DOPTING an attitude of "El Society o else. the Shanghai, Feb. 15. ither you join our anti-Comintern Japanese authorities in Tientsin, for many months past, have been systematically victimizing the Jocal White Russian community in the northern port, the "North-China Daily News" was informed yesterday by 'a_promi ut Russian businessman from Tientsi now staying in Shanghai.
Faced with the threat of serious reprisals by the Japanese authorities, Russians in Tientsin had been' forced to subscribe to the Japanese-sponsored society, who had refused to enlist had added, while some of those received severe treatment from the Japanese, including imprisonment, While the foreign businessmen of Tientsin, especially. those of British and French nationalities, had suffered the toss of many thousands of dollars each month, owing to Japanese restrictions on their trade, the Russians the port had been the chief suftersince the military occupation the area, the "Norih-China' Daily News! was Informed.
For them the Japanese occupation had brought untold restrictions, in-eluding the deportation of many local Tesidents of long standing for alleged offences against the new regime. They had een forced to join the Japa sponsored anti-Comintern House and Tevieg had been made on their salaries subscribe fu iit Sec a ie, Seer wet Shoes ace Bie he Niar net Tiny omg: syn a one Fatieet iis weer wre received. from the unwilling members of the body.
Illustrating the Japanese treatment of any Russian not willing to Join the fanti-Comintern 'House, the business~ man told the reporter of the treatment of a well-known Russian resident of 'Plontsin—Mr, Viasy Semenoff, executor of the Batouleft Estate. About w month ago, he continues this man wag seized by' the Japanes immediately put in, prison on some pretext of other, No case was made against him ani only able to secure his release after the payment of & substantial sum of money.
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