Evening star., 1929-12-04
Officials Are Astonished at
Russian Note Accusing
America of UniustifiabIe
Pressure in Dispute.
HOOVER AND STIMS0N
REFUSE TO COMMENT
Japanese Newspaper Holds Inter
vention by Powers as Abuse Of
Kellogg Pact and Likely to
Harm It's Dignity and Validity.
China Answers Powers.

BY the Associated Press
A curt reply has been forwarded
by Moscow to Paris and Washing
ton in answer to the notes Of the
United States, Great Britain,
France and Italy calling attention
to the peace obligations of China
and Russia Under the Kellogg
pact.
In the absence of the formal
text, official Washington would
make no comment, but informally
astonishment was expressed, espe-
cially at the Russian statement
that the American note could not
be taken as a friendly act"
This accusation Of an unfriendly
motive behind the note was vigorously
denied.
Chinese Reply Held Friendly.
A Chinese reply to the note received
In London was described as friendly"
in tone.
Although Moscow announced that
an agreement settling the Manchurian
dispute had been signed by Russian
and Mukden representatives, there was
tendency in Moscow to await actual
moves by Mukden before regarding the
problem as closed.
organs in Moscow expressed resentment
and suspicion regarding the Kellogg
pact note, asserting that the powers
were trying TO get their hands on the
Chinese Eastern railway.
The course followed by the United
States was approved by Mexico, the
Netherlands and Cuba In representa-
tions to the State Department. today.
Paris Paper Hits Soviet.
The semi-oficial Paris Temps, COM
menting on the Soviet reply, said that
the incident showed the worthlessness
Of Russian signature in international
treaties and accused Moscow of "reyoiu-
tionary imperialism"
Meanwhile China's internal problems
continued to pile up, the latest develop
ment in the civil war now raging being
mutiny among Nationalist troops at
PukoW described in Shanghai dispatches
as reaching more serious proportions -
Ine mutineers were reported to have
arrived at Pengpu apparently in prep
loyal troops sent in pursuit of them,
Awaiting receipt of the Russian MEM
oranoum, forwarded through French
diplomatic channels, Government ON
Gals studied the text of the cornnuni.
cation as transmitted by press corre-
Spondents and informally expressed
complete surprise and annazement at
the severity of its tone and the harsh-
ness with which 1t criticized the ac-
tlon OF the United States In calling at
tent1on to commitments under the KeI-
logg treaty for the remuneration of war
In this connection they singled out
the passage asserting that this step OF
the american Government could not
pc taken as friendly act" In view
OF the progress of negotiations with the
Mukden provincial government of Man
churia for q direct settlement of the
dispute over the Chinese Eastern Rail-
way, the controversy which gave rise to
the Chinese Russian crisis.
Unjustifiable Pressure Charred.
The note asserted that unjustiiable
pressure was being brought to bear
upon these negotiations. that the Kel-
logg treaty gave no nation or eroup Of
nations authority to see that the foro-
visions Of the pact are carried out; that
the Interference of any other party'
In the negotiations with the Mukden
government or in the conflict itself
could not be permitted, and, finaliy.
that the American reminder of treaty
obligations had been received with
amazement, in view of the fact that
by its own will" the United States
has no offlcial relations with Russia,
Meanwhile, Reuters dispatch from
Hardin, published today in Shanghai,
under yesterdays date, intimated that
Manchurian delegates reported to have
reached an agreement YESTERDAY with
Russian plenipotentiaries regarding the
Chinese Eastern Railway dispute had
been recalled.
The Moscow dispatches said Soviet
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