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COL WARD AND POLAND: SPIRITED DERENCE OF THE

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER

JAPANESE QUESTION IN CALIFORNIA

THE FEAR OF JAPAN.

IN BOLSHEVIST WAR ZONE. SOVIET COMMISSAR INTENT ON AMERICAN ALLEGATION OF FORTI VG HIS STEAK AND ONIONS.

IN TURTLE ISLAND,

Mr. Cyril Brown, the New York World

NEW YORK, September 7th. the resumed amunt co-in a penah number of the Chun Apron Staff Correspondent, writes from Kolmor Mr. Schall, a member of the House ference of the Nations Federation of or Central Review, the California question | under date August 15th An among ad- Representatives declared: ymberday

·STRAIGHT LINE 40%

LABOUR

JAPANESE WRITER'S VIEWS

According to Mr. Ryutaro Nagai, writing

The key to the solution of this question. therefore, lics nowhers bat in clearing the American mind of the many misunderstand ing under which it is labouring about Japan and thir Japanoo people. What Mr Nagai fear more than this anti Japanese question is the probability of a clash of Japanese and American Interests in China,

..

Mr. Ben Tillett, M.P., moved, for the Mr Nagai saya;The anti-Japanes caris who might fall into their hands ment of State does not take immediate -

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WHEN THE CLASH WITH U.S. COMIS.

HE WENT OVER."

General Workers at Oxford was a debate is owe which cannot be solved by either war venture carried a lot man on romp Japan had openly and flagrantly vi on the Russian-Polish crisis, in when for arbitration, since the whole question is around the Bolshevies lines to this fea-bit the Monro doctrine by establishing Colonel Jodn Ward defended the inked on abjective facts and not objectiveten, God-forsaken town in Bolshevized fortified base on Turtle Island, off Magra and intentions of the Prime Minister and

Poland. The German authorities urgently lene Bay, in Lower Califórnia. During the advanced arguments in justification of the

advised, and warned me not to cross the latter part of the Taft administration, ha "actions af Poland, while Mr. James

frontier, as the Bokheviks were shooting all says, Japan obtained a fishing concession Grady,

who acted for the

Allied tourists on sight. In fact, specific of developing a fishing station Japan in Turtle Tiland, from Mexico, but instead Government in negotiating with Litvino

reports current in official quarters of East developed a powerful coaling and naval for the exchange of prisoners gave the

Prams were to the effect that Bolshevist ba I obtained the evidence from an in Fanference what he described as apiece

troops had orders to shoot, hang and other festroyer of patrol duty, which compelled Auentis) friend who met Japanese of secret diplomacy throwing me light

wise kill nay French, English and Ameri-im to qu bick." on events preceding, the Polish offensive"

Mr. Schall asserted that if the Depart Dock, Wharf, Riverside, and General question is not so pressing and full of so

British authorities in the plebemine area luation he will put the whole matter before Workers Union, a resolution on Poland serious consequences as the question of he had the same advice, and said in the following term

* It is the House Committee on Foreign Assirs, ya This conference records its

coming struggle in China of Japan and suicide, sir, to cross the frontier, and, more the Hearst papers, which call in astonish This absurd story is reported only by phatic protest against the expert of arms to Pomerien: If the Japanese were placed in over, it is forbidden" The British authori-ing. Thinking people par little attention land and other border States, which the same position as the result of this ties sued strict orders to let no citizens of to such things but fears are expressed tha ables the Junkers of those countries to re the peoples at war la the interest of ruggle as the Japanese in California, it the Allied and Associated Powers over the pinpricks to both people are causing their Baandal paymasters It pongratu-i would spell the complete annihilation" of

friction which will lead to real trouble. lates London members in refusing to have Japan as a nation

border for this reason. The German authoriIt is mentioned that some influential their Tibour prostituted for this purpose;

ties had likewise stringently closed the bor. Japanese papers are playing a. Hearst róla and calls upon the whole of the moyensNÍ

in Japan. The Journal of Commerce uttera to prevent their labour being used to për-

der, panding developments. There is much ground for thinking that

warning that there is direct danger in petuate the wicked ventures. It further taking the occasion of this clash America

There is much nervous tension out here the present underhand irritating hostility demands the abolition of secret diplomey. on the ground that it will be imposible will proceed to drive the Japanese from on both sides of the East Prusian frontier, certain individuals both in Japan and the United States, and that it is n to maintain the peace of the world while California. In a work entitled "American In thet, the frontier feeling is best describ-true and unnecessary, as well as unforty- differences of the people are dealt with Foreign Policy" the anonymous authored as wavering and in a state of unstable nate, and cannot be laid aside too soory behind clored doors and decisions bining says is out of the question that a equilibrium. Nobody knows whether East for the real good of both peoples. peoples arrived without their know country like America with ita, vast Tources

It further says that there no doubt ledge and consent.

should be called upon ta limit its activities Prussia will try to follow suit and turn red that during the Russo-Japanese war there Mr. Tillett said it was not for them to to the American continent.

