Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08
WARN|NG0F WAR
DANGERS, SOVIET
SUBMITS TERMS
Proposes Truce With Japan,
but Vows Readiness to
RepeI Attack.
LITVINOFF BARES new
CLASH NEAR SUITENH0
Toxic Claims Foe Repulsed in
Heavy Engagement at
Changkufeng.

BACKGROUND
Latest Russo-Jdpdnese dnin,osi.
ties fared into open hostility toeek
ago as result of Soviet attempt
July II to occupy strategic Chang.
kuteng Hill, near junction OF Ko-
redn, Manchukuoon and Siberian
borders. Fighting has continued
sporadicdlly all toeek. despite efforts
OF diplomats in MoscoU and Toxic
to arriue at peaceful settlement.
BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Aug. 8.-Soviet Russia
has warned Japan of more determined
military action to repel attack, advised
her to weigh carefully the dangers Of
q real war, and laid down the terms
upon which Russia is prepared to ac-
cept a truce in the Siberian frontier
incident
"The time has come to terminate
these endless Incidents" Foreign
Minister Maxim Litvinoff told the
japanese Ambassador, Mamoru Shige.
mitsu.
Litvinoff said a new border clash
had occurred near Suifenho, to add
to the seriousness of. the crisis pro-
voked by fighting since July 20 at
Changkfufeng Hill. near the Korean
border on the Observation-Disclosures
frontier. Suifenho Is $50 miles north
Of Changkufeng.
Indicating Moscow's impotence with
new diplomatic protests for each new
incident, Litvinof stated:
1T would be useless to limit ones
self to a new protest it (Russia)
is determined in similar cases in the
future to resort to more drastic meas.
ures, including the use Of artillery
and aviation"
Toxic Thesis Rejected.
The foreign minister rejected the
thesis that japanese military action
on July 20 to capture Changkufeng
Hill. claimed by each nation as its
territory, could be spoken of as .
frontier incident, which presupSoses
encounters between frontier guards"
Frontier guards usually have no
artillery, while in this case the first
Japanese offensive was undertaken
with assistance Of artillery" he said.
Apparently there was an attempt
to seize Soviet territory in peace time,
or even to draw Japan into war with
the U. S. S. r. Herein lies the whole
danger of this clash, to which the
Japanese government should pay most
serious attention"
Litvinoh outlined Russia's position
to Shigellltsu yesterday afternoon,
shortly after q Soviet army com.
munique announced Japanese had
oeen drivec from Siberian territory
about Changkufeng. "a Korean
army announcement admitted loss Of
some gro'inc at Changkufeng, but q
Toxic comm unique denied loss Of the
hill)
Soviet's Terms for Truce.
The Russian terms for q truce
were listed by Tass CONCEAL Russian
news agenty) as:
!. Hostil!ties would be discontin-
ued after both sides pledged not to
cross or FIRE over definite line, and
recalled their troops If they were
behind that line.
2. That line should be the frontier
fixed by the Russian treaty with China
Of June 26. 1886. Japan wants both
the treaty and other data possessed
by Japan to be used in determining
the line.>
8. After peace be restored. a FROM
tier bi-lateral commission Of two Rus.
sian representatives, one from Japan
and one from Manchukuo. would go
to the frontier and negotiate for re-
0emarkation on the basis Of the 1886
agreement.
1t was considered significant In
some quarters that it was an army
communi1re which announced Sun.
day that Japanese had been driven
from Siberian territory disputed In
Tokio).
Hitherto reports had come from the
news agency. Tass. or as government
Informative bulletins.
Charge New Offensive.
ncdOcO SGdu IcpOII Oh CIlc 1llSt
(Primorsk) army" the communique
said Jauanese started new offensive
on August S, one day after Japan
proposed q truce.
Advancing Japanese infantry men
were met by heavy fire from Soviet
artillery in a several hours battle.
japanese artillery was silenced, where
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