The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-30

anger of the masses in Inner
Communist movement. The st
other Chinese ports is spreading ra-
pidly. Yesterday 1880 laborers II
Shanghai joined the strike in that
city. Bus lines and other facilities
are crippled. The strike movement
is under the leadership of the revolu-
tionary unions.
Chinese Red Army Advances
The Chinese Red Army in KiangS
Province is reported nj a smashing
advance on Nanchang, the provincial
capital. Nine regiments of Marking
troops have mutinied and joined tht
Red Army. A Shanghai dispatch IL
the New York Times reports:
Communist forces are choosing
this time of foreign aggression and
domestic division to advance from
Southern Kisngsi Province are re-
ported to have mutinied and Joined
Hupeh Communists, who now con-
troll sixty OF hte seventy hsien, or
countries, within the province and
have drawn narrowing circle
around Hankow and Wuchang."
Partisans Slow Up Japanese Drive
The japanese advance toward Chin.
chow continues, although consider.
ably slowed up by the resistance o.
partisan troops of Chinese and Ko.
rean workers, peasants and disband.
ed soldiers. Sharp fighting occurred
yesterday at Hsintun, one mile north
Of Tienchangtai, at Taichipao, ter
miles west and at Changiatun, about
four miles northward. The Japnaes,
yesterday captured four towns, includ
ing Sanchiatze and Tawa.
The japanese advance is parti-
cipated I'm by every arm Of the mill
tary-cavaIry, airpIanes, infantry
and artillery. The airplanes pre-
cede the advance with bombing at
tacks against the partisan troops
and the Chinese inhabitants of the
towns in the path of the advance.
The partisan troops have split into
small bands to avoid the airpianes,
but many hundreds OF Chinese
women and children have been
killed by the bombing planes.
The Japanese advance has involved
in the fighting some of the troops O
Chang Hsueh-rang's Chinchow army
A Tokyo dispatch reports that CHANG
is still promising to accede to thu
Japanese demands to withdraw hi
troops within the Great Wall.
U. S. "Gratified"
A Washington dispatch report!
that the Wall Street government il
gratified by the Japanese assurances
that foreign investments would b,
welcome in Manchuria. Premier In
ukai Of Japan in conference will
representatives Of American business
interests in Manchuria promised tina
the scope for foreign investments ant
economic activities in Manchuri;
would be widened. The Washington
dispatch reports that the United
States Is not considering any step
in connection with the Japanese plar
to seize Chinchow, but would con
tinue to exert diplomatic pressure OF
Japan"
With most Of the top leaders Of the
Marking and Canton cliaues discre-
dited before the masses, the Kuomin-
tang conference meeting in Marking
Is attempting a further deception oil
the masses by putting forward Sun
Fo, son Of Sun Vat Sen, and number
Of minor Kuomintang misleaders In
the new fascist government being
organized.
Lin Sen has been made titular pres
ident of the Marking government
with Sun Fo holding the central
power as president Of the Executive
Yuan, OF which Gen. Chen Mlng-shu
commander OF the Marking forces In
the STRENGTHENING area, is named
vice president. The post held by Sun
F'o is equivalent to that of premier
Other offices we're filled as follows:
President Of Legislative Yuan Yuen
Changchi.
Vice President, Chen Cheng.
President of Examination Yuan
Tai Chi-Tao.
President of Control Yuan-Cu Yu-
Jen.
Vice President Ling wei-feng.
President of judicial Wang
Chung Hui.
Vice-President Gnu Cheng.
The new Cabinet includes, Eugene
Chen, Foreign Minister; Huang Har
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