The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-01-21
STIFF u, S, Note
Sent TO JAPAN
Considers Apologies for Killing OF
American Officer in VIadi-
lvoStok insufficient.
TOXIC EXPRESSES REGRET.
langdon's Assassination Brings Move
to Clear Siberian Situation-Ad-
miral GIeaves Says Inquiry Into
Shooting Is Not Concluded.

Washington. - Acting Secretary of
State Davis sent to the Toxic embassy
a protest against the shooting of Lieu
tenant W. H. Langdon, engineer off
Ger of the United States cruiser AL.
bany, who was shot by Japanese sen
try at Vadivostok.
The communication also makes rep
reservations.
The communication went forward
after Baron Kiiuro Sidehara. amhassa-
dor to the United States, had called at
the State Department and expressed
official regrets and after the State De-
partment had studied the latest Off
cial reports received from Admiral
Gleaves. commander in chief of the
Asiatlc fleet; Consul MacGowan, at
VladivostOk, and the embassy at Toxic.
The killing of Lieutenant Langdon
was the subject of conference he
tween Secretary of the Navy Daniels
and Acting Secretary of State Davis,
with a view to forwarding formal pro-
test to the Japanese government.
Secretary Daniels has ordered
complete report from Admiral Gleaves
and the State Department has instruct
ed its consul at vladivostok to make
further and detailed report
The Japanese embassy has received
a dispatch that tile government and
people of Japan were greatly concern
ed over the incident and that both the
minister of war and commandant at
Vladivostok had expressed their re-
greet
Similar attitude on the part of the
japanese government officials has been
reported by Admiral Gleaves and the
American consul at Vladivostok.
officials here point out that so far
there appears to he an irreconciliahle
difference In the official American and
japanese accounts of the shooting. In
brief, the Japanese sentry and the Jap
anese government are setting up the
plea of self-defense, while the Ameri-
can account clearly indicates an I'M
necessary killing.
is very much in earnest In this matter,
is standing up for Lieutenant Lang
don, not only as a citizen of the United
States, but as an officer of the navy
and he desires TO have all the queS-
tions involved sifted TO the limit.
1t is to be ascertained, in the first
place, what right japan has TO as
sumo the duties Of policing Vladlvostok
and undertaking TO stop wayfarers.
1t is understood here that when ia
pan took over Vladivostok she agreed
not to interfere with the local govern
ment. If she Is so interfering, the
killing of Lieutenant Langdon is ag-
gravated exceedingly from the inter-
national political standpoint.
The dispatch received by the Navy
Department from Admiral Gleaves
says:
"Strict instructions have been issued
by General OF that all commanders in
struct sentries not to halt Americans.
"All japanese officials of high rank
have been aboard They expressed sor.
row and regret and Estate that the
sentry who shot Langdon was very
ignorant. General Oh has sent large
wreath.
"Vice Admiral Kawahara has Sent
n telegram from Toxic as follows:
al am deeply shocked at the news
of Lieutenant Langdon's death by IN
looked for accident. Please accept my
sincere condolences, although no word
of mine can help. ! feel for this most
Iamenlable occurrence most deeply
SORROW
THE investigation has not yet been
finished"
Tokio.-It is believed here that the
killing of Lieutenant Langdon Of the
u. s. s. Albany nj Vladivostok on Jan
uary s will result in the bringing up
of diplomatic test questioning the
right of the Japanese government to
patroI the streets of VladivosiOk.