The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-15
Japanese Openly Talk of Invasion of the
Soviet Union; By Spring, Say US. Experts
Japanese War ON SOviets
Is Imminent" Declare
Tokyo Officers
BRITISH SPEED PLANS
Japan Prepares Drive
in North China
xoDAYs WAR NEWS SUMMARY

xODAY'S WAR NEWS SUMMARY
japanese miIitarists talk of 'im-
minent war" against the Soviet
Union.
U. S. experts see Japanese at
tacking Soviet Union by spring.
Washington accuses Japan OF
building secret submarine base to
challenge U. S. power in Pacific.
Tokyo sees u. S. flight to Homo
lulu as demonstrating wide reach Of
modern bombing planes.
British Government develops
crewless motor boat, controlled by
wireless, for use against enemy"
fleets.
Japanese invasion of North China
imminent as Tokyo pushes plans to
crown puppet ruler of Manchukuo,
Japanese military celebrate COM
pIetiOn Of new strategic line to speed
troops to Soviet frontiers.
British rushing fertilization Of
Singapore naval base in preparation
for impending events in the Pacific.
TOKYO, Jan. "The In
evitability of a Russo-Japanese
War" is the significant title OF
an article by Lieutenant
Colonel Seiichi Ach, of the press
bureau of the Japanese War Office
in the current issue of the magazine
''Hinode."
The same magazine carries ar
article Chronicle of an Imminent
Russo-Japanese War;" by Commander
Shinsaku Hirata, well-known Japa-
nese writer on military affairs ant
confident of high japanese military
and naval officials Hirata'S article
is prefaced by conmendatory notes
by Gen. Senjuro HayaShi, chief Of
the Military Education Board, anc
Gen. Jiro Minami, Minister of Wal
at the time Of the japanese invasion
of Manchuria in 1881 Thus, it has
support in the highest military cir
cles.
Japanese Attack By Spring
NEW YORK.-A Japanese attack
on the Soviet Union this Spring was
predicted yesterday from two sources
. close to the U. S. government. DR.
K. H. Donaldson, a professor Of min
ing engineering at Case School Of
Applied Science in Cleveland, and ar
authority on foreign trade, declared
that war was inevitable and that ia
pan intends to seize Eastern Siberia
for colonization as well as explo-ta-
ticn OF its mineral riches. Japan!
army, he stated, was prepared for ar
offensive, while the civilization popu-
lation was being trained against pos
siblc air attacks.
TTpton Close, an agent Of U. S
inpG. -. = declares Japan is get
ting ready TO So. "r"ro Mongolia
where her armies are penem eg44.s -
she is stirring up the tribesmen,
While importing huge amounts of wal
supplies. He sees japan as aiming
ito get Russia out of the way" be.
fore striking at the U. S.
MassoIini Expects World War
ROME, Jan. IA new world war
involving the U. S., Britain, France
italy and other powers is envisaget
in a signed article by Benito Preniel
Mussolini, fascist Italian dictator, a
a result of the tension in the Fa
East growing out OF Japanese aggres
sions in China and increasingly bite
rivalry between japanese and U.
imperiaYsrns.
NEW YORK.-An inspired Wash
ington dispatch yesterday accused
Japan Of building secret hidden
gum submarine depot ship with {
special deck to accommodate 20 or NOR,
swift pursuit planes, as move Il
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