Sympathy for the widow of Int Charles Metzler was expressed by the Embassy spokesman tthe Japan fosse press conference yesterday, when he made mention of the valuable services performed for the community by the murdered Russian, lis death will be mourned by everyone," said the spokesman, He was slated to have been on cellent terms with the Japanese an thorities and consular officials in_his of the Russi led to. the effect] that the Japanese authorities might be behind the crime was denied, the spokesman stating that Mr. Metzler was held in high esteem by the authorities, who had neither complaint nor hatred against him.
It was stated that Mr. Metzler the chairman of both the newly 0 ganized Emigrant's Society, and the Russian Emigrants Association, an this proved that the two were not on bad terms, as Me. Metzler was one of the first to take the initiative in organizing the latter society, said the spokesman. Therefore the possibility of ill-feeling between the Society and the Association being the cause. of his assassination must be. discarded, stated the spokesman. The Society, was formed for the purpose of assisting in the welfare of the local White Russian community, a function which the Association does not specialize ju, and not for the purpose. of dis-Placing the previous organization,
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