The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-12
the significant head:
Experts See Russia In Manchurian
| War;

the SgnfIicant mead:
Experts See Russia In Manchurian
War"
The experts are quoted as admit
ting that Russia has shown few
signs of military moves toward the
Far East" This admitted fact doe;
not prevent the Washington experts
from predicting war on the Soviet
Union, howeve:.
Winter would not prevent military
operations, the experts declare, "be-
cause there is not a heavy srowfal
in that reRion and the Geld would
make marshes andrivers easily pass.
able"
Walter Duranty, New York Times
correspondent in Moscow. reports:
''That Japan is now trying to
make Russia the goat for her Man
churian adventure Is the opinion
held here in view Of the develop
ments along the Chinese Eastern
Railway"
Soviet Sees Japan Stirring Up
RED Scare"
Duranty reports that opinion II
Moscow is that the Japanese "whc
hitherto have been unable to give e
credible explanation Of why they die
what they did--snd still less why they
go on doing tt are determined tt
find one at all costs" Duranty ther
goes on to say:
at sounds almost too simple, but
the Japanese military mind has
shown little subtIety hitherto In the
Manchurian affair. The Russians
say bluntly they have shown tricki-
ness so clumsy as to be really sim
pie. That Is where the difficulty
comes in for the Russians, who are
not lacking In subtlety. They know
they do not want war and think
they know what Japan does want,
namely, control over Manchuria and
why and how Japan Is trying TO
secure II. But they do not know
what the Japanese military mind
may do TO attain its ends should
circumstances keep the Japanese
militaryin an awkward moral posi-
ton"
The Washington inlperialist gov
eminent continues its secret discus
sions on the war moves in Manchuria
and its exchange Of secret notes with
Japan. A Washington dispatch, pub
lshed in yesterdays New York Eve
ming Graphic, states;
Secretary OF State Stimson
worked on a new secret move TO
aid In ayerting war between Japan
and China over Manchuria."
The Journal of Commerce yester-
day carried a dispatch from Wash
ington, In which 1t was stated:
TN official circles there appears
TO be a feeling that It may be most
difficult 10 prevent general war
In the Far East, and much con-
Germ Is exhibited lest the conflict
resolve itself into another war
world wide In its scope"
N. Y. Post Defends War.
The American capitalist press yes
terday came out more openly In sup
port OF Japan. The New York Eve
ming Post carried the following
open inflammatory editorial:
HOW?
Yesterday morning traders on the
New York Stock Exchange heard
rumor that Japan had declared
war on China At such news OF
disaster one would think that
stocks would 30 down. Not ut all.
Stocks went up. So did bonds. So
did silver, by leaps and bounds. SO
did other commodities that have
sulked at = low level for many
months. In other words, war In the
Far East, II Mr.. Stimson does not
drag us into II, means business re-
covery In America. It would be
good news, not bad news. what
we wonder, are the abolitionists Of
war going to do about that? How
arc they going TO convince man
kind that war is wholly bad. when
the mere rumor Of It brings TO lzo,-
100000 the conviction Of national
prosperity?
With Japan rushing reinforcements
to Manchuria, with Japanese troops
already in Manchuria moving north
ward and setting up new puppet gov
ernments, selling revenues, murder
ing Chinese peasants, the Washing
ton government Is reported in di-
spatch to the New York Times as
indicating that reports from Japan
and China were brighter" The dis
patch adds but there was nothing
on the surface to show from what
source optimism had been gained"