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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-29
Bitter Class Battles Raging in JAPAN Crisis Grosvs

II: 1.-THE peasants are tilling the soil
to pay their debts; they work and
live to pay off debts"
In such a situation the tenants
and share troopers are, of course,
unable to pay the rent to the land
owners. The class struggle between
the tenants and landowners has as
sumed a fierce character. According
to figures published in the Japanese
press, in the first half of 1888 there
were 1900 conflicts, which means
that their number had doubled COM
pared with the previous year.
Peasants Organize Against Land
lords and Fascists
The lower strata of the village
population, before all the poor ten
ants, have organized themselves in
semi-legal associations. The poor
and middle peasants are organizing
self defense groups for the fight
against the landowners, police and
gendarmerie and in order to repel
the fascist bands. There are at pres
ent in Japan 4,208 tenants associa-
tons with q total membership of
100000.
The landowners and kulaks on
their part are combining in associa-
tons for the fight against the ten
ants; they are organizing fascist
unions such as "Airod Tzjuku''
(School of Patriots, which took part
in the attempted putsch Of May Is,
1882. In all, there are $40 landown-
ers' organizations with $4,000 men,
bers. In addition, there exist 1880
mixed associations, in which land
owners and kufaks are organized,
with total membership of 100000.
Class Struggle Sharpens Along
Entire Front
The big Japanese fascist organiza-
ton "Dainichon Sal San-to' is actu-
ally a federation of 80 fascist organ
izations, and is known by its active
participation in the fight against the
tenants, the numbering of their lead
ers, etc.
Along with the intensification OF
the class struggle i'll the village there
is an increase in the struggle of the
urban proletariat. According to Of
fetal, but incomplete, government re-
turns, in the first half of 1882 there
were 842 strikes, participated in by
53,247 workers, compared with 944
strikes participated in by 1896
workers in the previous year. The
number Of strikes in connection with
wage demands has increased.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-29
Enormous Masses of
Toilers Are in
Motion
BY HAMADAN and sMoLJANIvoy

BY HAMADAN and SMOLJANIVOy
THE unceasing fight between the
4 ruling imperialist cliques in Japan
has recently become exceedingly
acute. This fight Is the reflection
Of the enormously complicated inner
position of imperialist Japan, which
is shaken to its very foundation by
the crisis.
The crisis has brought enormous
masses of the working population
into movement. This is to be seen
before all in the rural districts, as
the village population are compelled
to bear the double yoke of the land
owners and finance capital.
OF total of 5,576,000 peasant
farmers, 1887, 600 have no land what
ever of their own and have to rent
it from the big landowners; 100000
peasant farmers possess less than
half a hectare of land, and / ,240, 900
from half to one hectare. OF this
category of Landowners" 2,360,000
are compelled to rent land in order
to maintain their existence.
Starvation Rules In Villages
The high ground rents and the
heavy taxes depressed the standard
Of living of the Japanese peasants
below that necessary for human ex-
istence. In addition to exploitation
by the landowners, the Japanese
peasant is oppressed by monopolist
capital. The land in Japan is SO
poor that 1t can only be rendered
fruitful by thorough fertilization.
The production of chemical fer
tilizers is in the hands of the gigan-
tic Mitsui and Mitsubisi concerns.
These concerns are also the chief
purchasers of the products Of tbs
peasants, especially Of silk cocoons
and rice.
At the present time, owing to the
crisis and the fall in the price Of rice
and silk cocoons, starvation prevails
in the japanese villages.
Peasants Loaded Down With Debts
In the last few years the debts of
the peasants have increased enor-
mously, and in 1882 amounted to be-
tween seven and eight million yen.
The '"Transpacific," paper published
in Tokyo, wrote in its issue of Aug.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-29
China in Financial
Crisis as War Lords
Speed New Civil War
New General Named
by Marking for Anti
Red Drive

