Though for some months matters between the Soviet and: Manchoukuo have held fre, it has all along been apparent. that the materials for first close dispute were always available. Thus the recent incident the Amur when the Soviet quar de fired on a Manchoukuo yesso Glicative of the type of incident which canatany tine create serious trouble. Navigation on the Amur has always been. mater of dificulyy and. the lsputes whic have arisen ary me numerable as indeed they must When an important water thorough= fare also constitutes the boundary between tve countries not onthe best of terms with each other, If in eeethes yeel fred on, Was cer raphe of the Ruslan defences nlong men who were taking photo
the Siberian bank of the river, those Fesponsible have. only themselves: to blame for "what occurred. But tthe "Tepanese are. unrensons able "about the whole matter the Soviet appears Yo be in just as. bad a case, for a warting that surveillance of the Soviet shores mist stop or those guilty of it would have fo tate the consequences, means that navigation on the Amur can nly be Undertaken at very. conals erable risk The Amur can be made Safe for the very considerable trifle Which travels upon it by the serve Paulos repre forthe, Uwe of "the reason of the. conformation "of the rectory (hough. which ships,
rivers have 0 pass and it. does not Seem unresorsble for the" Soviet to inst that shotogaphic surveys of ther" posfions. slong "the" river Amounts" toa" course. of "conduct Which mu" Inevltably arouse its Feseniment 1 would" truly seem that a little forbearance by both par-Hes would be the best menns of pre Venting the occurrence of further
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