The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-04
POWERS PUSH
DIVISION OF
CHINA BY WAR
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Stimson's profound concern" over
the alleged Soviet troop movements
indicates the leading role which
American Imperialism is actually TAX
ing in the division of China and the
anti-Soyiet campaign.
The japanese army continues its
occupation Of strategic points IN
Manchuria and its savage offensive
on what the imperiaists call bands
Of bandits, who are in reality Man
churian peasants and workers fight
ing against the imperialist attack.
Japanese Extend Occupation.
A capitalist despatch from Dalren,
South Manchuria, admits that Japan
is moving to tntrench her position in
Manchuria and is planning further
commandments of Chinese towns and
populations. The despatch states:
Not only is a renewed lombard
ment probable at Chinchow, Mar
shall Chang Hsueh- liang's tempo
rary capital, but the Japanese au-
thorities foresee the likelihood of
what they term military neces-
sity' of sending strong forces to
Chinchow with the avowed inten-
ticn of driving Marshal Chank's
military remnants south of the
Great Wall into China proper"
Militarists Aid Occupation.
AS neither Marshal Chang nor
Chang Kai-shek and the Marking
government have raised a finger In
opposition to the Japanese seizure Of
Manchuria, it is clear that those
against whom ten Japanese forces
are to be sent are the peasants, work
ers and disbanded soldiers who have
united to oppose the advance Of JAP
anese imperialism.
The Japanese imperialists have an
nounced plans to take over control oil
the Chinese banks in Manchuria TN
der the pretext of "stabilizing" the
currency. The Japanese authorities
plan ito provide silver bars for coin
age in Mukden beginning November
Is"
The only area from which there
has been any withdrawal of Japanese
troops is in the Kirin section where
puppet government has been set up
which assures complete control to the
Japanese imperialists. The troops
withdrawn from Kirin are being
used to facilitate the conquest OF
other sections of Manchuria.
Mass Resentment Grows.
In the meantime, the anti-Japan-
ese movement continues to gather
Roadway among the workers and
peasants. So complete is the boycott
of Japanese goods that business is
practically at standstill. The New
York Times correspondent reports
that Soviet goods are being favored
not only against Japanese products
but against those of America and
other imperia1ist countries.
The so-called peace conference" IN
Changhai between the Canton and
Marking militarists has collapsed as
result of pressure brought by the
British imperialists on their Canton
tools to protect British holdings IN
China against the combined attack
of Japanese, French and United
States imperialism.
Chang Kai-shek, acting on In
structions of Japanese and American
imperialists has turned down the
Canton demand that he resign from
his positions as president and head OF
the Nationalist armies. The confer
ence between the two sets Of mill
tarist tools of the different imperial
isms was marked with the sharpest
recrimination and abuse. The Canton
delegates accused Chang Of aiding
the Japanese occupation Of Manchu-
ria and Chang retorted with similar
accusations against the Canton gov
eminent. Both admitted that the
Japanese occupation was of a per-
manent nature.