The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-26
SOVIET RUSSIA
TO AIDPEKlNG
AGAINST Chang
Russ Whites and Japan
Back Ch0hg's Revolt
Especial to Ths Daily Worker


PICKING, Jan. 34-The Soviet gov
eminent has requested the Chinese
government to bring the reaetionary
Chang Tso-Iin to time In his arbitrary
seizure Of the Chinese Eastern rail-
way and the arrest Of Manager lvanov
and other Soviet citizens on the joint
Russo-chinese railway directorate, or
to permit the Soviet government to
use its own forces to correct the UNI
bearable situation II Chang Tso-lIn
refuses within three days to release
the Russians and cease interference
with the lines.
Picking Sends Demands to Chang.
In conformity to the request the
Picking government has sent strong
note to Chang Tso-lin demanding the
release of Manager Ivanov and the re-
placing Of the control of the railway
in the hands OF the joint Russo
Chinese directorate as provided for
in the treaty between China and So
Wet Russia.
Chang Tso-lin has long been in
creasingly hostile to the joint control
and increasingly has made use of
Russian white guards in his army to
harass the railway management in
fragrant violation Of the agreement
between the Chinese and Soviet gov
ernments. Chang owes allegiance to
the Picking government. but practic-
ally ignores it and in this case openly
tiouts its foreiau obligations, it is
thought in ordsr8lp provoke some ac--
ton from SovfeteRussia in order to
stir up -counber-move against the
growing friendship of the Chinese
people with the workers and peas
ants Soviet republic.
Chang lmprisons Soviet consuIts.
Not only are Manager Ivanov and
three joint directors of the railway
imprisoned by Chang Tso-lin, but the
Soviet consulate at Hardin is sur
rounded by Chang's troops, among
whom are large numbers of white
guard Russians OF czarist sympathies,
READY to massacre the Soviet consul
and his aides if given an excuse.
These Soviet citizens are thus virtual
ly prisoners.
The clash between Chang and the
management of the railway came
when Chang refused to pay the half
fare provided by the treaty for trans.
portation of soldiers by the railway.
The railway directorate claims that
Chang Tso-lin already owes the lines
$14,OOO,OO0 and further passage must
require payment as in the agreement
Japan and Whites Aid Chang.
Changes answer was to arrest the
Russians in the rail directorate, to
surround the Soviet consuls with
troops and to open the rail lines with
his own troops and Russian white
guards.
Ugly reports state Japan is secretly
encouraging Chang to provoke a mil
itary clash between Changes troops
and the red army in Manchuria, in
order that greatioutcry of Soviet
aggression" against China can be start
ed to offset the growing friendship of
the Chinese toward. Soviet Russia as
their one important friend. Reac-
tionary Chinese arefully in agreement
with this nefarious plot and are start
ing anti-Soviet meetings in Picking
and other centers.i beginning a news
paper campaign against Soviet Russia
and using all means to aid a counter.
revolution.
Soviet Note Expresses Friendship.
From the note of,Soviet Russia to
the Picking government, however. little
hope for reactionaries can be gotten. as
the note merely expresses desire to
aid the government carry out its will
against reactionary rebels OF Chang's
territory. After outlining the COM
plant, Chitcherin's note states:
IF for any reason the Chinese gov
eminent is unable to effect settle
ment of these questions in a peace
full manner within the indicated three
days, the Soviet government requests
the Chinese government TO permit
the Union of Soviet Socialist Repub-
lies to guarantee the carrying out Of
the treaty and the protection of the
mutual interests of China and Russia
on the Chinese Eastern railway by its
own forces"