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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04
Gaithersburg News And
Social Items

meeting OF Montgomery Council No.
1928 to be held according to an an
nouncement in st. Martins Hall,
Gaithersburg, on Tuesday evening,
January 2, 8 O'Clock. The meeting
wil be in charge of John Jarboe,
Grand Knight.
The Friendly Class, Grace M. e.
Church South, Gaithersburg which
was organized here on December 5
in keeping with its name, remem-
bered every guest at the Methodist
Home for the Aged and Orphans
during the Christmas season with a
gift of homemade candy and card
of greeting. The class officers are:
Albert Clagett, Jr., president; David
Grogan, vice-president; and Daniel
Robertson, ecretary-treasurer Mrs.
Paul Thomas is the class teacher.
Three large baskets containing APP
proximately one hundred twenty-five
gifts of canned foods, etc., were
turned over to the Social Service
League for distribution last week, it
has been announced as a result of
the annual white gift service which
featured in connection with the Sum
day School program, Grace M. E..
Church, South, Gaithersburg on De-
cember "a. Eight families were
also remembered with Christmas bas-
kets by the Philathea Glass and six
by the G. r.. o. W. Class, during
the holiday season.
Miss Helen Hogan entertained at
luncheon and cards at her home here
ON Friday, December 20. Included
, among her guests were Misses Helen
Marie Fisher, Cecesia Fisher, Eliz-
, abeth Guide, all of Rockville; Ruth
Ramsdell, Nancy Diamond and Ellen
Ramsdell, all of Gaithersburg.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that the Subscriber, of Montgomery
County has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Montgomery Coun-
ty in Maryland, Letters of Admins
tration on the Personal Estate of
ELIZABETH j. WHITMER
late of Montgomery County, deceased
All persons resident and nonresident
having Claims against the said de-
ceased, are hereby warned to exhibit
and file, the same, in said Court,
with watchers thereof, on or before
the 9th day of June next: they may
otherwise by llaw be SECLUDED from
all benefit of said Estate. All per-
SONS indebted to said Estate are re-
,quested to make immediate payment.
Given under my haEd this 9th
day of December In the year of our
Lord, one Thousand nine hundred and
thirty fhMae.
CORA L. WHfTMER,
.211 Holly Ave-,
1872 Takonia Park, Md.
VIVIAN SIMPSON, Attorney
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04
Notice To Creditors-

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that the Subscriber, of Montgomery
County, has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Montgomery
County, in Maryland, Letters Tesla
Inentary on the Personal Estate of
ANNIE e. BYRNE
late Of Montgomery County, de-
ceased. All persons haring Claims
against the deceased, are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with
vouchers thereof, legally authenti-
Gated to the subscriber on or before
the 18th day of June next: they may
other by law be excluded from al
benefit of said Estate. An persons
indebted to said Estate are requested
to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 18th
day of December in the year Of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and thirty-three.
EDWARD L. BURDETTE,
MonroviA, Maryland.
ITO Executor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04
Notice To Creditors

INUt1CG ~ OICu1C0lE-
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that the Subscriber of Montgomery
County, has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Montgomery
County, in Maryland, Letters of Ad-
ministration c. T. A. on the Per-
sonal Estate of
FREDERICK TRANSOM
late of Montgomery County, deceased.
All persons having Claims against
the deceased are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with vouchers,
thereof, legally authenticated to the
subscriber on or before the 18th day
Of June next; they may otherwise
by law be excluded from all benefit
Of said Estate. All persons indebted
to said Estate are requested to make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 18th
day of December in the year Of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
thirty-three.
10. v. MORGAN,
1920 Moorland Lane, Edgemore,
Bethesda, Md
an Administrator {. t. q.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04

Order NiSi-
In the Matter of the Mortgage from
Francis Lyddane and Anne M
Lyddane, his wife, and Benjamin
Robinson, unmarried.
To
Hattie L. Ward, Assigned to Albert
NJ. Bouic for the Purpose of Fore
closure.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, AS
A COURT OF EQUITY.
Mo. 1913 Equity.
ORDERED, this 14th day of De-
cember A. d. 1888, by the CIRCUIT
Court for Montgomery County, as a
Court of Equity, that the Auditors
Report filed in the above entitled
cause, be ratified and confirmed, un-
less cause to the contrary thereof
be shown on or before the 18th day
of January next: Provided copy Of
this order be inserted in some news
paper published in said Montgomery
County, once in each of three sue
cessive weeks before the 18th day
of January 1884.
CLAYTON X. WATKINS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County.
True Copy-Test:
CLAYTON K WATKINS, Clerk.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04

