The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-19

while | agree with your I
ment overthrown by the Russia
say, however, that to call the I
a policy of plotting and perfdio
towards the base system of rob-
bing and violence practiced by
the czarist government over the
Chinese people.
Having uprooted the czarist regime
within our own country, we have done
our best to do away with its express.
sion in foreign policy, too. Our ex
ternal policy we conduct on new lines,
which have been well known to the
Chinese people ever since the declara.
ton Of the Soviet government of 1919
"Your question has arisen because
OF certain rumors regarding the EN-
bassy premises having been received
by us in consequence of some agree.
ment entered into, and you are quite
right in your apprehensions lest those
who fear the popularity in China OF
The Soviet Union should make use OF
such rumors to the detriment of So.
viet-Chinese friendship. Therefore,
shall most willingly meet your re
quest, considering that it is important
IN the interest Of friendship between
BUR countries.
"The following is my reply to your
queries:
Il. Indeed, from the outset, those
powers in whose custody the former
Russian legation practically was, did
not wish to transfer it to the legal
owner until the latter would prelim.
lnarily agree to the regime established
by the powers in the legation quarter
This demand re preliminary condi.
lions was brot forth to me by the Am.
erlean Minister, Or. Schurman, in the
interview l had with him on July "a,
which was arranged by the minister of
foreign affairs of the Republic of
China, DR.. Wellington Koo.
However, the Soviet government
refused categorically to enter upon
any agreement regarding the transfer
Of the Il cation building My govern
ment considered that this building be-
longs to the Soviet Union and that the
fact Of the keys thereof being Incl
dentally in the hands of other powers
did not in any way entitle these latter
to put forth any demands. The mo-
tives Of the Soviet government for up
holding this view were that the lega,
ton premises situated in the diplo-
matte quarter had been acquired by
all the powers-Russia being among
them-on the basis of the protocol OF
1901, and that consequently the union
has the same right on such premises
as any other power. However, unless
we wish to do so ourselves, no one
can force us to avail ourselves Of
rights acquired by force from the
Chinese people by the czarist govern.
ment
"As you know, after lengthy nego.
tiations and an exchange Of notes, we
received the legation building uncon.
ditionally and without binding our
selves in any way in this respect.
%. AS for my position toward the
diplomatic body, l must say that
formally my relations with the latter
will not differ from those which exist
between Soviet representatives and
diplomatic bodies in other capitals OF
he world.
What seems to interest you is the
question as to how can there in the
limits of one and the same diplomatic
body be reconciled the political line
Of the Soviet government and that of
some powers directly opposed to the
former. Well, l should say that the
diplomatic body as such, that is as one
whole organism, ought not to engage
in politics, nor does it do so in any
country.
Indeed, each power his its policy,
which 1t carries on independently, and
even in China, where this body was
in the nature Of more compact or.