Evening star., 1933-01-01
WAR PARAT|ONS.
RUSHED IN ORIENT
Chinese Are Intrenching to
Meet Japanese Threat-Mu-
nitions Plants Hum.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

oI IONG Il AN ANE bhONNs
News received during the week end
IN Washington indicated recrudescence
Of military activities throughout the
Far East.
The Japanese military leaders are en-
gagged in preparing new campaign to
exterTninate the rest Of the Chinese
bandits" who have been harassing the
communications of the Japanese armies
in Manchuria as well as those districts
Of the new state which were only feebly
protected by the japanese army.
The weather conditions are reported
TO be favorable for such an enterprise,
which will bring the japanese army
into the province of Jehol-the prin-
cipal opium producing region of China
and as such, an important asset to
China's revenue. Whether these opera
tions, which according to reliable re-
ports, will be met with a serious op-
position on the part Of the Chinese
generals, will lead to further operations
extending as far as Tientsin and Peip-
ing, Is for the time being unknown here,
but it is assumed that the large num-
Der of troops required by the japanese
high command to be stationed in Man
churia--some 100000 men-will have
more to do than TO clean up more or
less oisorganized bands Of guerillas.
Chinese Entrenching.
The Chinese themselves, having lost
hope for o fair deal from the League of
Nations or within the next few months,
some active support from the United
States, are preparing to oppose, the
best they can, the Lew Japanese threat.
In recent months they have been pur-
chasing considerable war materials from
nE1. kR-fs
and under the leadership Of some of
their best officers they are entrenching
themselves In their strong natural
5ortifications.
Their power OF resistance has been
considerably increased since the renewal
Of diplomatic and otherwise cordial re-
lations with Soviet Russia. While both
ountrfes are individually unable to meet
the Japanese menace, together they can
become very troublesome to the jap
anese army.
The Russian government, which had
been hitherto slackening its military
activities In Siberia, is reported to have
begun new war preparations.
Supplies Rushed.
An unusual activity is reported along
the Trans-Siberian railway, efforts
Of the single track railway into Siberia
proper. While the Siberian garrison is
not being increased, supplies Of all kinds
are being rushed as quickly as Russians
can rush matters for the hundred-odd
thousand men forming the present
garrison Of the Asiatic possession of
the republic. The aviation is reported
TO be increased and improved by up-to-
date machines. Like in Japan the Rus
sian ammunition factories are working
overtime. producing not only the usual
war ammunition but also all that is
necessary for an intensive chemical gas
warfare campaign.
While most factories throughout the
world are reducing their production and
disnlissing men, the war material estab-
hshments In Europe and Japan, and to
a certain degree IN the United States,
are working full time to provide for the
many requests from various countries
for war supplies. While in the United
States these activities are less notice.
able, the reports from France, Great
Britain and Czechoslovakia indicate
that their arms factories, ,Creuzot,
ViekerssArrstrong and Skoda, are hav-
ing the busiest time known since the
war days. i ,s