Peking, June 2.
n connexion with the commun-issued by the Canton Government stating that a protest has been lodged with the American Consul-General inst the removal of the Rabbit Arsenal plant from Canton and its sale for the manufacture of arms in the North," an explanation of the position was obtained from the American Legation to-day. It was pointed out that this machinery was exported from America in 1920, permission b given by the American authorities because they honestly believed that it was what it purported to be—commercial machinery which had! 1 nothing about it to indicate that it Fights. The foreign merchants who I {go there to do business will be sub. long hong at w Briush fy and it is at present lying in a Canton impositions as those godown. which Kameneff proposes to inflict It was further pointed out that if upon Russian industry and upon the the Canton authorities wished to Russian people to make up his bud-prevent its removal, believing that get deficit unless their treaties pro-they had an interest in the machinvide for special exemption. These ery, their proper course would be same statesmen must also think to sue the Davis Company in the tole before they accept Russian Promise to abstain from propaganda British Consular Court at' Canton. when they know from Kameneff ict merican Legation is 1 amy citoumstances. under that the Soviet's agents abroad cost likely to become interested in the Russia G-R.20,000,000 annually. motion is if it transpires asa Weighted Seales. result of legal proceedings that, as has been rumoured, the Davis Com-While the Soviet is up for diseus-Pany have parted with their inter-it may be worth while to apest in the property to an American pend to this article another example of the way in which the Reds per-Regarding the" statement "that sist in giving themselves a great the removal of the plant from deal of adverse advertising. In a Canton and its resale to another general way those readers who can Party in China "constitute an get access to Russian published American breach of the Arms documents are advised to read Embargo Agreement" it is em-through the new Code for Criminal phasized that there is no such Procedure, approved by the 4th thing as an arms embargo treaty
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