The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-10-23
World Front
"Quiet" on Eastern Front
Only Superficial
New War Alliance
BY HARRY CANNES

1aIlen over the plans OF
Japanese imperialism towards
the Soviet Union, for very
good reasons, the japanese
military clique relentlessly
push forward to the day when
they expect to push the border Of
Manchukuo well over into Soviet
territory somewhere near Lake
Baikal.
The main reason for the studied
silence on the ceaseless war pren-
arations, the constant maneuyer.
ingS and establishment of war al.
liances is the growing economic and
political crisis in Japan. Besides
the mounting financial crisis. the
rising struggles of the working
class, the latest report from japan
declares that this years rice cron
Will be the lowest in Is years The
crop, according to government re-
port, will be IS per cent below that
OF last year and last year the
peasantry as well as the workers
were starving.
The political crisis is DEVELOPING
over the methods of Japanese con-
troll in Manchukuo. The military
Clique, desiring to hasten the war
preparations, are for more omen
domination Of ManchuklIo. handing
over all political as well as n1iljtarv
functions to the army and navy.
Together with this they. propose =
more open fascist government In
Japan itself. They have bodily
adopted the program of Hitler and
want 1t to go into immediate ef-
feet.
THE civil authorities In Kwan.
! tung, the Japanese peninsula in
Manchuria, which was completely
in the hands Of japan before the
Manchurian drive, are opposing the
new military measures. In fact.
they have resigned en- masse. Gre
ating a critical situation for the
war lords. They do not object to
the fundamental plan of war
against the Soviet Union. but thew
disagree as to methods.
All of these factors are maturing
a political crisis, with the military
CLIQUE proposing outright fascism
and a speeding of all war prepara-
lions against the Soviet Union.
On the field of war alliances a
fact reported very little in the
American capitalist press, the Jar
anese have made some definite
progress. A so-called Industrial
mission from Great Britain has lust
completed its Journey to Japan and
Manchukuo. This delegation, headed
by Baron v. W. Barnby. was in
reality a diplomatic mission to dis
cusS the question of mutual colonial
plunder in the Far East, and the at
titude of these countries in the
event of war against the Soviet
Union.
Barraby, after his visit to the
Japanese Foreign Ministry, made
the following declaration:
ut is our desire to connect Great
Britain, Japan, and Manchukuo
with chains of friendship. r
cannot discuss any political ques-
lions, for our mission is purely in.
dustrial in its nature, but my per-
sonal feeling IS that no gain will
be made by Great Britain or any
other foreign power by further de-
laying the recognition of the gov
eminent of Manchukuo. II
think it will be a good thing for
Japan to have such friendly col
laborator as Britain in the Develop
ment Of Manchukuo."
THE Chains of friendship" Of
these two robber imperialist
powers, of course, are designed to
encircle the Soviet Union and to
choke it, if possible
Barnby's declarations of "friend-
ship and his denial of political
significance of his visit, is not taken
very seriously in the Far East. OBJ
servers there point out that the
United Press previously had re-
ported a Japanese British war ale
lance providing as follows:
Cd Japan and Great Britain will,
respect mutual interests in each.
others colonies in central and
eastern Asia.
CD Both countries will work in
cooperation in South China, par.
ticularly against the Chinese Sow
lets.
(3) Both Japan and Britain will
stand neutral in case either goes
to war with the Soviet Union in
Asia.
ALL of the denials of Japan and
n Britain of this wa. alliance is
regarded by the Far Eastern press
as ''r'ere fcrmalities' The Shang-
hal China Times estimates recent
moTes of these two powers as fol-
lows:
Japan cannot occupy China un-
less she first defeats Soviet Russia
on the battlefield. ) So when
Japan is preparing for war against
Soviet Russia she must first culti-
vate the friendship of Uncle Sam.
Naturally, the activities of the
Soviets have greatly worried tbs
British conservatives and they
would be only too glad if some one
could come out and deal a serious
blow to Soviet Russia. They know
that there is no other nation in the
world which is preparing for war
with Soviet Russia except Japan,
Therefore. it is not unlikely that