The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-07-25
CZECH WORKERS
OEFY The POLICE;
Defend The UsSR
300 Soviet Employees
jailed in Manchuria

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Is doing much to bring the Chang
government to a point where it
hints at opening negotiations with
he U. S. S. R.
Just Changes"
4 A long statement issued Monday
by the Chang government, signed by
It's various puppet provincial coun-
pills" in the three Manchurian prov
fnces. (Lao Ming, Kirin, Hei Lung
Kiang), declares that the railroad
Is not stolen permanently, but only
changes made in it's personnel, be-
L use of propaganda" The state
\ fnt contains provocative language
/: lch as:
"The Hardin Consulate General
was searched and many documents
we're found proving the guilt of the
fonspirators. Reproductions of i'm
bortant documents will be published
''If then the U. S. S. R. had apollo
Rized and expressed its willingness
not to allow any further occurrences
bf this kind in the future the Chi
hese government would have been
happy in continuing its friendly re-
fations with it.
Exposed Forgeries.
"The U. S. S. R., however, did
hothing of the kind. Instead, it pro-
Eested and insinuated that the found
documents were forged. The Chi
nese government then realized that
The only solution was to take some
drastic steps for protecting its own
interests. Consequently the offices
of the Third International, labor
unions and other Soviet organiza-
lions in Hardin were closed.
GAS it was furthermore found that
Fuost of the important functicnaries
in the Chinese Eastern Railway ar
rested in the consulate were impor-
tsnt members of the Third Interna-
tional, the Chinese government
could not refrain from following up
Its policy of adhering to the treaty
Selling the Road.
1.-THE Chinese government was
lafso convinced that these Soviet Chi
hese Eastern Railway officials would
Use their positions for furthering fer
heachine schemes detrimental to the
state. Therefore the services Of the
Russian manager and vice-manager
IF the Chinese Eastern Railway were
suspended. Meanwhile the Chinese
vicc-marager was appointed to act
as General manager.
"The Chinese government then c.-
pected the board of directors to SC
Ilectt ruitcble r,cn as their success
lsors."
Verbal Entertainments.
This insulting and mendacicus &c
count Of TIE brutal assault on the
Isoviet employees Of the Chinese East
Iern. the turning over of the railroad
Ito Ostremov, the white guard Rus
sian former manager, the menacing
concentration of white guard Rus
Isian mercenaries and Changes troops
lch the border. etc, can be inter
Ii feted as either the opening argu-
Elfent in negotiations, intended
mostly to deny the forgeries of docu-
Iments being prepared by the Chi
reese war lords. or as the basis of
h declaration of war. How it will
be used apparently will depend on
whether present signs Of a diver
Igence of interest end policy between
Japan, the United States and Great
Britain indicate anything, or arc
merely passing phenomena.
The Japanese military commander
lin Manchuria, who recently refused
passage of the Chinese mercenaries
over Japanese-controlled railroad
lines in southern Manchuria, is re-
Irorted today to have agreed to I'M
armed troops traveling-to the ar
senals of Mukden and the arms
stores in Hardin.