Arizona republican., 1920-10-03
CHINESE REFUSE SOv|ET'S OFFER
 IF CONCESSIONS
IRepubIIcan A. p. Leased wireI


 WASHINGTON. Oct. .2.-Proffers of the Russian soviet government to re- nounce special Russian rights and con- sessions in China have not been ac- cepted by the Chinese government, ac- cording to a formal statement issued here tonight by Dr. Wellington Roo. Chinese minister. No reply has heen made to the Russian offer, Dr. Koo said. and the recent Chinese mandate withdrawing recognition from dipIo- matic and consular officers sent to China by the Kerenslxy government of Russia was an endeavor to clear up a difficult situation presented by the presence of these representatives of an extinct regime on Chinese soil.
 ''The Chinese government has not ac- cepted any of the soviet offers to re- store the concessions and special rights which were wrung from China by the old Russian regime" Minister Roo said because it did not wish to depart from the policy of acting perfectly in accord with the United States and other allied governments. There is less danger of bolshevism in China than in almost any other country.
 "The recent mandate suspending recognition of former Russian dipIo- matic and consular officers in China has been issued without any connection with the proposals of the soviet gct'- ernment. which were sent to China about six months ago, and to which China did not even reply. The object of the mandate was merely to suspend special privileges of a political char acter which had been exercised by these officers, notably the right to extra territorial Jurisdiction over civil and criminal proceedings against Russian nationals. The action did not impair the ordinary rights of property, resi- dence. or travel within China. Ever the suspension of the extra territorial Jurisdiction is temporary measure and its reinstatement will ultimately be z question taken up with recognizable
 Russian government.
 The mandate was issued to meet tho
 difficult situation presented by th'
 existence of these offers of extra
 territorial jurisdiction over their owI
 nationals, without the power to en
 force their decisions. Extra terri
 torial rights of this kind are a privileg'
 which carry with them the duty to con
 trol the conduct of these nationals
 When the authority to control these na
 tionals is extended. and the power tl
 control is lacking, the ra-territoria
 status furnishes refuge for the law less to the detriment of peace and order The mandate was issued to proven Russians from carrying on their owi
 political quarrels on Chinese soil am to give protection to the law abidinI elements
 ''The second object of the mandat
 was to stop the payment of the indem 5 nity installments due to Russia unde
 the Boxer settlements. It is a questio whether the receipts given for thes
 payments by the present legation woui be recognized by succeeding Russia \ governments. The fact that China Ina - continued to recognize the diplomat z and consular officers of the forme ' Russian government for two years afts ' the government has ceased to exist ' complete evidence of China's indicatio
 to present the same attitude towar ' Russian affairs adopted by the Unite States and allied powers"