The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-28

nearly one million tons more than
in the preceding month.
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ARAKI THREATENS THE SOVIET
UNION.
BERLIN, Jan. (by maiD The
Toxic correspondent of the 'Deut-
sche Allgemeine Zeitung" has had an
interview with General Araki, the
japanese. Minister of War In reply
to a query whether war between
Japan and Russia was inevitable"
Araki said :
Il am opposed to RussiaS attempt
TO sovietize the world, and above all,
I am opposed to endeavors to under
mine the loyalty of the Japanese
people to its ruling house. However,
do not think that war is inevitable.
AS far as T apn concerned, I am in
favor of an active policy towards
Russia as long as it refuses to aban-
don Communism, but as soon as
Russia gets. rid of Bolshevism I shall
be Russia's4 friend
The japanese militaristS have
shown inDChina what they mean by
an "actiye policy" They have also
proved their readiness to place the
world before one fait accompli after
another. The only thing holding
Japanese armies from Soviet soil to-
day is the Japanese General Staffs
deliberations regarding the suitable
time to- start marching.
The Soviet Red Army in the Far
East may be another healthy deter
fent-but let us not be deceived
the Soviet Union needs to concentrate
all its resources upon the huge job
of Socialist, construction and cannot
afford tor engage in warding off an
imperialist attack by force. There
fore, workers of America, your slogan
must echo and resound: Embargo on
sll arms to Japan! Hands off the
Soviet Union.
MANCHgRIAN PROSPERITY
MUDEN, Jan. / (by mail.-Decep-
tive reports have been printed in the
capitalist press, tending to show how
Manchuria Is prospecting under jap
anese rHie. The actual conditions are
illustrated by the following data.
Spring sowing in 1892 were IL per
cent lower than in 1881, while the
harvest dropped SO per cent. The area
sOwed to the soya bean, Manchuria's
chief export commodity, fell IL per
cent. The 1882 rice and wheat harvest
are cOnservatively estimated at about
80 per cent below those in 1881. The
export Of wheat has come to q COM
plete standstill, and about 100000
sacks Of wheat and flour will have
to be imported to meet the shortage.
The damage donet0 Manchuria by
the crop shortage Is estimated at
about 100.000,000 Manchurian dollars.
The flood damage is figured at nearly
300,009,000 dollars. Hundreds of thou
sands Of peasant farms have been
destroyed or very severely damaged.
Exports Of coal, iron and timber
have also fallen heavily. The only
factories well supplied with orders
are the big textile mills working on
Japanese army orders. Prospects for
1888 are extremely depressing.
STRIKES IN GERMANY.
BERLIN, Jan. s. (by mail The
workers fthe linn and Engels steel
rolling mill in Dusseldorf have won
all ther demands after a successful
two week strike under the leadership
of the revolutionary trade union OPP
position.
The strikers have won guaranteed
minimum wage and written agree
ment by the firm not to strike any of
the strike leaders. The final strike
meeting at which the mana gement's
surrender was announced adopted a
resolution Of thanks to the Com
munist press for its support during
the strike. Another resolution was
adoted calling for Joining the revo-
lutionary trade union opposition en-
mssse.
The strike of the Dusseldorf Wors-
ted Mills workers was won in two
days. The firm agreed to Withdraw
its posted, wage cuts. A meeting of
the strikers decided to join the revo-
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