Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-01-22 | Page 3 | Russians Protest Against Jap Ships

RUSSIANS PROTEST AGAINST JAP SHIPS Vladivostok Assembly Informs Informs Informs In In- forms Visiting Vessels Act Is Not Liked By Frank H. H King Staff Correspondent International News Service TOKIO Jan 22 The The municipal as assembly assembly as- as of Vladivostok t today day protested to the Japanese government against the arrival of a Japanese warship inthe in inthe I Ithe the harbor without previous notification notification tion or request for permission 1 by the Russian authorities The protest said I that such action might impair the I friendly relations of the two countries I The Japanese consul at Vladivostok I Iwas was instructed to notify the Russians that the visit of the warship was only to protect Japanese subjects and interests interests inter inter- ests eats and that there would be no interference inter 1 ference in the internal relations of Russia The American regulation stopping the of passports of all persons traveling to the United States who are not American citizens has caused much excitement here especially among the shipping companies Thousands of passengers including many emigrants are detained and do donot donot donot not know when they can resume their journey It is expected that the ruling will be changed soon George A. A Jones vice president of the Standard Commercial Tobacco company of New York who left Petrograd Petrograd Petrograd Petro Petro- grad on December 18 has Just arrived here He said today that many German German German Ger Ger- man shops have been opened d in Petrograd Petrograd Petro Petro- Petrograd grad and that many German officers in uniform are seen in the streets of j I Ithe the eft city He spent two months in southern Russia and when he left the I Cossacks were prepared for a new campaign a. a against the hev I