Evening star., 1936-03-30
NEW BORDER RAIDS
ALARM MONGOLIA
Demand to Halt Incursions
Ignored by Japanese
Manchukuo Troops.

Manchukuo Troops.
BACKGROUND
"A strong pledge OF assistance In
case OF attack has been giuen the
outer Mongolidn government by
SoUiet Russia. The pledge ,Dds
drdUn for protection OF sister
con,munistic state against con-
tinued border incurstons BY jap
anese and puppet state OF Man
choukuo. Outer Mongolia. torti-
fed by the assistance pledge has
let it be knoun IT is ready to fight
any time its borders are piolated.
BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, March 30.-A peremp-
tory Mongolian demand upon Man.
chukuo for a cessation Of Far Eastern
frontier raids, Soviet advices said to-
day, was followed by two new en-
counters. both arising from attacks
by Japanese Manchukuoan troops on
Mongol border posts.
Soviet dispatches said the atI1.s
were sprung simultaneously against
posts at Adik-Dollon and Bulun-
Dersu, the alleged invaders being
driven back into Manchukuo after
vigorous fighting in which the Japa-
nese- se-Manchukuoans lost number Of
killed and wounded.
The Outer Mongolian governments,
reinforced by conclusion Of its mutual
assistance pact with Soviet Russia,
dispatched a note to the Japanese
sponsored state Of Manchukuo be-
fore the latest incident was reported,
declaring its readiness to resist any
| invasion.
The note, calling for an end 10 the
frontier clashes, sought TO place the
responsibility for the incidents on
Manchukuo and the japanese mill
tary, Outer Mongolia. like Russia, re-
| fusing to concede that any doubt
about border lines could make incur
sions accidental.
Note Goes Unanswered
An absence of any further advices
from Urga. capital of the Outer
Mongolian peoples republic. indicated
that the note to Manchukuo had
thus far gone unanswered.
To the contrary, Soviet press re-
ports said, one Japanese -Manchu-
kuoan force, comprising seven truck
loads of troops and an automobile
bearing officers, launched an attack
yesterday on Adik-Dollon, 20 miles
south of the Mongolian border.
Another force, these advices said,
moved at the same time on Bulun-
DerSu, 80 miles northeast Of Adik-
Dollon and 5 miles within Mongohan
territory. This force was described as
filling two trucks.
The engagement persisted for some
time, Soviet dispatches said. but an
arrival of reinforcements enabled the
Mongolian border forces to repulse the
attack and push their assailants back
into Manchukuo.
Mongolia in Key Role.
Mongolia is now playing q key role
in the delicate Far Eastern situation,
since it is generally thought clashes
that could develop into major hos
tilities are more likely to occur within
its borders than in those separating
the Soviet Union from Manchukuo.
Joseph Stain, Soviet dictator. dis
PEELED any doubt about the Soviet
Unions position recently when he said
the government would feel compelled
to help the neighboring state of Outer
Mongolia in the event of aggression.
The full extent of the Soviet Unions
commitments, however, was learned
only two days ago. when it was an
nounced that the Mongolian Peoples
Assembly had approved mutual as
sistance pact between the two coun-
tries.
With the knowledge thus publicly
diffused that to make ware on Mon
golia is to make war on the Soviet
Union. Ulan Baton officials hastened
to bring pressure to bear on Man
chukuo.
Plan Mixed Commission.
Both the Mongolian and Soviet gov
ernments insist in the present situation
they are ready to cooperate to the
fullest extent in a peaceful settlement
of the border disputes but are not
ready to consider alterations OF the
border lines or even admit the posi-
bility of doubt as to the location OF
the lines.
Their plan for a solution Of the
trouble is an investigation by a mixed
commission to determine the cause OF
the clashes. Findings of the commits
sion would be used as basis for draft
ing measures to prevent recurrence OF
incidents.
Japan has taken the stand that
differences between Mongolia and
Manchoukuo should be settled by direct
negotiations between those countries.
The Soviet Union maintains that the
Japanese should assist in the settle
ment and also should consent to in
vestigations by the mixed commission
Of clashes along the entire Soviet
Manchoukuoan border.
The most the japanese have agreed
to is an investigation of the causes Of
disputes along the section Of the
Soviet t-Manchoukuoan border south Of
Lake Khanka and then only after
steps have been taken for re-demarca-
ton of that part Of the border. Soviet
statements have said.
The resumption of border fighting
has not disrupted negotiations between
Moscow and Toxic, but it is generally
conceded that serious obstacles have
arisen in the path Of the negotiations.