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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05

Japan's powerful navy Is no &C., cident. These industrial islands do not, and cannot, grow enough food to support themselves and there fore the seas to Korea, Manchuria and Formosa must be kept open at all costs. They are the granaries Of Japan and the source of raw ma terials for her factories.
 The nations production of steel now reaches 100000 tons a year, but there is not much hope for the future of her industry unless the supplies of raw material are as- sured. Japan's imports of iron amount to about z per cent of her total imports.
 Official estimates show five bil- lion metric tons of coal in Japans mines, though about half of this Is below workable depths.
 Iron deposits are found in Ja- pan, Korea, and Formosa, an opti-.
 mistic estimate placing the total at 13O million metric tons. The nations real iron resources, how ever, are along its railway in Manchuria.
 The soy bean of Manchuria be- comes a principal item of her trade amounting to nearly 8 per cent Of her imports, as compared with 5 per cent for wheat.
 In the past six months, Japan has become the worlds largest pur- chaser of raw cotton. She has bought 1,069,0O0 bales, which is 579, 900 more bales than she bought in the same period last year. Strangely enough, these huge pur- chases come at a time when Ja- pans textile mills are suffering heavily from the Chinese boycott, many mills being closed. That cot ton fiber, in addition to its other uses, is an essential in the manu- facture of many kinds of explo- sives may explain something. Sim ultaneously, there has been & big recent increase in lead exports to Japan.
 In view of this situation. there have long been two conflicting l trends of thought in Japan. One crowd insists that Japan must, by military force is neces- sary. keep open to her trade certain markets in China to supply the is- | IdHu WAth Soo'p iio"b DS ~ | wheat.
 The other insists that this miii- tary policy is costly and breeds ser ious economic boycotts: that 1t would be better to control markets in open competition with superior economic organization. At the present, however, the militarists and not the econo- mists-are running things in Ja- pan.
 TOMORROW - The story of the Emperor ",The Son of Heaven"
 .. The Sickly- Looking, Respect acled Young Man in the Palace at TOkiO for Whom Japanese COnsid- CT It an Honor to Die. A Heaven Born Line That Runs From Six Centuries Before Christ to the Year 1882.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05

