Enthusiastic Reception in Vladivostok: Shanghai as the Citadel of World Imperialism he following is a brief transla ition from the last issue of the "Red Flag," a Vladivostok daily which has just arrived in Shanghai.
"The news of the approaching arrival on boatd of the str. Sishan of the staff of Shanghai Consulate headed by Comrade Kozlovsky has spread all over the town since early morning.
"Tm spite of the intense cold, at 8 p.m, the jetty was crowded. The revolution, who behaved themselves so horribly: towards the representatives of the Soviet diplomacy. At 4 p.m the str. Sishan appeared, all ice-clad and with the orchestra playing a tune of greeting, while a public meeting to salute the returning comrades was declared open.
"The standards and posters bore the following inscriptions "Down with Chiang Kai-shek, the traitor.
Long live the Chinese} revolution.
Greetings to the Red Diplomats "After several short speech speech was made. by Comr Kozlovaky who thanked the gat ing for the honours accorded to him and his colleagues. he said, "In the stronghold of world imper-talism, surrounded by deadly foes, We, nevertheless, were not lonely. We always felt' your support; we always know that behind us we have the working masses of the unique in the world republics of workmen.
"AMI accusations of plotting and rioting which made by our developing movement of workmen movement of course, was not created by us nor by the murdered comrades of our consulate in Canton, "This movement of the workmen and yeagunts stands firmly ott ite own feet and no reprisals oF nistance of imperialists nor the flowing of blood can exterminate it, Long live the U. 8, S. R,, the defenders of the oppressed peoples. of the world. Long live the steel-tike and united communistic party. Tong live the revolutionary, work: men and peasants of China." in conversation with representa tives of the Tass News agency, Comrade Kozlovsky said that the: British press began a wild camist himself, demanding.
1 of the Consulate from the Settlement. "The organizations of the White bandits had their aim to exterminate us completely, but a handful of heroic officials of the Consulate saved us. The Municipal police neglected their duties. When the so-called Nanking Government. Sent us the note regarding the closing of the Consulate, we were virtually ander arrest, inasmuch as we were confined to the Consulate and the police searched all. persons entering or leaving the Consulate ne lading women."
Comrade Kozlovsky continued saying that he regarded the attitude adopted by the Shanghai Municipa! Council as a mockery, as they insisted that all the happenings were due to the demands made by the "Chinese auth On. the other hand, the latter, cowardlike, denied this and stated that the Municipal authorities were acting their own initiative,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.