BOLSHEVISM.

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BOLSHEVISM.

JAPAN AND SIBERIA. m- A?»> intion—CopyiiEit.) i iU-.i'.ri Srvic~.) ; I.ONI>ON, January 3. ' ?onn-''"Ti' ia! :vli froni Tn'.iio rxplain that ;!:•• 1 ■ n-i<lei.ll .;<• movements t r>f'Japan-so tt<> thi- seaboard are, t roiiif«-reeincnt< inn nded to bring tho i v thrvtfc «r!vwi"iu rto.r in Siberia to war ■ s strrngtl). ' The .f;iti.ilV.-ire denies. v the Ani' ti "n statements that there nn»! <■ Japan' troops already in j f Siberia, averting that the lrooj-%?! t •.prinkled 1■ t .■>i• •11 Lake Baikal and ; V!'niivostn("K do not exccfl ivVfOO. Japan il 'i - imt 'li-L"'.i-p her intention j j of l••mminr the IJoMievik advance to-| wank l.ake Baikal. whatever tlx- Aniori-! j can- "-ay. It i<s believed tint Amerit-a i ! will .inept Iho Allied pressure and con- J cent to Ihi .. Military ev,»'r!s ron-ider that tho tn*'c i-; easy. The <.e.-n:ntion won 111 j piw Janan comemed >i{ tin* valuable | Amur r-.'i'in and domination rf tho v Ik'l- o| Northern Mongolia and Manchuria. Loading llritish newspaners favour;, giving Japan a fnv hand in Siberia, i ! "The Tinvs" pays: .Inpan is naturally; determined to arrest Bolshevism in tho ndiaronf to her spheres of in-1 terest. T'"- Aliies' policy i-: tn n'sist ' Utiles to ficrht the flo'-heviks. The '-Daily !\f iilin an editorial, ■ der-hres that Japan's intervention is necessary for saving civilisation nnd prot.-r tin-' China fro>n the incalculable' neril. i.f Bolshevik interfpreneo. i T . . PARIS. Janvnry 3. Tho "Ar-itm," eommentinfr on Japan's | entr;- info Siberia. sars tho fear of | llnl-hevi-rri ha>; conferred on Nipnon aj snnromaey nhfrh neither hor military triumphs in (he Russo-Japanese war,, rnr he r during tho Euro-j ]»eiii war enuhl win. J It \vn - Japan's crowninij point. T7or I wise diplomatists worked for a free hand, and their aim was now attained. Olru tor's TeV^rama.) ROME, January 2. Tn consequence of tho representations of the International Committee of Rod Cross Societies at Genova. it is understood that the Popo has communicated with Japan urrrinjr tho immediate re- 1 tntriatior, of 200,000 prisoners of war i Siberia. | THE RED ADVANCE. DENIKIN'S PLIGHT. 1 United SorricoJ LONDON, January 2. Further great Bolshevik Rains ore reported, making General Denikin's position worso. Tho c-aptnro of the Don Basin deprives him of tho only railway running across tho front. RUSSO-ESTHONIAN ARMISTICE. ] LONDON, January 2. The Rnsso-Esthonian nrmistico fixes tho frontiers with a neutral zono on the east bank of the Nnrova, and provides for tho neutralisation of the Gulf of Finlnnd. Russia renounces for ever hor pretensions against Esthonia. Tho "Daily Matt" describes tho agreement as a great victory for the Bolsheviks, and adds:—Tho Allies are looking to Japan to stop tho Bolshevik advance. "When her troops occupy the grant area of Eastern Siberin. she will have gained a new placo in tho world rivalling the status of tho great Western Powers. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. I (Australian and N.Z. Cablo Agsociation.) j LONDON, January 3. Mr J. O'Orady, M.P., has gone to ' Copenhagen to rosumo his negotiations with LitviiiofF. ROUND-UP"3F REDS. iIANY ARRESTS IN AMERICA. WASHINGTON, January 3. The total arrestß of Radicals excced 4">00 (P). Half will probably ho deported immediately. Tho deportation of Martens, the Koviet Ambassador, is impending. (Keceived January Jith, 0.45 p.m.) NEW YORK, January 4. The Department of Justice announces that 4000 warrants for the arrest of alien Radicals havo been issued, and more than 2720 arrests have been made. Tho Department will continue th#» raids until every "foreign fisnd" is seized. It is reported that the Communist Party has issued bonds, in order to raise largo funds with whicli to overthrow the Government. SPURIOUS NOTES. Januarv oth, 10.40 p.m.) NEW YORK, January 5. SecTet Service officers declare that the Bolshevik Press at PotropTad is printing spurious French and British notes and American Liberty Bonds, which the Bolsheviks are attempting to disseminate abroad. CHRISTENDOM'S FIGHT. ftlnUrd Sfrfice.) \ BUDAPEST, January 3. ' M. Huszar, in a passionate address ]to the Chamber of Deputies, justifying the Government's anti-Bolshevik _seveHtios, said:—The wholo of Christendom is now involved in a fisiht against Asiatic anarchy which is atteniptin-T to dominate tlv entire field of social democracy. This spiritual pest is the pupil of freethinkinc. in which many {(rnfessors have indulged during tho nst decade. It is impossible to believe that enlightened AVestorn nations will ever become the defenders o? assassins, swindlers, and universal •gitators.