The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-24

According to the materis
News Agency, published today, the
Japanese course in the negotiations
shows an extreme unpliability and
Hnwillingness to meet halfway in
number of quite natural demands
pn the part of the Soviet Union.
This is the case in the first place
regarding the desire of the U. S.
s. r. to receive guarantee of pay
ment on the price of the c. E. R.
Against this business-like position
of the Soviet representatives the
Japanese advance the principle of
trusting" Manchukuo and promise
to mediate" in case of difficulties
In the receipt Of payments.
Soviet Stand Distorted
Moreover, the Japanese, particu-
larry the Jspano- Manchurian press,
is attempting to present the Soviet
demand for some guarantee as an
expression Of mistrust, as almost
an insult to Manchukuo and Japan
by the Soviet Union. The Soviet
demand in this case, when it is q
question of selling in terms of in
stallments tremendous economic
enterprise, which at the same time
is transferred to the new owner
Immediately upon conclusion of the
agreement, is usual insistence on
Il guarantee and must be regarded
rs understood.
. AS to "mistrust," it is quite evil
dent that the Soviet Union would
not demand a Japanese guarantee
If it had no trust in the effective
ness Of this guarantee. Thus the
granting of the Japanese guarantee
should secure the normal Junction
ing of the agreement Immediately.
Further, the Soviet representa-
tiveS advanced the principle of ar
bitration in case of possible diff
ferences in the supplying of goods
on account and in the sums due
the railway, and in case of the i'm
possibility of coming to terms re-
garding the choice of an impartial
umpire, the Soviet side proposed
bAApU oOAAlC AOlClSll ClldluDSI Ol COfI1-
merce of sound international repu-
tation be appointed as umpire. This
proposal Of the u S. S. r. fol-
lowed from its striving in the in
terests Of consolidating normal re-
lations between the u. S. S. r. and
japan beforehand, in order to re-
move the possibility that disputes
and conflicts, which might arise in
sthe fulfillment OF the agreement,
kbecome the source of new compli-
acetions.
Japan Wants To Be arbitrator"
However, the Japanese object to
arbitration with the participation
of q foreign arbitrator, proposing
instead to invite representative
of the Japanese Foreign Minister
OF the japanese Ministry of Trade
in the capacity of judge. The abb
surdity OF this japanese proposal
needs no comment, because it is
clear to any one that Japan cannot
be recognized as q non-interested
party i'll possible dispute between
the U. S. S. r. and Manchukuo.
The tendencies by which the
Japanese have guided the conduct
OF the negotiations may be seen
from the fact that in addition to
the difficulties enumerated, the
Japanese refuse to accept several
separate points which they them
selves have agreed upon previously.
For instance, despite the agreement
already reached on July 23, 1884.
on the question of immediate pay
ment of the discharge allowance
and the pensions due employees, the
japanese suddenly declared that
this question had not yet been
agreed on
n Basis for New Conflicts
| Characteristic also was the at
titude shown by the Japanese party
howard the contents of the agree
ment. The Soviet Union has stead
lastly striven that the agreement
OF the sale of the c. E. R. not only
should remove once and for all the
possibility of using the question of
the c. E. r. for aggravating rela-
items between the U. S. S. r. and
Japan, but should contain a guar
antee of a normal satisfactory real
ization of the agreement, thereby
promoting the consolidation of the
political and economic relations be-
tween both countries in the inter-
ests of universal peace. Against
this, a number of Japanese pro-
posals are of such nature that if
they we're to be included in the
agreement, the possibility would be
opened of new attempts to utilize
the question of the G. e. r. as a
source of conflicts between both
countries even. after the sale of the
G. E. f.
Imparting to the agreement on
the c. E. r. such a character fully
corresponds with the interests of
! the Japanese military, cherishing
as it does aggressive plans. concern
ing the Soviet Far East, and trans
J forms the agreement of the sale of
the c. E. R. from weapon of peace
into material for the preparation
of new conflicts. In the face of
this situation, the Soviet Union,
using all efforts that the agree
ment tends toward consolidating
normal good-neighborly relations
between the U. S. S. r. and Japan,
is securing as well the interests of
peace generally.