SOVIET INSTRUCTIONS

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 12 May 1927, Page 5

SOVIET INSTRUCTIONS

ON SEIZED DOCUMENTS.

TRANSLATION MADE

STIRRING UP STRIFE.

BY CABJ.E—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. SHANGHAI, May 10. The “North. China Daily News” publishes Translations of the doouments recently seized at the Soviet Embassy at Shanghai. They reveal a most intricate spy system on behalf of the Embassy, and the expenditure! of large sums of Russian: money for carrying out the supply of arms and ammunition to the Chinese revolutionaries, through Borodin, at the Soviet Agency. The following translation of a resolution passed at an extended plle-nary session of the Communist International at Moscow and cabled to the military attache at Peking Embassy, headed ‘‘Very confidential” is a sample of the seized documents: “At present you must keen the Chinese revolutionary movement exclusively national dn character. Use Hankow events and England’s position as proof of the Kuomintang’s success and the European Powers’ indubitable^weakness. “Secondly, organise anti-foreign disturbances throughout diang-Tso-Lin’s provinces. “Thirdly, if necessary, discredit Chamg-Tso-Lin, stigmatising him as the mercenary tool of international and Imperialistic capitalists. “Fourthly, you must take all mea-

sures to stir up the masses and provoke the foreign troops to intervention, i Do not shrink before any measures, even isuch as looting and mass massacres. “Lastly, while conducting the present anti-foreign movement, you must maintain antagonism between the Powers. It is especially important to isolate Japan as the country which, within the shortest time, will be able to dispatch, a large force of troops to China. Therefore vou must see that Japanese residents do not .suffer during the Tiots. 0 “Nevertheless, as regards antiforieign agitation. Japan’s erriuision ' would produce an unfavourable impression • therefore vou should conduct anti-forei agitation in the form of an anti-British movement.”

AMERICA’S ATTITUDE EX PLAINED.

. NEW YORK, May 11. The Washington of the “New York Times” says that Britain has not yet approached the United States in reference to negotiating a treaty with China to abrogate extraterritoriality Tights. The State Department said to-day that after the statement in the House of Commons that the British Government would gladly co-operate with the United States to that end, it explained America’s position was one of willingness to negotiate with any group fairly representative of all China, but extraterritoriality could not be abandoned until the protection of American nationals could be < guaranteed by China. "... It is not the expectation, in view ot the chaotic conditions in China, that any immediate treaty negotiations will be begun, but it is realised that with the issue being joined by the armies, of several governmental groups, conditions may be evolved enabling Veaty discussion.

EVACUATION OF JAPANESE

CONSULATE,

TOKIQ, May 11. Japan hia« peremptorily demanded the Chinese authorities at Nanking to immediately evacuate the soldiers occupying the Consulate at Nanking since the riots. The demand is not an ultimatum, but it is expected that the Chinese mil unhesitatingly comply.