Moscow, Sept. 2.
Through diplomatic ' channels, Soviet Russia to-day drew the attention of Japan to the alleged torture of a Soviet woman employee of the Chinese Eastern Railway, a harrowing account of which is published the Soviet press.
The Soviet newspapers have devoted much space lately to allega-ions that Soviet employees of the railway who are at. present under arrest have been subjected to torture for the purpose of extracting false confessions.
This is the first time, however, at Toast in recent weeks, that the mat-has been given official cognizance by the Soviet Government, which today took up the case with the Jo ese Ambassador, Mr. Ohta, through the Assistant Foreign Commissar, The latter cited specifically the alleged experience of Mile. Golvina at the hands of the Japanese police at Harbin. He asserted that, cording to reports received dal quarters from the North Manchurian city, the woman was subjected to excruciating torture.
'M. Stomoniakoff declared that me: tal bars had been thrust between her fingers, which were then tightly bound, causing extreme anguish. Not content with this, her alleged torturers are stated to have beaten her on the face and to have torn out handfuls of hair from her head. They are then accused of having poured water into her nose and mouth until she lapsed into uncon-
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