'A. Criticism To, the Editor of the "Nonri-Ciuna Dany News."
Sim—I find, for the sake of truth, necessary to make some comment) on your article regarding the lection of Mr. A. M, Koteney (Mr. 'AL At Kotencif) fast' Sunday.
"ths "population of the' Yoeal Russian "Community 1s approxima rely between fifteen (15) and eighteen (18) thousand, the Municipal statistics show. that, within the aren of the two concessions, there ave, ubout 600 business houses owned and run by Ttussian immigrants, and! hundreds of Htksians are serving in both "Municipalities and. thousands have positions in' Foreign Business Houses, Kotenev (AM, Koteneff) was lected by 109 delegates of more or fess otitint bodies, which mem hers are in a way supporting the 40 called Russian *Obschina" whose rt. Famine. Seelog. that the. planned meeting' bad not] the Liberal Democratic Constitution, undertaking should hays, the Hussian Tmmigeants: Com nittge (the late chairman being Grosse), and many other Rus sian' bodies, including the Russian Orthodox Confraternity and" the Russian Juridical Assoetation. (The President of the latter being la. M. Kotenev (Me. A. Of. Kotenet?) himself, refused to attend. The representatives of one of the largest Russian' Associations "The Union of Russian "Cossacks" attended the Ieeting, Dut owing to its undemocratic character left soon after, at this point, T-might mention that more "than, fifteen (18) " thousand] members of the Russian Community were mot represented on Sunday, and will, therefore, never. Took Hix, Kottenev (Mr, Koteneft) as the head of the local Russian Con munity, 'The greater majority of the Unolshevle "Russian Community of Shanghai willy undoubtly, greatly appreciate peal democra ational elected body and Chair but only on condition that this compoittee and chairman' should. be lected by general vote of. the whole Russian Unbolshevie~ Come munity, Such an" "organization would be useful not only to Hus Dut also to foreigners. and Chi the way of business and social Such a vote could] bya two step ar-Fangement, concessions could be divided, into, smaller" dis-district would. elect Gay one for every the, commun fon Assembly of ssu representatives will arrange a. Gen Eral Meeting, elec: a working com mittee and appoint "Chairman who ould be, accepted "by "he whole their head.
Rotsinn "Unbotshevic Community as "The new so called "Council for the United Public Organizations" may be useful, but can only be considera few Political Russian body, Tepresenting avery. small part the Russian Gommninity.
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