Show MASTERS MONGOLIA proclaimed DENT BUT IS UNDER THE protection OF RUSSIA turkestan Turk estan and mongolia will cally become russian protectorates Protect orates and may at any time be annexed by russia pekin mongolia which almost equals china proper in size was proclaimed independent on thursday simultaneously with the cutting off from china of the vast dependency of tur destan both will pass under russian influence and will practically become russian protectorates protect orates russia at any time will be able to annex them A grand khan will be named as monarch of 0 mongolia the construction of the trans railway for which russia has sought permission m on from china will now be a mat t er of time europe thereby coming nearer to peking by three or f four our days russian influence perilously asly will flank the japanese sphere in manchuria and a japanese alliance for the sake of preserving japanese interests sooner or later may be expected officers and officials it not the russian government proper have influenced fluen ced this action in mongolia |