Tokyo, Oct, 20. y's regular meeting of ahmet 'Council. at the oficial residence of the Premier, Baron Rojiro. Waketsuki, Admiral "Xk, 'Abo, the Minister. of the Navy, aannéuneed that itr. 1K, Murai, the Japanese Consul General in' Shang hai, had fled a. protest with the Sharyehai Municipal Council against Tait Sunday's anti japanese demon-stations before. the Gordon Road, Shanghai, premises of the Naigal Wata Kaisha.
Admiral Abo iso' announced that holwill send to the Shanghai Municipal Council an oficial statement hat Japan, if necessary, will take decisive measures to protect Japan-tse' property. in Shanghai's "Inter In detail Admiral Abo desetibed to the Cabinet Cougeil the incidents of last Sunday which. resulted -in the "despatch of "Japanese marines and armoured ears 40 the Gordon Road" district "of Shanghai, He declared that the disorders in the Micinity of the Naigai" Wata Kaisha property had been well and eayefully planned, Prior to Admiral Abo's statements Baron IK. Shidehava, the Foreign Minister, reported to the Cabinet Connell the latest. develop-monte in the Sing-Japanese situation in Geneva. Subsequently Genral Jivo Minami, the Minister of War, reported' to' the" Council the movements of Chinese' armies Baron Shidehara to-day officially confirmed the report that Japan thas withdrawn her objections Amevican' participation in te @e-Iiberations "of the League of Nations" Couneil—Unitell Press, Belief that Soviet Russia need not be considered as a military factor in the present Manchurian situation, inasmuch as she will be unable to conduct aggressive opera tions in the Far East for some time: to come as the result of the deterjoration of the Trans-Siberian Railway and its rolling stock, was expressed here yesterday' by Captain L. D. Wilkins, former United states Army engineer and more recently in charge of an extensive reclamation project for the Moscow government in Tashkent, Turkestar Captain Wilkins, who spent two vast Soviet railway system and conducted a special study of transport ation conditions work in Russia completed, he is returning to the United States on the Dollar liner President madison.
"To conduct any extensive military operations to-day an army; must be equipped with excellent transportation facilities, "Captain, Wilkins stated yesterday, "especial ly if $0 far removed from its base asa Russian army would be in Manchuria, The Trans-Siberian Railway, however, is in a very deplorable' condition and can hardly) take eave of ordinary traffic, much less support the. strain that' would be put upon it in a military eampai Tu the first, place, the road-bed is in a very dilapidated state, which would mitigate against extensive tragic. "Many fills, replacement of worn sections and "rebuilding of passing switches would have to be Jearried out on a large scale, traffic were to be materially inereased. In this respect T might. point out that in many cases the lines and switching points have been.removed. from' the Trans-Siberian route and repaid in other districts in Russia where new railway construction work is being carried on.
secondly, the Siberian system, and, for that matter, every line in Russia, is short of locomotives and rolling' stock. For years after the war when locomotives. went out, of condition they were merely. pushed on a siding and left to rest, there not" "being—sufficient qualified mechanics to effect repairs. Although a large number of new' engines have been ordered from the United States and European counies, it will be some years before adequate supply can, be put into service. The same conditions apply to passenger coaches and goods vans, even those in service being in a shocking condition. with flat wheels and inefficient equipment. Of course there are several weagonslit which are used for express purposes only and which are in good shape, but T am referring to. the majority of the trains."
'While Captain Wilkins paid tribute to the treatment. accorded himself and family by the Soviet authorities, he pictured Russia country' holding no attractions for an American or European who can_find employment elsewhere.
"politics role everything in. the Jind "of "the commissars, even" in-
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