The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-25


lions had been that the United
States felt no new effort for peace
would be practical until the jap
anese drive had matured."
Realizing their bargaining power
within the agreement for war on the
Soviet Union and the partition Of
China, the Japanese have met the
representations of their fellow ban
dts by practically demanding a
hands off" policy. A Mukden dis
patch to the New York Graphic re-
ports the Japanese government twas
greatly displeased by the attitude of
the three powers, and considers their
representations are inpertinent and
unwarranted."
The Japanese war office reminded
the powers that they had sanctioned,
through the League Council, the Jap
anese policy in Manchuria.
The Soviet press yesterday placed
responsibility for the Manchurian
war, with its increasing threat of a
new world slaughter, squarely on the
shoulders of the Wall Street inper-
ialists- Walter Duranty, Moscow
CORRESPONDENT of the New York Times
reports the publication by the news
papers Izvestia and Pravda Of an
article from the New Republic on
the Manchuriaa situation. Pravda
commented on the article:
1.-THE viewpoint expressed by the
New Republic deserves general atten-
ton, although it must be said 1t
clearly underestimate the economic
power Of Japanese imperialism.
'Tt is doubtless true that Amer
lean Imperialism showed no decisive
opposition to the Japanese agrees
sors. But here, too, the New Repub-
lies position is correct only in part,
The recent sharp outburst OF Slim
son against attempts by the Japanese
apgressors to take Chinchow ION the
fly'. and the dissatisfaction OF the
American Senate with the INSULT
sciently decided tactics OF Stimson,
bear witness to the fact that direct
support of the Japanese occupation
has definite limits.
"In any event, Stimson did render
great service to Japanese imperial
ism, and from this angle 1t should be
clear that the occupation OF Man
churia became possible to a marked
degree, thanks to the, provocative
schemes Of the American State De-
partment. That is why 1t can be
said that responsibility for the oc-
cupation of Manchuria lies principal
Iy with the United States"
Under cover Of pacifist phrases and
preparations for the fake "disar1a-
ament" conference in a-Jnuary, the
imperialists continue to rush their
war preparations, pushing their plans
for armed Intervention against the
Soviet Union, against the proletarian
revolutionary government In Ger
MANY, for the partition OF China and
for war against the revolutionary
struggles Of the starving unemployed
and part-time workers and the col
onial masses.
The French government Is negott-
ating for the purchase Of 100000 tons
Of nitrates from Germany. This is
In addition, to huge supplies OF nj
trates being purchased in Chile. n
the United states, the manufacture
of war supplies Is being speeded up
A New Haven dispatch reports that
'.the winchester Repeating Arms
Company win renew operation Jan.
1 with $500 persons employed" The
Winchester plant was recently p'ir-
chased by the western Cartridge
Company Of East Alton, III.
The imperiansts and their Kuo-
mintang lackeys are showing increas-
ing uneasiness over the growing left
ward swing Of the Chinese masses
as represented In the recent anti-im-
perialist, anti-Kuomintang upsurge
throughout 1nner-China and the
growth Of the Chinese Soviet Power.
A dispatch to the New York Times
from its Shanghai correspondent re-
ports:
ssTho general tendency Of China
today seems TO be definitely TO-
ward the left, with the Comnau-
nists and other extremists working
with renewed fervor In their at
tempt 10 GAM the advantage for
their cause"
Plan New Fascist Dictatorship
In their fear Of the mas upsurge
against imperialism, the left" Can
ton leaders have abandoned their