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

peace is somewhat brighter |
than it appeared a week ago.
The danger is far from re-
moved, however, and the ba-
sic forces driving towards a
world war may at any mo-
ment throw the nations over
the brink,
Foreshadowing the probable
failure of arbitration under the
Kellogg Peace Pact, is the deter
mined stand of the Chinese gov
eminent against the return of the
Chinese Eastern Railway which it
illegally seized over two weeks
ago, a condition which under in
ternational law must be fulfilled to
bring about the status quo requir-
ed before negotiations can be be-
gun. This attitude, it can be re-
liably reported, the Chinese Off
Gals with the advice of their Jap
anese supporters will maintain at
all costs. Discussions now being
held between Secretary of State
StinsOn with the Chinese ambas-
sador as we'll as with the ambas-
sailors of other countries are d.
rected towards finding a way out
of the dilema. On the one hand,
the imperialist politicians aiming
a blow at the Bolshevik govern
lnent which they fear, are now
seeking to make the seizure of the
railroad permanent as the best
means to thwart the growing in
fluence of Russia in northern Chi
ma. On the other hand, forced by
developments to move for "peace,"
they are faced with the necessity
of temporarily at least returning
the much coveted road.
Outstanding in the situation is
the rivalry between the United
States and Japan which in the past
week has risen to such command
ing proportions as to break up the
original program of Intervention
in Siberia. The chief movers IN
the situation, as reported In these
columns last week, were Japan
and Great Britain, who it is I'M
derstood have a secret agreement
for division of the spoils both
Chinese and Russian. The Amer
lean State Department kept in
formed of developments through
its minister at Picking at first ap-
peared TO have offered no serious
objections to the move but more
~ Ia~a,~1a rlnorr that
Japan was to be the chief bene
factor the U. S. government inter
posed its opposition. American in
terests in Manchuria are toda!
hardly less vital than those O.
Japan and Big Business looks Il
northern China with its nearl!
fifty millions of inhabitants fol
one of its best foreign markets.
The move by Secretary Stimsol
reminding" both the Soviet gov
eminent and the Chinese official
that they are the signers of tn,
Kellogg Peace Pact outlawing wal
was the first intimation to JapaI
that America would not go along
with the full program, at the pres
ent moment at least. In japan
the news that the United State
had acted to mediate" was follow
ed by a storm of protest fror
newspapers. One semi-official OF
gan, the "Shai Shinbun," voice
its editorial indignation that til
American government has intel
vened in ga japanese sphere of il
fluence."
Great Britain has likewise bee
forced into the position of advt
eating peace through the dire
mediation Of the American Stat
Department. After waiting in S
lence for over a week while int
vention steps on both the easter
and western fronts were bein
taken against the Bolshevik go
eminent, Sir Esme Howard, Il
British ambassador, advised Sc
rotary Stimson that he had r
ceived a dispatch from Arthl
Henderson, Minister for Foreis
Affairs in the Labor Government
that Great Britain would be ha
by to associate herelf with Was,
ington in the movement under Il
Kellogg Pact to avert Far Ea
war.
So much for the peace NOV
and their background.
In the meantime there has be
no slackening of the preparatio
for an actual conflict. The Sow
government pointing to the seri
of raids, imprisonments and CO
fiscations of its property culmi
ating in the seizure of the "a
road, has concentrated forces
the Manchurian border. AS a fl
Their justification for its fears
Bolsheviks pointed to the rece
statement by President Chang I
Shek that the seizure of the ra
road was only the first part of
well laid out program, and hinti
that the second part would so
follow.
China, on her part, has likew
gone ahead with the massing
troops on the border, the ARE
of all Russian citizens in Chi
and with the denunciation of
moves by the Soviet governm'
towards peace. While nomina
accepting the reminder" by S
rotary Stimson of CHAINS oblil
tions under the Kellogg pa
Chang at the same time issued
war manifesto calling upon
people to mobilize against
Soviet government. In a count
divided as is China, and in VIII
various military chieftains h;
practical autonomy in their s
tons, such a manifesto corr
ponds to the military mobilizat
order of a more united country
is pointed out in informed Giro
American officials have appea
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