RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, 18 June 1918, Page 5

RUSSIA.

RUSSIA'S APPEAL TO JAPAN. TOKIO, June 16. The Belgian Minister at Petrograd, addressing a meeting at Tokio, said the law-abiding elements In Russia earnestly desired salvation with the aid of Japan. Delegates of the properties classes of Samura called on the Japanese Consul-General, Count Sato, and said that if a Japanese army advances into Central Siberia the classes of all European Russia would rise to overcome the Soviets. Otherwise the only course was to invite the Germans to control the lawless Soviets. After that Russia would become but a CJerman colony. The newspaper "Hoochi" urges Jap. an to respond to the appeal. If she hesitates, Germany will become the master of Russia and The coloured races of the world and lose the favourable opinion of the Japanese.