RUSSIAN NOTE

Southland Times, Issue 20115, 28 February 1927, Page 7

RUSSIAN NOTE

Soviet Replv

“BRITISH NOTE INFRINGES DECENCY” PEACE-LOVING POLICY CLAIMED (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Rec. 11.5 p.m.) Moscow, February 27. The Soviet reply to the British Note, after tracing various phases of the relations between the two countries, alleges that the British Government’s communications to the Soviet consciously infringe the usual international forms and customs, and c.'en elementary decency. It says that the British Government avoids the settlement of mutual claims, and talks to the Soviet in a threatening tone. It co-eludes that the Soviet will continue to pursue its peaceloving policy, which excludes all aggressiveness toward other countries, and will sincerely welcome the British Government if it comes to meet it in that path.—A. and N.Z. SOVIET HOLDING INDIGNATION MEETINGS. (Rec. 11.5 p.m.) Riga, February 27. The Soviet is holding meetings through out Russia, Siberia, and Turkistan, especial ly of factory workers, protesting against the British Note, and endeavouring to sound a tone of national indignation, and passing resolutions insisting that a worthy reply be sent to Britain’s impudent and unfounded demands.—A. and N.Z. NO REPLY FROM RUSSIA. SOVIET LEFT GUESSING. ' London, February 25. No reply to the British Note to the Soviet is expected for some days, though official circles are of opinion the Russians were prepared to reply days ago as soon as the despatch of the British Note was hinted at in the Press. The real reason for anxiety in Soviet circles in London is the studied mildness of the Note, because the Russians know perfectly well that the Note is based on a mere fraction of the information possessed at Whitehall. Con sequently the Soviet is left guessing what use will be made of stronger grounds of complaints contained in the Foreign Office’s files. The British reply to Izvestia’s complaints of Mr Churchill’s, Lord Birkenhead’s and Sir W. Joynson-Hicks’s speeches is that every one was made as a reply to flagrant breaches of the Russian undertaking to cease anti-British propaganda.—A. and N.Z. RUSSIAN REPLY EXPECTED. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Moscow, February 26. The Government to-night will hand the British Charge d’Affaires a reply to the British Note.—A. and N.Z.