The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-14
RED AR MY is
FORMED IN EAST
AS WHITES MASS
Report 1000 Soviet
Citizens Deported

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Marking government to submit the
offer in writing, was made yesterday
by Leo Karakhan, vice-commissar in
charge Of Foreign Affairs.
Karakhan said that Chu Shao-
yang, Chinese representative, had
telegraphed a request from Man
chuli that the Soviet government
send representative to the border
to discuss the situation. Karakhan
replied that as Marking had repeat.
edly shown an incluination to re-
nounce its oral offers it would be
best to send by cable or mail any
offers the Marking government had
4 to make. Marking again asked for
] a conference.
Karakhan's statement concluded
that "as Mr.. Chu's reply offers
nothing new, the foreign office re-
Trained from answering" believing
that its first reply was sufficient.
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SHANGHAI (by mail)-The num-
Der of textile workers on strike in
Shanghai has increased from $4,000
to $4,000 in the last five days. All
large factories are guarded by police
detachments. The Shanghai
Times" announces that the Marking
government is about to issue an
anti-strike law, according to which
any strike committee can be tried
by court-martial. The paper stresses
the leading part the Communists
are playing in the tsrike.
10000 lockers have struck work
in Hankow port, demanding an in
crease in wages. The employers
called in the military, who arrested
the strike leaders. The port is un-
der military guard.
In all large industrial cities of
China a wave of political strikes
directed against the Chang Kai-
shek government is rising. In Can
ton the lockers have laid down work
in body. In Hankow 10000 metal
} workers of the arsenal have struck
work. In Manchuria the majority
of the workers of the Chinese
Eastern Railway is on strike in
spite of martial law. In Charbin
more than 800 workers have been ar
rested and several trade union or
ganizers put to death.
Owing to the unrest among the
Manchurian troops picked men from
the best troops Of Chang Kai-shek
have been detailed for service in the
frontier troops. In several units
munities have already occurred
which were stifled in blood. In the
provinces of Kwangtung and Flu
ken a new wave of peasant risings
is sweeping the country.
Flying meetings and demonstra-
tons are being held. Short speeches
are held calling upon the Chinese
masses to fight against the Nank-
ing government and to defend the
Soviet Union. During the meetings
= leaflets are distributed pointing out
the necessity of demonstrating
unitedly on the 1st of August
against the danger of imperialist
war conjured up by the Marking
government, and against the i'm
perialists and their tools in China.
On the 25th of July a tremendous
protest meeting took place near the
Soviet Consulate in the Interna-
tional Settlement. The meeting was
organized by the Chinese Commu-
mist Party and great numbers of
workers and students took part.
Similar demonstrations took place
in the evening in other parts of the
town. Strong forces of military and
police broke up the demonstrations
and wounded student very
severely. A policeman was also
severely wounded. Mass arrests have
taken place in connection with the
demonstrations. Strong forces of
police patrol the streets at night and
the police force is in a constant
state of readiness. The newspapers
report that posters, etc., are appear
ing everywhere calling upon the
masses to take part in the demon
strations on the list of August
against imperialist war, against the
Kuomingtang and for the defence
of the Soviet Union.