Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-17
NANK|NG DEMANDS
THAT RUSSIA FREE
SEIZED NATIONALS
Chinese Reply to Sovie t, Held
ConciIiatory, Paves Way
for Negotiations.
MANCHURIAN TROOPS
~ MASS ALONG BORDER
Nationalists Declare Moscow and
Rail Officials Have Not Abided
by Agreement.
Hy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NANKING, China, July 17.-China's s
Nationalist government has replied to
Soviet Russia's ultimatum growing out
of Manchurian seizure of the Chinese
Eastern Railway, the Marking govern
ment's answer being dispatched just
within the three-day time limit named
by Moscow. :
The Nanking note, after seeking to
Justify events in Manchuria. contained
three points of Importance:
Cd That Nanking very soon" Will
send Chu Zao Yang. former Ambassador
at Moscow, who now Is in Nanking, to
Moscow to discuss matters pending be-
tween the two governments.
(O A demand-which was empha-
sized as not a counter demand-that
the Soviet release all Chinese imprison-
ed in Russia.
80 A similar demand that the Mos
COW government protect Adequately
Chinese Nationals in Russia from
aggression and repression.
Chinese Troops Guard Border.
Almost coincidentally with dispatch
of the governments reply to Moscow
1t was revealed that $4,000 Mancnu-
rian troops had been modified within
the past 48 hours for strategic positions
on the border principally at Manchuli.
the terminus of the Chinese Eastern
Railway.
In justifying seizure OF the Chinese
Eastern and expulsion of its Russian
officers and employees, the note declared
IAA OH
by the agreement of 1924, fixing the re-
1ationship of the two countries with
regard to the railroad and that the
actions taken were necessary to preserve
order in Manchuria.
The charge was made that Soviet
Russian agents in Manchuria, had
spread Communist propaganda so as
to endanger the Chinese government
and its social system.
Crisis Is Considered Easy 10 End.
The Marking note was reply to the
Soviet note handed the charge at Mos
COW, Saturday at midnight, the last of
which was received in Nanking by PreSi-
dent Chang Kai Shek yesterday MORN
ing. Moscow demanded release of ar
rested Russians, cancellation of illegal
orders presumed to mean those taking
over the Chinese Eastern-and sub
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countries to negotiations.
The Marking reply was preceded by
the statement Of an official spokesman
that the National government consid-
ers the alleged crisis of comparatively
easy settlement" No official explana-
tion was offered of what was regarded
as authoritative information, however,
OF extensive additional movements Of
troops to Manchuria.
Chiang's Message Is Censored.
The censor instructed correspondents
not to send kilograms regarding the re-
port on the crisis which President
Chang Kai-Shek generally was known
to have made to g. gathering of Kuo-
mintang leaders at party headquarters
yesterday.
It was learned that the President in
formed these leaders the government
policy toward Russia would be carried
out In two stages, the taking over of
the Chinese Eastern Railway being the
first. He was then quoted as saying:
After the first stage We will go fur
ther. The imperialist powers are greatly
excited over our coup against the Rus
slams and are united against us for fear
that their interests may be involved. So
long as we Chinese are united our
selves we need not fear oppression from
the outside.
Unfortunately. we have a small
group known as the reorganization
clique. which Is seeking to create dis
Sension within our ranks. We must
eliminate such elements and continue
our program"