SHANGHAI, Nov. 28.-Open war.
fare between the Marking government
and the Fukien secesSionists doomed
nearer today as the Fukien Peoples
Government seized the custom
houses at Foochow and Annoy, and
Marking began rushing troops to Che
kiang Province, adjoining Fukien,
against the 18th Route Army, the
chief mainStay of the Fukien regime
The split between the militarists,
coming on the heels of recent victo-
ries of the Chinese Red Armies
against Chiang's Sixth Anti-C ommu-
mist Campaign, has precipitated fl
nancial crisis in South and Central
China. In Fukien, the banks have re-
fused to pay more than 10. per cent of
any deposit in one month. Wealthy
Chinese, fearing the complete COL
lapse of the anti Communist cam
paign, are in flight from the interior
to the seaboard cities where imperial
list warships and marines afford pro-
lection to the Marking regime. Capt.
tai is also in flight to the seaboard.
Chang Kai-shek, Marking dictator
dIlQ nero Oh Tie campaign dSdlllSJ
the Soviet districts, has announced
his intention of personally command
ing the attack on the Fukien regime.
He has named General Liu TIA, gov
ernor of Honan Province, to succeed
him in command Of the anti-Soviet
campaign. Chang has called a con-
ference Of warlords for Dec. S at
Nanchang on the Kiangsi front.
The Marking regime is desperately
attempting to raise new loans for the
Communist campaign and for
the payment of brides to wavering
nlilitarists. A Marking spokesman to-
day announced that the financial de-
mands of Gen, Chen Chia-tung, Can
ton commander, and Gen. Han Flu
chu, governor of Shantung, had been
satisfied, thus assuring their 10y
atty" Gen. Chen Is still, however, Sc
cretly supporting the Fukien seces-
sionists. Kwangsi Province war lords
are bargaining with the two opposing
camps, while Kwei-chau Province
militarists have declared their "neu-
trality," thus fayoring the Fukien
regime.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-29
RoLbh's Lynch Program
Continued from Page u

Yesterdays News, Journal and Mirror ana other
papers heap praise upon Roph and upon the lynch
ing.
DUT the editorial the Tribune most consci-
ously expresses the platform of lynch law which is
the weapon to keep ten million Negroes in the South
in subsection. kidnapping, the Herald-Tribune says,
in exteuuation Of the ynching presents to the ad
vancsd communities the same sort Of apparently in
soluble problem which racial the simpler criminal
issues present to the backward communities" The
Herad-Tibune itself suggests the lynching in Cali
forua as an Indictment to the lynchng of the Scots
boro boys now trial in Decatur, To the capitalist
class racial" issue oppression of Negroes, with
the weapon OF lynch law.
Thc stand Of Rolph is not the stand of in
diyidua Il is the lynch platform of the capitalist
class to keep down the growing struggle of the Negroes
against oppression and exploitation. Rolph is inn
per.ant figure in the McAdoO machine in the Demo-
cratic Party OF California, which at the last conveD
party fought and assured the nonnina-
ton Of Roosevelt foI President Rolph is carrying out
the policy of the lynch party of the ruling class of
the South and of the country the Democratic Party.
Rolpn is The symbol and chief figure of the Cali
fornia and U. 8. employers class in keeping Tom
Mooney imprisoned for fourteen years in California
prison when his innocence is well established Mooney
is militant labor leader. Like the Republican Fuller
OF Massachusetts Roph is the standard bearer of the
capitalist attack the workers
THE United States Government, as Well as the State
OF California, is equally responsible. President Roo
Sevelt in the same lynch Democratic Party has refused
TO send federal troops to protect the Scoboro boys
Decatur In the face Of the imminent danger of lynch
ing OF these Negro workers and their attorneys of the
international Labor Defense, Roosevelt refused them
protection. Roosevelt refused the demand of the work
srs. led " the International Labor Defense that ne
step in and prevent the legal lynchng of Fuel Lee in
Maryland Roosevelt refused to take steps for the
arrest of the known lynchers Of Arwood in Maryland
The ruling class of the country, the boss class and
ate ruling party the Democratic Party consciously
and solidly united behind Rophs lynch program as
menacng threat to the Scottsboro boys, warning
- the Negro workers of the South
The workers and toilers throughout the whole
world must answer the openly proclaimed lynch pro-
gram OF the Governor Of California strikebreaker and
terrorist against strikers jalor of Mooney and lyncher
Down with the bosses lynch law against the Ne
e<oes and the workers
Demand the immediate impeachment of Governor
kclph.
Demand of Roosevelt federal Intervention to ar
rest lyncherS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-29

