BOLSHEVISM.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 31 July 1922, Page 7

BOLSHEVISM.

CHITA AND JAPAN. I "WARNING FROM JAPANESE PRESS BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—OOP rBISHT I (Pouter "Service.) Received July 31, 9.5 a.m. *TOKIO, July 29. . Unexpected hitches are appearing in "the Chita-Japanese negotiations for the rrenewal of the conference with the object of concluding a commercial treaty. Chita, presumably encouraged from .Moscow, is refusing to consider some ••of the Japanese proposals regarding the scope of the conference. The Japanese press declares that Chita is submitting everything to the Moscow Government, whence instructions -come, and indicates that if Chita con-, tinues to show a procrastinating atti- '' tude, depending upon Moscow's sup-i -port, the Japanese will be obliged to . :resort to a free hand in protecting: -Japanese subjects in Siberia, adding that the result will be to the disad-1 vantage of Chita. j Reports from Vladiyostoek state that the community is living in fear of -revolution, the presence of Japanese --alone preventing the outbreak. General Diedrieh heads one faction, including -almost the whole of the White Army, while President Merkulov. supported 'by the navy and a few troops, heads "the other. The election is now proceeding, and there are indications that 'the Diedrieh faction will win. President Merkulov is holding a ship ready to leave. Thousands of Koreans are daily passing through Vladivostock to the hinterlands, where they are welcomed by the Russians. They report that the' Japanese troops ii\ Siberia are beconrno; •jgrowinjrly affected by Bolshevism, which is causing much uneasiness amour* the "higher command. A number of officers have been recalled recently, and it is "Tbeli-e'-ed in some nuarrers that the. -spread of commuirstio ideas is one of "the main reasons for Japan's decision "to withdraw her whole force from 'Siberia.