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Show JAPAN PROTECTS HSHINGRIGHTS TOKIO. April . (By A. P.). The foreign eervlce today announced the Japanese government's Intention of eendlng warships to the msrltlme pro--Incea of Russia for the protection of Japanese fishermen In their control of i fiehlnv concessions there. This decision was taken. It was announce.! an-nounce.! . in view f tha alleged failure, of tha Vladivostok authorftJee to ca.ty out their agreement with Japan con-j ccrninjr, three concessions. The Vladi i vostok government lg also alleged to have auctioned finning concession un a dat which barred Japanese bidders from attending1. Japan contends therefore there-fore 'hat the auction wag Invalid. The Vladivostok government, on the othr hand, declares Japanese fishermen were in arrears in tha payment for their licenses and that they were using flsh-lnR flsh-lnR methods prohibited by tha agreement. |