Continued from Page 1.) He said the government had not advised its embassies abroad re- garding it's plans.
 However, Debuchi now has been advised fully, he said. and presum- ably has informed Stimson. It was admitted that Debuchi might be embarrassed but suggestions he might resign was ridiculed.
 The United States, Great Britain and other interested powers. prob- ably will not be informed directly of the governments "grave decis- ions" expected to be outlined in the statement, the spokesman said.
 The government was represented as holding that the powers had not advised Japan before they act cd, and Japan would feel con- strained to follow this precedent in the present crisis.
 Premier Tsuyoshi Inukai called on Emperor Hirohito after the cabinet session at which the gov ernment's statement outlining req sons for it's activities was under stood to have been discussed.
 The spokesman said that am DdSSauOT DeDucf1 m WdSnlHPIOn unintentiOnally had denied to Sec retary of State Stimson certain events now happening in China. He said the government had not advised it's embassies abroad re- garding it's plans.
 However, Debuchi now has been advised fully, he said, and pre- sumably has informed Stimson of the whole plan. It was admitted that Debuchi might be embarrass- ed, but the spokesman at the for eign office rediculed suggestions that Debuchi might resign.
 Admiral Nomura, named to take over command of Japan's naval forces at Shanghai from Admiral Shiosa wa, sailed for Shanghai at 6 D. m. (4 q. m. EST) from the naval base at Sasebo, in Southern Japan.
 The next move in efforts to re- store peace in China, the spokes- man said, was up to the powers following Japan's reply rejecting two points in the proposals spon- sored by America and Britain. Ja- pan. it was indicated. was not dis posted to move further until the response abroad had been forth coming.
 The spokesman said that t. $. Ambassador W. Cameron Forbes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05
Mailed Fist Continues Ruthless Sway In Far East
First Troops From America Landed
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manding American marines al Shanghai. advised that one Jap anese airplane had been brought down by Chinese anti-aircraft guns about a half mile from the northwest corner of the interna- tional settlement boundary.
 Japanese planes engaged In bombing Chinese lines, flying over dna alongside the edge of the set tlement," Hooker said. -Four Chinese anti-aircraft shells landed in the vicinity of the regimental headquarters"
 The Chinese legation received q dispatch from the Ranking for eign office saying Japanese mill tary attacks on the Woosung forts and on Chapel had broken the truce" at Shanghai. Japanese claim the Chinese fired first.
 The message reported briefly on both alleged attacks and said:
 "The commander of the Woo sung forts reported that four Jap anese gunboats assisted by 10 air planes bombed the eastern forts yesterday morning. For reasons of self-defense the forts returned the fire and severe fighting fol- lowed for two hours from 10:05 q. m. Japanese planes also re- connoitered and bombed Chapel at the same time, thus breaking the truce agreement
 The message was timed 4:1J D. m. to-day, Ranking time.
 Chinese Air Victory
 Shanghai, Feb 5-UP)- Aerial history in the Far East was made to-day when Chinese battle planes shot down q Japanese bomber in the first aerial engage ment recorded between planes of two oriental nations.
 The Chinese pilot was wounded but he got his bomber. The thrill ing sky battle occurred over A smoke shrouded heavy artillery bonn bardment below
 The fight followed the appear ance of seven Chinese fighting planes at Hungjao airdrome. Att 11:15 q. m. G0:15 D. m. Thursday F. s. ID the pilots were ordered to air patrol duty over war-torn Chapel, and engage the Japanese bornbers in combat if necessary. The Chinese pursuit planes carried no bombs.
 "A CHIhcSt piioL oh pdtTol Dc- tween Hungjao and Chapel en- countered q Japanese plane. He attacked. A machine-gun duel near Chenju, on the outskirts of the city followed.
 The Japanese bomber crashed in flames. tIs bombs exploded, de- molishing the plane.
 The Chinese returned to Hung jao, where inspection revealed T I bullet had passed through the rowling of his ship. He had a flesh wound.
 The Chinese air forces include four pursuit and three bombing planes based on scattered fields to prevent wholesale destruction by a Japanese bombing attack at Hung jao, their customary base.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05

had not delivered protest against Japanese marines infringing on the American sector of the internation- al settlement at Shanghai since withdrawal of the marines from contact with the Americans had made the protest unnecessary.
 Geneva, Feb 5-(UP)-Japane delegates to the world disarmna- ment conference were understood today to be planning to withdraw from the conference unless opposi- tion of smaller powers to the elec- tion of Tsuneo Matsudaira as one of the IA conference vice presidents was quashed.
 Election of Matsudaira, Japanese ambassador to London, was a foregone conclusion but the atti- tude of the Japanese delegation illustrated how easily Japanese withdrawal from the conference, and from the League of Nations might be provoked.
 The Japanese attitude was that her position as one of the great military powers of the wyorld en- tituel her to representation among the IA conference vice presidents. Failure to obtain this recognition would be regarded as vote of none-confidence.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05
Another Base
 Ball Man Dead
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tillery was moved to Louisville, and Dreyfuss went along with it. still interested in semi-professional baseball as a sideline.
 Saving his wages, Barney bought control of the Louisville club, one of the IF in the old National league circuit. By 1892 he was the sole owner of the franchise.
 The league reduced it's member ship, and Dreyfuss bought the Pittsburgh club in 1900.
 Among the players Dreyfuss encouraged and helped to make famous were Hans (Honus) Wag- ner and Fred Clarke.
 Seven times, since the Pittsburg owner obtained complete control of his team, the championship pen nant has gone to his club. Twice since they have won world cham pionships. The most dramatic cpl sode of these battles was in 1927, when Pittsburg came from behind to win from the Washington Sem ators, defeating Walter Johnson in the final game of the series.
 Death of his son, Sam Dreyfuss. about year ago, saddened the aging baseball magnate and his friends predicted he would retire, but he refused to give up. saying he would die baseball owner.
 Dreyfuss is the second club owner to leave the national scene since the close of the 1881 season. William Wrigley. owner of the Chicago Cubs died recently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05
United States
 to Try Again
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(Continued from Page l ) state departments far eastern di- vision.
 The diplomatic, military and naval chiefs were somewhat re- lieved by reports that armed Japanese were evacuating their vantage points in the British and American sectors of the interna- tional settlement, from which they had been reported to be firing on Chinese. It had been feared that the Chinese might attack tha foreign quarter in q counter-cam- paign.
 The door was left open for new peace proposals by an oral state ment Foreign Minister Yoshizawa made to the American, British and French ambassadors after giving them Japan's reply to the original proposals. He said Japan would welcome such new suggestions.
 Some regret was felt at the state department because Japan could not join China in acceptance of the original five-poitn program. That would have made possible q full settlement Of the far eastern prob lem.
 Yet, officials thought the Shang- hal situation might be greatly inn , proved on the basis of the three points the Japanese did accept.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05

