A miniature illustration of how, prie day, a sudden end may come to the Soviet rule in Russia is to be found in the reported uprising of workmen and peasants in and round rom Harbin and is corroborated by the reports of the Chinese and Japanese Press—foreign agencies apparently have no correspondents in or near Vladivostok, appears that the rising began about the middle of May and originated in the coal-mining district of \Suchan, which supplied the Ghiitese Eastern and Ussuri rai ways with coal. The workmen of this district have always distinguished themselves as very active fighter for freedom. They were pro-Soviet the times of Admiral Kolehak's Tule and put up a very strong sistance to his troops, which were ent to subdue this region, Dany of these workmen joined the ranks of the "'bartizan" bands, which at that time were simply swarming in the mountains and hills of the Maritime Province, Now, the Suchan miners are anti-movement} according information received, is drawing to] them many followers—partizans," peasants, Who have been ruined by the "'collectivist labour" policy and the people, who fled from the misery] and the starvation of Vladivostok and other cities, A Japanese message estimates the number of insurgents as 90,000. The tines of Suchan are their stronghold, but there are numerous places near Vladivostok and along the Ussuri railway, used by them as bases.
Three times already the Soviet authorities have attempted liquidate the rebellion, but unsuccessfully, Russian, Chinese and Korean soldiers of the Red Army in Javge numbers joined the insurgents, who have proclaimed war on. the], Third Internationale and are making, efforts to organize themselves into an united army with a National Committee at their head.
According 0 the Chinese report printed by the "Slovo," the leader of the insursrents has already communicated with the foreign consuls in Vladivostok, informing the latter of the national character of the uprising against the communist yoke.
'The Vladivostok itself seems to be still in the hands of the Soviet. An attempt was made by the in-'Surgents to capture the prison, but their attack was repulsed by' the The Rusky Island, close to Vladivostok, which served as a concentration camp for more than 5,000 workmen deported from Caucasus and European Russia is now in hands of the insurgents, Two Soviet gunboats—Vorovsky and the Red Vympel, after firing several shells " into Vladivostok went Rusky Island and joined the insurgents, The railway line between Viadivostok and the Suchan mines is destroyed and the Ussuri line to Habarovsk is also menaced by the bartizans, The Chinese Eastern railway deprived of its supply of coal and, with Chal troyed during the recant conflict between China and the Soviet, to rely upon the supplies of Bulin and Fushun min The "White Russian' in Shanghai is very much suspi ith the news of the uprising, though it was known, that something was bound to happen, as the extreme misery and the violence of the Soviet were becoming simply unbearable.
gis known in the local circles, as to who is the of the' insurgents nor of attitude towards the emigres.
It is feared, that the Bolsheviks will rush their "international" units to Viadivostok—Magyars and Letts and the crack troops of the G.P.U. with an overwhelming supply of aeroplanes, tanks and gate-bombs and that may prove too much for searcely organized and poorly equipped force of workmen, peasants and bartizans.
On the other hand, the insurgents have a great advantage on their ide—the soldiers of the Red Ari jestly of the same peasant stoc may have no heart to go against them. The rising in Vladivostok may find its repercussion elsewhere in the USSR.
Further developments are bound to take place in the very near future.
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