London:
Great Britain’s invitations to France, Italy,
Japan and the United States, to participate in the naval conference announced
last week during Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald’s meetings with U.S. President
Herbert Hoover, are received at the various capitals. France indicates it will accept, but makes
clear it will fight a suggestion that the submarine be abolished. France further suggests it will not accept
limitations on cruisers, destroyers and submarines along the lines established
for capital ships at the Washington Naval Conference, held in 1921-22 and
involving nine nations. Italy’s
unofficial sources say Rome will accept too, but hold a stance similar to
France’s. The fascist press, however,
nonetheless takes the opportunity to warn against the “imperialist” attitudes
of Great Britain and the United States.
In Tokyo the invitation surfaces immediate
rumors of a rift between civilian and military officials. Naval officers oppose the suggestion of a
five year extension on the moratorium on building new capital ships. Civilian officials, however, are reportedly
open to the idea.
Jaroslav, Russia:
Soviet police arrest the archbishop here, the
Bishop of Kinchema, a large group of other church officials, and a group of
businessmen, on charges that they are engaged in a “counterrevolutionary” plot.
Cavalla, Greece:
More than 1,000 tobacco workers on the island
of Thassos, agitated by communists, seize a small ship and sail here to force
authorities to distribute the money of the Tobacco Workers’ Unemployment Fund
to them whether they are employed or not.
Officials are warned in time, however, and close the harbor to the ship,
which eventually returns to Thassos.
Workers in Cavalla, however, stirred up by the excitement, take to
demonstrating and rock-throwing before they are dispersed by police.
Harbin, Manchuria:
Dispatches from here report that raiders from
Russia, thought to be soviet soldiers, have crossed into Manchuria and killed
140 White Russian men, women and children.
“White Russians” were Russians who fought against the communists (or
“Red” Russians) in the Russian Civil War, were driven eastward in their losing
effort, and finally fled into Manchuria.
They were accused by the Soviet Union of being behind the disruption of
the Chinese Eastern Railway in Manchuria.
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