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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST tre, 1991.
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THE SIBERIAN REVOLT.
SOVIET CHARGER AGAINST
Entente. It sees in it, on the part of British Government, a hostile activity not in accordance with the Anglo- Russian Treaty. The Russian Goverti- ment protests in the most anargetia |- M. Tchiteherin, the Soviet Commissar fashion against these Bots directed
ALLIES,
for Foreign Affairs, has addressed an against Russia. either directly TO-DAY'S RECIPES
or
idente Note to the British, French, and through the medium_of_the_friendly Italian Foreign Offices," declaring that Republic of the Far East, and reserves the overthrow of the Bolshevist Govern- the right to draw from "it the obvious ment at Vladivostock was carried out conclusions. under the protection of the Japanese, aguiast whont a number of other charges, such as a desire to conquer Siberia, are made. This action is alleged to be a fresh attack on Soviet Russia.
LORD QRZON'S REPLY.
Under date June 9th, Lord Curzon caused the following reply to be sent to M. Krussi
The Soviet Note goes on to state that 1 am directed by Earl Curzon of the French are helping the Japanese Kedleston to return to you as unaccept- plans, and that all the Butente Powersable your communication of the th ahare responsibility, hostile activity inst. respecting récent events at Vladivo- on the part of Britain being alleged.
Lord Curzon has replied, returning the communication, stigmatizing the charges as entirely baseless, and declining to enter into correspondence on the matter. TCHITCHEEIN'S NOTE
text
stock. It is neither customary ner conducive to good relations that one Government should in this manner and without adducing any corroborative evi. drace address entirely baseless charges to another, and his Majesty's Govorn ment must, therefore, decline to entar of Mato ang correspondence with you on the
matter.
The following is the Tchiteherin's Note, which is dated June ist. 1 was handed to the British Foreign Office on June 4th by M. Krassin
THE YUNNAN-ANNAM" RAILWAY.
FAILURE OF AN ATTEMPTED BOYCOTT.
The struggle of the toiling masses of Russia for penes and for the right of self-determination has been subjected to a fresh trial. After gigantic efforts and miracles of heroism, after having vuli- antly repulsed the united attacks of the internal counter-revolution and "of "the majority of the foreign Powers, ther have won the right to govern themselves
Mr. J. D. de la Touche, Commissioner by their own Soviets of worksen al of Customs at Mengtsz, "in his annual peasants. They hopes that henceforward they would be, able to “llevnte themselves! freely to the internal reconstruction of Russia, whilst co-operating with other Countries "in their mutual interests in order to thin the economic dims which lay before them.
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Unfortunately, their hope has been shattered by a fresh attempt at inter- vention from outside, and a frest: cunt bined attack of the Russian counter-re volution and foreign Governments. Under theprotection of Japanese bayonets the White Guards of Vladivostock, who are qaly a handful, suddenly seized power in that towa, and a simba map has | been carried out at Nikulsk, Oussobrijak, and in viner localitjes in the Japanese necupation. The extremio coqater-volu. tion has thus been re-installed by the Japanese military power in the district under their occupation,
report writes:--
The centre of trade in the Meogtaz district is undoubtedly Yunbanfu, and the most casual observer when visiting that city cannot but be struck by the evidences of commercial activity that appear on all sides. Were Yunusafu definitely opened to foreign trade, on s free basis with fall liberty to all traders, themselves and develop, their foreign and native alike, to establish without sug fear of interference from
commerce
rates and greedy inland officials, there is little doubt that, that city would be- centre for all South China. One of the cune on a large scale the distributing chief obstacles to progress which would ing of Yunnanfu is the levy of transit probably be done away with by the open- dues by the Tonkin Government on all goods carried into Yunaan by the Yun- nan-Annam Railway. This system of taxing the Yuodin trade entails not only the payment of dues in addition to those. levied by the Chinese Maritime Customs but also the upkeep of transport agen cics at Haiphong and a grievous loss of time, with the result that the cost of
The masses of Russian workers and peasants of the Far East have done all in their power to secure an acceptable peace with Japan. They have formed a separate democratic Republic in order to render this peace possible, and with foreign goods in Yunnan is quite 40 this object the Independent Republic offer cent. greater than that of the same the Far East signed an agreement with goods in North or Central China, Japan, who was prepared on this "cute
Annam Yuanna Railway Com- dition to withdraw her troops, from pany's rates suddenly jumped in Septem these areas or (c) to restore their from an absurdly low rate to one liberty to the Russian masses of the Fat
East.
