Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-08
Japan in Sympathy
 With the Russians
ADMIRAL kATo ISSUES STATE.
 MENT AT vLADivosToK
IS TO MAINTAIN ORDER
Russian Council of National conmus- sories Declares Japan Has Started a Campaign Against the Soviet.

Moscow, Saturday, April 6-(By The Associated sPress) - Admiral Kato (Japanese minister of marine) has is sued a proclamation at Nladivostok dealing with the landing there on Fri day of entente allied forces. The Japanese minister says he feels great sympathy with Russia in the present situation, wishes a cessation of fratrI- eide and the fullest realization of the revolution, but was compelled to take steps to protect life and property of Japanese and allied subjects in view of
 the murder of a Japanese soldier and
 because there were no local organiza- tions at the Siberian port able to maintain law and order. The admiral adds that he has asked his government for further instructions.
 Unable to Arrest Murderers. President Soukhanoff of the Vladi- vostok council of soldiers and work
 mems deputies. reporting to the coun- | cil of national commlssaIies, states that in his opinion the killing of the | Japanese was political murder, as no | robbery was committed. Efforts to ap- prehend the criminals, he adds, have been unsuccessful.
 1 M Soukhanoff says the landing of Japanese troops was effected in the presence of the Japanese consul and Admiral Kato. It was made without the consent of the American, British and other consuls and no warning was | given to the local authorities. Later British forces were also landed. Protested to Consular Corps. | The council of soldiers and work
 mems deputies protested to the con-
 sular corps. The American and British
 consuls consented to receive the dele gation as representatives of the sol diers' and workmen's council. The | Japanese consul would deal with then
 only as private persons, and the French consul refused to see them a all
 President Soukhanoff repo1ts tha the Japanese section of the city is being patrolled by Japanese detach,
 ments composed of three to ten mer each. Tents are being erected at tn, end of the Chinese street and also il the churchyard of the Japanes'
 church. | Statement by Council.
 I The council of national commits. saries today issued a statement say ing:
 l Japan has started a campaigi l l,agaipst the Soviet republic" E .l 1t then points out that the landin;
 of troops at Vladivostok was effected il immediately after the murder of tn Japanese, without waiting for an in vestigation to be made, and says tn crime was part of a prearranged plar Continuing, the statement says: What is the program of action 0
 the other governments of the entent
 I America, England. France and Italy Ftp to the present moment their polio !. regarding the rapacious scheme 0 . Japan evidently has been one of hesi tation.
 'The American government appar
 ently was against the Japanese inva . sion, but now the situation cannot re main indefinite any longer. Englan , has followed Japan's example. Thi , must be put to the British govern , ment with all emphasis. A sinila
 course must be pursued toward tn
 diplomatic representatives of the Unit
 ed States and other entente powers } The statement says the action of tn f entente will play a great part in de r ternining the immediate internations policy of the Soviet government. E Orders have been given to all Si I berian councils of soldiers and work ' mems delegates to resist an armed in
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