The first army transport from Japan arrived this afternoon and began landing guns north of the settlement. The arrival marked the first invasion of regular Jap anese troops to reinforce the na- rines hitherto carrying on the battle.
 Japanese headquarters an nounced the bulk of the army forces could not arrive before Sun day from Japan.
 At 10 D. m. the heavy lombard ment in Chapel quieted down, with the positions of the opposing forces relatively unchanged. The Jap anese relinquished some of their gains and returned to their defen- siVe lines. apparently to await the arrival of the army achievements.
 The Japanese apparently had abandoned or postponed the occu- patton of Woosung, which was re- ported quiet.
 Japanese attempted to advance through the settlement near the North station bu were haled and diverted by settlement volunteer guards.
 Admiral Taylor Report
 Washington, Feb 5--(UP)--Ad- miral M. M. Taylor, commanding U. $. naval forces at Shanghai, advised the navy department to- day that the Chapel district of Shanghai lis now total wreck" as a result of heavy gunfire be- tween Japanese and Chinese forces.
 Taylor, who sent his message from his flagship, the heavy cruis- CT Houston, reported the Jap anese had attacked with appar- ently little gain," and that the Japanese had bombarded near the international settlement bound ary.
 "Woosung forts,' he said, 'ap- parently are wrecked by air and ship bombardment, but there Is no evidence the Japanese have occu- pied them.''
 He said fires which broke out after the gunfre and bombing added to the ruin of the Chapcl area.
 Colonel R. $. Hooker. com
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05
Great Navy Ships
 Reach the Scene
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rival of Japanees army units, re- ported due to-mororw in large forces. The 12th division of regu- lar army troops was reported due from Kurume to-mororw. The aerial attack concentrated on Chinese troops in Paoshing road, Chapel district, south of the Japanese cemetery. Machine guns and bombs created havoc among the Chinese. using ancient anti-air- craft guns to little effect.
 At 10:15 q. m. (9:16 D. m. Thurs day EST), the Japanese marine headquarters announced they ln- tended to occupy the entire Woo- sung area before dusk. The naval bombardment there silenced the ancient Chinese forts, And Admiral Shiosawa was reported landing marines
 The Japanese said Chinese troops that sector, 20 miles outside Shang- hal: along the river.
 The Chinese brought down fam ing Japanese bombing plane near Chenju, about six miles outside Of 
 In addition to bombing Chapel, the Japanese planes had concen- trated briefly over Hungjao air drome, on the western edge of the city.
 The Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga launched another squadron of planes which began bombing the Woosung forts area about noon they aided Japanese marines.
 The Japanese transport Mamiya arrived with 1000 additional ma rines, field guns. howitzers and more machine-guns, bring the Jap anese landing force now in action to upwards of 5000 men.
 Shells landed in the internation- al settlement in increasing num- bers. several near the United Staets marine lines.
 It was impossible to ascertain the casualties the Japanese in- flected. but they must have been enormous as the Chinese were said 10 have 10000 men defending Chapel.
 Foreigners remained compara-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05

T A GLANCE-Thc black portion
 lion in Manclluria--in the vicinity way conccssion--is dominated by insisted of the four grouped islands, been sparsely populated. Formosa ar of 1895; Korea, Japanese SGk- Port Arthur, and also the South e acquired from Russia by the war cd island Kingdom must draw on could be starved by naval block
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05
MRS. HOOVER
 SETS PRECEDENT

