Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-01-03
PROTEST IS MADE
ON JAPANESE ACTS

| WASHINGTON, Dec. S1.-Protest
against the reported capture of
| Khabaravsk and activities of Jap
anese troops in Chita, was made to
Secretary Of State Hughes by repre-
sentatives Of the Far Eastern repub-
lie here tonight.
These representatives Of the Chita
government, in a letter to Hughes,
declared that "the Russian popula-
ton Of the Far East is being slaugh-
tered by bandits organized and incit-
ed by the Japanese military COM
mand.
The letter stated that reactionary
bands organized by the japanese
command in the Far East crossed the
neutral zone and captured Khaba-
ravsk, while japanese soldiers occu-
pied Tsitsikar, a railroad center on
the Chinese Eastern railroad, to es-
tablish base from which tie armed
bands Of Semenov and other reac-
tionary Russian leaders could op-
crate.
cat the time when the conference
on the limitation of ornaments, in
which the Japanese are participant
ing, is discussing the problems of
peace in the Far East, the Russian
population of the Far East is being
slaughtered by bandits organized and
melted by the Japanese military
command.
1.-THE special delegation of the Far
Eastern republic to the United States
emphatically protests against the ac
tons of the Japanese military com
mand on the territory of the Ear
Eastern republic. The delegation
states that this wanton bloodshed
is made possible only by the pres
ence Of the japanese trOo in the
Russian Far East"
on January %, midwest congressman
tonight announced a legislative pro
gram to aid the farmer which they
will attempt to push through con
gress before the spring adjournment
Senators and representatives from
agricultural sections are united for
the drive. They are, jubilant over
Mr.. Harding's action in calling a
farm conference, believing it puts
congress in position where it is
bound to pass any measure which
would help pull the American farm
er out of the rut.
Measures contemplated provide for:
Return of power over intrastate
railroad rates to the state railroad
commissions, designed to bring low
er freight rates.
Legislation of cooperative buying
and selling associations among farm
ers.
Longer terms and easier interest
rates for farmers under the farm
loan act.
The move to restore intrastate
rate-making authority to the states
probably VIII be the opening wedges
in the campaign to aid the farmers.
A bill calling for this has been in
troduced by Representative Sweet
Republican), Iowa, who said it
would be reported to the house early
in January. The bill has the sup
port, of Senator Cummins, joint au
thor of the present transportation
law, Sweet said.
more help from congress for the
farmer is just as necessary as a
bonus for the soldiers" Mr. Sweet
a spokesman for the farm bloc in The
house, said today. "The administra
ton intends to pass the bonus bill
for political reasons. 1t is time they
were dong something more for the
farmers, for the same reason if no
other. The farmers are just as truly
crippled veterans of the war as the
men who saw military service"
Statistics compiled by the congress
sional commission investigating farm
conditions, showing that the average
American farmer earned but $465
above his living, in 1920. will be one
of the chief arguments when farm
aid legislation comes up in congress
This sum earned by each farmer had
a purchasing power of only $219,
based on normal prices, the com
mission reported