Order Nisi-
In the Matter of the Deed of Trust
OF R. Clyde Cruit and Cynthia E
Cruit,
J.. Barrett Carter and George C..
Warner, Jr., Trustees.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, AS
A COURT OF EQUITY.
No. $685. Equity.
ORDERED, this 18th day of De
Gambler A. d. 1888, by the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County, as a
Court of Equity, the sale made by
j. Barrett Carter and George G.
Warner, Jr., Trustees in the above
entitled cause, to Bradley Hills Syn
dictate, Incorporated, and reported in
the above entitled cause, be ratified
and confirmed, unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown on or be-
fore the 18th day of January next:
Provided a copy of this order be in
serted in some newspaper published
in said Montgomery County, once in
each of three successive weeks be-
fore the said 18th day of January.
The Report states the amount Of
the sale to be 100000, subject to
first deed Of trust for 100000 and
all accrued interest and taxes.
CLAYTON X. WATKINS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for, Montgomery County.
True C0py-Test:
CLAYTON X. WATKINS, Clerk.
18A|
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04

Order Nisi-
In the Matter of the Deed of Trust
of the Edith Mae Cummings Cor
poration, a corporation of the State
of Maryland,
To
J. Barrett Carter and w. A.
Jameson, Trustees.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, AS
A COURT OF EQUITY.
No. 7002 Equity.
ORDERED, this Bird day of jan
uary A. d., 1884, by the Circuit
Court for Montgomery county, as a
Court of Equity, that the sale made
by J. Barrett Carter and w. A..
Jameson, Trustees under the above
named deed of trust, TO boulevard
Heights, Incorporated, and reported
nj the above entitled cause, be rati-
fed and confirmed, unless cause to
the contrary thereof be shown on or
before the 9th day of January
next: Provided copy of this order
be inserted in some newspaper pub
lished in said Montgomery County,
once in each of three successive weeks
before the said 9th day of January.
The Report states the amount of
the sale to be 100000, subject to
a first deed of trust for $2O8, 90
and all accrued interest and taxes.
CLAYTON X. WATKINS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County.
True Copy-Test:
CLAYTON X. WATKINS, Clerk.
1877
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04
BROOKEvILLE


Mrs. j. j. Hutton entertained a COM
pany of relatives and friends for de-
lightful dinner on Wednesday. Their
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Jones,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gilpin and son,
Josiah, Misses Ruth, Elizabeth and
Elgar Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Wood
field, Henry and Carolyn Woodfeld,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. 0. Harvey, Mrs. S.
N. Anderson, Miss Evie Jones, Mr..
w. P. Jones, Miss Imogene Porter,
Mr.. ]. R. Porter, Mrs. Earnest Wig
gins. After dinner the guests enjoyed
old fashion dancing and cards.
On Thursday, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Howard were hosts to a similar group
for dinner and cards. Prizes were won
by Miss Ruth Jones, Mr.. w. P. Jones,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Hutton. Other
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Jones, Mrs. Earnest Virgins of Wash
ington; Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Driver of
Bethesda; Mr.. j. c. Dorsey of Lay
louisville, Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Wood
field and children of Damascus; Miss
hnogene Porter, Mr.. ]. R. Porter
Mrs. ]. J. Hutton, ST., Mrs. S. N. An
derson, Miss EVE Jones; Mr.. and Mrs
J. w. Jones, Misses Elizabeth and Ell
gar Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. William Gil.
pin and son, Josiah, Mr., and Mrs. ]
O. Harvey.
Members of the family of Mrs
Margaret GLAND met at the home
place for a dinner and reunion OF
Sunday. Those present were Mrs
HIRAM Harvey, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Harvey and Virginia May, Mr.. ant
Mrs. j. 0. Harvey, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Harvey and Ann, Mr.. and Mrs. L: C
Burns and daughter Margaret, Mrs
David GLAND and Charles GLAND, MI
and Mrs. Frank Hawkins, GLAND am
Virginia Hawkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
els Hawkins, Grace Downey, Mrs. Viii
liam Parsley, Mr.. Carl Parsley, MI
and Mrs. John Harlowe. Miss Fanni
Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon GLAND
I Douglass, Craver, Carolyn and Rut1
GLAND, Mr. Millard GLAND.
| Mr.. and Mrs. EFgar Parsley enter
tanned at dinner on Monday, thei
! guests being Mrs. Annie K. Parsley
Mrs. David Craver, Mr.. and Mrs
George Jones, Miss Dorothy Jones
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Crarer an
daughfsr.
1 Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Benson, Mis-
Martha Benson, Mr.. MarloMe Bensu
and sons were dinner guests on Nor
day Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Benso
lat their new hume in Boyds-
Mr. William Hines motorgd to Flm
ida During the Christmas holiday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hackett g
Washington, Mr.. and Mrs. Wiltp
Boswell of Laytonsville, Miss Chris
tine Bryan, Mr.. Linwood Bestpitch @
i Coleswille were Sunday dinner guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hawkins.
Mr.. Francis Linton spent the Christ
mas holidays with friends In Connect
/. cut
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04

