N.CON, SPECUL seavtce Washington, Dec. 23.
Gol. Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of State, who has long advocated pacific settlement of the Sino Russian dispute in Manchuria, expressed pleasure to-day upon being' informed of the signing of a preliminary agreement—United Press.
Rebulf to Rumania Moscow, Dec. 23.
M. Herbette, the French Ambas-ior here," today visited -M. Litvinoff, the Foreign Commissar, order to hand him thie communic: tion of the Rumanian Government connection' with the action of the United States Secretary of State, }Colonel Stimson, reminding Moscow and Nanking of their obligations, under the Kellogg Pact.
'BIN, Litvinoff refused to accept the communication. He declared that the Sino-Russian dispute was almost completely settled, all statements about joining in Colonel 'Stimson's action were aimless and could only be' considered as a hostile demonstration—Reuter.
Government authorities here ox-press amazement on finding that certain reports suggest that the sthoriies of the Three Eastern ravinees has od the International train from proceeding to, the Siberian-Manchuria frontier. The continued hostile military measures of the Soviet troops, it is emphatically stated by officials here, are responsible for the inability of the train to proceed to the desired destination.
China, it is stated in Government, citoles, is_more than desirous. that neutral officials and nationals should visit the zone "ravaged by wanton raids of the Soviet troops to make known to the world the responsibility lof Soviet Russia in invade acts, ose Peace Pact to which Russia is a]
Telegrams from Mukden tinue to report frequent incursions ly the Red troops and Soviet-inspiced Mongols, making it practically impossible, so Chinese officials say, for the International train to reach its destination for the desired. investigation—Reuter,
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