Moscow, May 5.
Serious charges of the. torturing of Soviet nationals "under the Sapanese-Manchukuo regime "in North: Manchuria are contained in Tate agency report from" Har The message states that over 100 Russians arrested in Harbin have deen subjected to. iltreatment Which is attributed to White Guards
there, ferving™ with the "Chinee pal alleged that the arrests were chiefly made by Japanese gen-Uarmes. who, after examining prisoners' in' a cellar of the Japan-consulate in Harbin, accompany them to the Chinese detective. department.
"The message adds that Soviet cineners have, declared "a. hunger Herike as a protest. against these me human methods of examination although the police have ordered. the press to maintain silence on' this point, These allegations are echoed in a communication from: M. Slavutaky, Soviet "Consul-general in. Harbia, who states that Innocent Soviet na: loyals have been arrested and subjected to. barbaric. torture in Endeavour to force admittance of 1 "Conaul-general interprets these activities "as'an_attempe to create 'a. menace. to" present relations between the Soviet and Manchuria.—Reuter.
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