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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-22
Report New Soviet
Protest tOJapaneSe
OnWarPrOvOcatiOn
Envoy Denounces Attack
By Hardin White Guards
On Soviet Citizens

TOKYO, Jan. 81. = Tokyo newspa-
pers reported today that the Soviet
Ambassador Konstain Yureneff had
fled another sharp protest with the
Japanese Foreign Office against the
continued detention by the authors
ties of Japan's Manchukuo puppet
state Of six Soviet officials of the
Chinese Eastern Railway.
The Soviet Ambassador, it is re-
ported, also protested against the
violent anti-Soviet demonstrations in
Hardin against the railway admins
tration within the past few days.
During the demonstrations, engin-
eered by japanese agents in Man
churia and participated in by Tsarist
White Guards, windows Of the railway
buildings and the homes of Soviet
citizens were smashed.
Together with its anti-Soyiet provo
cations, the Manchukuo puppet re-
gime has held up negotiations for
the sale of the railway, which were
begun several weeks ago, following
an offer by the Soviet Union to sell
the railway to Japan.
The Soviet offer reflects the firm
peace policy Of the Soviet Govern
ment and its willingness to adopt any
conciliatory measure short of permit
ting Japan to seize Soviet territory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-22
League Uultimatum
Served on Liberia
Seeks Direct Imperialisi
Rule of African State

GENEVA, Jan. 21.-The League OF
Nations delivered an ultimatum to
Liberia yesterday, demanding unre-
served acceptance of the Leagues
proposal to put the African west
coast country under white dictator
ship aimed to strengthen imperialist
control of the country.
The Leagues proposal, dictated by
the U. 8. government, seeks to force
the Liberian government to accept a
new loan from the U. S. Firestone
rubber interests, with imperialist
control of Liberian finances to guar
snJee repayment Of the loan.
Faced with furious protests at
nome, the Liberian government has
rejected this provision, accepting the
Leagues proposals with reservations.
Under the guise of "rehabilating the
country the League is preparing to
orce its demands upon Liberia. The
Leagues action is in line with the
-mperialist program of attempting to
solve the economic crisis of world
capitalism by intensified exploitation
Of the colonial masses as well as
wage cuts and increasing fascist at
tacks on the masses OF the imperial
iSt countries.
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I'VE are fully aware that your Ma
tional Executive Committee has op-
posed such united actions with the
Communist Party, and we are in
formed of your efforts in connection
with the Continental CONGRESS.
Since, however, all must. in honest
facing of the facts, admit that the
Continental Congress has to date
done nothing to really better the con-
oltlonS OF the workers, we believe that
despite programmatic differences. and
previous decisions of other bodies. YOU
6hculd give consideration to our pro
poSalS and act on them favorablv
we are fully aware of the great
programmatic differences that exist
between the Socialist Party and the
Communist Party. But irrespective
OF these differences, there can be no
doubt that the five points outlined
Will really, at least temporarily, i'm
prove the conditions of the working
class and poor farmers.
IF you want to Join such a f;obi
you VIII allow no excuse to evaae it,
The letter from the S. P. was
signed by Harold j. Ashe. state secre-
tary, who a short time previously
had led the "militants" at the Re-
gional Conference of the California
Congress of Farmers and Workers
held at Santa Ana, California. Ashe
has just been removed from office BY
the S. P. bureaucrats.
Ashe, who sought to introduce a
resolution putting the regional con
gress on record as fayoring mass ac-
tons as weapon against evictions
and gas, water and light shut-offs
ran into head-on collision with j.
5titt Wilson, state convenor of the
sacramento Congress.
Just how militant and aggressive
Ashe will be in deeds in the DAYS to
come is yet to be seen, but at the
conference he was very outspoken.
and declared that if MOVING furni-
ture gack into the homes of the des-
titute was illegal, then he wished
to be classed as an outlaw"
The conference, which was at
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tended by barely so, did not even
take the trouble to examine creden-
tlals, for fear that the representa-
ton would be even smaller. The
Western Worker reports that sub
committees were arranged for the
unemployed, union labor, farmers,
youth and miscellaneous. But so few
were present that j. Stitt Wilson
pleaded that the delegates join what
ever caucus they chose, even if they
Gid not occupationally belong to it..
The storm which has been pro-
voked in the locals of the Socialist
Party by the rejection of the united
front proposal made by the Com
munists is seen in various parts of
the state. David Lyons, rank-and-
file member of the Berkeley local
OF the S. p, has been touring the
entire state explaining the stand of
the rank and file committee In
favor of united action.
Lyons, in debate in Los Angeles
With John L. Packard, member of
the national as well as the state
executive committees of the Socialist
Party, showed that while the State
Executive Committee had rejected a
United Front with the Communist
Party, it had endorsed the Continen-
tai Congress, and invited the lib
erty Party" to take part in the Con-
gress. This, in spite of the fact that
the Liberty Party is an openly fas-
cist outfit, their official spokesman
having recently made a speech in
praise of Hitler and his program at
recent conference in Sacramento.
Lyons created stir in the debate,
according to the Western Worker,
when he pointed out that Packard
bought new, expensive automobile
despite the fact that he already
owned one-during the same winter
that Fred jackson, one of Packards
fellow-nembers of the California
state executive committee of the SIP,
hanged himself because he was faced
with starvation.
In Berkeley recently J. stitt Wilson
and Wilfred Howard. his lieutenant
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-22
Japan in Ultinatunl
10 Chinese General
In China Province
Threatens Attack in New
Drive for Control of
North China
BY CrOpper

