The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-09

dispatch to the New York journal
reports:
'Bombardment of the village Of
Woosung and the square-waIIed
Chinese town of Paoshan con-
tinues with terrific destruction and
loss of life today.
Japanese cruisers and destroy
ers, in an unrelenting and unend-
ing parade are steaming slowly to
the shore, firing salvos with eight
inch guns on short level range into
houses and buildings and factories
on the shore
A Shanghai dispatch to the New
York Times gives further details on
the terrific slaughter of Chinese
workers by the japanese:
"Al Chinese civilian life was
blasted out of WOosung by the
japanese warships yesterday.
Strings of men, women and
children, clamoring for shelter,
struggle increasingly in the mud to
escape the death behind them.
Babes in arms screamed every time
bombs exploded and shook the dis
tricts for miles around"
Kuoming Officials ExpeI Flood
Refugees From Shanghai.
over 100000 Chinese workers whose
homes and belongings have been de-
stroyed by the japanese are in flight
from Shanghai. They are proceed
ing southwark up the Yangtze VAL
ley, travelling by foot for the most
part
Forty-five thousand Yangtze flood
Shanghai by the Kuomintang au-
thorities, who fear a mass anti-ir11-
perialist, anti-Kuomintang uprising
in the city. These destitute victims
of the graft and misgovernment OF
the Kuomintang officials, who spent
for militarists wars the taxes col
lected for repairs of the bikes and
other flood control devices, have been
given one dollar each on which to
start life anew. The silver Chinese
dollar they have been given is only
worth 25 cents at current prices in
China.
These $4,000 flood refugees are only
a small part of the more than 49,
0O0, 600 Chinese workers and peasants
v--ose homes and crops were de-
stroyed by the floods. About two
weeks ago, over 100000 flood refugees
were driven out of the suburbs of
Hankow for fear they would storm
the city in support of the advancing
Chinese Red Army.
Chinese Communist Party Winning
Adherents Everywhere.
Food prices have increased ire
mendously in Shanghai as a result
of outrageous profiteering by the Chi
nese and foreign merchants and the
invasion of the city by huge NUM-
bers of troops of the imperialist
powers, A Shanghai dispatch to the
New 1OTk llIIlCS
"And meanwhile Communist agi-
tators are uncommonly busy and
are reported to be gaining an as
founding number of new adher-
ents."
U. S. Plans to Keep Troops in China.
The United States and Britain con-
tinue to remove their missionary and
mercantile agents from Marking and
other cities up the Yangtze Valley
This is plainly in preparation for the
planned joint attack of the imper-
ialists against the Chinese Soviet
Republic and the advancing Chinese
Red Army.
A few days ago the Daily Worker
pointed out to the American workers
that the United States warships sent
to China carried a years supplies,
The following Shanghai dispatch TO
the New York Times further exposes
the role Of American imperialism In
the looting and partition Of China:
UNITED States army officers said
today there was a feeling that
United States infantry forces might
be permanently stationed here as
an added protection to American
business interests. Heretofore only
United States marines have been
stationed at Shanghai"
Kanchow Surrounded by Chinese Red
Army.
Kanchow, one of the few cities IN
Kiangsi province not yet in the hands
of the Chinese Red Army, is besieged
by Chinese Red Army force, Bishop
oshea, an imperialist agent In the
province, has sent a frantic appeal
to the Canton and Marking Kuomin-
tang traitors for troops to fight the
Chinese Red Army. A Shanghai dis
patch to the New York Post reports:
"A message received from Bishop
OShea from Kanchow, in Kiangsi,
states that Kanchow Is surrounded
by a large army OF Reds and he
appeals urgently 10 Canton and
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