SOVIET RUSSIA.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1924, Page 3

SOVIET RUSSIA.

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RUSSO-JAl’ FRICTION. JARS' PRESENCE UNDESIRABLE*. [“Tub Times” Service.] .Received this day at f).20 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 22 The Riga correspoondeut of tho ••Times” says that friction between Russia and Japan is rapidly developing. The Soviet Government, informed Japan that the Soviet'- international position has been recently strengthened, while Japan's had been weakened. Therefore, the Soviet decided that it was not sale lor further attempts to negotiate with Japan fot ii settlement of outstanding questions, but will quietly wait adding: ‘'Time is on nilr side.”

The Soviet also informed the Japan-e-o Consul as \ hidi.svostoek that hi.presence and that of till .Japanese official representatives in Soviet territory is undesirable and requested him to withdraw.

Relations between the Soviet and Japan have boon strained ever since the Soviet tJfered to render assistance lo the earthquake victims on condition that Soviet officials were allowed to supervise the distribution of relief on a class basis by which means it was obviously hoped to combine propaganda with relief. Japan refused such assistance ami ordered the Soviet relief ships to quit port. The Soviet then announced that the relief committee would he dissolved as .Lilian’s attitude was incompatible with the Soviet s ideas of relief. RUSSIA AND JAPAN. TDK 10, Feb. 22.

Growing friction between Russia and Japan is evidenced among it number of incidents by Russia nilorming the Japanese post office that the transportation of mails to Siberia will not he continued, and a Japanese press correspondent in Moscow was ordered wit hdrawals.