PEIPING, Jan. 21.-The Japanese
command of a Japanese Afanchukuo
army invading North China, delivered
an ultimatum to Gen.. Sung Che
yuan, Governor of Chahar Province,
yesterday demanding the withdrawal
of Sung's 29th Army which is OPP
posing the further penetration Of the
province by Japan. The ultimatun
threatened an immediate attack if
the Chinese troops were not with
drawn.
The japanese forces occupied sew
eral new towns yesterday and con-
tinued their concentration of troops
in Inner Mongolia in preparation for
the conquest of North China and the
invasion of the Peoples State of
Mongolia to provide strategic mill
tary approach to Central Soviet
Siberia. As part of the drive for the
hegemony of North China, the Japan
csc will crown Henry Pu-Yi, puppet
ruler Of Manchukuo, as emperor" OF
an enlarged Manchukuo on March l.
The Japanese aims IN North China
are aided by Chinese warlords in
that region who have been bribed by
the japanese and by Markings policy
of non-resistance, while waging a
war against the revolution
airy workers in Kuomintang China
and against the Chinese Soviet Re
public.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-22
Italy Pledges
Aid 10 Austria
Against Nazis
D0lfEss Raltles Sword +;
Tells Germany Il Is
Unsafe 10 Bully" 1

/ VIENNA. Jan. 21.-The tension d
the two opposing camps Of Austrian
fascism and in the international
| situation was tremendously sharp
ened today as Italian Under-Secre-
| tary Of Foreign Affairs, Fulvio Suv-
ich, pledged fascist Italy's support
to Chancellor Dolfuss' regime against
the intIigue5 Of Hitler and his agents
among the Austrian fascists.
Suvieh's visit here is believed 10
be aimed at achieving an alliance
between the Italian and Austria
governments. In a speech last Nigh
he assured Chancellor Dolfuss
Italy'S sympathy and support in his
struggle against the Nazi wing Of
the Austrian fascists. He stressed
the strategic position Of Austria in
Central Europe in what was clearly
a warning to Germany that italy
would oppose by arms, if necessary.
any attempt to extend political and
military control over Austria.
The day before, Chancellor Dolfuss
in a Sword-rattling speech of well
come to Suvich, had warned Hitler
that sit is not perhaps an entirely
safe game" to bully Austria. Dolfuss'
speech was frequently welcomed bv
The bursting Of bombs and the
shrieking Of police sirens as Austrian
Hitlerites battled his police outside
Suvich's hotel.
Austria Protests Hitler Intrigues
The Austrian Minister to Germany
is reported to have lodged a sharn
protest with the Hitler dictatorship
against its intrigues in Austria and
the smuggling of explosives across
the border for the Austrian Nazis.
Meanwhile, the insecurity of DOL
fuss position lis increasingly drama
tlzed by defections among the Off
Gals Of the Heimwehr. fascist
military organization and chief prop.
with the Social Democratic leaders.
CT his corporate state" A recent
police raid on the home Of Alfred
Frauenfeld, Vienna leader OF the
outlawed Nazi party, revealed that
Count Johann Alberti, commander Of
the Lower Austrian Heimwehr, was
in conference with Frauenfeld, SEN
ator Shattenfroh and Herr Suchan-
with, two prominent Nazi leaders
All four were arrested, but later re-
leased. Count Alberti was relieved
OF his command. but was present at
conference Of Heimwehr leaders
the evening following his arrest. The
government is said to have long
known of Count Albertis negotia-
tons with those whom it publicly
announces as the deadly enemies Of
the State.
The Nazi opposition in the Helm
wehr are demanding an alliance with
Hitler, ousting Of the Social Demo-
cratic members of the government
and outlawing of their party, which
is supporting Dolfuss under the now
familiar slogan of "the lesser evil"
Five hundred Nazis yesterday
storned the gendermarie building in
Marein in Syria. The gendarnes
charged with fixed bayonets and seri-,
ously wounded two Nazis. Hundreds
Of persons were arrested.
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oFFIcIDoM

