New Britain herald., 1929-12-04
SOVIETS SHARPLY
 INFORM AMERICA
 NOTE IS RESENTED
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p4 NIt | dAl Nf c4N NIilNi4 NJ S't''-0 -'l'N't- churia and provided a short cut for he trans Siberian seryl2e.
 Under the provisions Of the new protocol Chairman Tiu Of the board of the railway will be dismissed. and inc Russian government will not in- sist upon reinstatement O. A l. Elm shanov and N. Eismont as manager and assistant manager Of th" rail- ray. Both post will be filled by Russians however. and both N Em- shanov and M Ejsmont will be ap- pointed 10 other places on the rail- road
 To Conform to Agreement
 Tsai Yum Shcn in agreeing said lh" Nukden government h"ncctorlh would conform strictly to tho agree ments Of 1924. N. Simonoysky ac- copted the declaration with sa)s- faction and said the Soviet govern mcnt always had fulfilled thcs" a agreements and would continue to do so in the future.
 The Russian nom orandum 10 Washington contained about 'QO words. in English translation, and m it's first paragraph protested that the Soviet government unlike other powers has never T"sortcd 10 ml- tary action except as a necessary step for defense. due 10 direct at ,ack on the union or armed inter vention in its internal affairs,
 "The Soviet government has pur- sued this policy consistently and in tends to pursue it Independently ol the Paris pact for abolition Of war,
 The memorandum next accused the Ranking Chinese government ot provocative actions, unjustifled by concessions by the |. $. s. R.. ln surrender of eXtratcrritorlality and other privileges.
 Climaxing all these provocative acts. according to the Moscow note, was the seizure of the Chinese Last ern Railway without warning or pres entation of any claims
 The memorandum declared: 'The Soviet government believes that 1T actions such as that of the Ranking government were taken toward the United States, Great Britain or France, it would be considered by their governments as sufficient cause for putting into force reservations they made when signing the Paris pact. The Soviet government declar- rd when signing that it did not rec ognizc the reservations and did not intend 10 use them.'
 Military Acts Defended
 The military aspect of the Man churian problem was defended in the note as consisting of defensive meas ures against Chinese troops, aided by Russian counter-rcv cvolutionarieS who crossed the Russian frontiers firing on units of the Red army and from tier villages, robbing, and violating q peaceful population. causing there by losses of lives and property"
 After denying the Russian troops had violated the Kellogg peace pact the note added: That cannot be said of armed forces in Chinese ter ritory and Chinese ports of those powers who have applied today 10 the Soviet union with identical dec 1arations.'
 The concluding paragraphs con tain the statements that the Ameri- can note cannot be taken as q friendly act, that the Moscow gov ernment views 1t with amazemcnT, and denies the right of any nation or nations 10 act as protector" of the Kellogg peace pact.
 The Moscow note climaxed a lo'.s series of events which had their in- mediate inception in May when Manchuriau provincial authorities raided Soviet consulates in Man churia and arrested Russians on charges of propagandizing commun- ism. Consequently the czarist-built Chinese Eastern railway was seized by the Chinese. in violation, the Russians claimed. of agreements u( 1924 which provided for joint Chinese and Russian operation.
 Both Armies Massed
 Both nations assembled armies ct the Manchurian frontier. In inter mittent border raidinS the Rus sian troops seemed to hayo the b. st Of it, and in the last three weeks red troops seized western Manchuria as far east as Khailar. finally with draHing when the Mukdcn govern mcnt, apparently acting without aJ- lhority from Nankiug aHscnted to opening Of negotiations for settle uent oC the dispute.
 It was st this time Secretary Stmson asked colIa boration of other Slgnatorics Of the Kellogg treaty in q note to China and Russia rymind- ing them Of their own obligations +s signatorjcs 10 the treaty. wi h the exception Of Japan. which r"- used to associate itself with the move or support il. aud oc Ger many which reserved decision. treaty sigHatorics joined in inc note.