The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-11


distributed situation in Hardin as a
pretext for the occupation Of that
city in forces Hardin is the main
| terminal station on the Chinese
Western Railway, which is jointly
operated by the Chinese and the
Soviet Union.
In the meantime, all the elements
for a tremendous direct intervention
action by the imperialists against the
FChinese masses and their Soviet
Government and Red Army are ac-
cumulating.
The japanese have occupied the
city Of Shanhaikwan the gateway
into Inner China. French troops
have crossed the frontiers of the
South Chinese provinces at various
points under the now familiar lying
preteXt of fighting bandits.
The news comes from Tokyo that
the French troops intend to combat
Communism and the tremendous
mass upSurge against the imperial
lists and their Kuomintang lackeys.
The United States is proceeding
with a huge naval and army mob
ilization in the Far East under the
preteXt of a joint naval and milf
tary maneuyer in the HaWaiin
Islands,
Says Japan Is Worlds Defense
Against SOvietism."
The statement of Japanese Dip
lomat, Juiji G. Kasai, that the Japa-
nese in Manchuria constituted "the
worlds defense against Sovietism'
has been hailed by the American i'm
perialist press. Kasai is at present
on a visit to this country, no doubt
for the purpose of secret confer
ences with Stimson and other Wall
Street government officials.
The Chinese Kuomintang news
paper "Takungpao" states that the
Chinese masses, aroused by the Jap
anese aggressions in Manchuria and
other parts of China are turning to
Communism. This is warming to
the imperialists that the Kuomin-
tang lackeys are no longer able to
stem the mass upSurge against i'm
perialiSm 1t is a direct invitation
to proceed with the partition of
China.
The imper1alists who formerly in
terVened in China indirectly through
their Chinese militarist tools are now
turning TO direct intervention as a
result Of the collapse of Chang Kali
shek's Marking government and the
rapid disintegration of the KuonSn-
tang before the anger of the masses.
The growing power of the Central
Chinese Soviet Government, the ire
mendous victories of the Red Army,
the sweeping growth of the influence
Of the Chinese Communist Party
and the entrance of new sections of
the Chinese masses into the fight
against imperialism, are forcing the
imperialist vultures to hasten their
moves for the partition of China and
the strangulation Of the mass move
ment against imperialism.
Only the vigilance and thunderous
protests of the International prole-
tariat, in mass action against i'm
perialist war and the looting OF
China can stop the partition of
China and prevent armed interven-
ton against the Soviet Union.
Sees War Between Japan and
u. S. Inevitable"
A section of the Japanese i'm
perialists sees war as inevitable
between Japan and the United
States in the sharpening clash
over the spoils of China. The
Paris monthly Moi" published an
article by the retired Japanese
Lieutenant General Kiukatsu Sato,
stating openly this point of view.
The article asserts that Japan's
sole hope lies in the continent of
Asia. That the United States, too
have definite plans with regard to
Asia. The United States intends
getting hold Of Asia.
Sator demands that "the greed of
the power of the United States be
broken, their unjustifiable attitude
be exposed Sator further states
that while Japan is now attempting
to settle disputed points by the
medium Of diplomacy, circumstances
will, however, force Japan into a
conflict with the United States.
war between Japan and America is
the inevitable fate of our nation" he
declares.
socialist" Leader Again Defends
Japanese Imperialism.
Vandervelde, Belgian socialists and
a leader of the international gang of
social-fascists, continues his service
to Imperialism. In attempting to
justify his approval Of the Man
churian seizure by the japanese,
Vandervelde publishes an article in
the "Peuplep (Brussels), in which he
states that he has received letter
Of thanks from the cornter-revolu-
tionary Kuomintaug party, confirm
ing the. exemplary neutrality" OF his
stand towards the Chino-Jspanese
conflict
More important than this is, how
ever the fact that Vandervelde once
more places himself. in this article,
at the service of the lying propa-
ganda on the attitude taken by the
Soviet Union in the Manchurian con-