Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-20
Border Incidents Main DAN
ger, as Both Disputants
DisavoW Any Intention of
Invading Others Territory.
EACH FULLY CONSCIOUS
OF DUTIES AS SlGNERS
Reports of Russian Troops Crossing
Frontier at Manchuria Received
in France - Moscow Reports
Rush of Workers to Join Red
Army ito Defend Union"
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
French Ambassador Claudel
delivered to the State Depart
ment today a message from
Foreign Minister BRAND of
France to Secretary Stimson
concerning the Sino-Soviet diff
f1culties in Manchuria.
~ the Associated Press.
The great powers today were
working actively to avert war in
Manchuria between China and
Russia, the Kellogg pact being one
of the chief mediums through
which this was in progress.
Great Britain Joined France and
the United States in seeking to
bring about relaxation of the ten
sion "by friendly advice"
Both China and Russia an
nounced they were fully conscious
of their obligations under the
noted Kellogg pact, and intended
to observe them, but that an in,
vasion would mean military re-
sistance and war.
China and Russia disavowed
any intention of invading the
other, but it was clearly recog-
nized that border incidents con-
stituted the chief danger to peace.
French consular authorities at Shang-
hal said that Harbin reports told of
Russian troops crossing the Manchurian
border at the eastern eiiu OF the Chinese
Eastern Railway.
Previous dispatches that this was the
case met with denial in Moscow and
there was no authentic information that
either China or Russia had invaded
each others territory.
Russian dispatches told of a rush
of workers to join the Red Army Ito
defend the union against China"
Nankin reports in London indicated
that the Chinese minister in Finland
would go to Moscow in order to dis
cuss the situation with the Soviet gov
ernment.
American officials at Washington ex-
pected the Kellogg pact to exert pro-
found influence toward peaceful settle
ment of the controversy.
Message From BRAND.
French Ambassador Claudel delivered
to the State Department today mes
sage from Foreign. Minister BRAND of
France to Secretary Stimson concerning
the Sino-Soviet difficulties in Man
churia.
The French embassy stated that so
far the Paris foreign Office has not
communicated to it a reply from the
Moscow government to Secretary Stin-
sons action in calling to the attention
of the Soviet the fact that it has ad-
hered to the general pact for renun-
citation Of war
France is closely cooperating with
the United States in the effort to avoid
hostilities between China and the Soviet.
1t is expected that several communi-
cations will pass between Secretary
Stimson and Minister BRAND before the
question is settled.
Claudel and Johnson Confer.
Ambassador Claudel, in the absence of
Secretary StimSon and Undersecretary
Cotton, conferred with Assistant Secre-
tary Nelson T. Johnson, who has been
in charge of the Sino-Soviet troubles so
far as this Government is concerned.
Mr. johnson will Immediately trans
NIT the BRAND message to Secretary
Stimson upon his return to Washing
ton this afternoon from the Virginia
vacation retreat of President Hoover.
The President and Mr.. Stimson dis
cussed the situation between China and
Russia during the overnight visit of the
Secretary Of State to the fishing pre-
serve.
Chinese Kuomin News Agency dis
patches made public in New York de-
MED that the seizure or the Chinese
Eastern Railway meant that similar
action would be taken against other
foreign interests in China.