The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-25
JAP AN, RUSSIA
CLASHINC anew
over BORDERS
Outer Monaghan Leaders
Protest to Manchu
After Invasion
BY JOSEPH III. BAIRD
United Press staff Correspondent


MOSCOW, Dec. 25.-Border diff
flculties between outer Mongolia
and Manchukuo have resulted in a
warning that grave consequences"
MAY result from attacks by Man
chukuoan troops on Mongol forces,
official dispatches from Urga (Ulan
Bator) said today.
The warning was contained in a
note delivered by the outer Mon
golian government to the Manchu
capital in Hsinking. Moscow was
notified Of the note inasmuch as
outer Mongolia is an ally OF Soviet
Russia, which generally is credited
with controlling all its affairs. Man
chukuo is responsible to Japan,
which governs its defense ana
foreign policy. The Mongol note,
therefore, is equivalent to a Soviet
warning to Japan.
A reported invasion of Mongolia
by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS troops near
Bulun-Dersu is believed to have
prompted the warning. Both the
Japanese and Soviet capitals have
reported the clash in which several
members of the Mongol border
guard we're killed.
Independence Declared
Closely linked in the minds of
Moscow officials with the growing
tension on the outer Mongolia Dor
der is the situation in inner Mon
golia where, according to reports
emanating from Tokyo, Prince Teh
of Mongolia today proclaimed the
independence of an important Sec
ton paralleling the Great Wall of
China.
This spreading autonomy move
ment in which Teh asked other
overlords to join, was reported,
Tokyo dispatches said, by the Man
chukuo capital and thus evidently
carries the marks of japanese in
SEPARATION as has been the case with
all autonomous movements in north
China and the outlying regions to
date.
Again in the inner Mongolia case,
the plea of defense against Com
munism is being made by Japan.
According to the HSinking dis
patches, Japanese army colonel
commented that the autonomous
movement of Prince Teh was pre-
caution against further inroads of
Communism Comments of this
nature are greeted here with scarce
~ concealed amusement. Extension
of the Japanese sponsored auton-
on1y movement into inner Mongolia
is to be expected as the next move
from Japan, it is felt here, and
naturally would be supported by the
Kwantung army, Japan's military
body on the Asiatic mainland.
Report Growing Friction
The two Mongolias, naturally al
lied in geographical proximity, have
similar interests and any encroach-
ment on the one is reflected in
stantly by aroused concern in the
other. The outer Mongol note, in
addition, is based on oft-reported
frontier clashes that demonstrate
growing friction.
The note asserts that the point
of invasion so clearly is in Mon
golian territory that mot even the
Manchurian side can doubt it." For
this reason, the Monaghan govern
ment makes a most determined
protest"
Because of the wanton nature
of the attacks" the note continues,
the Monaghan government makes
the following demands:
/. Return of border guards kid
mapped by Manchukuo forces.
2. Investigation to determine the
guilty raiders and their punishment.
3. Payment by Manchukuo of the
value of property stolen or de-
stroyed.
Japanese Accused
4. Expression of formal regrets"
by the Manchukuo government.
S. Assurances by Manchukuo that
border raids will not be repeated.
The note fatty accused japanese
troops of participating in the raid.
Outer Mongolia'S minister OF war
and prime minister are in Moscow
now and the note undoubtedly was
sent at their orders after confer
ences with Soviet officials.
The Bulun-Dersy clash first was
reported in Soviet kilograms last
Thursday and followed an earlier
Soviet statement that Manchu-
japanese forces were planning Sin
cidents" on the frontier with DELHI
crate intent. Tokyo, however, de-
MED there had been any invasion
and said japanese war office re-
ports showed instead that Mongol
forces had invaded Manchukuo.