The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-13
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IN WHICH THE JAPANESE DE-
FEATED THE RUSSIANS" EN-

IN W Hun HE JAfANECE OE-
FEATED THE RUSSIANS" I'm
phasiS Ours-Editor, Daily Worker.J
Further proof that the war il
Manchuria is not an isolated event
but is generally recognized as the be-
ginning of a new world slaughter
directed especially at the Sovie
Union and the Chinese masses,
shown in the further rise in insu
ance rates on cargoes to the Orient
A dispatch from San Francisco re
ports:
Cargo insurance rates on ship
ments for Oriental ports have been
raised by local marine underwrit-
ers, as shippers are seeking civil
cOmmOtion,' war risks and actual
hOstilities' rates on cargoes."
Graphic Admits War Aimed at
Soviet Union.
Even the so-called liberal New
York Evening Graphic yesterday ad
mitted in an editorial that the i'm.
perialists we're no longer able to hidt
from the American masses their sin.
lister moves for an actual attack or
the Soviet Union. The Graphic!
editorial declared:
THE diplomats of the world
must realize that somebody will be
held responsible If the cOnflagra-
ton that now seems TO be impend-
ing Is allowed to burst out and get
out of control.
They must realize, too, that the
newspapers and the public sense
the existence of something behind
the scenes, something hidden, quite
mysterious and sinister in that
whole situation between Japan and
China.
at has become quite obvious that
in certain high circles in both Eng
land and France (the Graphic
scoundrels hide the role of their
own imperiaIists-Editor, Daily
Worker) there would at least be no
objection to such a course by ia
pan. 1t is easy to suspect that
there might even be encouragement
for Japan from these sources.
FURTHERMORE, 1T is PAIN
FULLY PLAIN THAT THE WAR
WOULD NOT BE DIRECTED
AGAINST DEFENSELESS CHINA.
NOR WOULD 1T BE DIRECTED
TO THE END OF MAKING THE
CHINESE LIFT THEIR BOYCOTT
AGAINST JAPENESE GOODS.
CLEARLY DEFINED AGAINST
THE BACKGROUND OF 1T ALL
is THAT NOT MANY MORE
STEPS CAN BE TAKEN BY ia
PAN BEFORE SOVIET RUSSIA
WILL BE INVOLVED. 1T is THE
NEXT NATURAL STEP-JAPAN
AGAINST RUSSIA" (Emphasls
ours, Daily WORKER
The Graphic further admits The
peaceful policy of the Soviet. Union
Soviet Russia, trying to work
out its economic experiment. wants
to be left alone"
y. S. Bankers Helping Japan.
The leading role of American i'm.
peria4ists in the war moves agains
the Soviet Union is murther shoWr
in tho q III hoir,c eyita,, TarNo,, t,-y IT g
bankers in trying to solve the severe
economic and financial crisis il
Japan. Yesterdays Journal of Com
merce carried story with the sub
head: New York Bankers Are Work
ing With Tokyo" This, with thu
continued shipment of japanese golC
to the United States, together will
the exchange of secret notes between
Stimson and Japan, and the expires.
sions by Stimson Of Confidence il
Japan, is the strongest proof tha
Japan and America are attempting Il
subordinate their conflict of interests
in China to the greater conflict be.
tween victorious Socialism in tht
Soviet Union and decaying capitalism
in the imperialist world. The ship.
ment of gold to the United States BY
Japan has the manifold purpose o.
meeting debts, establishing credits fol
war supplies and attempting Il
strengthen the yen.
Gerard Calls for Army of 100000.
In an Armistice Day speech a
Cleveland, James w. Gerard, exam
bassador to Germany, called for al
army of 100000 men, an adequate
navy and a resolution to sit tight anc
mind our own business"
Firm in the support of French anc
American imperialisms, Japan con
tinues its military activities in Man
churia. A dispatch from Washing
ton admits:
Fourth, the impression is apps-
rently growing in Japan that both
the League and the United States
are bluffing and will not actually
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