The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
CHINA UNABLE ID ACCEDE ID REQUEST
 MADE BY RUSSIA
Government Declares Ina bility to Promptly Con-
 trol Mongolia
DISSATISFACTION
 OF LONG STANDING
Two Commissioners Ordered to Mon- golia to Persuade People to Re- new Their Allegiance to
 the Government


 Picking. December 2S.-In response to handed to the Chinese foreign office by the Russian charge d'affaires today, that China should promptly resume control of Mongolia, the Chinese government de- clared it's inability to comply now. The only action the government is able to take regarding Mongolia, the independence of which has been proclaimed, is the appoint ment of two commissioners who have been ordered to proceed by way of the Trans-C Continental railroad to persuade the Mongolians. if possible, to renew their allegiance to China. But in view of the present crisis it is possible that these commissioners will never leave Picking.
 IL is understood that the kutuktu, who is the religious head of the Mongol Bud hists, was proclaimed khen today. Ac- cording to the lama doctrine this digni- tary-the kutuktu--is the terrestial imper- sonation of the God head and never dies, but passes, after his apparent decease,
  who is sought for afterwards, according to the prophetic indications of the delai lama in Thibet. The independence move ment is largely religious. The dissat- isfaction of the Mongoian people has long been standing, the Russians say, owing to Chinese incapacity and corruption. The Chinese ambans. or governors, have al- ways plundered the Mongols and enriched themselves, while at the same time car rying on an unjust administration.
 Aggravate Russia
 For several years the Chinese have been aggravating Russia and have been treat ing her contumaciousy since Japan de- feated her China even began to organize modern troops and to take other military measures along the Russian frontiers. Russia has often protested against this and the Chinese foreign board has verbal ly agreed to the Russian demands but has never tulhliod it's promises As late as october the foreign boards written reply eyaded Russia's demands.
 The Russian legation has contended that the Chinese preparations necessitated the maintenance by Russia of large and expensive military forces on the Mon golan border For the last month, since the, departure of the Chinese amban from Urga, the Russians say they have been subjected to various annoyances, in- cluding the Interruption Of the trans Mongolian telegraph lines to Europe. Rus sian troops have been protecting. lives and interests in Mongolia, but the Rus sian government does not desire the con tinuance of the expense and annoyances.
 Furthermore outer Mongolia is adjacent to Russian territory and its interests are more closely related to Russia than China, the latter being across the Gobli desert Russia does not intend to declare pro- tectorate and refused the Mongolia ap- peal for the establishment of protec- torate last July. Such declaration might cause objection on the part of the other powers while, in fact, something like protectorate already exists in the as- socia ton of Russian and Mongolian Budd- hists.
 Keep Eye on Situation . The attaches of Japan and Great Brit ain may be expected to watch events closely. but there will be no cause for alarm until Russian troops cross the GpDl desert The construction later of the Baikal- Kahn railroad might necessitate the employment of Russian troops for protection as was the case along the trans-siberian in Manchuria but that is. consideration for the future. The pres ent step is apparently only diplomatic one in the Russian programme of eX- mansion which did not terminate with the treaty of Portsmouth.
 Although the Russians declare their de- sire that Mongolia shall continue as a buffer state the attitude of the MonGoj- ian princes who assembled in Picking to- day depends entirely on circumstances As they are not able to defend them selves they will probably accept terms from the Picking government, whether monbrchia or republican.
 Tie Rech in a significant leading news parer article this morning reviews Mon golAn events and states the election of theI Kutuktu in Mongolia means the end of the independence of the Mongolia anI the Manchu dynasty. In the future thd status of parts of Renaiscent China msE assume the nature of autonomy or beleme a federation of independent states b,t the old order in Mongolia cannot sojn be restored.
 the solemn proclamation of Mongolian iniepedence coincides with the failure of Pemier Yuan Sh kais efforts on be- half of the Manchu dynasty.
 China Faces Struggle China faces, according to the Rech, q nore or less protracted struggle for }ew political order. This will allow the Iew born Mongolian state time in which i'd grow strong and create defensive torces against China's centralistic at ! empts, says the Rech. The paper con dudes.
 We have already pointed out in what degree such course of events answers to the interests of Russia. We repeat now that not annexation nor grab tactics hut protection of the independence and autonomy of Mongolia should be the aim of Russian diplomacy"
 Yuan Takes Sick Leave Paris. December 2S-A Picking dispatch to the Paris edition of the New York 1 Herald says:s s "Disgusted at the refusal of the i'm perial clan to contribute to the war chest. Yuan Shi Kai tonight took sick leave It is believed that this presages his early retirement from the premier ship He bitterly resents the bad faith oe ~ff Tin~ Tarr, ard his party is pro posing national congress, and not 6n-
 ,u.i, d representative congress. yuan fears that a republic means the dissolution. and believes the only sane solution is to fight it out, but he is handicapped by 8 lack of money.'
 Shanghai, December 2s.-An imperial
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