The Communist Party of Japan,
under exceedingly hard conditions OF
terror and espionage, is carrying on
a persistent struggle in order to rally
the masses together, is openly COM
batting the ruling classes ana the
fascist groups, exposing the imperial
list nature of the latter and reveal
ing the true character of the war
in China. In spite of wholesale ar
rests Gin the year 1928 there were
1000 people in prison accused of
Communist activity'') the @. P. is
increasing it's efforts to win the
masses of the toilers.
Fascists Increase Activities
There are special fascist organiza-
lions in the towns which agitate
among the factory workers C'Nicnon
Kokka Sjakaito'). There are over
100 fascist and semi-fascist organiza-
tions in Japan, which together num-
Der millions Of members. The Ere
servists' Association" which has sew
eral million members, is being fas-
cized. All these organizations are
being led by prominent representa-
tives of Japanese imperialism, espe-
cially by officers, and mainly unite
petty bourgeois elements in their
ranks. The fascist agency OF the
ruling class is taking advantage of
the circumstances that the crisis has
severely hit the petty bourgeoisie.
The real master Of Japanese fas-
cism is monopoly capital. The whole
Of Japan is dominated by seven or
eight concerns. The well-known
Japanese economist Takahasi has
calculated that there are 38,516 COM
panies in Japan with total capital
of 1854 million yen. OF these, 1o8
companies with capital of 1900
million yen are dominated by the
Mitsui concern; Sc companies with
q total capital Of $50 million ven Are
dominated by the Mitsubisi concern;
Sc companies with capital of 500
million yen are subordinate to the
Yasuda concern; 80 companies with
capital of 260 million are domin-
ated by the Sumitomo concern.
The Mitsui and Mitsubisi dominate
all the cartels. Whole branches of
industry are subordinated to these
concerns, as for instance the pro-
duction of paper, the chemical in
dustry, the milling industry.
Many Enterprises Facing
Bankruptcy
The last few months witnessed a
further worSening Of tie economic
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-29
German JObleSS
Face Starvation as
Nazi Relief Fails

BERLIN, Nov. %. - Despite the
forced 1evies by the Nazis on the
workers in the factories and the en-
forced one-dish Sunday meal, the
Nazi 'Winter Relief" for the unem-
ployed is facing collapse with threat
of increasing starvation for the I'M
employed. Only about S113, $4,000 is in
sight, not all collected, for unem-
ployed relief, while the unemployed
army increased by $1,000 during the
first Is days of November. According
to Nazi official figures there are
3,766, 900 unemployed in Germany, but
even this figure is gross underesti-
nation designed to conceal the rapid
deepening of the crisis in Germany.
Even the small shopkeepers who
constituted one of the main supports
of the NaziS are in the most desperate
plight, with many shops daily closing
down.
In an effort to combat the growing
establishment of the toilers and the
petty bourgeois masses, the Nazis are
frantically increasing their dema-
gogy. The Nazi Labor Front held a
congress last Sunday under the de-
ceptiye slogan of Strength Through
JOY" and formed a new oranization,
the mach der Arbeit" (After Work.
to regiment the recreation of the
German masses, under Nazi auspices,
A dark blue uniform and cap were
ordered for all members. Tremendous
pressure is being exerted to force
workers to join the new group.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-29
Degeyter Orchestra
to Play at Soviet
Recognition Affair


NEW YORK. Pierre Degeyter
Orchestra, consisting of 25 profes-
sional musicians, will be the main
feature Of the elaborate program for
the trade union celebration Of recog-
milton Of the Soviet Union, to be held
Friday, pm, at Manhattan Lyceum,
sc E. 4th st. De Grunes will con-
duct the orchestra. Other features
on the program will be the Ukrainian
Chorus Of go singers, conducted by
Lain Adohmyan; Eugene Nigob, well
known pianist, and NJ. Dmitrishina,
famous Russian singer.
The speakers for the evening will
be Clarence Hathaway, editor Of the
Daily Worker; Ben Gold, secretary of
the Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union; Juliet Stuart Poyntz, DR..
Reuben Young, recently returned
from the Soviet Union, and K. Rad
zie. Andrew Overgaard, secretary of
the Trade Union Unity Council, will
act as chairman.
Organizations are asked not to ar
range any other affairs for that even
ing, and to mobilize their member
ship for this celebration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-29
Monopoly Capital Sets
Up Strong Fascist
Groups

