The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-06
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Chinese troops and workers
defending the South China city
of Shanghai, the Japanese are
now rushing full army division of
1000 troops to Shanghai to push
their war Of frightfulness against the
Chinese masses. The troops are ex-
pected to arrive at Shanghai on Sat
urday.
Yesterday, after again raining
death from their bombing planes,
field guns and warships on the
working class section of Chapel in
Shanghai, the Japanese were adj
mittedly still far from their objec-
tive of capturing the city, which is
the gateway to the rich Yangtze
Valley.
In addition to the defeat Of their
marines, the Japanese were defeated
In the air yesterday when for the
first time since the beginning of the
savage bombardment of Shanghai
now in its ninth day, fleet of
Chinese planes was sent to Shanghai
10 fight the Japanese air forces. In
an aerial battle over Shanghai, the
Chinese airmen shot down a Japan
csc plane and forced two others to
make forced landings, within the Jap
anese lines. Chinese anti-aircraft
gunners, equipped with antiquated
anti-aircraft guns, accounted for an
other Japanese plane which engaged
in dropping incendiary bombs on the
homes Of Chinese workers.
The arrival Of Marking planes
comedies with the development of
the present tense situation between
the imperialist powers and indicates
maneuvering on the part of the
United States imperialists In connec-
ton with the present pressure being
exerted on the Japanese to restrain
them from seizing more than their
/ snare OF the loot of China,
japanese Admit International Loot
ing of China Is Aim of Attacks.
With the fleets of the United
States, England, France and Italy
gathering at Shanghai to protect
their interests and make sure Of
their part Of the loot, the japanese
yesterday openly admitted that the
savage war on the Chinese masses
was for the international looting Of
China. A Tokyo dispatch to the New
York Tribune reports:
"A government spokesman said
today that Japan probably would
consent to international control of
the lower Yangtze Valley II the
world powers suggested such q
move. Shanghai is in this region
Of the river valley"
The concentration at Shanghai of
the armed forces Of the impertalist
vultures all intent on getting their
share Of the loot, all united against
the Chinese Revolution, has created
an explosive situation where the least
spark might set off an explosion
among the imperiahsts themselves In
the process Of dividing up China.
In an attempt to lessen this dan
ger, the United States and England
offer their five peace" proposals,
the main point Of which called for
a neutral zone in Shanghai. The
imperialist proposals were not pro-
poSals for peace, for the stopping Of
the slaughter Of the Chinese masses,
but were solely aimed at lessening
the danger of clash among the i'm
perialist robbers.
Mass Anger Flames Up In Yangtze
Valley.
Mass anger against the Japanese
is flaming up in Hankow, important
industrial city 400 miles from Nank-
ing up the Yangtze River. Hankow
is beleaguered by the Chinese Red
Army. The Kuomintang militarists
have declared martial law in the city
in fear Of an uprising Of the workers
to welcome the Chinese Red Army.
A dispatch from Hankow to the New
York Times reports further:
Japanese in Hankow, where
Chinese animosity toward them has
been keen since the Shanghai
fighting broke out, worked fever
ishly to fortify their concession
today.
"Barbed wire barricades and
sandbag Notifications were thrown
up. No Japanese ventured out
side the concession.
Japanese who evacuated Shasi
had reached Ichang, and it was
believed they might come further
down the Yangtze River"
Imperislists Fear Spread of Com
munism In China
The imperialist. are showing great