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Show iweonoo 1 EHTERSPHOTEST Recent Actions of Japanese Military Torces Cause Commission to Act. VLADIVOSTOK, April 20. (By the' Associated Press). A formal protest to the allied powers against recent actions by the Japanese military forces for-ces is being prepared by tho inter-al-Hcd railway board and will be taken up at tomorrow's, session of that body. This morning the board received a reply to resolutions regarding alleged violations of the inter-allied railway agreement passed by it on April 17, the Japanese member, M. Matsudaira, presenting a statement from General Oi, commander of the Japanese forces for-ces in eastern Siberia. "The interallied inter-allied railway agreement should be executed ex-ecuted in full," tho statement says. "I declare that the military forces guarding the railway aro making adequate ade-quate efforts to protect the railway, as well as the employes thereon." The provisional government, ih its reply to the resolutions, says it recognizes rec-ognizes the allied agreements and blames Japan for recent difficulties. The formal protest from the technical techni-cal board of the allied railway organization organi-zation headed by John F. Stevens, tho American engineer, citing Instances of violation of tho American railway agreement by tho Japanese, was included in-cluded in the minutes of today's session. ses-sion. The minutes ask the Japaneso command to submit Its report of the incidents complained of by the technical tech-nical board and also asks it to take necessary measures to prevent the Japanese troops from interfering with railway traffic and endangering the lives of the workmen. 00 |