New-York tribune., 1912-02-19
MONGOLIA IN RUSSIAN GRIP
Intervention of q Third Power
Can Alone Prevent Annexation.
CHINESE SENTIMENT R0USED
St. Petersburg, They Say, Has
Taken Unfair Advantage of
Revolutionary Crisis.

(Ry The Regular Cores spondent Of The Irihlh'
in Peking)
Pcking. Jan. l6-The partition of China
has apparently been begun, for the Rus
sian demands concerning Outer Mongoha
mean Mongoian independence under Rus
sian guardianship, and from this state q
affairs 10 absolute Russian control Is, ol
course, but a short step. SUCH Is me way
things are done in the Far East, and there
arc fnw observers in Peking who can SEQ
any outcome other than the passing ol
Mongolia from Chinese control China'wil
procrastlnate and negotiate, as she always
does. but this time the Russian seems very
much in earnest and determined to put
through his Mongolian aims. The negotia
tions have been transferred 10 st. Peters
burg for reasons no; fully explained but
probably on account Of the great pressure
Of governmental business here during the
revolution and the fact that this step was
IN easy thing for the Chinese government
to do.
For years Russia's interests have been
predominant In Outer Mongolia outei
Mongolia fronts Siberia and Russian trade
I'm that region is far greater than that OF
any other nation. There may be many
Russian settlers in this far Chinese pro-
vince. which for years has been very loose
" allied to the Celestial Empire, Though
always accepted as Chinese dependency
Despite frequent attempts at uprisings ana
revolts China has succeeded hitherto IN
retaining her sovereignty there. Russia
however. has always taken the keeneSt IN
terest in Mongoian affairs and has ire
ouently been accused Of fomentng renei-
lion among the Mongolian princes ana
tribasmen.
Crisis LAST Summer.
Last summer affairs reached crisis IN
outer Mongolia. The Russians complained
to the Chinese concerning a trouplous 'o"-
dition of affairs in the province huftlu' ~
Russian trade and interests, ana dehanu'"
that certain things he done. Inc rus
sian government declared to emma thd'
conditions were intolrrable and said that
II China did not do something's .a9out It,
Russia would These representations were
made and reported four times last summer
China did nCthing-simply irocrasunateu'
In the fall Russia again made rcproSeh'
tatIons, and repeated them seV'ra' -i.''e'
The last time was during the frSt leW cay
of the present mOntn-no oH' S''''' ~
know Just when IT was done. The RUSSIAN
charge d'affaires here went to the chinese
Foreign once and made number OF Spe-
cidc. forccful demands "" was eniHhduC
and clear. He said that China must ahG
"shalI' do thus and so. The Chinese Mln-
lister for Foreign Affairs asked him 70 Pu'
his representations into writing. TINS ne
did on the day following, and for a Nech
or ten days nothing was said or done
Suddenly. however, the matter became
public. through Chinese sources. IL was
cabled from here TO all the world, ana ac'
cording TO advlces received here 1t Great
cd something OF sensation In Europ'. y
was certainly a matter of tremendous nm
rortancc. marking the beginning OF th'
disruption Of this empire. Presently the eN
pcctcd denial came from 81 petersburg
The tcIegrams received IN Pcking SAID ina
the Russian government officially contra
dicted the reports that Russia had .nad'
dcma nds on China regarding MonSoha
that proparations were being mad" for Rus
! sian occupation.