Mrs. Paul Thomas, class teacher,
entertained at her home on Tuesday
evening of last week in honor of
"The Friendly Glass" of Grace M. E.
Church South. Games, refreshments
and a social hour featured by way
of entertainment. Included among
the guests We're Messrs. Albert Clag-
EFT, Jr., David Grogan, Linwood Hell
Ter, Lowell Mullican, Wilson Clagett,
Cleveland Schwartz, Jr., Mudley Rob
ertson, Edmund Robertson, Misses
Harriet Perry, Laura Hershey, La
Rue Thomas, Julia Ward, Margaret
Walker, Annabel Schwartz, Gertrude
Wells, Virginia Thomas and Pauline
Thomas.
A review of the past years activ-
tiles with plans for the New Year
will feature the business session of
the Barber Briggs Post, No. 104
American Legion to be held in thk
Firemen's Hall, Gaithersburg, this
evening, Thursday, January at s
o'clock. Commander Orlando Young
of Germantown will preside.
Installation of the newly elected
officers with Past Grand Patron Hor.
ace c. Troth, Chevy Chase as the
installing officer and Mrs. Anna Con
don, Bethesda as grand marshal will
feature the next regular meeting Of
:. Pentalpha Chapter, No. 38, to be helt
in the Chapter Room, Masonic Hall
Gaithersburg on Friday evening, Jan
uary s, 8 o'clock.
: Mrs. Maud Waters of Dickersol
: who spent the Christmas holidays
. here with her daughter, Mrs. Mehrl
Jacobs left for Brooklyn, New Yorl
on Saturday for a New Years visi
with her son and daughter-in-law
: Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth Waters.
A series of evangelistic service
; began in the Epworth M. E. Church
C ithersburg on Sunday evening las
with Rev.. Gisriel OF Baltimore i
: charge and A. w. Bennett of tn
r same city as choir leader. Accord
!, ing to an announcement they will b
j. held each evening in the church aud
!, forum until January Ia, 7:3O o'clocl
Rev. ]. E. James is the pastor 9
the church.
S A New Years Dance to be spor
d sored by number of young peopl
: from Gaithersburg and Rockville hs
a been announced for Friday evening
January 5, 40 to 1" in st. Ma
: tins Hall, Gaithersburg. Abel !
Norris, Jr., who heads the commits
f on general plans will be assisted b
n Misses Maude Wilson, Eulalis Bolan,
: Olive Edmonds, Rose Albert, Eleanc
f Diamond, Mary Somervell, Mar
s Hershey, Edna Beall, and Norbert I
Norris. Proceeds for the benefit G
: st. Martins Parochial School.
Guests at the home of Mr.. an
Mrs. T. W. TroxeM during tn
holidays, included Mrs. Troxell
brother and sister-inlaw, Mr. an
Mrs. William Faber of Brooklyn
n, N. Y, and their son, Mr.. William
!. Troxell Of Franklin, Penna.
" A Greater Spiritual Life for tn
Knights of Columbus with j. Harr
t WEIGH, Chevy Chase, as guest speak
: err will feature at the next regula
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04
Stockholders Meeting

December 8, 1888
The Montgomery County National
Bank, Rockville, Md.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders for the election of Direc-
tors will be held in the banking house
of the Montgomery County National
Bank in Rockville, Nd, on Tuesday,
January 8, 1884, between the hours of
IL noon and 100 o'clock, P. M.
TIA J. Paul Burnett, Cashier
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04
Classified Ads

lsy JOBS WANTED-For Painters,
Carpenters, Paper Hangers, Plumb
ers, Electricians, Household Help,
Farm Laborers, Clerks, Sales and
Office. Rockville, Md. Tel. Rockville
62.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04
Mortgages Sale

