Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-23
MONGOL REPUBLIC
IN CH|NAPLANNED
Moscow and Mukden Sign
Peace Pact Restoring Rail-
way Status Quo.
Continued From First Page.)

In connection with the joint operation
Of the railroad as outlined in the Peking.
Mukden agreements of 1924.
The protocol. it appeared, ends a six
month chapter of violent conflict be.
tween China and Russia. growing out OF
Manchurian seizure of the Chinese
Eastern Railway. which traverses that
province, last Spring. The Russians
unable to regain the road to a mutua
management scheme, sent troops to the
border and recently completely routed
the Chinese and took possession Of
Western Manchuria.
A note from Secretary Stimson re.
minding Soviet Russia of its obligations
under the Kellogg pact was rebuffed BY
the MOSCOW government, a preliminary
agreement recently was reached in some
points, but Soviet military activity con-
finued. The Marking Central Chinese
government worried with rebellion
nearer home no great visible objections
20 Mukoens dealing alone with Moscow
Text Of Protocol.
The text of the protocol as issued
by the Moscow government follows:
The preliminary conditions of the
Soviet government are understood nv
both parties as the restoration of the
situation existing prior to the conflict
and based upon the Mukden and Picking
agreements (of 1920. All outstano-
ing questions which arose during the
joint Soviet-Chinese manaRement OF
the, railway are to be solved at thu
forthcoming Soviet-ChineSe conferences.
Inc following measures are to be
carried out Immediately:
First restoration on the basis of
nj hn inyskiA
the board of management of the
Chinese Eastern Railway and resump-
ton OF their duties by the Soviet mem
bers OF the board. Henceforth the
Chinese chairman of the board of man
esagement and the Soviet vice manager
tof the board must act jointly and III
conformity with point 6, article /, of
the Soviet-Mukden agreement.
= Secondly, restoration of the former
proportion OF Offices held by the Soviet
and Chinese citizens and reinstatement
Tor immediate, appointment Of new
candidates, should such be recon-
mended by the Soviet government) of
Soviet citizens in the ofSices of heads
and assistant heads of departments.
: Must BE Confirmed.
Thirdly. the orders and instructions
on the railway issued In behalf of the
board OF MANAGEMENT and the admin
.istration of the Chinese Eastern Rail-
way, beginning with July 10, 1929, are
considered invalid unless properly con-
-nrmed by the local MANAGEMENT ana
administration Of the railway.
All Soviet citizens without exception
arrested by Chinese authorities in con-
Is nection with the dispute since May /,
1923, Will be Immediately released with
out division into categories, including
Soviet citizens arrested during the
search OF the Hardin consulate on May
~, 1929. los Soviet government will
also Immediately release all Chinese citi-
sens without exception arrested in con-
/. nection with the conflict and interned
. Chinese soldiers and officerS
/. All employees OF the Chinese Eastern
: Railway. citizens of the Union of So
Wet Socialist Republics, who, were dis
! charged or who resigned as from July
4 10. 1929, shall be given the right and
+. opportunity Immediately to return to
I the positions they held prior, to their
( discharge and to receive any money
owing them from the railway. Those
who fail to exercise this right must be
I paid Immediately full wages, pensions.
dues. ETC., owing them. Vacancies may
oe nlled only in the proper order by the
lawful board OF management and ad-
/, ministration. and all former Russian
/ citizens or non-citizens of the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics, employed by
the railway during the dispute must be
+. summary and Immediately discharged.
. Relations to he Resumed.
: The Chinese authorities shall i'm
mediately disarm Russian White Guard
= detachments and deport from the three
Eastern provinces. (which make up
{ Manchurla) their organizers and in
: spirers.
Leaving open the question of resump-
ton OF full diplomatic and consular re-
laCloDS between the Soviet Union and
emma until the Soviet-ChineSe confer
ence. both parties consider possible and
necessary the immediate restoration OF
Soviet consulates in the three Eastern
provinces and Of Chinese consulates IN
Far East"
{ In view Of the fact that the Soviet
Union government declared on May 81,
! 1873, that since Chinese authorities
; nave proved their clear unwillingness
and inability to reckon with the gener-
ally accepted principles of international
law ana custom, it does not hencefortll
regard itself, bound by these principles
i IN relation to Chinese representation at
Moscow and Chinese consulates in So
wet territory, and that this representa-
ton and these consulates shall no lon
ger enjoy the extraterritoriality to which
International law entities them. and
: tnst both parties intend to restore con-
SuAar relations between them on the
basis OF conforming with the principles
OF international law and customs. the
MuKoen government declares that it I'M
oertakes to assure the Soviet consuiates
IN the three Eastern provinces full in
volatility and privileges to which inter-
national law and custom entitle them
sno VIII, OF course. refrain from anv
actions violating this inviolability and
these privileges.
Privileges to Be Restored.
On its part the Soviet government
VII discontinue the special regime es-
taolished by it between May 81, 1929
ana the rupture of relations for Chinese
consillates and grants these consulates
which are to be restored by virtue OF
the nrst clause of this protocol, on So
Wet territory in the Far East all priv.
reyes and full inviolsbility to which in.
ternstlonal law and custom entitle them
With the restoration of the consul
etes. opportunity shall Immediately b,
given Tor resumption of normal activity
py all Soviet business organizations ex
ktinR before the conflict within tn,
three eastern provinces. Similar oppor
tunlty shall be offered to Chinese com
merclal enterprises which existed within
Inc SOVIET Union whose operations wer,
discontinued in connection with tn,
conflct regarding the Chinese Eastern
Railway. The question of commercial
relations between the two countries a
whole shall be settled by the Soviet
Chinese conference.
-. The question of real guarantees 70
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