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Show JAPAN CLAIMS POLICE RIGHTS Authority for Stopping Lang-don Lang-don Based on Action of Consuls TOKIO, Feb. 14 The Japaueso newspapers today print what they claim t be an uuthnrtrcd i ommutiique iii Llntoinlng Japan was right in assuming as-suming that the consular body In Vladivostok had entrusted the policing of that city to tho Japanese army. The statement Is the outgrowth of an announcement by the American consul m Vladivostok that his government govern-ment was not aware of the arrangement. arrange-ment. Today's statement alleges that although the American consul sent from th final meeting of consuls :tt which Japanese policing was agreed to, he did attend Hu- piUmlnarj meetings at which polking by tho Japanese Ja-panese was arranged Moreover, tho statement says the consols of other n.-itlons distinctly approved Japanese policing It is understood here Interpretation of t)ie action of the consuls will not be made a feature of future negotiations negotia-tions regarding tho recent killing of Lieutenant Warren Lnngdon of the American cruiser Albany In Vladivostok. Vladivo-stok. Japan not desiring to open a controversy con-troversy regarding that Incident oo |