in the Farmers Protective League,
received sharp blow when the mill
tants of the Berkeley Socialist local,
the Alameda County I. L. D. and a
large number of farmers came down
from Sonoma County to protest be-
fore the Federal Land Bank in Berk-
eley against foreclosures and denials
Of loans.
When Towards gaze fell upon the
banners and placards carrying mill
tant slogans, he rushed to the tele-
phone and called Wilson and pleaded
that something be done to remove
the placards for fear of Offending
the conservatives" All his efforts
we're unavailing, however, and the
parade to the bank went as per
schedule, with placards and ALL
The Western Worker, describing
this demonstration, says that both
Howard and the bank officials got
the filters" when R. J. Pearsall, a
rank-and-fi member of the Social
ist Party, proclaimed the Commu-
nists and farmers as comrades" as
the farmers and city worker frater-
nized on the steps Of the bank.
The attitude of many of the rank
and file Socialists is seen clearly in
the action of the Long Beach local
of the S. P. which adopted the five
point program Of the Communist
Party in open defiance of the state
Socialist leaders.
"Your viewpoint program for inn
mediate united action was read and
taken up point by point" Long Beach
local informed Sam Darcy, district
organizer of the Communist Party
"and was unanimously approved by
overwhelming vote without dissent
ing voice.
"The secretary was instructed to
communicate with the state Execu-
tive Committee (of the S. P), de-
handing that it endorse and act IA
vorably upon this proposal of the
Communist Party for a United Front
of all workers.
g. Judging by the temper and
morale Of the. members at our last
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bureaus have forced concessions and
have convinced thousands Of workers
employed as well as unemployed
that only the Communists have the
correct program and the courage to
lead the fight for this program.
An interesting barometer of the in
creasing influence and prestige OF
the Communist Party is the specta-
cular growth of the Western Worker,
the western organ of the Communist
Party of the United States.
Beginning as semi monthly two
years age, the Western Worker last
year became a fcur-page weekly, ara
beginning with the present year en-
larged its size to six pages. Because
of its popular and concrete approach
to the problems facing the workers
and farmers Of California, the cir
culation Of the Western Worker has
continually mounted until its influ-
ence is felt not only in California,
but also in Oregon, Washington and
throughout the Far West.
Party Grows Eight-fOld
The California district Of the Com
munist Party has increased its menu
bership eightfold during the past two
and one half years and is establish
ing its roots through the West Coast
At the same time honest workers
in the Socialist Party, eager for
struggle and a way out of the crisis
and sensing that the center of
gravity for a new imperialist war has
shifted to the Pacific-see the So
cialist Party officialdom as open
apologists for the Roosevelt N.RA.-
war government.
The events in California, therefore,
have not only local Importance,
but are symptomatic of what may be
expected in other parts of the coun~
try-rore and more Of the leaders
CT the Socialist Party will desert to
the bourgeois camp, while the rank
and file members of the organization
will join the ranks Of the Commu-
mist movement and participate in
the struggle for workers and farm-
ers' rule in the United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-22
Midwest Delegates
To FSU Convention
VIII Get Send Offs
LOvett, LID. Chairman,
Endorses Meet
In New York

