The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-02-03

workers is being carried out by the
imperialists, the Kuomintang betray-
ers of China are in secret conference
with the Japanese naval and mill
tary authorities in Shanghai That
the Japanese expect the fullest CO.
operation from these betrayers Of
China. that their only fear is the
resistance of the masses, led by the
Chinese Communist Party, to which
resistance many of the Marking
troops are rallying in defiance of the
Kuomintang, is clearly shown In a
Tokyo dispatch:
ASKED today how Japan pro-
posed TO put an end to that sttua-
ton, Tokyo officials stated that II
the Chinese troops were discip-
lined and reliable plan could be
found, but, as the Chinese authort~
ties were unable TO keep truces, the
solution must be left 10 the men
on the spot"
That this statement means that
the Japanese intend TO push their
war of frightfulness against the Chi
nese masses is further emphasized by
the reorganization of the japanese
navy under a prince of the imperial
family. Admiral Prince Hiroyasu
Fushimi, member of the Supreme
War Council, has been appointed
chief of the nevsl general staff. A
Tokyo dispatch states:
THE change in the command of
the navy, which has had charge OF
the operations as Shanghai and
Marking, puts that service as well
as the army under prince of the
royal blood. BY this process the
emperor. who is cOmmander-in-
chief of the army and navy, prac-
tically assumes personal COM
mand."
! Field Marshal Prince Kohohito
Kanin was made chief of the general
staff of the Japanese army in De-
cember, following the japanese Seiz-
ure of Manchuria.
Munitions Stock Go Up AS
War Spreads.
Munitions stock issues went up on
the New York Stock Exchange yes
terday as the imperiahsts speculated
on the war developments in China
and on the Soviet frontier in North
ern Manchuris. The New York
Times reports:
"a spirited advance on the Stock
Exchange yesterday in the shares
and chemical companies was
ascribed largely to the situation in
the Far East.
Trading in these issues was IN
commonly heavy by comparison
with the markets of the recent
past. Among the issues which the
Wall Street community classified
as war babies we're United States
Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Savage
Arms, E. I. Du Pont de Nemours
and others. United States Steel
was up 8 So points on the day,
Bethlehem, ala, and the others
closed with net gains Of from =
fraction to more than 2 points"
US. Congress Wants Bigger
Navy and Army.
A big drive was started in Con-
gress for increased appropriations for
the army and navy. The New York
Times reports:
I'm the Senate, Chairman Hale
urged that Congress Immediately
enact legislation to bring the navy
up to London treaty strength,
while the House Committee on APP
preparations took cognizance OF
opposition to proposed redical re-
auctions in army appropriations for
the fiscal year 1882
Orders for Warships Scrubbed
In Frantic Haste.
In the House, Representative
Thomas L. Blanton INDUCED in a
fake pacifist gesture, but admitted
that the United States was rushing
warships and troops to China to
protect American loot and invest
ments. He said:
THAT is exactly what we are
doing. They were so hurried yes
terday that they wrote the orders
on scratch-pad on their knees TO
send our battleships and men over
TO the East. am not willing to
involve the United States govern
ment in war TO protect those few
Chinese merchants over there, and
/ think Congress ought TO give our
-that-be TO understand we
are not going 10 permit it."
Senate Supports War On
Chinese Masses.
This is just so much ballyhoo de-
signed to deceive the masses. All
groups of the imperialists, all of the
capitalist political parties, including
the socialist party, are supporting the
present war on the Chinese masses.
The progressive" Senator Borah,
last Friday Joined with other SEN
ators in opposing an economic boy
colt against Japan. These senators
also opposed all embargo on arms to
the Orient, and gave the hypocritical
explanation that such an embargo
would work to the detriment of the
Chinese" AS if the world imperial
lists are not already engaged in an
arms embargo against the only force
in China that is fighting the Japa-
nese invaders, against the Chinese
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