The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-07-26

turn of affairs In the midst OF
their offers of mediation.
A further evidence of the war
preparations still going on is a
secret order which has gone out to
White Russian (Anti-Soviet) Of
ficers throughout the world, in
GLIDING the United States, to stand
ready for the war against the Rus
sian Workers and Farmers Repub-
lie. Thirty thousand White Rus
slams are reported TO be in Man
churia ready to lead the invasion
should war be declared. All Boil
shevik officials and employees on
the Chiense Eastern Railway have
been replaced by either these
White interventionists or by Chi
nese mercenary soldiers, it is
stated.
Summarizing the present situ-
alton, it may be said that the i'm
mediate cause of the present war
acts by the Chinese officials is the
need to consolidate the country
which is threatened by an internal
crisis. The southern Canton sec
ton which has repeatedly revolted
against the Chang Kai Shek mill
tary group, accused of betraylng
the Chinese revolution, is known
to be ready to take up arms. 1t
can be reliably reported that a
revolution is even now being pre-
pared there against the northern
military group which is playing
the game of the foreign imperial
lists and especially Japan. The
west, a section dominated by the
military leader, Feng Yu-hsiang,
may likewise rise up at a favor
able opportunity. Recently Feng
was bought off from revolving
against Chang, but no one can
predict how long he will stay
put" In this crisis, President
/ Chang has welcomed the POSSIBLE
tv of launching a foreign war in
order to consolidate a nation many
/ sections of which are fast falling
away from the central govern
ment. In addition, Chaing is at
the point where foreign loans are
an absolute condition for the main
tenance of his government. 1t IS
understood that Japan has prom
ised such a loan should the pres
ent drive against the Bolshevlks
and their weakening in Siberia be
successful. For the moment, the
| United States because of her owl
fears of Japanese domination has
checked the move.
The period of diplomatic" of
fensives against the much hate'
Bolsheviks is now at hand. With
in the next week or ten days at
tempts will be made to accomplish
at the conference table what a
the moment is not feasible on tn
battle field.
The Soviet government in tn
meantime has continued to shoy
its willingness to meet the situa
, ton peacefully. Notwithstanding
I the great indignation of its owl
people who have demonstrate
; their mass anger throughout tn
nation, the Bolshevik officials hav
reiterated their determination t
! wage no offensive war. Repeate
: dispatches that Chinese territor
n has been invaded are as regulari
:. proven false and it can therefor
s be safely assumed that the frs
e overt act, if it does occur, wi
: come from the camp of the mil
l. tary and interventionist clique
In conclusion it might be int
n esting to quote a section from q
J. editorial on the situation from Il
t Baltimore Sum-" one of the fe
e remaining liberal papers in Il
i east, an organ which can still |
= times be relied upon to give bot
n sides of an issue:
o. "To the Russian Soviet Gov
' ernment," the editorial says
Ie must be given a large measur,
= of credit for the fact that wal
3 is not already in progress. 1
If is easy TO say that her interest
n demand peace, and that to wag,
{, war across Siberia would not b,
D. easy, and that she is anxious t,
l. make character with capitals
le nations with money to lend
st Nevertheless, how many com
tries with more to lose by wa
as than Russia has now, would b
talking peace after such an cpl
sode as the seizure of the Chi
gu nese Eastern Railway? Rud
~ zutak, the Russian Commissa
- of Railways, and a powerful fig
g ure in the government has prom
= ised that there will be no invs
II sion of Chinese territory, fo
- when we talk peace, we mea
~ peace Walter Duranty (Nel
10 York Times Moscow correspond
- ent) who interviewed Rudzutal
=; is of the opinion that he wa
II honestly and accurately expires,
= ing the Kremlin viewpoint
no is something for Christian n:
o5 tons to contemplate"