Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25

American observers are inclined to
view the flare-up In Manchuria as
part of the general course of events In
the Far East which the Western minds
find difficult to follow. The Chinese
Eastern Railway has a record as q
trouble maker that extends over many
years, and judgments In this country as
TO the cause Of the present quarrel
range from blame for either China or
Russia or both to frank admission that
nobody on this side Of the Pacific
knows. There Is, however, much SYM
pathy for the aspirations Of the Ma
tionalist government and Its efforts TO
free China from foreign interferences
THE instability of the two nations
involved" impresses the Newark Eve
ming News, and that paper observes:
China has not yet completed her revo-
luton. The organization Of Russia
under Soviet rule Is far from complete.
Public sentiment cannot mobilize In
either. country as 1t can In the West.
Experience In self rule Is still In Its
infancy. Mistakes leading to unfor-
tunate consequences may easily be
made. There are wise heads, however,
at Marking and Moscow"
THE Chinese want very much to try
to rid themselves of all foreign domino
ton, commercial and political, an am
bition with which free people must
sympathize," asserts the Los Angeles
Express, with the further analysis Of
the situation: THE Chinese do not
mean that either Russia or Japan shall
have Manchuria. 1t is no sudden de-
rie{nS1 M haI kA al lArA
Chang Tso-lin, departed to his ancestors
and his rebellion ended by his son
hosting the Nationalist nag over Muk-
den, than the Marking government be-
gan putting its anti-foreign policy into
practice. Early this year the Chinese
took over the schools of North Man
churia that are financed by the Rus
sian-owned Chinese Eastern Railway.
Then they took to themselves the rail-
ways feet Of Amur and Sungari River
steamers. and quickly followed with tax
ing over the railway system, thus lead
ing UP to the seizure Of the railway
itself and expulsion Of Soviet railwa 4
officials and employees"
ut is the purpose of the Chinese Ma
tionalist movement" agrees the Port
land Oregon journal, ito reclaim China
Tor the Chinese. It Is movement based
on just cause. The present situation
in Mancl1uria Is an outgrowth Of that
movement, plus irritation at certain
Soviet activities in China. If
Chinese do not want Russians In
China, or Russian capital, it is entirely
likely that solution of the problem can
Chinese want a different arrangement
from that which has existed, a diff
ferent arrangement probably can be
made" The Savannah News sees
China assuming she Is strong enough
ito fling Russia and all her Communicate
propaganda out once end for ALL"
Again the Chinese eastern Railway.
champion among trouble makers,
threatens the peace of the world" ex-
claims the Oakland Tribune. so
many are the issues involved, so deeply
imbedded the preiudices, that men in
neutral nations will have dificulty when
they seek to place the blame. Russia
has on her side the fact that she built
the rail line and negotiated q treaty
with China. China declares Russia
broke the treaty by spreading Com
n1unist propaganda, and uses this argu-
ment to justify the carrying out of the
announced intentions of the strongest
government 1t has had in years to take
over all foreign possessions in the
country. The railroad of many battles
seems destined to cause some more"
The threat of war;" says the Atlanta
Journal, brings into the light of cur
rent news one of the specially rich but
sparsely developed and little known
regions of the earth. Its mineral
wealth alone would make Manchuria
land of promise. . Such country
Is certain to be q theater Of rivalry
and contest as long a. its control Is
undetermined. The key to it Is
tent. for control Of which China and
Russia are contending."
Z "All the trouble has been caused by
the persistent breach Of faith Of the