The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-15
CHANG, WHITE
CUARDISTS In
ADVANCE 0NUSSR
Peaceful Arbitration is
Demand of USSR

treaties were but scraps of paper
to Chang, and his imperialist
hackers.
The first train load of Soviet
Union officials of the Chinese East.
ern Railway and the Manchuriar
consolates arrived in Chita, Siberia
today. There were 120 officials
and an unknown number of railroad
workers, in four cars. Many Of
them were deported so suddenly that
their families are still left stranded
in Manchuria at the tender mercies
of Changes White Guards.
A War Already.
The whole attitude of the Chang
government is one of extreme pro-
vocation, and means practically an
undeclared war on the Soviet Union
The workers of Manchuria, Chi
nese, Russian and Manchus, are in
great discomfort, and, in spite of
the militarist repression, are able
to demonstrate against the provo
cation of war and the seizure of the
railroad Details are lacking.
The U. S. S. R., contrary to wild
stories reaching Moscow from other
countries, and prevalent there, about
Russian mobilization against Man
churia," has taken no military steps.
1t is known that there are troops
in Siberia, regularly stationed there,
which will be able to drive back any
invaders who actually cross the bor-
der. however. Raids by some of the
white Guard detachments in
Chang's army are to be expected,
and at any time a general invasion
by the Chang troops may be or
dercd from Mukden.
Ask Negotiations.
The Comnissariat of Foreign At
fairs has sent I. B. Serebriakov as
envoy to Hardin, to deal with the
Manchurian government for the
peaceful settlement of the affair and
has addressed a note to the Man
;hurian government and to the
chang Kai-shek government at
.1anking, demanding that negotia-
tions open within three days in the
matter of the seized railroad and
The concentration of Manchurian
troors on the border.
Workers Angered.
Shop meetings and mass meet
ing of workers in the Soviet Union
today passed resolutions expressing
the greatest indignation against the
unprovoked arrest of U. S. S. R.
employees on the Chinese Eastern
Railway by the imperialist puppet
ruler in Manchuria, Chang Hsueh-
lang, with the approval and after
consultation with the brutal MUIR
ierer of thousands of Chinese work
Frs, Chang Kai-shek.
The demonstration at Kursk was
particularly large and thousands OF
workers there voted unanimously
their readiness to defend by arms
if necessary the friendly relations
existing between the Chinese and
-5ONltI OIlIo1I NNA h4llNAi'
Pleads for Peace.
Recalling the previous strong
warnings of the Soviet Union in
connection with Chinese action in
raidine U. S. S. R. consulates, the
Izvcstia, official organ of the Sow
let government, devoted the entire
front rage to the situation, warn
ing the Chinese to cease playing
with fire" The Izvestia, however,
pleaded with the Mukden and Nam
J. -. =, ,,voi1 tloodehed
Pravda, central organ Of the Com
mu7. ~ = Of the Sovlst Union,
said that Marking blessed the Har-
bin bandits in their action in seiz-
ing control of the railroad and GUST
ing Soviet officials in defiance OF
the 1924 treaty. and added that
Marking or the Kuomintang govern
ment must be responsible.
Suggests Conference.
The note to China recalled the re-
peated friendly acts of the Soviet
Union, such as voluntary denuncia'
ton of the territorial rights
and Boxer war indemnities, and en-
,,hasized that the U. S. S. R. Is
always ready to discuss disputed
questions regarding the railroad
treaty which it charged has beer
flagrantly violated.
"Remaining true to the peace pol
icy of the Soviet Union" the not
continued, land despite the violen
provocative action of the Chimes
authorities the government agail
expresses readiness to negotiate
with China the whole complex ques
tions connected with the railroad
Such negotiations are only possible
on condition of immediate release o
arrested Soviet citizens and abroga
ton of all illegal actions of Chimes
authorities"
Accordingly, the note propose
immediate summoning of confer
cnce to regulate all Sino-Easterl
Railroad disputes and that the Chi
nese Immediately abrogate all will
full actions toward the railroad. |
also demanded immediate release O
I'll arrested Russians and that tn
Chinese "cease to prosecute and op
rress' Soviet Union citizens and in
stituticns.
TOXIC, Japan, July 14.-Th'
Japanese news service, Rengo, re
norts from Mukden that Chang ha
ordered large quantities of amnlu