Public Sentiment in Favour of Soviet Control, but no Desire for Paper Money Chita, Nov, 13.
Immediately after the taking ever of the Primorsk (Vladivostok) Province, Moscow organized a widespread propaganda campaign with the object of obtaining the inclusion of the Far Eastern Republic in the Soviet Republic. The streets are placarded with posters, bearing the catch-words: "Away with the. Buffer State," "Fail to Soviet Russia!" Little propaganda was, however, required, as the sentiment of the people is generally in agreement with the proposed change.
The National Assembly was to have met on November 10 to pass the necessary formal resolution, offering the Far Eastern Republic to the Soviet Republic, but a quorum could not be obtained and the opening of the Assembly was postponed until to-day, when new delegates are expected to arrive over the Amur Railway from the recently acquired Primorsk Province.
Reuter's correspondent was informed in the course of a conversation with some of the delegates yesterday that absolutely no opposition was expected to the measure. All the Ministers are in favour andj the delegates themselves are even more so, but they stated that they) would probably ask for assurances that the Far Eastern Province; would not lose its gold andi silver currency and get in its place Soviet paper. This assurance will probably be given as there are several commissions in Chita from Moscow to push on the scheme. It seems impossible, however, economically, to grant the Far Eastern Republic as a province of Soviet Russia preferential treatment with regard to currency. There is barely enough in circulation to serve the needs of the F. R. and, of course, development of trade between Russia Proper and Siberia, which will be the immediate result of the change, is bound to divert gold from this province, In any case people are already beginning to hoard in anticipation of ithe country being flooded with paper.
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