The New York herald., 1921-07-10

parts of the town all day on the 26th and
among others the Mayor Kosminsky, was
killed.
"On the 9th another force of the late
Gen. Kappells troops tried to land, but
were prevented by the republican sailors.
On the 23th the workmen employed in the
shipbuildipg yards rose and recaptured for
the republic the greater part of the town.
The Kappelites began to retreat, but then
there suddenly appeared on the scene
strong Japanese detachments which sur
rounded and dsarmed the workmen.
Lepenin, the commander of the republican
police, was arrested by the Japanese
"The Japanese official report, neverthe-
less, asserted that the revolution had been
accomplished without bloodshed and with
out Japanese Intervention.
"The town is guarded throughout by
Japanese, under whose protection the
Semenoff leaders suppressed all the repub-
lican newspapers and replaced them by
the old Kolchak organs. The vladivostok
population generally speaking, is hostile
to the revolution and to the new masters
of vladivostok. Many public meetings
have been held in Vladivostok, and at all
Of them every speaker emphasized the pro-
cynicism with which they handed over
power to their paid agents, Semenoff and
his associates. The occupation of the Gov
ernment bank by the revolutionists led to
a bloody conflict between the Semenovites
and the Kappellites, but this was liqui
dated by the Japanese who drove away
both parties and occupied the bank them
selves"
This was the contents of the message
have just received from Vladivostok. l
do not vouch for it in any way, but it is
the first detailed account have yet re-
ceived.
Other Revolutions Conducted
BY Japanese in Siberia
! might add that Nikosk Ussuriesk and
all the other parts of the Siberian coast of
the Pacific have experienced at the same
time revolutions conducted by the Japa.
nese on exactly the same lines as the
Vladivostok revolution. SO that the. whole
Pacific coast of Siberia is now practically
in Japanese hands, for the Russians, who
are nominally in control, are really in
Japanese pay l have been in Siberia in
an official capacity and know for fact
that Semenoff is a paid Japanese agent
There will be little sympathy in America
for the dispossessed Boshevks but l
would point out that they are very mild
Bolshevks and in many cases not Bolshe-
viks at all. Had the Japanese cleared out
of Siberia in 1920 when the Americans
and British went the Far Eastern Republic
would be no more Bolshevik to-day than
Esthonia or Latvia. II is the constant
Japanese pressure which makes it cling
to Moscow though even so IL is still very
much milder in its Socialism than Moscow,
and was never Communist or Terrorist
The excitement in Soviet circles in Mos
COW in connection with this Japanese on
saught is intense, and Chicherin in his
note to Lord Curzon says that France is
behind Japan. He also accuses the Japs
Of sezing all the fishery rights on the
Kamchatka coast, of sending the bands of
Semenovites to grab the whole Chinese
Eastern Railway, of helping Baron U-xr-
Sternberg to terrorize Mongolia, SO chat he
may get jumping off place from which
he can attack the Chita republic, and of
sending their agents into Central Asia In
order to stir up trouble in Afghanistan.
He asserts that reactionaries from Turkes-
tan have been received in Japan, where the
Japanese are helping them to draw up plans
for rising against the Soviet Chicherin
holds the Entente responsible for this ac-
tion which is, he says, inconsistent with
the Anglo Russian trade agreement. He
emphasizes the fact that all this activity
began Just after japan had signed with the
Far Eastern Republic an agreement by
which she undertook to withdraw her
troops from Siberia.