The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-16
Mukden Gets Note.

Consul General Melnikoff of the
Soviet Union handed the note of
the Commissariat of Foreign At
fairs of the U. S. S. R. to the
Chinese civil administrator of the
railway, Chang Ching-hui. The note
demands an answer within three
days, and proposes: conference to
regulate the questions in dispute
around the Chinese Eastern Rail
way, cancellation by the Manchurian
militarists of all arbitrary orders re-
lating to the railroad, immediate re-
lease of all U. S. S. r. citizens, ces-
sation of the deportations and other
prosecutions. The note states:
"The action of the Chinese author
tiles constitutes the clearest and
grossest violation of direct and I'M
cquivocal clauses of existing agree
ments between Russia and China.
"The very fact of the issue by
the Tupan Governor Chang Ching
hui of the Hardin DISTRICT of a one
sided order without agreement with
the director (of the railway and
his assistant, Soviet citizens, gives
his act clearly an unlawful charac-
ter, not to mention the fact that this
act absolutely violates the principle
of parity established by the agree
nent.
"The removal of the manager of
he line and his assistants and of
service chiefs, and their even tenn
porary replacement by Chinese citi-
;ens, radically alters the system of
management of the railway estab-
lished by agreement between the
Governments of Russia and China
and fixed by treaty.
Orders Illegal.
This unjustifiable violation is the
more atrocious since appointment
and dismissal of these officials con-
stitute prerogative Of the directors
and cannot be carried out by the
one-sided order of the Tupan."
1.-THE Soviet Government has given
repeated proof of its peacefulness
and friendly attitude toward China
and its sympathy with the Chinese
people in their struggle for abolition
Of unequal treaties and restoration
of the sovereignty of China. The
Soviet Government was the first to
conclude with China treaty on a
basis of equality and respect for
China's sovereignty and to renounce
ell privileges still enjoyed by foreign
States.
Therefore, if the Chinese au-
thorities have any elaine regarding
the regime established on the rail-
road, actions of individual Soviet
Representatives or even affecting
treaty rights established by agree
ments down to reduction of the
term of agreement and redemption
Of the Chinese Eastern Railway
prior to it's expiration, these au-
thorities had full opportunity pro-
vided by agreements to present any
claim to Russia"
Patience, Not Weakness.
After repeating the Soviet deter
lnination on friendly regulation of
any controversy, the note. says:
"The present Chinese authorities
evidently are inclined to regard the
above policy of friendly and peace
full settlement of disputes and re-
spect for the sovereign rights Of
China (which represents complete
remuneration of the principles of the
inperialist policy of capitalist
statesl not as a policy connected
with the very nature of Soviet
power but as "a manifestation of its
weakness.
Apparently that is the reason
Why Chinese authorities have al
lowed themselves to take a series
Of grossly violent and provocative ac-
tions against Russia, abusing it's
peacefulness.
"The Soviet government is there
fore compelled to remind the Chi
r1ese authorities that it possesses
sufficient means to safeguard the
lawful rights of its people against
any violent infringements."
The note then ends with frank
statement that the U. S. S. R. will
do everything possible to preserve
peace, but that it could not submit
To further indignities against Sow
let citizens.
No Stoning.
VLADIVOSTOK, Siberia, July Is.
Huge demonstrations were held
here before the Chinese consulates,
as in all cities in Siberia, but there
is no truth in the stories abroad,
which have been cabled back to
yladivostok, that the consulate was
stoned.
The demonstrations against the
prosecutions in Manchuria by the
Chang government have swept
through the villages and country
side Of Eastern Siberia, particu-
arly, and the entire population of
workers and peasants is aroused
over the prospect of invasion by
remnants of the white guard armies
they decisively defeated and drove
aver the border during the civil
VAR. ~ as is reported, some of
hese white guardists harbor the
Aeory that they will get any sup.