By virtue of the power and author
ity contained in a mortgage from
Charles W.. Morningstar and Annie
NJ. Morningstar, his wife, Ito Eleanor
M. ,Rea, dated the 1st day Of October
in the year 1926, and recorded among
the land records of said County in
1iber Alb, folio 286, the undersigned
as attorney therein named fDr said
purpose, will on the
27fh day of January, in the
year 1884,
at the hour of zoo o'rlock P. M, in
front of the dwelling house @n the
land hereinafter described, offer for
sale, at public auction all The land
mentioned in said mortgage, to wit
One on acre, more or less, heated
in the village of Dawsonville, with a
large frontage on the pike, adjoining
the lands oof Oscar Stang, Byrd heirs
and Mrs. Wells. improvements con-
sist of dwelling house of about seven
rooms, cellar, and we'll of water con-
venient to the house, stable, black
smith shop and corn house under one
roof, and meat house. Electricity is
available, If desired.
TERMS OF SALE, as prescribed
by mortgage-All cash upon ratifica-
ton of sale by the Court. A de-
post of $3.50. will be required when
the property is knocked down. Com
veyancing and revenue stamps to be
paid by the purchaser. The mort
gage will loan a reasonable sum on,
the property upon Terms agreeable
to her.
ALBERT M. BOUIC,
1913 Attorney.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04
Romance Comes
Back

The famed critic, Walter
Prichard Eat m, sees evidence
of the return of romance
and he gives his reasons in
an entertaining article in the
Magazine of The Washington
Star for Sunday, January 7.
Order your copy of next
Sundays Star from your
newsdealer today.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04
Order NiSi-

Order NiSi-
In the Matter of the Mortgage from
Oscar T. Mulliean and Cora B.
Muliiean, his wife, Mortgagors
To
The Frederick Town Savings Instd-
tuition, a body corporate, Mort
gage.
M THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, AS
A COURT OF EQUITY.
No. 70O9 Equity.
ORDERED, this Both day of De-
cember A. D. 1898, by the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County, as a
Court Of Equity, that the sale made
by Jacob Rohrbaek, Trustee Named
in Mortgage to make sale to The
Town Savings Institution of
Maryland and reported i'm
the above entitled cause, be ratified
and confirmed, unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown on or be-
fore the 9th day of January next:
Provided a copy of this order be
in some newspaper published
in said Montgomery County, once in
each Of three successive weeks before
the said 9th day of January.
The Report states the amount of
the sale to be 100000.
. CLAYTON X. WATKINS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County.
True Copy Test:
CLAYTON X. WATKINS, Clerk.
1914
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04
NOTICE
THE GERMANTOWN BANK

Germantown, Md.
Dec. 22nd, 1888.
An election of Directors will be
held in the banking house of The
Germantown Bank, in Germantown,
Md, on Tuesday, January 10th, 1884,
between the hours of and 2 o'clock
P. M.
J. A. SLOWER,
1S5 Cashier.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04
PUBLIC NOTICE
Election of Directors
The First National Bank,
of Gaithersburg, Md.

December 9th 1888
An Election for Directors will be
held at the Banking House of the
First National Bank in Gaithersburg,
Maryland, Tuesday, January 9th 1884
at / P. M. ~4.s.
Frank B. Severance, Cashier.
172
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04
January, 1884

at the hour of HOO o'clock A. M,
at the Court House Door in Rock
vile, Maryland, offer for sale, at
public auction, all the land described
in said proceedings, to wit:
All those tracts, parts of tracts,
pieces or parcels of land, situate in
Montgomery County, Maryland, being
parts of a tract called Long Acre
containing in all 1886 acres, more OF
less. Part of said land being the
same land described in deed of
conveyance from William F. Duncan
and wife to Thomas E. Thrasher and
William L. Thrasher, dated the 26th
day of April, 1894 and recorded
among the Land Records of said
Montgomery County, in Liber j. A.
AZ, at folio 1877.
The property is located on tbs
right-hand side of the road leading
from Traxilah to Pennyields Lock or
the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal about
three hundred yards from the sale
Lock and is divided by the said Ca
nal. 1t adjoins the lands of Calvin
Lucas, Demarest Lloyd, the Chesa
peake & Ohio Canal Company anC
Hatton A. Waters, and is bounded
by the Potomac River 1t is inn
proved by "a four-room, frame dwell
ing house and small outhouse. a
stream called Muddy Branch" runs
Through the property. The property
is now in the possessien of ME-. ant
Mrs. Galveston Norris
TERMS OF SALE, as prescribed
by the .decree-All cash upon ratifi
cation of the sale by the Court. A
deposit of $500 Will be required wher
the property is knocked down Con
veyancing at cost of purchaser.
THOMAS M. ANDERSON,
Trustee,
LOG Rockville, Maryland
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04
Friday, the 10th day of
January, 1884