It is is the The border towns are certainly infected was in America a live and intelligent sym concentrate their venom on Mr. Winston

pathy with the Japanese." but fifteen years. Churchill, who appeared to be the little course of nature that America should have Jack Horner of the Cabinet. They araice in the politics of the world. Too With neither the German nor Entente later, we find a decided change in the atti must tell their pastors, and minsters that much emphasis cannot be placed on the authorities permitting anyone to cross the tude of many citizens which gives a Payout-

border into Bolshevist, Poland, and with able opportunity to rabid demagognen. war musicense. Everybody ya, aying necessity of America controlling the neutrall the prospects of a free funeral, according¦individuals who both by word of mouth and we wanted production, bat none of the market of the Far East Japan' to advanos dope, the World man went in print arouse hostile feelings against our statesmen told them the real fact that aggrandisement is a matter of which Ame over the top at noon with another friend and ally in the Far East. The production as impossible while Eurige ricans would do well to beware. Truly American correspondent and Editor Bauer change in sentiment among the less think- remained in its present state of chaos and America, faithful to the spirit indicated of the Johannesburg Gazelle, who talked ing or poorly informed of our own people stagnation and in the turmoil and swirl the above quotation, has been ceaseless in Polish and, therefore, toddled song as an is due to sewral specific saurs Among of blondy murder und Qatrage The world pushing her policy of expansion in Asia. had had enough of war and revolutbn. The intention of the American Goyerament interpreter. We crued from Germany into these causes the paper mentions German. (Cheers.) He would say nothing against was to unite with Chim, a country, be a Balsheist Poland behind the German fron-propaganda, commercial rivalry in the Lenin and Trosky, although he had his understood, having the same form of tier hamlet of Blattowen following on the Far East, and the immigration question own feelings in regard to them. There Government as America, in accomplishing footsteps of smugglers by crossing the bour in California. It says competition cia be wore quough, criminals in Behind, mn the task of driving the Japanese dary river Wincents or a ticklish 3-inch friendly if there is fair dealing This is rike the rafinuser and Hindenburg, who influence out. of China. #nd there

beam. Courteous German officials showed Specially true "regarding commereist were responsible for the lane war, with are already indications that in this the forbidden crowing. therefore the rivalry betwren Fapan and the United all its atrocities and outrages, o give her ask America has more or less succeed. As soon as we were safely across the river enough and the markets of the Far East

mystery continued to deepen..

..) State, The North Pacific is broad occupation for twelve months in banging ed, for the anti-Japanese sentiment worked or shooting them. (Cicers.) They had up in China strom which Japan has been on Polish soil, wo skirted the river bank are extensive enough to keep both pooples had though of sucrifices, and the time had

back of the main highway. The German busy to the full extent of their power come for the industrial classes of this coun-

border police, who showed the correspondent "Surely it is time that the respective try to give a lead to those of other

on we walked over was the first international operate as well as compete upon lines of the forbidden crossing, said the beam where peoples should nnderstand this and com nations. (Cheers.) Labour" must fight even America, and her financiers, and some

This is politeially significant, as moster is more serious It will de no good for our strand connecting Germany with Russia. friendly rivalry. The California question of our own financier, who were promoting ware and revolutions." (Cheers).

mans are pipe dreaming of a Rosso-German Gayetanient to continue the policy of over gal people or of taking refuge behind the old But the regulations bridge on the main discarded theory of State rights or State highway connecting East Prussia with sovereignty. Under our treaty with Japan so-Poland was blown up years Ago, wo are pledged to grant Japan fair deal ever to be repaired. Humorous incidents ing under the most favoured nation clauze... occurred as we stood on the Polish bank of We should either abroggle the treats the Wincenta River, waving good-bye to our enforce 1:" unpaid motor-car on the German side. The The Journal uggests proportional immig German chief customs Inspector, a reddish, ration (probably the Gulick wheme) as a bushy-whiskered person, known locally as proper solution. Japan Chroniric.

the customs uncle, came dashing up on bicycle. Although I was already over the frontier, the customs official, with typica]

4.000-YEAR-OLD SKELETONS. Teuton efficiency, shouted across the river asking if I had anything dutiable, and

TATE THE FUNNY STUFF ENDED. when I answered "No" he took my word citor disensered, while excavating near the Mr. Wyman Abbott, a Peterborough soli.

