The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-06

by j. W.
The Japanese proletariat is stin very young.
It grew up and developed under conditions of an
absence Ia the country OF any social conflicts,
in fact OF any striving for freedom worth men
tioning. The sitting atmosphere Of g monarchist
reaction has in the course of g number Of dec
AIDES stamped even the proletariat with certain
conservatism. Only small percentage Of the
workers have been drawn into any organization.
The Communist Party has existed only to z
years and Is forced into conditions OF strict lille
gality. Revolutionary traditions are only now
being GRATED In the country.
The faithful lackeys Of the Japanese mon
archy, the social democrats, are striving with all
their powers TO stir up the chauvinist feelings Of
tbs rnASsss and % persuade them to support the
robber-war In China. They are endeavoring 10
divert the feeling d discomfort and despair
among the diSinherited masses into the channel
Of war fever. whilst the workers and peasants
are lighting afainst the war, the social democrats
organized demonstration in front Of the prem
ises OF the Mizm concern under the slogan:
Against foreign-exchange speculation, the prof
its Of speculation 10 be applied for war purposes
and for the support Of the soldiers at the front"
They thereby wish TO make use Of the bitterness
OF the masses against imitation and high prices
for the purpose OF war-incitement Not content
with supporting the slogans Of the bourgeoisie,
the social democrats are also attempting to use
socialist" slogans in the service Of chauvinism
They want to prove that "the Intervention in
Manchuria Is not an imperiaIist act, as even a
socialist Japan would have TO fight for the nee
essary raw material for its industry" that these
materials are. however, in the hands OF America.
England and Russia" The Japanese social dem
ocrats wish 70 use the desire OF the masses FOR
socialism ia order 70 JUSTIFY the plundering OF
China and the preparations Of intervention
against the Soviet Union as wei as war against
America and England.
IN order 20 arrive al q correct estimation OF
the anti-waT mood In Japan, one must bear in
mind that an outspoken military and police
absolutisyn prevails In the country. ANY, poor
person can be arrested by the police without ado
and held In police custody fog months. The
police cells are the terror Of the propertyless
Years OF imprisonment are nothing In conipar-
iSon with enc weeks confinement in the police
cells
The social democrats help the police In every
way. They are In open alliance with them
which Is all the nrner as 1t is to their mutual
advantage. Here are few facts: In the year
1881 there took place the Congress Of the Left
Peasant League, "Dseno." The delegates SYM
paEhizing with the Communist Party formed the
majority There thereupon took place. obviously
az LrS request OF Cne social denOcTatS the arrest
OF all Left delegates, which circumstance was
then used by the scial democrats, who were left
without any opponents, in order to get the Cen
trail Committee OF the League into their hands
This Central Committee which came about
thanks 70 the help Of the police. then decided to
expel an the arrested delegates from the Central
Committee and the League
Ttas advance guard OF che proleSxiaS, the Com
nauaisS Party Of Japan, has sdopted corrert
attitude ia regard TO the question OF the war, the
protection % the Chinese people and OF the
Soviet Onion Various mistakes and omissions
cannot alter this fundamental fact Already
before Japans attack on China, the Communist
Party 81 Japan warned the masses Of the people.
The organ Of the Communist Party OF Japan
"Sekk" Cred Flag published on July 5th last
year an article entitled: Flight against the war
preparations" lin which 1t wrote:
THE whole Of the bourgeois press is making
propaganda for the idea Of the special impor-
Sance Of Manchuris and Mongolia as an inn
pulse TO a new revival Of Japan, IL is agitating
for war. %. Workers and peasants! Refuse to
pay any taxes! Refuse 70 pay the bIood-taxes
Toe che mferests Of finance capital! An our
forces IN chs service of the fight Sce eanAncipa-
esea from chs capitalist yoke"
% August LIST, the Party carried out o number
Of strikes and demonstrations against the war
As an answer the police arrested more than
1900 workers.
On September 10th. Che day on which the
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