The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-23
Ring Of Steel Against Soviet Union
Completed; US. Workers Demonstrate
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role. Carroll reports.
Japan, if permanently extended
Into Manchuria, 1t was pointed out
by an eminent authority prior to
the meeting of the Council, estab-
fishes a new safe and sane frontier
against BolsheviSm upon the con-
tinent of Asia"
Armistice An Empty Gesture
The hypocrisy of the League Of Ma
tions and the United States is fully
exposed in the above quotations from
CAROLS dispatch. The emptiness of
the gesture Of an armistice is further
exposed in the following final para
graph of CAROLS dispatch:
"Armistice is an empty word now
for the Chinese, who have no army
capable of driving the Japanese
from Manchuria. Besides, it is inn
possible to fight there in winter.
How can an armistice mean any
thing officially when by the same
token there has never been a war,
AlnkCAA Olpy q tdAlBk ONCL dhA ohb-
stitution of sets of local Chinese Of
ficials loyal to Toxic for other sets
of Chinese officials loyal to Nan
king"
Kuomintang Sells Out Chinese People
The Japanese seizure of Manchu-
ria was carried out with the secret
cooperation of the traitorous Kuom-
intang officials who admittedly raised
not finger in resistance against the
Japanese invaders. A Shanghai dis
patch to the New York Times makes
clear the cooperation of the Kuom-
intang with the League of Nations
in turning Manchuria over to Japan;
IL states:
ut is eight weeks since Japan &C.
cupied Mukden and Kirin, but China
has INTO fired single shot in her
defense, choosing to depend upon the
League Of Nations"
Responsibility of the Kuonintang
for the Japanese seizure of Man
churia and the partition of China
which is now being pushed by the
iniperialiSt bandits is further made
clear in an article by George E. Sok-
olsky in Sundays Mex York Times
sokolsky states:
China cannot fight Japan in
Manchuria or anywhere else. In
China 5000, 900 men are under arms,
many Of them excellent fighters.
But they have been exploited by
their own commanders, who have
enriched themselves while the sold
isrs have been left without arms,
munitions and other equipment.
There are few crack divisions, like
the Mukden Fourth Army and the
Whampoa Cadet divisions Of Nan
king, but these do not constitute
NATIONAL army"
CfifAng's Talk of Leading Army"
Is Bunk
Sokolsky further comments on the
fact that "a small force of Japanese
troops took nearly 100000 square
miles OF territory in Manchuria, dis
armed an army of several hundred
thousand men and seized one Of the
largest arsenals in the world with
hardly any fighting"
That Chang Kai-shek's recent talk
Of leading an army Of 100000 against
the Japanese is but hypocritical
gesture is admitted by Sokolsky, who
comments:
when General Chang Kai-shek
goes to Manchuria to fight Japan,
he, therefore, is only making fiery
and dramatic gesture which has no
realistic meaning. In the first
place, as many Generals in Man
churia have gone over to Japan as
have remained loyal to China The
evidence for that will appear when
the present situation freezes in
and the names of the Chinese Of
ficiaIs who have taken control in
Manchurian cities and districts with
Japanese approval are made pub
tic."
Fear Growing Anger of Chinese
Masses
Sokolsky recognizes, however, that
while the imperialists have secured
the aid Of the corrupt Kuomintang
they yet have to reckon with the ris-
ing anger of the Chinese masses. He
says:
But that does not mean that
the Chinese people will take their
defeat lying down. The Chinese
people-not the government, which
is different thing-wiIl now settle
down TO systematic boycott Of
Japan and Japanese goods.
This is the stage of the conflict
between China and Japan upon
which both countries are now en-
tering. 1t Is hard, bitter, cold
phase, one which leads to mass
movements and demonstrations and
often to changes in government In
China and sometimes even in
Japan"
Yen Admits DISTRICT BY Masses
That the masses are in motion
against the Japanese and the Kuom-
tntang traitors is further borne out
by the admission of the Marking
Charge d'Affaires in Washington,
Hawkin Yen
"a general feeling Of d,sappoint-
ment, dlstrust and doubt now per-
vades the masses Of the Chinese
people as tothe sanctity Of treaties
and tberanaa4ad rrotestatiors Of