THE COMMUNISTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 12 April 1928, Page 5

THE COMMUNISTS

ACTIVITIES IN JAPAN

ASSISTANCE FROM MOSCOW

GOVERNMENT TO PROTEST

United Press Association By 1 learn Telegraph- ( opyl ight 1 piled Service.

LOKIO. 11th Mu'l Win le the Foreign "thee r.-tleiale that the publication oi detail-, ot the Communist laid did te-t strain l.’usso d.ipiiliese I'llalioiis. tlleie Is mi teasing evidence that the position of the Pits spin Embassy at Tokio will he unpleasant. It is icliahiv staled that it lias been learned that the special lonmnssioii lor China ui Mo-row passed a n solution lor the formation of Communist Unity | I,,l,Cites at Ix'olie and Yokohama, me! assigned a certa-n \ a-'-dtell ;■ • lie sel.l (~ Tokio a- it"- nominal assistant ot tiny,i \ jet rotnmei'iaal attache, lint with the real purpose ui acting as Communist or ganiser. I; lias not Lien I-allied whether Viissiliel't has arrived, ami there have been no reports of any Russians arrested in connect ion witli tin* raids. it is 11 t'sideieil significant. however, that the police are detaining the .lapatu-se assisant of M.A.S.S. wliii h is thf official Russian news agency, and lias always In im operated at Tokio .as a \il l mil de pa rl liii-nt ot the l-.iu I sissy

1 n Ihe meant ime. t lie • !ov nrnnieiit spokesman indicated that ii will exert pressure on two Fantiers l.ahiiui- ’l’atly members of the I >i. t . f • volimtai il.v re sign their scats, lmt the Unity is now bring reorganised. Ihe leaders slate

l hat. the meiiitiers cannot he torced In re sign their seats. It is indicated, however. that the (tiivi-nmienl may lie able to force the unsealing. Cabinet, secretaries consulted the Premier regarding proletarian members' status. It is said that the course of action will he finally decided at a Sciyttkai Party meeting to night. It. is also reported that the Cabinet ntjiv protest to Moscow against alleged Russian siinpotl ot .lapniH-sf ( oininuti ists. asserting that it is a violation ot the Yoshtzawn Kara!;ban Agreement. Australian Press Association TOKIO. 11th April. Premier Tarakn. tippealing in a nationwide wainine' against tin* dangers of Radicalism, explained the reasons lor ("losing extremist, organisations on Lath March.