The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-25

Shigeru HOMO has been forced to
admit that the forces facing the
japanese invaders number over
100000.
The japanese invaders are lya
ing about the number of their
dead in order to hide the defeats
they have suffered in their adj
vance, and in order to hide the
fact that the vast mass Of the
population is bitterly opposed 30
the advance and is supporting the
militant partisan bands.
The capitalist press points out
that Chinchow is the next goal OF
1.-THE Japanese imperialists.
|. United States Ambassador
, Forbes has been instructed by
Stimson to repeat the warning
given Japan within the past week
+ against the seizure of Chinchow.
$ Stimson sees in the Japanese plans
\ to seize Chinchow direct threat
to United States domination over
: Kuomintang China. This hege-
: mony has been badly shaken al
e ready by the tremendous upsurge
f of the mass anti-imperialist, anti
: Kuomintang movement in China.
81 This movement forced the res
Is Iignation last week of the Wall
y Street butcher, Chang Kai-shek
and forced the whole Kuomintang
n crowd of the traitors in both the
~ Marking and the Canton wings to
le the maneuver of setting up new
r "more democratic" government as
u means of deceiving the masses
al and heading off the anti-lmperiaF
# list, -Kuomintang movement.
". The failure of this act of de-
he ception was followed by the muir
NJ Iderous butchery last Thursday OF
go workers and students in Nankingi
tie when huge crowds demonstrated
ks against the new government.
Chang Retains Military Power.
he Kuomintang sources now admit
of that Chang Kai-shek remains a
M force in the new more democrat
lg ic" government. A Shanghai dis
nix patch to the New York Times re-
eft ports:
10 'There is an increasing inn
- preston that Chang Kai-shek
~ ~ might be reelected president at
the Central Executive Commit
tee meeting scheduled for next
Monday. Although Chang a
tba few days ago surrendeed all Of
tbe ficial posts, his power remains
- unchecked, especially in view OF
the consolidation of his military
~; position through "a series Of al
80 Iiances with generals loyal to
OIL, him in Chekiang, HOnan, Kiang-
.ori- 81 and Anhwei."
real 1t is reported that Chang ma
nell, prefer to remain for the mont
Oers unconnected officially with Il
nlng new government. Chang ma
rup- want to wait until his Canton co
the leagues are in turn fully discre'
wing tied before the Chinese masse
kers He would then use his milital
oclaI alliances to seize the governme
and put himself forward as t
"Savior" of China, in the no
that in their indignation again
the Canton puppets of imperis
/ ism, the Chinese masses mig
forget the bloody role of Chial
10 himself as an agent of the i
Fn perialists.
@-~~ The yen has continued to dr.
in Japan, with increased inflati
leri- of the currency, and the emplc
ers throwing additional burdt
on the starving japanese work.
and peasants. The yen dropI
hilip- at the end of last week an ad
enta- tional IS points to 43 cents.
alists
nile HOMO Thanks Wall Street G.
the eminent.
Iitical In his statements TO the mp
with ialist press, Gen. HOMO express
on Japan's thanks to the Wall Str
rmers government for its support OF
rmers Japanese aggressions against
r. the Chinese masses. He said:
81 desire to express thanks
Ice OF the American public for tb'
balanced judgment and waltz
II the to form an opinion of the Ma
lplnos churian situation until all fax
'erlaI- are available"
of the american understanding
s con- the policy of the imperial 60
tat1on eminent is valuable and app
gang ciated."
at rob
IS ex- The fall of Chinchow to Jal
.rming in expert opinion here, W.
mean the definite isolation
United Manchuria under Japanese con
. Wall and would be followed by ia
i the clearing the region to the G.
It for Wall and up to inner Mong'
4 inn meaning Japanese mastery of
f the Manchuria west and south of ]
import isihar. This, in diplomatic OPT
f the would present in the world a
ey de- accompli Ian accomplished f
se col before the League of Matt
Street commission of inquiry could r.
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