NEW YORK.-As bus loads Of del
/ agates to the first national conven-
ton Of the Friends of the Soviet
/ Union are riding through the coun-
try from California to the East, the
Friends Of the Soviet Union in the
various cities, are preparing recep-
tons for these delegates.
The buses are expected to arrive
in New York on the 25th of January
the night Of the mass meeting greet
ing the delegates.
In Cleveland, on Tuesday. Jan. %,
at $50, at South Hall City Public
Auditorium, the delegates, FS.U.
members and other mass organiza-
lions supporting this convention, will
assemble to send off their represent
tatyeS. J. CoYington Coleman, dis
triC5 secretary Of the F.S.U. from
Los Angeles, will be the main speaker
at the mass farewell for the Cleye-
land delegation.
A similar meeting will be held in
Erie, Pa, on Wednesday. Jan. "a.
when the workers Of Erie bid fare
well to the Erie delegation. o. G.
Crawford, Of the local Socialist
Party, J. c. Coleman of Los Angeles
and others will speak at this
meeting.
Robert Morse Lovett. the national
chairman Of the League for Indus
trial Democracy, endorsed the ma
tional convention of the Friends of
the Soviet Union, in the following
statement, sent OF the officers Of the
FISH,:
"Phe need for the activities of
the Friends of the Soviet Union is
as great now as before the recogni-
ton Of the Union by the United
States. Those who were opposed
to such recognition continue to
maintain a barTage of falsehOod
which must be met If recognition
is to produce the fortunate results
for peace and economic progress
which may be anticipated. Lit
vin0ff's assertion of natural SYM
pathy between the Russians and
American people should be accented
and endorsed by this country, The
convention to be held by the
Friends of the Soviet Union on
January 26, 81, and 2S, at the New
Star Casino, 107th and Park Ave
New York City. will give an admir-
able opportunity to this end"
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meeting, Local Long Beach will Ger
tainly show the Executive Commit
tee in no uncertain terms where it
stands on the issue, together with
other things pertaining to the class
struggle, at very early date"
Fire State Secretary
Seeking to stem the revolt of the
rank and file, the Socialist officials
ousted one of the spokesman Of the
militant group, Harold Ashe, as sec
rotary of the California S. P.
The Los Angeles correspondent of
the New Leader, official organ of the
Socialist Party, dolefully comment
ing on the California situation, de-
clareS that "old-time comrades who
have watched this development have
come to the conclusion that the
party has been too careless in adj
hitting people to membership who
know little or nothing of Socialist
principles. :"
1t is not clear whether the New
Leader writer has in mind Socialist
leaders like Upton Sinclair or the
rank and file workers who have re-
volted against the S. P. and joined
forces with the Communists.
Lenin in 'The Imperialist War"
long ago characterized Sinclair as
"a sentimental Socialist without
theoretical grounding" Certainly
the Socialist leaders would never
have agreed to this characterize
ton. Now, of course, they mourn
the dcserticn of member Of the
S. p. out to cap IRE the Democratic
nomination for Goeyrnor of Cali
fornia!
Clearly, this stuff about admit
ting people who know little or
nothing about Socialist principles"
is directed against the hundreds of
rank and file members who know
TOO MUCH about the Socialist
PRINCIPLES to remain with this
kite of the capitalist political APP
paratus.
The New Leader correspondent vir-
tually admits the inroads which the
| united front proposals have made
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-22
Marking Troops
Are Defeated By
Ningsia WarlOrd
F lkien Regime Sets Up
New Capital Near the
Kwangtung Border

