RUSSIA-NOT JAPAN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 14 July 1925, Page 5

RUSSIA - NOT JAPAN

OUR REAL DANGER IN THE FAR EAST

SOVIET PROPAGANDA IN CHINA

AN AUSTRALIAN’S IMPRESSIONS

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright., ./*. Cable Association.)

BRISBANE. This Day

Captain Patrick, of the Patrick Steam Sl l i[j Company. has returned tioni a visit, to China. lie says that- the general opinion of Britons and Americans in Cifina is that conditions will not be settled till Russia has been dealt with. The real cause of the present- disturbances is the discontent and bitterness engineered by Soviet propaganda, although a contributory cause was tho opium traffic. Tho Chinese army and navy seemed disorganised and completely out of control <>l the Government. Our real danger in the Far Eastwas not Japan, but Russia. Everywhere throughout China could be seen Soviet posters depicting foreigners bolding rifles to unarmcl Chinese.

AMERICA’S ATTITUDE

WASHINGTON. July .12

The corner -stone of our policy regard hug China is scrupulous observance of obligations to the Chinese entered into by the Washington Conference and insistence that, the Government- of China take adequate measures for the protection of foreigners and fulfil her obligations under the treaties, said Air Coolidge, following lengthy conferences with Mr Kellog.

R U SSI A N AMAI UN ITT ON

PEKIN Julv 13

The Japanese semi-official agency at Canton says it is reliably stated that a Russian steamer with 1.500,000 rounds of cartridges, is on route to Canton from Vhuli vostoek, via Shanghai and Hankow.

ARRIVAL OF RUSSIAN, AEROPLANES

I’EKIN, Julv 13.

Three Soviet aeroplanes arrived and a fourth machine is expected. Iwo machines are reported to have been disabled. Mayo-tan waterworks issued a notification to the effect- that continued intimidation of employees will probably necessitate cutting off the water supply. A meeting of labour union delegates asked the chairman to order the striking water workers to resume. The chairman said this could not be done till the British had complied with the Chinese demands.

STRIKERS’ DK AlO NSTR ATI ON

DEMAND STRIKE PAY

(Reuter's Telegrams.)

PEKIN, Julv 13

A thousand strikers at Shanghai assembled outside the General Labour Union in Chinese territory and angrily demanded strike” nay, which they alleged was three' days overdue. The money was not forthcoming, and the crowd grew hostile to the union officials who. seeing themselves endangered called for the assistance of Chapei volunteers. The latter dispersed the crowd with diffieultv.

The crowd rushed the settlement, followed by the volunteers. • A Municipal policeman ordered tho latter to leave the -settlement. They obeyed. The po liceman was cheered by the strikers, who shouted! “We want work.”

Five hundred Fengtienites are now keeping order on flip settlement borders.