The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-25
An Organized
Answer Called
Urgent Need
Strong Representation
at Chicago Congress
Urged as Reply

Urged as Reply
NEW YORK-The Far Eastern
situation, which. in the last few
days, has offered a serious threat
TO world peace. is the subject of
statement bv the National Execu-
five Committee Of the American
Z League Against War and Fascism
The action of powerful japanese
reactionaries. fasciSts and jingoists
in trying to provoke the Soviet
n-G1 into war; is condemned by
the League. on whose National
Executive Committee are such
outstanding anti-war leaders os
Or. Harry F. Ward, Lincoln Stef-
fens. Earl Browder. Robert Morss
LOvett, Roger Baldwin. Rev. viii
liam B. Spohord, Professor George
s. Counts. Mrs. Annie E. Gray,
Langston Hughes, Rev. A. Clayton
Powell IT, Rabbi Edward L.
Israel, Ella Reeve Bloor, Dorothy
Deter Rev. R. Lester Mondals,
a~a others.
The statement also points out
the danger that Germany will take
advantage of the situation to attack
Soviet Ukraine. 1t further adds
that such move by Hitler I'M
questionably will set Europe in
flames and involve the United
States"
Organized action against the war
danger is the tragic, immediate
need in America" the statement
goes on to say. ITO answer it,
National Congress is called by the
American League Against War and
FasciSm to take place in Chicago,
September Is, 20 and 30. This Con-
gress is sponsored by trade unions,
church groups, peace organizations,
student societies, and prominent
individuals"
The statement follows:
Japanese Provocations
Alarming news from the Far
East indicates the existence of a
situation fraught with danger to
world peace The japanese nation.
under the domination of the mill
tarist group now in power, is pre-
pairing to strike against the Soviet
Union. Since Japan attacked
China in 1881. it has consolidated
its power in ManchUis, has built
thcre strategic railways, military
reeds, naval ports and airdromes
In recent months it he's succeeded
In. assembling a huge war machine
for the coming conflict.
Only one explanation can be
given for the long list of atrocities
committed by Japan against Soviet
employees of the Chinese Eastern
Railway and that is that they were
perpetrated with the purpose of
trying to provoke the Soviet Union
into war. Powerful Japanese re-
dictionaries, fascists and iingoists
are urging the military dictators
of Japan to proceed from words
to deeds The 'oninouq warning
served on Soviet Russia by the
japanese Foreign Office, alleging
unfriendly acts, indicates that the
prevailing opinion Of the japanese
ruling class is that the sooner they
attack the U S. S. r. the better.
General Araki recently stated that
any agreement between Japan and
the Soviet Union is quite impos-
sible; and that Japan is ready for
, war when it comes.
THAT the world is watching the
fuse burn close to the powder key
has been clearly shown in the last
few days. Late reports from Man
chuEuo are to the effect that NIL
diplomatic relations with Soviet
Russia have ceased. and that the
Chinese Eastern Railroad. belonging
jointly to the Soviet Union and to
China, may be taken over by force.
Japan has consistently refused to
enter into a non-aggression agree
ment with the Soviet Union.
War VIII Involve u. s.
"As soon as the inevitable war
breaks out in the Far East. Nazi
y Germany will surely take advantage
of the situation and attack on the
Western border. Hitler aims at a
Greater Germany at the expense
OF Soviet Ukraine Such a move
by Hitler unquestionably will set
Europe in flames and involve the
United States.
THE present moment is as grave
as full Of dangerous possibilities as
was the Spring of 1914 The Ameri-
can people do not half realize that
a war in the Far East and in
Europe will inevitably draw the U.
S. into the slaughter. The time to
act against war is now. Peaceful
Intentions of individual citizens are
of no avail Organized action
against the war danger is the tragic,
immediate need in America. To
answer it, National Congress is
called by the American League
Against War and Fascism to take
place in Chicago, September 20. %
and 80. This congress is sponsored
by trade unions, church groups.
peace organizations, student socie-
ties and numerous groups and
prominent individuals"