Just before the Chief of Police left for Mukden, he summoned all the Russian and Chinese editors, but only the former turned up, much to the surprise of the Police head, who however had to say a few words but rot 09 the theme he bad intended.
Of course the Chinese journalists were quite in their own right, not to take any notice of this "order" as they have nothing to do with the Police Administration and several of the papers are published in Fuchitien, which is outside the Harbin Police As regards! is different, as all jes are subject to Police censorship first, and the latter decide quite arbitrarily what may go in and what may not. This is altogether: wrong, and high time that the Police Administration should engage competent Chinese censors, with proper knowledge of press laws, and get rid of the Russians, who being afraid of their own jobs, if they let anything pass that the Police Chief may not like, blue-pencil a great deal of interesting and true information, which is. published in the Chinese, Japanese and English papers, treating Russian readers like children.
All the Head had to a few words. editors for ce-operation in keeping out of the papers false and alarming. news as he wished for peace and quiet. 'There were no answers to is question if anyone had any suggestions to make and the Russians then withdrew, Actually the reason he wanted the Chinese and Russian editors together was to ask them to not do mudslinging against each' other, a thing which is Leing carried on by certain Russian and Chinese
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