at 10 o'clock A. M.
all the land mentioned and described
in said deed of trust, to wit:
Part of Lot in Block 2 of sub
division now known as "Kenilworth'
as per plat recorded in Plat Book
Plat 7: Beginning for the same at
the s. E. Corner of said lot and
running thence northerly with the
east line of said lot 350.60 feet more
or less to N. E. corner of said lot
thence westerly with the north line
of said lot $500 feet; thence south
erly in a straight line about 300 feet
to a point in the south line of said
lot, $500 feet distant from the s. E.
corner of said lot; then southeasterly
with the said south line $500 feet
to the s. e. corner of said lot and
the place of beginning.
The improvements consist of a
seven room frame dwelling house
with hot water heat, electric lights
and water. This property Is located
at Kenilworth on the road between
Kensington and Chevy Chase Lake
and now occupied by Mrs. Alfred G.
Maddren. The land will be sold sub
ject to lien of 100000 and inter-
est, the exact amount of interest will
be announced on the day of sale.
THE TERMS OF SALE as re-
Iuired by deed of trust-All cash
upon ratification of the sale by Court,
If which deposit of $4,000 win be
required when the property is
Knocked down. Conveyancing and cost
4 revenue stamps to be paid by pur-
:haser.
RICHARD r. GREEN and
. ALBERT M. B0UIC,
III Trustees.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04
Trustees Sale

By virtue of the power and
authority contained in a deed OF
trust from Alfred G.. Maddren and
Milda G. Maddren, his wife, dated
the 18th day of July in the year nine
teen hundred and thirty -one, recorded
among the Land Records of Mont
gomery County in Liber 521 Folio
1872, the undersigned, as Trustees
therein named for said purpose, will
offer for sale at public auction in
front of the Courthouse, in Rock
vile. MARYLAND on
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04
Trustees Sale

By virtue of the power and au-
thority contained in a decree of the
Circuit Court for Montgomery Coun-
ty, dated the Goth day of December,
1888, passed in a cause therein pend
ing wherein William T. Threasher
and others are plaintiffs and Sam
uel L. Case is the defendant, the
same being No. 6975 Equity, the
undersigned, as Trustee, will on
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04
Notice 70 Creditors

1.76
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-04

CLAYTON K WATKINS, Clerk.
18a
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Netice To Creditors

169
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-02
Relations With Germany "Unrecognizable"

Nevertheless in the last year our
relations with Germany have become.
one may say, unrecognizabla. In Ger
many there have been speeches,
statements, actions, which not only
did not correspond to our previous
relations, but rather gave grounds
forthinking that these relations were
converted into their opposite. The
reasons for this are the following: In
the change Of governments in Ger
many which took place in 1892 there
came to power and then to the helm
of the government political per-
sonage who during our best relations
with Germany openly opposed these
relations, advocating repproachement
with the West for joint attack on
the Soviet Union.
HE formed political club from
hence this idea was preached, and
personally did no small and as
uous work to naterialize it. On
hing to power, he made an at
pt, unsuccessful it is true, TO carry
idea out formally. Then in Ger
ny a government turnover took
&c bFg&ging to power a new party
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-02
Japanese PrOvOcatiOns

maintain troops in Manchuria above a
definite minimum number.
eve avoided participation in inter-
national actions begun and under
taken then, firstly because we did not
believe in the sincerity and consist
ency Of the governments participating
in these actions, but mainly because
we did not seek, as we are not seek
ing now, armed conflict with Japan.
We sought to obtain only one thing
from Japan, namely observation of
our commercial interests on the Chi
nese Eastern Railway because we had
no other interests in Manchuria.
Despite all solemn promises and as
Surances the representatives Of Japan
in Manchuria, however, soon began
direct attack on these interests,
disrupting the work of the railway,
using provocational and violent &C
lions, and presenting unfounded and
arbitrary claims on the Soviet part of
the management.
"The whole world marvelIed at our
coolnesS ana patience, but we were
firmly resolved not to violate our
policy of peace, avoiding any hostile
actions, merely limiting ourselves to
protests which, however, had no eff
feet.
But the more calmly and patiently
we acted, the more insolently and
provocationally the Japanese author
tiles began to act in Manchuria. The
definite impression wa sformed that
they were deliberately provoking us to
stronger actions than protests. Not
desiring to yield to this provocation,
We offered to Japan on May 2, 1888
the purchase of the Chinese Eastern
Railway from us for Manchuria. The
entire Railway, track, rolling stock
station buildings, and other property
Of the line were constructed on the
money Of the people Of our Union
thus comprising their indefeasible
property. We wanted only one thing
namely, the return Of the present
value OF the railway to its real owners
Japan apparently accepted our
proposal to purchase the railway
! However, when we began concrete