The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-01-21
World Front
By HARRY CANNES

by HARRY CANNES -
From East and West
New Anti-SOviet War Moves
Memel and Chahar
AS THE Nazis settle down to
"A systematic blood-letting in
the Saar, two simultaneous
war moves take place in OPP
posite ends of the earth that
seem to have a strangely uni
fled origin and aim.
The fascist press in Berlin an
nounces now that the Saar is re-
turning to Germany, the greatest
attention must be paid to the East
that is, to the road towards the
Soviet Union. This is the crux, the
beginning and the end of Hitler's
foreign policy" The Nazis openly
announce now they intend to take
Memel, a small slice of Lithuania
on the northern border of East
Prussia.
Japanese imperialism is behind
the other war move. Gable reports
from Shanghai and Peiping declare
that japanese army trucks are rum
bling forward from Chasigteh in
Johol province, on the road to Dolan
Nor in Chahar, Mongolia. The Japa-
nese have openly declared their in
tcntion of driving the small Chi
nese military forces from this por-
ton of North China.
"Once there" cables Hallett
Abend, New York Times Shanghai
correspondent, 'they would be
astride the great caravan route
between China and Russia and
they could cut the main comnu-
nicaticns between these cOun-
tries"
IN other words, the Japanese mill
tary bandits are opening up q
new road for war against the Soviet
Union, precisely at the time Hitler
prepares to do the same thing from
the European side.
Are these moves concrete provi-
sions in the secret war agreement
between German fascism and Japa-
nese imperialism?
The Japanese militarists recently
though dealing secretly also with
Chang Kai Shek, have been in
sisting on a more positive policy OF
direct action in North China, even
if it Injuries this willing tool of the
imperialist power that kicks in most.
The Japanese press has been
showing great signs Of nervousness
over China. First of all, Chang
Kai-Shek is failing utterly and mis-
erably in his promises to destroy the
Soviets and the Red Army. The
main body of the Red Army has
now reached Szechuan Province,
and becomes a menace to japanese
imperialist drives into Northern
China through Inner Mongolia. The
Soviets are now near KanSu and
Shenshi Provinces which are Dor
dering the Szechuan Province, not
far away from Japan's intended
field Of plumber.
Secondly, the other imperialist
powers have been working fast and
furiously in the Central, Eastern,
Southern and Western parts OF
China to insure their domination
We have already published the fact
that hundreds of millions of dol
lars in loans are pouring in for
specific projects to be controlled by
the foreign capitalist powers. The
British are fortifying Hong-Kong;
the French, the Southern portion
of the Chinese border; the Amer
leans are setting up air bases, as
are the italians and Germans.
TT SEEMS as if japanese imperial
ism has decided to act now, in
stead of waiting for the attempted
solution, or maturing of certain 9TH
er major problems, such as the
naval conflict with American i'm
perialism.
Reports from both Germany and
Japan emphasize the fact that the
economic crisis in these countries is
growing worse by leaps and bounds.
The inner conflicts in the ruling
cliques mounts to the point where
Hitler, it is conceded, prepares for
new purges while the Japanese pa~
triotic and uper-nationalist So
cieties plot a series of new assassin-
ations
THERE is a ceaseless, relentless
i drive to war, particularly on the
part of both these capitalist powers.
They never rest for moment, and
cannot rest in their provocations.
Dollfuss's slaughter is followed by
that of King Alexander's. The
seizure Of the Saar merely opens
up the question Of the seizure Of
i eastern European territory The
japanese let-up in provocations on
the Chinese Eastern Railway is
counter bs lanced by a direct march
towards Soviet territory through
Chahar Province.
1t is these restless war moves that
go on constantly around the Soviet
border that give hope to the Czarist
and counter-revolution bandits
in all parts of the world. And no
matter what the immediate situa-
ton may appear to be in the capi-
talist press, no matter whether sem
sational incidents be lacking, every
friend of the Soviet Union must
recognize that from East and West
the war is ever in preparation and
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