Peking, Oct, 1.
The increasing pressure of Soviet Russia upon the northern borders of China, in Manchuria and Mongolia, has been one of the major {actors in the Mukden government's. decision to take over North China and stop the civil war in this region. The fear of the Soviets has become greater than the fear of Japan in the north-eastern provinces.
Manchuria is the most "capital-ie" group in China to-day. This rich territory, full of undeveloped mineral and agricultural resources, holds more promise than any other section of this country. government has a personal "stake"
Manchuris, land grants or mineral concessions, and this group of political capitalists naturally op-Poses any hint of communistic or socialistic propaganda.
Even the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party), with its state socialism schemes, has aroused the suspicion of the Manchurians, and while they shave acknowledged the Kuomintang for domestic political reasons, they are not likely to welcome its activity im North China and Manchuria, There is already strong evidence that the Mukden government is determined to limit activities of Kuomintang agitators in the north, despite their agreement with the Kuomintang government at Nanking. Kuomintang officials have been privately informed that they should keep quiet during the present period.
But the central government at Nanking and the government at Mukden are apparently in complete agreement that Soviet Russia's influence should be carefully excluded from China. 'The central government has experienced the effects of Soviet agitation in the Communist uprisings south of the Yangtze, while' 'Manchurians have felt. the direct fore' of Soviet: military ae~ tion in North Manchuria. The alli-lance between Mokden and Nanking doubtless is based in part upon a common dislike of the Soviets.
There is evidence that. Mukden had become suspicious of the possible effects of the government set up in Peking by Wang Ching-wel and the Left Wing of the Kuomintang. In spite of Wang Ching-wel's repudiation of the Soviets, many Chinese are convinced that his sympathies are with Communists, and in North China he would have had the opportunity to make an alliance with Russia.
With very little publicity, the Soviets have gradually obtained a stranglehold upon Outer Mongolia, the vast region directly adjoining North China and Manchuria. This region is nominally a part of China, but since 1924, the Chinese have had no influence there. Russian advisers control Outer Mongolia, and have completely broken up the largo trade which once existed between sympathetic government in North China would have given the Soviets a chance to penetrate far into China proper. General Yen Hsi-shan, who was chairmen of the "rebel" government, dislikes and fears Soviet influence, but it was possible that General Yen would not be able to control Wang Ching-wei and his associates, Perhaps this was one factor which caused him to evacuate North China so readily at Mukden's: request.
So long as Manchuria remains in North China, the extension of Soviet, influence is definitely checked—United Press.
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