Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-08
JAPANESE PATROL
IN VLAD|V0STOK
Council of National Commissarics
Says Japan Has Started Cam
paign Against Soviet.
WILL RESIST ARMED INVASION
Action of Entente Will Deter
mine Policy of Moscow
Government.
WILL RESIST ARMED INVASION
fBy Associated Press


! MOSCOW, Saturday. April C-Aj.
miral Kato. Japanese Minister OF Ma
/ rinc. has issued q proclamation a;
I Nladi"ostok dealing with tho landin.
! there Friday Of entente allied forces
! The Japanese minister says he feels
great sympathy with Russia in the
present situation. but was compelled
! TO take steps to protect life and prop
| eTty of japanese and allied subjects IN
vlcw OF tho murder OF a Japanese sol
! dicr and because there were no local
organizations able TO maintain law ami
order The admiral adds that he has
asked his government for further in
/ structions
/ President Soukhanon. OF the Nladi-
Nostok Council Of Soldiers and Worn-
mons Deputies. reporting TO the Coun
! ell of National Commissarics, statcs
! that In his opinion tho killing Of the
Japanese was political murder. as
! no robbery was committed. Efforts
to apprehcnd the criminals, he addc.
/ have been unsuccessful
| NJ. Soukhanoff says the landing Of
the japanese troops was effected in
the presence of the Japanese consul
ana Admiral kato. II was made with
out the consent of the American. Brit
ish and other consuls. and no warning
/ was given to the local authorities.
Later British forces also were landed
| COUNCIL OF DEPUTIES
PROTESTS TO CONSULAR CORPS
/ Tho Council Of Soldiers and Work
mems Deputies protested TO tho CON
sui2r corps. The American and Brit
/ ish consu!s consented to receive the
delegation rs representatives OF the
Soldiers and Workmcn's Council. The
Japanese consul would deal with them
only as private persons, and the
French consul refused to see them
at all.
President Soukhanoff reports that
the japanese section OF the city is
being patrollcd b. Japanese detach-
ments, composed of three TO ten men
each Tents are being erected at the
end OF the Chinese street and also in
the churchyard OF the japanese church.
church.
The Council OF National Commits
saries yesterday issued statement.
saying:
Japan has started campaign
against the Soviet republic" 1t then
i'''''N- SiN NhFtt bIlt OF tTOOI !
at NladiTostok was effected immedi-
ately after tho murder of the Japanese
without waiting for an investigation
to be made. and says the crime was
part OF prearrangcd plan. Continu-
ing, the statement says:
What is the program of action OF
the other governments OF the entente
America. England, France and Italy?
Up 10 tho present moment their policy
regarding The rapacious scheme OF
Japan evidently has been one Of hcsi-
tation.
The American government appar-
entity was against the japanese in
vasion. but now the situation cannot
remain indefinite any longer. England
has followed Japans example. This
must he put 10 the British govern
mcnt with all emphasis. A similar
course must be pursued toward tile
representatives OF the United States
and the other entente powers"
The statement says the action ot
the entente will play great part III
determining the immediate intcrni-
tional policy OF the Soviet govern
mcnt
Orders have been given 10 all Siber-
ian Councils OF Soldiers and Work
mems Delegates to resist an armed
invasion OF Russia