The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-09
Battle for Colonies
Grows; Bosses Arm
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talist press has kept the matter quiet,
while Wall Street prepared its armed
forces to share In the colonial plum
der of China, and to build up the
war front against the Soviet Union
in Manchria.
The Graphic. telling Of the seere-
cy Of these open maneuvres, says;
Shifting Of the United States
ships from various ports on the
Pacific Ocean and China Sea has
been quietly going on for the past
two weeks, 1t was learned today,
under orders from the Bureau of
Navigation In Washington. No
official statement has been made"
The dispatehing of warships to the
Manchurian "war zone," took place
at time when Japanese imperial
ism likewise was concentrating its
armed forces in Chinese waters. The
armed forces Of both inperialist
powers are moving forward to
strengthen their respective drive for
colonies-and at the same time they
are moving closer to the Soviet I'm
ion!
American imperialism is not only
sending its naval forces, but the news
leaked out yesterday that Major
General John l., Hines, commander
Of the Philippines Department of the
United States army, one of the lar
gest divisions of Wall Streets mill
tary forces, is making a hurried trip
on battleship to China, in connec-
ton with the Japanese situation in
Manchuria.
Before that, Stimson had been TAX
ing a direct hand TO strengthen Wall
Streets share in Manchuria, though
in public statements the State De-
partment repeated its fake policy of
"amicable settlement" Stimsen sent
Lawrence E, Salisbury, second secre-
tary of the United States embassy in
Tokyo and George G. Hanson, Con-
sui General In Hardin, to Southern
Manehuria TO investigate" the sit
uation.
Meanwhile, Japanese imperialism
is rushing to fasten It's grip on Man
churia, Airplane bombing is increas-
ing. The latest report stating that
Japanese planes dropped SO bombs
in the attempt to demolish the Chi
CHOW railway station. At the same
time the Japanese are creating nat
i've puppet autonomy movements to
do away with their former ally, Mar
shall Chang Hseu-liang.
The armed strength Of Japanese
and U. S. imperialism in China, ac-
cerding to the Graphic, is now as
follows:
"At present there are more than
score Of United States ships, in
GLIDING eruiserS destroyers, gun
boats and submarines at various
ports In China. The United States
$. Houston, flagship Of the Asiatic
Fleet, and three other American
men-of-war are at Marking, with
other ships at Shanghai, Chung
king, Hong Kong, Annoy. Wuhu,
Hshin Ho, Ichang, Swallow. Chang
sha, Chefoo and Kiulxiang.
"The japanese government to-
day ordered five japanese warships
and 400 marines to reinforce their
fleet In Shanghai. In addition,
fourteen Japanese warships have
been ordered TO Hankow, Ching
kiang, Shasi, Ichang, Chungkins,
Port Arthur, Lnkew. Chefeo, Using
tao, Marking, Wuhu, Kiukiang and
Changsha."
War Is being rapidly prepared in
China In the struggle for colonies
Thousands of the Chinese masses are
being slaughtered. and as the Chin
csc workers In Shanghai rise in pro-
test, the Marking government beats
them down, failing hundreds. The
concentration Of these armed forces
near Manchuria shows the growing
danger Of war against the Soviet IN
ion.
Every worker must rally against
the approaching irnperialist war.