese in the Pravda" (Truth) says: "The Inear future will show whether we fare dealing with Nasking which factually desires liquidation of the Jeonflict or a Nanking which is bent upon new provocative manoeuvres.
'"Tavestin" says that Soviet Russi will not tolerate a repetition of the July repudiation made by China's Foreign Minister.
The press also insists that " return to the elatus quo must simultaneously exonerate the dia missed Soviet manager of the rai way, otherwise the arrangement would be a tacit admission that the [Chinese accusations were warrant jed.—United Press.
The "question of Soviet" propaganda in Ohina, especially Manchuria, and the support of the White" Russians alleged to have the Northeastern settled. In this connection, reports from A anally reliable source laun that The Soviet Government, on the one and, will officially. "assure™ the ational Government that no. com munist. propaganda. will be undertaken by its agents in China in Suture, while the National Government,'on the other hand, will YFeiterate. its announced policy" to prevent the "White" Russians from tiling Manchuria as a base of federations to undermine the Soviet regime in Rossia—Ta Ching.
'A Conference in Nanking Mullen, Aug. 29. sorried that the various of Foreign Affairs in the Three Eastern Provinces have Been summoned by Dr. C. T. Wang, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to th Capital for a conference on the Bino-Soviet situation 40 as to facilitate future negotiations—Kuo Min, Moscow Press Doubtful of Issue
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