Show I RUSSI RUSSIAN N R TO TOBE BE 7 CONSTRUCTED IN MONGOLIA Correspondence As Associated Press Presa P EKIN Jan 1 The Tho Tho Russian legation lega legation tion has affirmed to the Associated I Press correspondent here the truth or ot orthe orthe the tho reported Russian agreement with Mongolia as to tho construction ol of railways s 's in in that country hitherto un ver trl traversed tra ed by steel Tho The terms of ot tho the n agreement are interesting in interesting in ter sting to tho those thosa o wh who foresee among other constructions that of a l hue line across the tho Gobi desert connecting Kalgan Kaigan whore the Chinese railway reaches the great cret wall ot of lima China wIth ith tho the trans trans- Siberian route somewhere west of Lake Lale Baikal Such a junction would put Europe Eu ropo rope even en two da days nearer to Pekin which can now be reached from Paris Paris- in in normal times times times-in in le less leis s than thau thirteen da daO days a. a Amon Among Chinese officials who had not ceased to hope hopa that the suzerainty suze suze- which China continues to hold hard holdover holdover over o Mongolia olia would prevent tho negotiation negotiation ot of such an agreement without ratification by the Chinese go eminent o tho the knowledge that such Mich an agreement has been concluded causes cOll considerable annoyance The leading cadin Chinese o paper in Pekin says that AI it if if tho the agreement is a fa fact t it will of course e bo be submitted to tb the tripartite conference meaning meaning that of lon l Mongolia ol a Russia and antI China The Tho Russian le legation says sa tho the n agree agreement ee ment meat is a fact and that l by v y its ita terms term while the Russian R g government the permanent right of tho the Mon or on goliaD government to build railways within its ite own awn territory the Russian Hussian nn and Mongolian governments o shall consult con con- suit sult each cach other upon the tho matter eo so that tho lines will benefit both hoth countries As the poverty lovert of tho the nation of tent dwelling d Mongols precludes the tho pu possibility ssi u of ot their building their own oUn railways rail rail- ways was it is said taid the n agreement practically binds th the tho Mongolian government go to Russia in in matters matter Mongolia may build railways with mth Mongolian capital without consulting Russia But e But should the Mongolian government gO concede such uch rights to other countries the Mongolian government govern go ment meat for the sake sako of friendly relations with RUB Russia shou should discuss the tho project with the Russian government before the former makes the actual concession in order to ascertain whether the projected line 0 or lines would jeopardize Russian interests front from an In economical or strate strate- gi gir gie standpoint In case se the tho construction of the tho railways rail railways ways is is financed by tho the Russian Rusian government gov o the tho Mongolian l or by private ato persons the RU Russian government will render adequate help to tho the Mongolian government |