To Intimidate China or First Step to War?
Peking, Sept. 13, In a telegram to the local Head quarters, General Chang Hsueh-Hiang_ states that the outrages by the Soviet troops on the Siberia-Manchuria border are either for the purpose of forcing the National Government to accept Moscow's terms for the settlement of the present controversy, or as a prelude to declaring war upon China.
The telegram reports that Soviet military activities have been revived on both the Manchuli and Suifenho Pogranichnaya fronts with morea:
intensity and that military raids fon Sankiangkow, Sciyuan and Tangninghsien have likewise been reported.—Koo Mi Nanking, Sept. 13.
The Ministry of Foreign. Affairs} yesterday sent'a telegram to Geneva, to General Chiang Teo-ping, Chinese Minister: in Berlin, instructing him to: protest through the German Foreign Office to the Moscow Government against renewed attacks upon Manchuli, Suifenho and cities along the Manchuria-Siberia border by Soviet troops and to Geclare that the National Government will hold. the Soviet Government responsible for the loss of lives and damage to property. suffered by Chinese in the border districts at the hands of the Soviet Raiding in' Now Direction Harbin, Sept, 12.
A Soviet raiding' party. is: reported to have penetrated—into. Shih-Weihsien, in northwestern Heilung-Kiang'actoss the Shin-an Mountains by a detour. Tt is believed that: the Soviet troops. on. the Manchuli front will. attempt to make incussions: into-Heilongkiang. through eas-protected- points. instead: of by a tract attack upon Manebulis 'The: magistrate' of Chikentisien, is northern Heilungkiang, together' witt his tamil, is reported to have [Been taken across the Border to]! Siberia By Soviet" troops.
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