situation. In August the price of rice
declined further and reached the low
level of II yen per koku Zone koku
equals 1870 kilograms) in wholesale
trade, whilst the cost of production
Of a koku of rice amounts on an av-
erage to 81 yen. The owners Of large
stocks of rice, the big landowners,
wholesale dealers and banks are i'm
ploring the government for help.
Production has remained stationary
in spite of the big war orders and
the prospect of still bigger orders.
The Stock Exchange reacted with a
sudden drop in share quotations.
The budget deficit for the coming
year is even greater than was the
budget deficit this year, and 1t is in
tended TO cover it by loans. But
there are limits to the possibilities of
loans, and these are already reached
NIilitarists Push FOR War As
"Way Out"
The general deterioration of the
economic situation, which brings with
it q decline in the profits of the big
pOuISGOLSlS, d SlOWui Va VIC OAe'soo
struggle and an Increased process OF
impoverishment of the petty bour-
geoisie and also of the small land
owners, is accompanied by a strong,
active fascist movement. On the or
ders of the monopolist organizations
the fascists are carrying on agitation
for increased irnperialist aggression
and organizing fresh irnperialist
adventure. The pressure of the
military fascist elements on the gov
eminent is specially strong. 1t is
these elements which are most loudly
calling for war adventures. In this
they find a common language with
the parties of the big landowners and
various bourgeois groups. Since the
occupation of Manchuria the Japa-
nese military has won decisive in
fluence over the Japanese govern
ment. This shows that Japanese i'm
perialism has adopted the path OF
"resolute policy" in order to find q
way out of the crisis and prevent a
revolutionary outbreak at home. But
the crisis is steadily increasing, and
the occupation Of Manchuria has not
reduced the antagonisms but raised
them to a higher level
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-29
Detroit Meet to Plan
Fight Against War and
Fascism on S aturday

DETROIT.-A conference of repre-
sentatives of workers, liberal and
pacifist organizations will be held
here Saturday, Dec, 2, at 2 pm. to
organize broad movement in this
city against war and fascism.
The conference, which has been
called by the Detroit Committee
Against War and Fascism, will be
held in the Downtown YM.C.A,
Adams and Withere1 SITS. All trade
unions, unemployed organizations,
shop groups, workers and fraternal
groups, etc, are urged to send dele
gates.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-29
The BIarney Of Coughlin
and the Baloney of Smith

THIS Father Coughlin who was imported from De-
trot last night to perform before the workers of
New York is deadier than ratesnake for the workers
Of America
He makes 6 show of being fighter against the
hated power of the Morgans and the whole Wall Street
gang of capitalist financial masters who are grinding
bleeding white the vast Millions of propertyless wage
workers and mortgaged small farmers.
But let every worker puncture the bubble Of his talk
and what do we find?
We find loyal supporter of capitalism loyal
supporter of the whole gang Of capitalist exploers
loyal supporter of the Wall Street program
What this faker is deliberately trying to do is to
blind the workers of this country to the fact that the
Roosevelt program is the exact program of the
Morgans, of the Wall Street rulers!
THIS sleek prestly faker talks against Wall Street
But he has on hundreds Of occasions defended the
institution Of capitalist private property and the CAPT
tast system of wage slavery and exploitation 1pon
which Wall Street rests
He tries to tell the workers that he Is against
Morgan and Wall Street But he defends the capitalist
foundation from which these capitalist robbers get their
power to rob-
ask him If he is ready to smash the power of the
Morgans and the Wall Street banks by revolutionary
appropriation of these gentlemeng wealth Ask him If
he is ready to smash the institution of private property
that permits the Morgans to collect their tribute from
the workers.
ASK him If he Is ready to clamp down on the
organs' terrific income taxes and capital levyl
Ask him if he is ready to smash the Roosevelt s12-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-29

periaI order, former king kleagle OF
Georgia, and was cyclops of the
Nathan Bedford Forrest parent khan.
He held virtually all important khan
offices until he resigned when I'M
perial Wizard Hiram Wesley Evans
deposed Colonel William j. Simmons
as head, Of the khan organization,
Horton said. He quit following the
trial of Phil Fox for the killing of
William S. Coburn during the in
ternal khan war over official plums.
Norton says he aided in the prose-
cution of Fox"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-29
MEXICAN TROOPS KILL NINE
AGRAEIAN TEADERS

GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Nov. 2S.--
Nine agrarian leaders were killed yes.
terday by police who fired into q
demonstration of impoverished agri-
cultural workers and farmers in Yure-
cuaro, State of Micl1oacsn. Many
others were wounded 4
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-29
XXX Heads Lead "Bldck
Shirts" u. S. Fascists

GaAnnoucement the organization of the american
Fascist officials high
Norton who
organizations president that members in IS pnpa
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-29

Yesterdays News, Journal and Mirror ana other
papers heap praise upon Rolph and upon the lynch
The Omaha guide., 1933-08-05
ROBERT C. SIMMONS OPENS
LAW OFFICE

Robert G.. Simmons former Sixth
District Congressman, today, an
nouncing the opening Of law offices
in the Stuart Building in the City of
Lincoln Nebraska, stated:
Since graduating from the Univer-
sity Of Nebraska College Of Law in
1915, I have twice given up remuner-
ative law practices to enter full time
public service. In 1917 l resigned as
County Attorney of SCOTS Bluff Co.
to enlist in the Army Air Service.
Again in 1923 | closed my law prac-
tice at Scottsbluff in order to give
my full time to the service Of the peo-
pie of the 9Th Congressional District
in Washington. I have enjoyed my
ten years of service in Congress. |
expect to enjoy my return to the
practice of the law, bringing to the
service of my clients the added bene-
fits of my contacts, experience and
ulluSESJdilQIilS u OlllCldl N0sAlA1S VII.
1t is my purpose to devote my full
time to che practice Of the law in
Nebraska, and before the government
agencies in Washington. 1t is also
my intention to continue to fight for
and advocate those principles and
ideals that I believe are fundamental
ly necessary in the maintenance and
development of ouK nation.
Mrs Simmons, the children and 1
keenly regret giving up our home and
being separated from oHr friends in
Western Nebraska. I have determined
to open my offices in Lincoln not
only Because of the educational OBJ
portulkRks offered here to a grow
ing family, but primarily because T
believe thSt here / can better servs
the people Of tlis state both as a citi-
and a LAWYER.
The Omaha guide., 1933-08-05
STATE DEPARTMENT TO RE-
CEIvE STRONG PROTEST ON
LIBERIA

WASHINGTON-PlanS were made
public here today for a conference Il
be held at the State Department witt
Acting Secretary of State Philips Oh
Monday, July 31st., at which. time
representatives of influential groups
Of colored and white Americaas.
headed by the N A. A. C. p, viii
demand fair treatment for Liberia at
the hands of the American State De
partment.
Included in the delegation which
will be headed by DR.. W. E. B. Du
Bois editor Of the Crisis, will be DR..
Mordecai W. Johnson, President of
Howard University, Miss Dorothy
Deter, representing the women's
International League for Peace and
Freedom, Rayford W. Logan, Assist
ant Director of the Association for
the Study of Negro Life and History.
Professor Charles W. Wesley of Ho-
ward University, Miss Mamie II.
representing the National
Association Of Colored Women, Mrs
W. Dickerson representing the
international Council of Women of
Darker Races, Emmett J. Scott, Sc
The Omaha guide., 1933-08-05

worked with much success and dill
gence. While serving with Judge
Kicks, he saw how difficult it was to
give intelligent help to Negro child
rem brought into court. He realized
that no Write man could hope, in the
average case, to get the same under
standing of the background and fam
lily life of a delinquent Negro child
that an intelligent and sympathetic
person Of the same race could. Mr..
Amber accordingly recommended
that a Negro probation officer, pre-
ferably a competent volunteer, should
be put on these cases. In this he was
absolutely right, as every social work
er and every fair minded man will
agree.
This was the extent of his proposal.
He never has advocated nor has he
ever favored the employment Of Ne
gro police. Yet now, when he is q
candidate for office, his humane at
titude toward the prevention of crime
among Negro children has been NAL
iciously twisted.
1t is this sort Of thing that deters
many a capable man from entering
the public service.