The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-11

the sector was saved from ami
hilation by the timely arrival Of a
battalion of regular troops. sup
ported by light field artillery.
THE onslaught was the first Of
fensive stroke by the Chinese since
the Shanghai campaign began en-
Jan. 20, and II may be most sig
nificant."
500 japanese Troops Killed in Trap.
On the previous day, the Chinese
lured 3 japanese force OF 1000 into
an advance and then opened machine
guns on them, moving down over
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The Chinese resistance at Shanghai
was brought about by the threat Of
the Chinese soldiers TO revolt against
their officers unless they were led
against the japanese invaders. When
the soldiers began defending the city,
Chang Kai-shek sent picked troops
to Shanghai to disarm them. The
picked troops Joined the defenders.
Since then, with the rising fury OF
the masses against the Kuonintang
Iiaisleaders and the sharpening diff
ferences between the iinperialist pow
ers over the division Of the loot in
China, Chang and other Kuon1in-
tang leaders have attempted to cash
in on the heroic resistance at
Shanghai. Chang is a tool Of Wall
Street imperialism.
The present Chinese offefqive at
Shanghai is evidently part Of the
pressure being exerted by the United
States against the Japanese to re-
strain them from taking Wall Streets
share of the loot in China It is sig
rificaf1t that the Chinese offensive
is confined TO Shanghai, while the
Kuorniritang continues its treacrer-
Gus truce with the japanese forces
at Marking and other Chinese cities.
At the Same time Several secret
conferences OF kuoinintang military
and civil leaders have besf1 held
within the past two days TO discuss
the Japanese terms for truce at
Shanghai. These terms demand the
withdrawal of the Chinese forces for
a distance OF 20 miles from the Chi
nese city of Shanghai.
A Japanese report from Tokyo de-
cIares that the tension between
Japan and the other ifnper1alist
powers 'has been greatly decreased
despite the apparent collapse OF
diplomatic negotiations for cessation
Of warfare in China" The pressure
of the other imperiaiists on the jap
anese was not for the purpose OF
stopping the war on the Chinese
masses but to prevent the Japanese
from Selling the desired loot of the
United States and Great Britain
That the tension has lessened shows
that the ifnperialist robbers are near
ing an understanding for the time
being, If they have not already ar
rived at one.
French Communists Attack Imperial
list War Plot.
Comrade Doriot, Communist depu-
ty in the French Chamber OF Depu-
ties, continued yesterday TO expose
and attack the support Of French i'm
perialism for the Japanese aggres-
sions In China. He denounced the
sinister activities OF French imper-
ialisrn in organizing armed interview
ton against the Soviet Union.
The Soviet press yesterday vieor-
ously attacked the support Of French
Imperialism for the Japanese adven-
lures in Manchuria and Inner China,
exposing the fact that the French
have loaned Japan 8o0,00o,ooo yen
about $3.50, 900 at the present
rate OF exchange) to carry on the
war against the Chinese masses and
to finance the Japanese preparations
In Manchuria for war against the
Soviet Union. Pravda points out that
the Skoda works in Czechoslovakia
one OF The French puppet states, are
working triple shifts on Japanese war