The statement of the Russian youth is a very damning one against the police if it should be true and it is necessary that the Public Prosecutor go into the mate ter. OF course, all White Russians believe that the youth as been put up by the Soviet authorities make this accusation whilst all Soviet citizens who have read this accusation against the police in the Soviet organs believe that the police force here are composed of Drovacateurs, Anyway there is a good deal of criticism conces police methods in Harbin, concerning their apparent ence in being able to stop tke con start night assaults made by. Russian youths, as often as not on innocent persons. It should not be very difficult. matter for the guardians of the luw to close up all. these youthful organizations, White and Red, and if they did very few people would regret such an action. It is but natural that Chinese police on point-duty care little if a few Russian youths are molested Ly their own compatriots and to interfere usually means that they are put toa good deal of trouble by their superior officers.
According to the local Russian papers there are some 1,800 Ruse sians in the Railway Area who have not taken out police passports—this means over 10 per cent. of the residents are without the necessary Huchaos. It is true that many of there Russians without documents ure xo poor that they are unable to obtain the documents, which cost $6, and that women ure required have separate ones as are all who are over 18 years,. The poli eases like this should after making the necessary inquiries issue special documents for the needy at reduced prices or free of charge. Persons also liable to a fine up to $10 they fail to take out documents in time and of course to have pay $16 is rather hard on the ordinary Russian worker who usually has a family. It is said that the are going to do a general rounding up of all Russians without passports ard send them across the border, this will be particularly hard on all those who have not Soviet papers.
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