The Archive · 1929

China's Idea of a Settlement

Nanking, Sept. 14.

The State Council is, understood have sent a telegram to President Wang Chung-hui of the Judicial Yuan, who is now serving on the Hague Tribunal as one. of the Judges, instructing him to go to Berlin, following the close of the Court, to confer with General Chiang Tso-ping, the Chinese Minis ter there for an early solution of the Sino-Soviet dispute. General Chiang is at present in Geneva attending the League of Nations Assembly ax one of China's dele-sates and will return immediately Berlin after the conclusion of the session.

Despatches from Geneva report considerable speculation in diploma circles in view of the arrival there a few days ago of M. Litvinolt, Assistant. Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs. It is believed in official circles that while the Soviet ceffcial's trip to Geneva is stated to be primarily in connection with the question of Soviet-British relations, will take the opportunity to discuss the present situation with Chiang Tso-ping—Kuo Moscow's Latest Proposals Peking, Sept. 15.

Somi-official despatches from Moscow give the contents of the proposal which was telegraphed to the Chinese Minister in Berlin, General Chiang Tso-pin, yesterday by the, German Ambassador to Moscow, Di Dirksen, in' reply to the National Government's proposal. They are as follows:—

(1) The Soviet Government will agree to the appointment of anew Manager for the Chinese Eastern Railway' in the event of the National Government agreeing to the appointment of a now Chairman the Board of Directors of the Railway.

(2) The Soviet Government, will guarantee that no forther military' Faids upon the Chinese border by. Soviet troops will take place, if the National Government will undertake to. prevent the "White" Russian units from invading Soviet territory.

(3) The Soviet Government will reiterate its proposal, contained in its first Note to the National Govern ment, for the release of the Soviet employees of. the Chinese Eastern Railway now under detention by the National Government and the release by. the Soviet Authorities of} [Chinese subjects now under detention in Russia. The two Governments will pledge themselves not to inter fore with or engage in any counterpropaganda against the politic institutions of each other, (4) The right of the Soviet Government to appoint the Manager of the Chinese Eastern Railway is clearly specified in the Sino-Soviet agreement (of 1924) which the National Government cannot deny.—Ta Chung.

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