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suffering may be traced to the directing band of America. It is part of America's programme by taking advantage of Japan's see Kores restored to its independence, and mistaken foreign and colonial policies Siberia freed from Japanese influence,

ANAKARJAPAN IS ALMOST ISË LATED"""

Colonel John Ward Public Works Already

Operatives Umton said he must utter a placed in pan is on the verge of being plliancé against France; and the Versailles looking the prejudices of the California

treaty,

A position of isolation. Suppose word injustification of Poland. No, that war broke out between Japan and nation had been so terribly crushed and Americs on these issues, could it be expect destroyed. There was not the slightest ed that notwithstanding the Anglo Japanese doubt Russia was determined to sedert aliance Canada and Australia would make her away in some form or another over a mentral attitude, razecially in view of the thom people who had secured their libelly fars that the Canadians and Australians It was stupid for the workers in this have the same mode of thinking as the Ame country to blind their eyes to the fact la ricans. As for China, she would not mly efforts were made to organise a formidable pe for American victory, but also undoubt attack on this new State before it had edly make common cause with America, hardly got in the saddie. To a certain The Bolsheviks in Siberia, who have much extent he excused the Polish people fur reason for hating us for the pressure which having taken "the buil by the horns, and has been sxercised by the Japanese mili. attempted, by ültacking firm, to remove turists, would utilize the war to indulge in the danger, a wondered whether, in the butcheries such as were committed recently event of the rolish people having allowed bat on a far larger scale. There are also the Red Arisics to sweep over their coun- Koreans and the aborigines of Formosa, who The funny stuff ended right here. I was city, what is probably a family or tribal try and destroy their state, the Labar would rise for the reserstion of their lost heading into an unknown Bolshevist danger burial ground of 2,300 B.C movement in this country would" "have

The skuleons are thought to be those of raised a single finger in defence of them rights. The imagination of patriotic zone. Just scross the river was the Posh He was disgusted to bear the remarkable Japanese could not endure such a situation hamlet of Wincents. We had expected to invaders of the early bronze age who were denunciations of Polish people now that for their country, a situation more hopelem have to walk a couple of hours to the first seeking for copper

It is announced that the Canadiaà Air they had beca:cönstituted a nation again, than that in which Germany was thrown in big Bokheyist town, bat the Polish speaking Beard will entablistshortly a trans-con- good in them, and was hoping and wishing is the position which will surely be brought the Polish, driver the large sum of fifty tween Halifax and y ancouver and carry- British Labour could apparently find so the closings days of the world war, but sich stones, or promising to pay tinental air route by means of express two-home manure wagon, promising to pay aeroplanes offering a 50 hours sörvice be- that they might be destroyed by their about if something is not done in German marks for the playing passagers mails and light cargoes, enemies. (Criol *** Nunsenso (?)⠀⠀ und avoid it. But what is that something? uproar) ya

When a writep asid in the coume of ad Reclining on bundles af straw, we started Control stations ill be established as 10- definites visrs, and saw the Prime Minis back that Japan's persistence in her mili vized Poland. There were so Bolsheviks, the principal cities along the route. ** He returned from Russia with certain article published in den some 19 months the dangerous dash of penetrating Bolahe tervals of 90 miles with air postal all-of tor several times. "Allow me to tell you,taristio policy will plats her in the same military or civilian, in Wincents; nothing said Colonel Ward," that a year ago, and position is Germany before the war, he was but poor Polish peasants, which puzzled long before this agitation or the Council expressing the attitude which the average the correspondent, until he later learned of Action was beard of, the Prime Misis. American holds toward Japan's inter that the Bolsheviks had decreed ten kilo'de beyond the German border nobody It is a strange world on the Bolshevist ter fought down every attempt in his national policy If it is the real wish of meter neutral zone alone the East Prus knows these two expensive locomotives are, Cabinet to Yovive militarism, and any fur the Japanese to avoid the position of iso-border and were respecting for Prothero and nobody seems to care. Thereafter ther interference in Russian affairs or with Intion in international politics which is pagando purposes, the idea being not to

toon when was utterly opposed to war or hom she must co-operate in presenting a to any further use of military power or

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the Soviet system. I confess I tried to pre- threatening her, while putting an effective get the Germans fidgety and defensively the only things secu in Bolshevist Poland sunde in one case to take the opposite view, check on the Imperialism of the Americans, scrappy at this time about Bokkevism, be for miles as he red-petticoated Polish I tell you that frankly, and am prepared there is no way to do so except by abandon. cause of its close proximity to the border maiden, frugally saving the price of silk to receive your condemnation. Do pating her militarism in favour of humane. Nevertheless though there was not stockings by going bare-legged while he belittle a man merely because he is your polier aiming at the creation of condence single Bolshevik in sight, it felt like being heaped what looked like grass between the political opponent "The Prime Minister

her goodwill among the people with in another world s soon so I had crossed brushwood and ragwood. This lolitary from Germany to Poland. Though there reaper was the only human being I saw for was no immediate physical change, I had any miles, until we came to Keino, s an uncanny feeling as if something was typical sms-time Busso-Polish town with wrong I nearly turned back toward 99.44 per coli. Jews. Ma

