Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-18
NOTE HELD HYPOCRITICAL.

MOSCOW, July IS Op).-Soviet Rus
STA proceeded today to make effective
Immediately a complete break in rela
ton with the Chinese Nationalist gov
eminent. The action portended posi-
bly, the gravest political consequences.
Russian representatives, both trade
and diplomatic, in China were ordered
home. railway communications between
the two countries suspended and Chi
neSe officials in Russia told they mus
leave Immediately
The break was made last night, al
most to the hour upon expiration OF q
three-day ultimatum given by Moscow
to Marking demanding restoration OF
the status quo in Manchuria, where
Chinese officials have seized the Rus
sian-owned Chinese Eastern Railway
The Russians allowed "a hours for
transmission and translation OF the
ultimatum.
Markings Answer Unsatisfactory.
A note to STA Wen Sun, Chinese
charge d'affaireS from L. M. Karakhan,
vice commissar for foreign affairs, an
nounced the Soviet action, the note
saying that Markings answer to the
Moscow ultimatum had been entirely
unsatisfactory. Previously there had
been reason to believe the Marking an
Swer would be considered as concilta-
tory. :,
M. Karakhan's note said that all
means of reaching an amicable settle
ment of the situation growing out OF
events in Manchuria had been ex-
hausted. Entire responsibility for ali
consequences were placed on the
Chinese government, whose answer to
its uItimstum were termed unsatisfac-
tory in content and hypocritical in tone.
The note follows in part.
DESTROYS of restoring the legal basis
of relations between the u. s. 5. II. ana
China. disturbed by the Chinese au-
thorities, the Soviet government ao-
vanced in its first note three absolutely
necessary and perfectly moderate pro-
posals. The Chinese government, prac-
tically has rejected these proposals.
Instead of restoring the Peking-
Mukden agreement (that of 1920 the
Chinese note sanctions one-sided
abrogation of the agreements, thereby
DESTROYING the possibility of normal re-
lations between the two countries. In
stead Of reversing the unlawful actions
of the tupan of the Chinese Eastern
Railway the Chinese note sanctions
them, thereby justifying seizure Of the
railway.
The Chinese note sanctions unlaw-
full repressions against Soviet citizens
and institutions and hypocritically at
tempts to justify them by false ref
erence to mass represSions OF ChinaS
citizens in the U. s. S. r. The emma
government Is we'll aware repreSSlons
in the u. S. S. r. we're employed only
against a negligible group OF spies
opium traders, den keepers, Smuggler'
and other criminal elements.
1.-THE Chinese note eVadeS the ques'
tion of immediate Summoning OF a con-
ference. thereby rejecting the Sovie
proposal and preventing possibility o.
amicable settlement of the dispute
References in the Chinese note tt
nrooapanda as an excuse of the un'
lawful actions of the Chinese authori
Ties is>false and hypocriticsl, since tn
chinese authorities possess sunnclen
means to prevent and stop such actlV
Itv. had 1t actually occurred. witnou
Seizing the railway and severing treat;
relations existing between the Y.
g. r. and China.
Chjans'S Statement Is Cited.
1.-THE real object of the violent action
on the Chinese Eastern Railway an
of the Chinese note becomes especiall
clear from the official press declaration
Of President Chang Kai-Shek, Wn
iustifes the unlawful actions OF tn
railway and plainly declares:
Our measures are designed to tax
over the Chinese Eastern Railway
There is nothing unusual in the meas
ures to take the railway In our names
we first want to take over the ran
way and then take up discussion OF tn
other question:
srThese statements leave no doubt
to tie real meaning Of the Chimes
note
The note added the Moscow govern
ment would reserve all the rights arts
ing from the Peping- Mukden agreemen
Of 1926 This agreement established
Joint Chinese Russian board of contro
known as the Board of Ten," for tn
Russian-owned railway. which was bull
in Gzarist days and is most importan
segment of the Trans Siberian Railwa,
1Eona Western Russia to Vladivostok.