From Our OWN
While the matter of the quarrel between Marshal Chang Tso-lin and Comrade Karakhan, the Soviet Ambassador to Peking, was extensive dealt with ina message from Reuter, published on Friday, the following account from our own correspondent, is of interest as setting out the whole of the documents exchanged 3 well as a private m dis patched by Comrade Krakovetsky to Moscow, pointing out some of the Ambassador's mistakes, Harbin, April 16.
By agreement previously arrived at between Marshals Chang Tso-lin and Wu Pei-fu, the authorities of the Three Eastern Provinces have begun displaying their strong hind: against Soviet activities in China, and, in a remarkable change of correspondence between the Mukden Central Diplomatic Administration and the Soviet Consulate-General at Mukden, English copies of which were this morning exclusively handed to your cor respondent, the demand has been put forward that Comrade Karake han, being a persona mon grat shall be recalled immediately, fa ing which his safety could not be guaranteed. It is now becoming' clearer and clearer that the presstige of the Soviet government in China has completely collapsed, and details leaking out of Russia show that there are grave dissensions in that country between the various prominent Soviet officials, portending radical changes in the platform and operations of the Soviet government in the very near future, in its last fight for existence. However, leaving conditions in Russia alone for a few minutes, let us go into the correspondence exchanged. between the BMukden Central Diplo. matic Administration and the Consulate-General of the Sovieb Government.
The Warning On. March 6, an advisor attached to the Central' Diplomatic Administration called at the Soviet Consulate-General in Mukden and me formed Comrade Podolsky, the Acting U. S. 8, R. Consul-General, that in view of his unwholesome ties in China, Comrade Karakhan had better clear out fore the allied forces investing Peking find themselves in control of the capital city, for in that event the personal safety of the U. S. S. R. Ambassador could not be guaranteed. Comrade, Podolsky Aressed_a Note on April 9 to the authorities of the Three Eastern es, to inquire into the truth inported by the advisor in question, and on the 12th instant Comrade Podolsky re~ ceived an official reply, representing the greatest snub the Chinese have ever presented to a foreign govern ment. In effect, the authorities of the Three Eastern Provinces have not hesitated to openly place Com-wade Karakhan on a plane with common miscreants, declining acknowledge his" Ambassadorial position. It is interesting to note this connexion that Comrade Podolsky acknowledges the validity of "international custom and eti quetta," the very thing which the masters who employ him have persistently sought to disallow. publics in China, Br. L, BIN. Karakhan, upon Peking being taken by the Mukden troops, "Such a notice, though given unofficially, is so far exceptional and so far contrary to all international custom and etiquette that consider it necessary to draw your attention to it.
do not fo moment doubt,—and hasten to say so at once—that such a notice cannot have been made with your knowledge, you being well known to me as a worthy representative of 1,000 years of Chinese culture, you will regret, gether with me, that @ member of your diplomatic staff, should to such an extent forget the respect due to the representative of the! friendly U, 8, S, R. by the Chinese Republic, "The "enormous responsibility' Testing on me through the actual Zach of hearing the above notice! of Mr. Chang Ho-chen, compels me! to request you to give mo a suitable explanation to report to my government, "With sincere respects, (Signed) J. Popotsxy, Acting U. 8. 8. R. Consul-General, Mukden.
Mukden, April 9, 1926, The suggestion that the Chinese Republic was wanting in the mat. for of respecting the Ambassador of the U.S. 8. R. who has himself failed to respect the rights the Chinese nation, has caused the authorities of the Three Provinces to consider Podolsky as having been suspen ed officially until such time as an apology is made for the suggestion. In the meantime, it ig worth noting that Comrade Podolsky did not know, when he addressed his Note the Mukden Central Diplomatic Administration, that Comrade Krakovetsky had been officially informed in the same strain, namely that it would be dang inno remaining tr Comrade Krakovetsky tel graphed this information to his government at Moscow but I will first quote the reply of the Three Eastern Provinces to Comrade Podolsky:—
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