The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-25
TAPAN'S IMPERIALIST
PLAN OF CONQUEST

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gave Japan loan Of s00000000 Ven. This en-
abled Japan to purchase more ornaments abroad.
Capitalist governments have RENTED the pur~
chase Of arms by Japan. The figures given,
however. cannot be relied upon, since the greater
part of armament exports are invariably sent
under the description Of machinery" etc.
More indicative of the extent to
which capitalist countries are supplying
arms to Japan is the sharp rise in the shares
of ornaments firms in all countries, and the
constant overtime in the war factories that Is
reported. (For instance, one section of Woolwich
Arsenal in England is working overtime till IL
at night.
The League Of Nations ~
Flrthering their support for Japan, the West
European powers, particularly France and Eng
land, have made every use Of the League of Ma
tons. Although under articles 5, 10, II, IL, Is
or 49, action can be taken against an ''aggressor.
the League has refused to see any aggressor.
on the contrary: when Japan put forward its
five demands in connection with Manchuria the
League endorsed four Of them. The fifth was
conceded by the Chinese Marking government
anyway. In connection with the events round
Shanghai, the League has expressed its 'appre-
cation OF the pacific intentions OF Japan; ex-
hbting only q certain nervousness that Japan
will go ahead without consultation and without
considering the interests OF the other imperialist
powers.
1t is absolutely clear from the course Of events
that the League OF Nations is simply tool in
the hands Of French and British imperialism.
, The Role of the Second International
In the light OF the ahouve facts, let us examine
the attitude Of those Labor PARTIES Socialist Par
ties, and Social Democratic Parties that comprise
the Second International At first it seems con-
fusing, but soon becomes quite clear.
The Second International itself has issued a
manifesto condemning the aggression" of Japan
and demanding intervention by the League OF Ma
tons. But in the manifesto the cooperation Of
the other powers with Japan is completely con-
ceaIeds The result is that when the other powers
decide on open intervention in the Far Eastern
war, the Second International will be able to
support it. Turning blind eye, of course to
the fact that it's in cooperation with, and not
against, Japan, the national sections of the
Second International have issued manifestoes or
statements in the same vein, emphasizing par
ticularly the need for strengthening the League
of Nations Chat is, strengthening French and
British Imperialism And the left wing" of
the reformists (the British LIP for instance) de-
nounceS japanese imperialism even more fiercely
Chat is, for their own imperialsts who in turn
support Japan)o
1t is only natural, in the circumstances, that
the Japanese Socialist Party should declare,
through its General Secretary sikai Minsei, sup
port for the seizure Of Manchuria asking only
for socialist control"
The manifesto Of the Second International has
not word to say about the crucial point of the
situation-the direct attack on the USSR and
on the Chinese SovietS. This cannot be an &C.
cident: and it can have only one explanation:
to lull the workers into an attitude of security
and to keep the hands Of the reformists free
for supporting the interventionists
The real attitude Of the leaders Of the Second
International towards the USSR and the events
in the Far; East can be judged from the docu-
ment Officially circulated by the Second Interna-
tional. We refer to the Documents and Discus
sions of the Secretariat of the Socialist Inter
national No. II of December 5th, 1891. This
publication contains the manifesto Of the rus
sian Bureau" of the Socialist workers Inter
national. This manifesto openly admits the near
outbreak Of war against the USSR and declares
equally openly that real policy of peace can
only reside in the organized fight Of the work
ing class for the overthrow of the dictatoral and
terrorist regime This is complete unity with the
imperialiSt governments!
Last Word With the Workers
Thus every part Of the innperialist war ma
chine is performing its functions. What can stop
it?
Possibly the rivalries OF the inperialist powers
will delay the outbreak Of the final action But
this is remote
The last, the decisive word rests with the work
ers of the capitalist countries,
1t is their task:
l. To organize such strong support for the
Soviets in every country SO as to make the gov
ernments afraid Of the internal consequences Of
an attack.
2. To give such firm resistance to attacks on
wages and standards of living that the govern
mehts cannot afford to spend any energy abroad.
3. To refuse to make munitions for war and;
a. To refuse. the handling Of munitions or
troops.
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