SHANGHAI, Jan. q. Marking
troops. invading NingSia Province in
the Generals Civil War in North
west China, were defeated yesterday
by the Ningshia provincial army
under General Ma Hung-kwei, who
is supported by the warlords Of
Chinghai and Kansu provinces in
his resistance to Marking. Many
prisoners were taken, including high
officers.
Nar-ing troops in Fukien Prov
ince, South China, were warned
a9al. It attempting to enter Annoy,
South FulIien city, in messages from
that city.
New Gas Tax
A drastic raise in duties on gaso-
line and kerosene is proposed by the
Marking government to take effect
Feb. l, with the deepening of the
crisis in government finances as a
result of the heavy drains Of mill
tary expenditures for the present
Sixth Kuomintang offensive against
the Chinese Soviet Republic and the
spreading Generals Civil War in
Kuomintang China. The Marking
government is also to ask the U. S.
Government for easier terms on the
$50,000,0o0 American loan, given os-
tensibly for the purchase of wheat
and cotton in the U. s., but in real
lty to finance the campaign against
the Chinese Soviet Republic.
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among the rank and file Socialists of
California, and the inability of the
S. P. officials to cope with the situa-
ton, when he writes that because of
maneuvers by Communists and their
sympathizers within the Party, quite
a number of party branches have
been more or less divided, some
verging on disruption. This appears
to be the result of plotting by Com
munists, and it has had its effect
upon some members who joined the
party in the last several years"
The Socialist Party leaders in Cali
fornia have good reason to be paniclzy
over this situation. In spite of the
stale declaration by the Socialist
Party leaders that it will not Join in
united front actions because the COM
munists "are not sincere" thousands
of workers and farmers know from
their own experience that the Com
munist Party has shown itself to be
real leader in their struggles.
The confidence of the toilers of
the West Coast in the leadership in
the Communists is shown by the fact
that the Communists have been at
the head of scores of hard-fought
strikes of agricultural workers, have
led militant Hunger Marchers Of the
unemployed, and are carrying on the
day-to-day fight against the MA,
the latest weapon in the hands OF the
bosses to force down the living stand
ards of the workers.
From March to December, 1888. for
example out of a total Of II strikes
35 involved 50,601 agricultural work
ers. OF these IS strikes, according to
the Research Committee of the West
ern Worker, % were led by the Can
merry and Agricultural Workers In
dustrial Union, affiliated to the
Trade Union Unity League. Twenty
two of these left-wing led strikes re-
suited in gains for the workers.
Strikes Led by Left Wing
| Under the leadership Of the Cali
fornia Communists spectacular and
effective Hunger Marches and mill
tant demonstrations before relief
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-22
Paris Groups Protest
10 Nanking on Brutal
Treatment Of Rueggs

PARIS, Jan. 21.-A telegram
protesting the barbarou3 prison
treatment Of Paul and Gertrude
Ruegg and demanding their i'm
mediate release was sent to the
Marking Embassy in Paris Friday.
The protest was signed by Ga
briel Duchene of the French Sec
ton Of the International Women's
League; l.. Warmer of the
Women'S Committee Against War
and FaScisrn; Professor Prenant,
Henri Barbusse, international IA
nous writer; Andre Malraux, who
has written several books on Chi
ma; Francis Jourdain of the Anti
Imperialist League, and number
Of others.
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Socialist Locals California Reuot against Officials Conn
90 LEAVE SOCIALIST PARTY FOLLOWING RE

critically informed the California
Communist Party, I'VE find at this
time that it is impossible for the So
cialist Party to enter a United Front
win the Communist Party as all i'm
mediate past experiences has proven
that efforts to unite have been dam
aging to the Socialist PARTY and the
occurring Of socialism, becauge of lack
OF good faith manifested by the Com
munist Party"
The craven action of the S. P. lead
ers, particularly its most vociferous
spokesman, j. Stitt Wilson. whose
chief claim to distinction seems to lie
in the fact that he has been an ex-
mayor Of Berkeley, California. for
many years, resulted in a number of
Socialist Party locals repudiating the
organization and coming out openly
in favor of the united front PROPOSAL
In its proposal to the Socialist
Party of1cials-and significantly, to
each and every local of the S. P. in
California, the Communist Party had
put forward the following viewpoint
program for united action.
l. Support to the striking workers
with defense funds, relief and everv
other measure that resources will
allow, and to aid their fight against
the capitalist N. r. A. program.
2, For federal and state unem-
ployment insurance at the expense
Of the bosses and the government.
3. Repeal Of the Criminal Syndi-
calist laws, all anti-labor legislation
and the release of all class-war
prisoners.
4. Against all imperialist war prep
arations, opposition to all fascist
activity, and support and defense Of
construction of socialism in the O.
S. S. R.
D. A militant fight to prevent fore
closures, reduce power rates and
otherwise improve the conditions Of
poor farmers.
The letter to the Socialists which
accompanied the united front pro-
posal declared That's