NUMEROUS ETNICIES OF CHRIST. Berlin

Some light is shed or this uccaany feel. We saw numerous effigies of Christ on ing by Winconta's leading citizen, who was rough iron crosses under illyer bitches, con driving our manure cart. He midestituting wayside abrices where the over- We are now in a bad way We used whelmingly Catholic and pious Polis pray. to sell our farm stuff over the German We also passed two Kards of splendid calélo border stuff new of black and Prussian

shares to

a single soldier in any part of the world united front against foreign aggremion if it could be avoided, and unless there waa absoluta necessity for 16 to defend fr

human liberty and the independence of 12 Colous! Ward (interrupting) said the poenles who were in danger of being British Government protested against the crushed by a bigger, neighbour. For Polish army moving into Bassin at all beavon's aske, when a man doen right, BIT OF MECZE DIPLOxact?! even when he is Lloyd George, give him Mr. O'Grady said he would give them When the or a bit of secret diplomacy, we

credit

For

Ward said

German border in clock, but shot, som colours, but innocently, for toy national buy the things wo noeck. Also, we can't over, that this part of Bolshevist Poland buy anything from what is left of Poland one of the richest food districts in or from Russia, because they have got no Europe

fraid the led diplomats were much to Polish offensive started to went to the clever for the Labour diplomata of this suggested that representatives anything; and, what is worse, to cannot Schleswig-Holstein breed, indicating, bow. country, and he was afraid they were using Soviet authorities here, while not prepared the opposition of the Labour toogement to accept intervention of the League of to the principles of war for their own Nations would accept mediation of the advantage. Ho feared Labang's rescat League, and the duly of the British and thing to sell us and can't get it to us were shown into a shabby's two-story mont against war and its refusal to neist French Governments was to suggest to I had a vivid impression that it is an ew brick building and taken right into the Poland might be taken us an indication by the Poles then that, mediation should be awful and fate to be an inhabitant ofg room, where the emissar, Hans Lonin and his diplomats that even if they accepted. If that had been done at that Wingents and other, Frontier towns, on the Scharpowek, and five othe Bolsheviks wore

foeding.nl were to swallow Poland and destroy ber time thousands of lives would have been Holshevist side of the fence. This same Our reception was cold and fishy. No nationhood again this great free democracy - saved. Hai told the Government that the Pole had not the slightest idea of what was body invited: to sit down and nobody of ours would not even resent suck a led forces on the frontier where the Poles going on in the world, and naked ne eagerly said conclusion to the present campaign had arrived would crush the Polish forces for news, ayes for German newspapers, food was at the Bolshevist Trent and If that were trap it would be a disgrace, and drive them back and enter, Warsaw He said he had heard the ramour by word not but he did not believe its the opinion said if he understood the temper of of mouth that the Polish territory up the soviet of the British workers." - (Crics of No

the French Government the intention was Narow line would later on hayes pleboscite it is not.")

bred power, and that meant a Euroor pornward He endeavoured to secure plate of the mediation of the League Nations, but nothing was done.

out of

soltiion- was ́esrried nem, con.

Mr. Jame O'Grady MP. aid the cold logic of facts upset all Colonel Ward's arguments. There could be no doubt about Labour's attitude towards Poland Thoy had lodged protest after protest. The Polish Government, with its ideas of Im perialism, absolutely jockeyed military sikamanden in Great Britain and France League of Nations Mr. Clynes, said the into the belief that they could amish the great need of the moment was to secure Bolshevik forces and destroy the Bories the admion to the league of Germany Government of Russia.

od Russia. That would go far to bring (Continued at foot of neat colunin

Amarka

H479 a drink," or "** Have some

good." and I know it. The clammy commisar who Bed Kolno and pointed to the German border was a Polials Humia MAS

3ew communista He wore a clean whita FARMERS, BEMED PEACEFUL collar and gold ritomed eyeglasses, and had We now drove into the unknown. Bu rabbit, Otairwise he betrayed no human

reddish protruding eyes, with a face like prisingly, there was nothing to see for many

emotional

The conference also passed a resolution bar well-tilled fields of rice, a rich harvest elamuy communist chief, and he kept right zailored There were no Bolsheviks; nothing I introduced myself to this band, expressing belief in the principle of mostly is, and plowing for winter best on eating steak and cabbage, taking no well under way. But looking under the hutics of me. The fact that the Wild com surface you discovered something strange respondent had toddled into his midst about the peaceful how

meant nothing in this Bolshevist commis- inr's young life.

(Continued at foot of nezt column.)