Manchukuo and Moscow at Loggerheads Tokyo, Mar. 31.
According to a message received here from Changehun, the Manchukuo Government is desirous that its trouble with Soviet Russia over the Jauestion of goods. wagons should be settled in an amicable manner and
the ease, convinced' that stich will be Tt is asserted that 4.000 goods wagons, "in addition to several
the Chinese Eastern. Railway, have passenger coaches and engines of been taken off to the Siberian Raile way.
The message states that the Manichukuo authorities are making the following demand: 1 That engines and other rolling-stock of the CER, shall not be taken onto the Siberian lines 2. All goods wagons loaded with grain must go through the usual customs. formalities; "and 3. The distribution of the rev-jeune of the Chinese Eastern Railway must be rectified so as to place Manchukuo and Soviet Russia on These are stated to be the minimum demands, Tt ig added that the Manchukuo authorities are showing a coneilia {ory spirit but, at the. same. time they are showiig'n firm determina: tion to. insist on due respect. for their claims, which they consider fair.
Tis asserted in the message from changehun that on. Starch 28 some Soviet employees of the CER. at Manchuli fried to. remove fous zines onto. the Siberian, Railway fut they were prevented by the Manchokuo officials on the spot Hfrom doing so.—Reuter, Tokyo, Apr. 1. received to-day' from Harbin, the According to press despatches
Soviet have agreed to return 3,800 freight ears which were removed from the Chinese Eastern Railway during. the past two years. The [Soviet have also agreed to pay come pensation for" "their removal Reuter.
Harbin, Apr. 1
Mr. Moritavadviser to the Ministry of Communications at Chang chun, is at present negotiating with St. Rouznetzoff, vice-president of the Chinese Eastern Railway, regarding the return of rollin~ stock evacuat= led to Soviet Russia voluntarily. and forcibly by the Soviet officials of the Railway when General Ssu Ping-[wen crossed over the frontier.
Tt is anticipated that, unless an wnicable settlement la, reached, manchukuo intends categorically demanding the immediate return of all evacuated equipment—Reuter.
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