The
based
which, if not perhaps excessive if com pared with those prevailing in Europe, in the name of these latter the Govern.must nevertheless have upset calculations ment of their Republic has made inde of these railway rates caused consider on previdits low rates. The raising fatigable efforts to secure a complete able commotion in the autumn. A hoy. agreement with Japan, so that it might ott was declared. and violent anti- live with her in peace and in good French circulars and pamphlets were neighbourly zulations; but the Japanese circulated in order to excite the merchant Government replies to its efforts after population against not only the railway pener with a fresh violent attack on its company but also, apparently, the Freach internal liberty and its external iade in general. The boycott, however, failed; pendence. The worst enemies of the it was kept up at Yunnanfu for some 12 Russian masses, the extreme reactiona days in October; but neither at Mengisz Fries whose avowed aim is to conquer nor at Hokow was much notice taken, Siberia with the aid of Japanese bayonets At fcctings of the merchants at Yun and there to become the lieutenants of nanfu it had been arranged that a road the Japanese conquerors, have been raised suitable for motor-cars should be built to power by violence in those places from Mengtsz" to Poyal to connect with where the domination of the Japanese Fosch in Kwangsi, whence there is easy armies extends.
communication with Nanning, ou the But this first step towards an attempt for a railway to a point on the South
West
River. There were also projects at the conquest of Siberia is not an China coast. Subscriptions were invited Isolated instance. The Japanese Govern for the building of the road, and, later. ment has distributed to the capitalists
..
of its own country fishing rights in the on in the year, a special bureau for the waters of Kamtchatka, which hitherto nasty to low of 80063 to and from Yun-
transportation belonged to the Russian co-operatives and Governor of Yuncan.
was consituted by the to others of our citizens. Japan is prised the following:
The bureau com. introducing her control, she is seizing (cousin of the Military Governor), Miu Tang Chi-yu the daes imposed on the fishing areas of Chia-shou, Commissioner of Finance. Kamtchatka; this is an arbitrary seizure, Hau Shib-chen, Commissioner and a pillage of the wealth of Russia, Foreign Affairs, and three others. Want for which the Russian Government regards of funds, and probably also lack of ex-3 as a violation of the elementary rights port knowledge caused these scheme to of the Russian masses.
fall through, and the Yunnan-Annam Hailway Company's line is likely to re main the sole means of trading commun ication with the outer world for years to come.
At the same time it is with the aid of the Japanese, military power that the renatus of the counter-revolutionary bands of Semenoff and Kappel are main taining themselves on the borders of
The explanation of the very consider- China and are occupying the Chinese able increase in the railway rate is that Eastern Railway; and it is with the freight and passenger rates are calculated assistance of Japanese auxiliaries that in fraus. During the war the dollar, the bands of Ungern are terrorizing Franes 250, rose to Francs 18, so that which had formerly exchanged for Mongolia, and are there preparing their attacks against the Russian Republic freights paid in silver became ridicul The Agents of Japanese Imperialism are railway official rate of the dollar
ously cheap. In September 1920 the penetrating even into Centraf Asia, fixed at Franes 3. where they are trying to propagate passage from Haiphong to Mengta
Thus frst class. their sedition, and the emissaries of the which in June 100 cost only Tonkin 88, counter-revolutionary elements of Tur, now comes, to oakin 830.00. Freight kestan are hastening to Japan to elabo-charges are in proportion.... rate their plans together.
The Russian Republic time after time
has reiterated its peace proposals to the
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Japanese Government, but, in spite of There was a time when Downing-street all its efforts after peace, the Japanese controlled the Empire; to-day the Empire Government is at the present time the is in charge of Downing-street.—Mr. instigator of a fresh campaign of inter- Lloyd George.
vention against the power of the workers
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