The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-07
U. S, Supplies Arms
to Japanese TO r
War in Manchuria
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dblllty 10 pay, IOlloWS CLOSELY the at
tack in connection with the rises in
the price of wheat. The imperialists
attempted to explain this rise by
claiming that Soviet exports of wheat
had fallen off. This is lie, Their
purpose was to make American farm
ers believe that Soviet exports were
responsible for the severe agrarian
crisis in this and other capitalist
countries. This was part of the ideo-
logical attack aimed at destroying the
support of the American workers and
poor farmers for the land of workers
and peasants rule. They carefully
covered up the fact that the rise in
wheat prices was due to the huge
purchases by agents of the Farm
Board for the war they plan on the
Soviet Union.
On the eve of the 18th anniversary
Of the triumph of Socialism, the i'm
perialists, standing aghast at the ire
mendous achievements of the Five
Year Plan, are frantically trying to
destroy the Soviet Union by a COM
bined military attack and financial
blockade. They are engaged in final,
desperate attempt to save their own
system of mass unemployment, hun
ger and suicides, at the expense Of
the toiling masses in their own coun-
tries, at the expense of the achieve
ments of the world proletariat in
building Socialism in the Soviet
Union.
japanese Strengthen Military and
Economic Strange Hold
In the meantime, the Japanese
Army is consolidating its occupation
Of Manchuria and pushing nearer
and nearer to the Soviet frontier. 1t
has 'already occupied several points
on the Soviet Chinese owned Chi
nese Far Eastern Railway. Yesterday
heavy fighting occurred near Tsitsi-
har between japanese and Chinese
-orces. The Japanese are strengthen
ing not only their military position
but their economic hold on Man
cnuria.
Japan Sends More Gold Here
A dispatch from San Francisco
shows that Japan is continuing her
shipments of gold to this country in
preparation for the purchases of
huge munition supplies. The dis
patch says:
"Fortifying her position in the
United States and preparing for
any eyentuality that may arise
from the Manchurian crisis, Japan
today landed S22,5O0,OOO i'm gold
here, bringing her total shipments
of the yellow metal to this port in
thirty days to $75,000,000.
In furtherance of her prepared
ness campaign, Japan has also con-
tracted for 5000 tons of Guggen-
helm process inter, due to pass
through here soon. AS this became
known the insurance rates on ship
ments to Manchuria was elevated
per cent above that applicable to
osner chinese ports, bringing the
first Inquiries from shipowners on
war-risk insurance"
A dispatch from Tokyo stating that
the United States Ambassador Forbes
had delivered note to the Japanese
Government declaring American adj
ae-ence to the League Of Nations
resolution calling for the evacuation
OF Manchuria by Nov. l6 was denied
in Washington. Washington has con-
tinued to express grave concern"
japanese Paper Praises Stimson
Following a conference between
United States Ambassador Forbes
with Japanese Foreign Minister Shi-
dehara, the Osaka Mainichi, leading
Chinese newspaper published an in
spired statement praising the attitude
of Washington as both prudent and
admirable" The article warmly Sec
rotary of State Stimson's attitude on
the Manchurian situation.
This was followed by statement
from M. BRAND in Paris that the
Leagu eof Nations Council had de-
cided against holding special meet
ing before Nov. 16 to consider the
Manchurian situation. The state
ment also declared the Nov. 16
meeting would be held in Paris in
stead of Geneva. DR.. Alfred SEE,
Marking delegate to Geneva declared
he was opposed to the meeting being
held in Paris. In this he is supported
by several unnamed delegates who
declare that Paris is too pro-
japanese.
Geneva dispatches declare:
League officials were relieved by
the statements Of Klementi voro-
sliiioy, Soviet War Commissar, in
an interview with the United Press
at Moscow yesterday, when he said
Russia desired friendly relations
with Jsran."
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