"Foreigners may think that the arrest of Comrade Ivanoff was an extreme measure, but they forget that it was by the Soviev's own choice that all Russians, not even excepting, Consuls, and' with the Ambassador and his suite asthe only exception, are subject to Chi ese laws and amenable to the disme of the local: authorities, 80 that Ivanof? was not above the control of the Chinese Commandant of the Railway, "I want to repeat that this situa ition is the test of patriotism of all Red Chinese, particularly officials end soldiers situation is viewed as giving the Chinese an insight into the Red methods and fs, therefore, welcome as tending to relieve the stress of the recent delicate situation here,
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