Evening star., 1922-12-25
ANXIETY IN CHINA
OVER MONGOLIA
Controversy With Soviet
Government Over Control
of the Territory.
RUSS ENVOY IN PEKING
Recognition Of Russia on Trade
Agreement Announced Object.
Other Questions at Issue.
Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
PEEING. December Although alb
sorbed in its domestic problems China
is concerned over Mongolia in it's re-
lation to soviet Russia. Adolph Joffe,
envoy of the Moscow government, has
been i'll since he came here several
months ago to induce China to recog-
niZe the soviet regime. or. falling in
that, to conclude Il trade agreement
AS Il preliminary to negotiations,
Or. Wellington koo. Chinese minister
OF foreign affairs, asserted that China
would demand that all Russian troops
and all Russian influence VIII be
Withdrawn from Mongolia. AS a
Couutermove to this contention Mr..
Jofte. in Il series of notes addressed
IL the foreign office, asked China to
dismiss and punish the czariSt Off
riHlS in control in the China kaStern
railroad. which runs across northern
Manchuria aS part of the tranSSiberian
ian railroad and to hand over the
railroad management to soviet rule.
lie also protested against China's s
giving refuge to white guards who
escaped from NladivoStok. Finally.
Mr.. .loffe said. if China persisted in
making conditions. the soviet gov
ernment would reserve the right to
repudiate all its pledges to China.
These pledges include many privileges
obtained by Russia under the czar.
Says Mongolia Must he Free.
China. despite these threats and
protests. maintains that Mongolia
must be free from Russian control
before any negotiations with Moscow
can be begun. 1t now appears that
the proposed negotiations would be
deferred until next mouth.
The foreign Office has announced
that il has lodged n complaint with
the French government against al
legged ill-treatment of Chinese citi-
Zens residing in French lndo-China.
Evidence has been received, 1t is said,
; that Chinese coolies in Indo-China.
working on small pay, were brutally
treated. and in cases of alleged crimes
were not given fair trials.
The foreign office asked that the
Chinese be given the same considera-
tion other nationals. 1t was
pointed out that formerly Chinese in
Indo-C China We're required to wear
numbers on their backs. but that the
French government had abolished
this practice on complaint that it
branded the coolies as servile.
Shortage in Revenue.
Owing to the refusal of the military
dictatorS of various provinces to turn
in their revenue. less than one-third
of the $4,000 900 Mexican, required
monthly to pay the expenses of the
Chinese government is available, ac-
cording to d report issued by Lo Wen
Kan. the minister of finance.
Minister Lo estimates that two
thirds of the revenues of the central
government is expended for police
and military purposes. His estimate
does not account for many millions
appropriated by the Tuchuns for their
personal use.
China's total debt. foreign and do
iS civ hH- icfn
S1.120. .n00.0 600. Mexican.
OF the foreign debts of S1.029. 000.-
600. he says, s240.00O.00O are unse-
cured. The total domestic arrears,
for unpaid salaries and adminiStra-
tive expenses, are placed at s10S.0O0,-
900