Washington. Feb 5-(UP)--Mrs Hoover has set Q precedent in dress for women who are economy minded. She wore cotton gown last night at a formal White House reception at which she and the president received officials of sew eral government departments.
 The first lady's gown was of blue-figured dimity. fashioned with many ruffles and a short train. It was patterned after a dress that Mrs Hoover's mother had worn in the 1870's.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05

Ashland. Ore.-Back in 1911 J.. Montgomery lost purse with $7 in it. Just recently he received $25 from the man who found It. It vas explained that the finder used the money to finance himself over q period of personal depression and that he was returning the principal with interest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05

destroyers arrived earlier in the day. augmenting Ameri- can marine and naval forces concentrated in Shanghai.
 The transport ChaumOnt arrived late this (Friday ) evening. It was overdue, hay ing been expected at 2 p. m. q a. m. EST). The troops will be landed tomorrow morning.
 The Americans will disem- bark at the central customs jetty on the Bund and march up Nanking road to the "New World" amusement house to their new bilIets. Their bar racks will be in the "New World Palace," part of the establishment k nov wn as "Shanghai's COney Island"
 The 31st Infantry will take their places in the lines along the American sector of the international settlement de- lenses, reinforcing the 4th regiment, United States mar. ines. now on duty.
 Their arrival brings the United States land forces up to some 2,600 men. In addi. ton, the American warships concentrated in the Whang- poo river off Shanghai can land several hundred blue. jackets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05
THE JAPANESE EMPIRE A

THE JAPANESE EMPIRE A belongs to Japan, the shaded pOr- of her leased South Manchurla rail her troops. The original empire co though cold HokkaldO has always
 was acquired from China by the w halin, the Kwantune peninsular at
 Manchuria railway concession, wcr of 18O4-O5. As the dcnsely populat the Asiatic mainland for it's food, adc; hence, Japan's powerful navy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05
War Bulletins From
 All Chinese Zones
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 Shanghai, Feb 5-UP) )-An appeal "in the name of justice humanity for aid to terminate Japanese van daism" was issued to-day by the Universities Union
 Directed to Secretary of State Smson, Chairman Borah of the foreign relations President Nicholas Murray Columbia university and Professor Monroe of the same institution, the appeal said:
 Japanese wanton attacks nnocents and aerial bom- bardments the Genseess population of the Chinese ter rtory of Shanghai continue daily since January 2S The Commercial Press hospital and schools have been burned Pastors teachers and students have been mprs oned and innumeabe inhuman acts have been committed
 The latest was the invasion of Chchh college where all servants killed and the buildings burned In the name justice and humanity ask effort to ter nate Japanese vandalism and to Chinese cultural institutions
 U. S. FORCES IN CHINA
 New York, Feb 5-(UP)-The United States forces in China include all branches of the nations defense services army, navy and marines.
 The 18th Infantry keeps contingent in north China at Iensn as regular assignment in the The detail has been maintained there since the Boxer rebellion in 19OO originally to that the railway to Peping hen Peking) was kept Ope is 90 miles from Mentsin and Hentsin is 30 miles up the Hai-Ho river from the
 In addition there the legation guard of u S. marines and customary Asatc fleet with it's Yangze and south China gunboat patrols
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05
Japanese Guns
 Capture Harbin
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6te command of the Japanese forces under General Hasebe, head of the expedition, at once started organizing 8 temporary govern nent.
 He placarded the city with post ers reassuring the population of order and fair play. White Rus sians'' sent a delegation to thank the Japanese, and promised their cooperation.
 Soviet Russians remained in floors.
 The "white Russians" are those still loyal to the cZarist regime and are violently opposed to the So- Siets.
 Additional Japanese airplanes and troops were dispatched to Har- bin from Changchung, to the south on the line between South and North Manchuria-erstwhi divi- sion between the Japanese and Russian spheres of influence.
 General Tamon's main column entered Harbin at D. m. @ a. m. EST). to the wild cheers of the Ja- panese residents.
 General Hasebes men led the ronquering armies, gaunt and near 1y exhausted after nine days of fighting over the frozen plains, in blizzards at below zero tempera- lures.
 They suffered many casualties.
 General SuZukis troops from Tsitsihar, to the west, have not ar rived. They may return to Tsitsihar ,tv id tft fgu r,f IT, ing Harbin was not necessary. Japan took Tsitsihar, on the Chin csc Eastern railway to the west, some weeks ago in the first phase of their military campaign consoli- dating their position in North Man. churia.
 Changchung, Manchuria, Feb ,. -(UP)-The capture of Harbin by Japanese forces was reported in dispatches from there today.
 The reports said Japanese troops under General Hasebe entered the city at a. m. G D. m. Thursday EST) after hard fighting on the outskirts and occupied the strategic points after smashing the Chinese forces.
 Governmental offices and other important positions, including pos sibly the offices of the powerful Chinese Eastern railway, were re- ported occupied. Japanese took control ostenslbly to protect the in terests of Japan in the largest city within the Soviet sphere of infiu- ence in Manchurla,
 The Japanese eXpeditionary forces against Harbin were com manded by General Hasebe. He took 1000 men north from Muk- den 10 days ago.
 His force was supported by Cen eraI Tiro Tamon with reinforce ments brought up from the south of Manchuria, and other troops which moved east on the other fank from Tsitsihar, "rhe Japanese forces took over trains on the Chinese Eastern rail- way. at Changchung and on the Tsitsihar branch when the Soviet officials of the railroad refused 10 run them as transport trains. This action drew protests from Moscow but an arrangement subsequently was reached. Japan offered to pay for the use of the trains.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05
CHANCES OPINIONS


