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partisan troops are answering the
new Japanese murder offensive with
guerilla warfare. Partison bands
totalling over 5000 men defended fol-
several hours the city of Fakumen
harassing the Japanese and slowing
up their advance toward Cfinchow
The partisan troops are active all over
Manchuria A partisan hand of SO
attacked the Japanese garrison at
Koalimen station, % miles from An
tung on the Korean border. An en-
gagement occurred northwest of fish
ling, the partisan troops putting up
an heroic rear guard action against
superior Japanese forces. "A Mukden
dispatch reports:
Sin a second engagement an I'M
named Japanese battalion is still
engaged in long distance battle
with 100 bandits and irreguIars
equipped with field guns"
The Tokyo war office reports that
"Chinese activities had spread to
Changchun, Kirin, and Tunghia."
go Engagements Since Nov. Fl
The Japanese admit that the par
tisan troops have fought 438 engag-
ments against them between Nov. 81
and 80. The Japanese claim that
only actions have been fought since
Nov 80, but Washington dispatch
quoting the figures of the Japanese
War Office declares that 472 raids
by partisan troops were carried out
against the Japanese between Dec.
l and TO- "Of this number there
we're thirty raids conducted by 300
or more men and six by 1000 or more
men, Over 713 Japanese are held
as prisoners of war. The Washing
ton dispatch estimates that total
of $4,000 partisan troops are oper-
ating against the Japanese west Of
the South Manchuria Railway.
Fears Chinese Revolutionary Move
ment.
A Tientsin dispatch reveals the
fears of the imperialists that ire
nendous revolutionary struggle is
imminent in Kuomintang China. The
dispatch expresses alarm over the
growing influence of the Chinese
Communist Party, and declares that
the recent anti-imperialist, anti
Kuomintang demonstrations of work.
ers and students were organized by
the Communists.
The imperialists are now afraid
that another tremendous mass up
surge may occur before the Canton
and Marking groups and the various
cliques within these groups can
straighten out their differences and
present united front against the
masses. These differences refleCs the
inherent conflict of interests between
the imperialist masters of the var
ious cliques.
U. S. Sanctions Slaughter OF Man
churian Masses.
Washington officials are watching
like hawks the Japanese moves to-
ward Chinchow and the Great Wall.
While gravely concerned at the
threat contained in the Japanese
moves against the hegemony of Wall
Street over Kuomintang China, the
United States has discontinued its
protest against the seizure TO Chin
chow. There are indications that the
Wall Street government has been
forced to make further concessions
to Japan in order TO maintain intact
of the Peoples Commissars further
stated that the Soviet Government
has sufficient convincing evidence
that diplomatic cabinets of several
foreign powers are discussing the
possibility of war against the Sow
let Union. He exposed the role of
the League Of Nations and the dis
armament conference as instru-
ments of war and not Of peace.
While the Soviet Union does not
want foot of territory of any
ether country, IL will not relinquish
hands breadth of its own terri
tory. Niolotov declared: I'VE know
we can rely upon the heroes of the
Eastern Army to protect our from
tiers" The assembly greeted the
statement with prolonged applause.
Molotov concluded his report by re-
minding the delegates of Stains
words:
1.-THE reality Of our plan of pro-
duction consists in millions of toilers
who are engaged in creating a new
life" BY completing the Five Year
Plan in four the Soviet Union will
fortify its position both externally
and internally, it will further the
cause of international peace and the
final vict6'y of the worlds worrying
class.