The New York herald., 1921-12-03
MANCHURIA STATUS
ENGAGES DELEGATES
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and the will to Justice az the United
States and France cannot ignore the
fate Of the lands properly belonging to
the Russian nation. They certainly will
not allow opportunity to be taken of
her temporary weakness and inability
to impoverish or ruin her. And even
IL sentiment should be kept apart, would
* not be wise to foresee now the Rus
sia, in some more or less near day, shall
awaken and come again to herself and
then, If she finds that she has been
looted and robbed, she Will have recourse
to arms to take back what she has been
despoiled Of
1t is to the honor of the United States
that she was the first officially to ac-
knowledge that, Russia being absent
from this conference, 1t would be in
conceivable not to maintain the abso-
lutte integrity Of her territories, OF the
conventions and of the treaties affect
ing her.
Russians In Mancburia.
The question. thus. so firmly exposed
by the United States, concerns. first
the Russian territories of Siberia, OF the
Amur. and of the maritime province; !;
second, Manchuria, where there are
about 100000 white people, either as
residents or refugees. and who should en-
Joy the right to exist and live according
to the rules and customs of civilized peo-
pie.
AS for the first point, it is now under
the consideration of the conference. 1t
has been admitted that the Japanese un-
duly ocupy certain portions of territories
which belong in fact to Russia. There
are good reasons to believe 1t is not the
intention of the Government of Toxic to
.f-.a. tV1
regions. Should It be confirmed, and 1t
is to be hoped 1t will the problem would
be solved.
The more important problem OF the
fate OF the Russians who reside In Man
churia remains.
In the same spirit OF justice and i'm
partiality which was shown from the
very first session. the conference has de-
cided that cancellation of the extraterri-
torial rights shall be granted as soon as
o committee shall have decided that
China can assure protection to the life
and property OF foreigners residing
therein. The prominent men who made
that decision were naturally well aware
Of the temporary status of anarchy
which prevails in China and they knew
that as long as that status shall last
their citizens would have no security.
Chinese Eastern Railway.
There seeing to be no question that
neither the United States nor any other
nation concerned which has made the
reservation to protect its own citizens
would decide that the Russian citizens
should be without that security accorded
to all others.
On the other hand a demand has been
addressed to Japan that she withdraw
her troops from Manchuria. But 1t Is a
grave thing TO ask a nation to throw
down all her arms when there is no
assurance whatever for her that order
and security can be assured. In South
Manchuria Japan has O railroad which
is of vital interest for the feeding of
Corea and of Japan herself. She must
b. certain that no anarchy exists In the
region of the Chinese Eastern Railway,
and that is why II Is necessary for the
conference to find way to enforce order
in North Manchuria, for only then can
1t be possible for the administration OF
the Mikado to withdraw its troops from
North Manchuria. BY assuring the pro-
lection the conference of Washington
can solve a most important problem.
The delegates certainly should con-
slider il their duty to find and enforce
the means of protecting Russians OF all
parties who reside in North Manchuria,
who. by the weakness of the central
administration of Pekin, are no longer
in security In the INDICATED regions
There Is no question OF robbing China.
But facts, however temporary, by which
more than 500,0 900 white people actually
suffer must be faced, Some formula
may easily be found. And there is no
doubt that this problem will be solved
before the conference adjourns.