 As he lived in Shanghai and as his family is still there, heh is un- usually close tot he situation. He resents deeply the Japanese az gression. He doesn't even know whether his family is safe.
 "Japan's excuse for attacking China was the same as Russia's in 1302-bandits," he says hcatedly. s'If Japan was sincere in signing the Briand-Kellogg pact why didn't she submit the matetr to ar filtration?
 "Japan was absolutely unjusti- eied. If the powers are sincere fin desiring peace. why didn't they act 1t first instead of waiting until hundreds were slaughtered and much property destroyed?"
 He says the American public doesn't like to see reality. He coimpares the international atti- tude towards peace to the Ameri- can Attitude toward racketeering. The average American. if he isn't himself molested, isn't much in kerested in what is going on in other sectoins, Chang feels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05
II. S. FORCES IN CHINA
BROADCAST WAR SOUNDS

Geneva, Feb 5-(UP)-The Chinese delegation to the world disarmament conference to broadcast the of battle from Shanghai for the benefit of dsarma ment delegates the Journal de Geneve said to- day. The journal said that the Chinese had asked permis sion the Swiss federal to install loud speaker at the conference building for that purpose.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05

The total area of Japan and all its possessions is 261,567 square miles. The total area of continen- tai United States is a little more than 3,00O,000 miles and the total U. s. Population approximately 120,000,000.
 Aside from it's army and navy. Japan has built up in recent years great industrial plants with equip ment as modern as any found in Pittsburg, Chicago or Cincinnati. ed from the making of such things motives, cotton cloth, etc, was de- monstrated during the World War when a new crop of millionaires rose in Japan from the profits of munitions making for the allies.
 Though the nature of Japans economic system limits great wealth to few men, the number of incomes in excess of $50,000 jumped from 22 in 1914 to 336 in 1918.
 The Rockefellers of Japan are the Mitsuis. They employ nearly 100000 persons in their vast chain of mills, mines, ocean shipping and banking which has agencies on every continent and big offices on Broadway in New York. The House of Mitsui has run things financial Iy in Japan for 200 years and off, ten financially aided the govern ment. It is composed of II related wealthy families who function CO., operatively under their own writ ten family constitution and share in the vast profits.
 The nations chief industrial city is Osaka, "the Pittsburg of Japan, where thousands toll in the steel mills and kindred industries.
 Nearby Kobe might be likened to New York, being the most im- portant port in Japan and equally famous for it's shipping yards. Yo- kohama is the cotton and silk mill center.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-05

Manchuria's population has in- creased from 100000 to 27.000,- 900 in 90 years.