In any event, the Chinese attiorities to see in their Korean guests an. untapped source of wealt! Whereas no more than eight Koreans in the province of Fengtien have hitherto been permitted to become Chinese citizens, it is now nounced that all must adopt Chinese citizenship, at a cost of $20 per head, or get out. In Kirin the time limit fg fixed at six months and pressure is already being brought to bear to collect thi Korean ro-authorities to foment an anti-Korean military bridge has been built across the river to Chinese territory and light railway leads well into the heart of Kirin province to a place called Yinpashan, running through the districts' where the Ko-
Yeang are most numerous... these areas the Chinese have. no access by rail. The "protection' of the Korean population in this area would be very simple indeed, while the Japanese means of afford: ing "protection" to Koreans on the north bank of the Yalu and in the South Manchurian y none are obvious.
Threat Against Vladivostok This feud, however, was not started by the Japanese nor by the Koreans, but by the Chinese who would seem to have most to lose in affording Japan such a pretext to increase her forces in Manchuria.
The local masters of statecraft and bochpolitit have therefore hit upon the theory that Chang Tso-lin and party have deliberately—provided an excuse for occupying the country from Hunchun Ningkuta, the Korean country, which the Chinese cannot protect against Russian incursions but. which, if occupied by Japanese troops, would provide the latter with a base that is within a store's throw of either Vladivostok or the Chinese Eastern Railway. This seems rather far fetched and too deep a scheme for the Fengtienites who are, at the moment, inclined to be anti-Japanese, but there is no denying that such a Japanese movement would give pause to. much Russian endeavour in Manchuria.
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