The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-01-14

THE policy outlined in the Tanaka
Memorial is again being ex-
tended. After planned and
prepared military arrangements,
japanese forces attacked and took
Saskatchewan. Five thousand jap
anese troops, three war ships and
seven bombing planes took part
IN the attack. Shanhaikwan was
destroyed by shell-fire and flames.
Over 1000 Chinese, mostly civil
ians, were killed in the attack. The
attack by the Japanese militariSts
has only begun in this sector. More
troops and military planes are be-
ing rushed there. Ten warships
are already in the waters between
Chinwangtao and Shanhaikwan.
AL warships at the Sasebo naval
base are ordered to be in readiness
for immediate action.
From all this it is clear (and this
is the opinionI coming from all
sources that Japanese Imperialism
is preparing to invade Jehol. Gen
eral MHto,, Japanese military dicta-
tor of Manchuria stated that Jelaol
province 'is destined to become an
important province Of the new state
of EManchukuo' ~, and go further
into North China, including the
cities Of Peipingl and Tientsin.
From Jehol they intend to conquer
all of inner Mongolia and also take
Kalgan which is the gateway to
Outer Mongolia, the seizingI of
which is also part of their imnle-
date objective. Observers say that
the present military operations are
the biggest yet attempted by Jap
an.
WAR PREPARATIONS ARE
SPEEDED.
The Japanese imperialists are at
the same time speeding up all their
war preparations demand at Cen
eva for larger navy, mobilization
of more and more troops, working
of the munitions factories day and
night, advancing from October to
August Of the naval naneuVers,
and increasing the expenditures
for the same by SO per cent, the
largest budget in its history, etc.
All these because they know that
their plans will meet with much
opposition and resistance not
from this League of Nations which
by its actions shows that it sup
ports Japan'S inperialist aims, nor
from the Kuomintang betrayers
who again and again appeal to the
League of Nations knowing, as ev-
cry thinking person does, that this
so-called peace machinery is no
thing more than a Smoke-screen
behind which imperialist wars are
prepared. The Kuomintang clique
have again shown that they are
imperialist agents byI giving nc
help to the insurgents in north
west Manchuria, and likewise to
properly prepare for the attack
they knew must come in North
China. No, they only attack the
Chinese masses who are fighting
all imperialists as well as the Chin
csc capitalists and landlords. In
this connection, wellington Koo
at Geneva called on all imperialiSts
to help crush the Soviets of China.
All the so-called peace treaties, be-
tween the imperialists are already
known to be mere scraps of paper
to be torn up the minute they in
terfere with the aims of one of the
imperialist powers.
The opposition comes from AM
erican imperialism (Which is pre-
pairing large-scale naval and air
plane maneuvers to take place soon
in the Pacific, and its supporters
all of whom see their interests
violated by Japan's actions. But the
main opposition and resistance
comes from the toiling masses of
China and Manchuria as well as
of the entire world. Mass actions
are taking place the world over a.
gainst the invasion of Manchuria
and for the defense of the Chinese
people. In China and Manchuria
the masses carry on a relentless
struggle against the inperialists and
particularly against the Japanese.
The Chinese Soviets and their he
roic Red Armies are gaining ever
new victories. The masses in Kuo-
mintang China are tremendously
increasing their struggles.
MANCHURIA MASSES INCREASE
RESISTANCE.
In Manchuria, notwithstanding
the merciless attacks Of Japanese
troops, the workers and peasants
are increasing their resistance to
the invaders and their 'Manchukuo'