The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 26, 1932, Page 1

——— “North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper | ESTABLISHED 1873 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1932 The Weather Partly cloudy tonight and Satur- day; moderate temperature, PRICE FIVE CENTS Soviet Asks for Ja Japs Driven Out of Miaochangchen'c OUTCOME OF BATTLE SAID GRATIFYING BY | CHINESE CHIEFTAIN General Chiang Kai-Shek, Chin- ese Generalissimo, to En- ter Conflict REPORTS ARE CONFLICTING General Says Chinese Have Only Two Weeks Supply of Ammunition Shanghai, Saturday, Feb. 27.—(F)— In a slashing counter-attack the Chinese army drove the enemy out of the Miaochangchen sector early to- day and held on against desultory machine gun fire. “We can't claim any great gain,” said General Tsai Ting-Kai in a com- munique, “but we have succeeded in ousting the Japanese from the Miaochangchen sector during a count- er-attack. The outcome of Friday's fighting was more than gratifying.” ‘When the fury of the attack had spent itself the sector subsided into relative quiet and on the Chapei front there were only occasional out- bursts of artillery and rifle fire as scouting parties stalked each other in ‘uo man’s land. Still Hold Kiangwan On the Kiangwan front, where the Japanese have threatened to “bomb them out or starve them out,” the be- leaguered Chinese were holding the town against the greater part of the attacking party. Yesterday's advance swung the Jap- anese line around the walled village, but gunfire spiked an effort to close the bottle neck through which the de- fenders were receiving food and am- munition. The Japanese confessed there was not the slightest indication that the defense had weakened under the merciless pounding of the last week, but they said it was only a matter of time before the ancient walls would crumble under the persistent bomb- ing from the air and shelling from wtillery. Doubt Jap Claims Observers were inclined to take the Japanese claims with some reserva- (Continued on page nine) Report 1 FORECAST For Bismarck and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday; moderate temper- ature. For North ? Weather No Time for Overconfidence (An Editorial) Recent developments in the city of Jamestown and the tremend- ous support for Bismarck which has been voiced in other parts of the state should not cause residents of this city and the Missourl Slope country to become overconfident in the capital defense fight. The battle will not be won until the votes are.counted March 15, Resolutions and endorsements which have been received here are encouraging but not conclusive.. The sentiment which inspired them must be translated into action at.the polls if it is to be ef- fective. It is Bismarck’s job to see that the voters get to the polls and no stone should be left unturned to bring about a popular out- pouring to the ballot boxes in order that the result may be definite and conclusive. The situation as it stands now is clear, Bismarck has everything to lose in this campaign. As a result it must win if it is to escape the worst demonstration of sabotage ever wrought by the hand of man fn this state. ; The capital removal proponents feel they have nothing to lose and everything to gain, hence their enthusiasm. That this feeling is not wholly justified by the facts is apparent to every thinking person, whether he lives in Jamestown, Bismarck, or elsewhere in the state. It does no city good to put upon itself the brand of public marauder which the capital removalists are fastening upon their city. Recognition of this fact is demonstrated by those loyal citizens of Jamestown who are opposing capital removal. Most of them are heavy investors in thelr city and have played a large part in its development. They are sincere in their support of their city’s logical and proper development and growth. They see no benefits to accrue from the defeat which the voters of the state will deal out to James- town if the people go to the polls in truly representative numbers, Just how the vote is to be gotten out is a question now before the capital defense committee and it will attempt such solutions as its resources will permit. But, as has been pointed out before by The Tribune, the defense of the city’s interests is not a thing which can rightfully be left to a committee alone. The committee must have help from every citizen and every Bismarck resident should hold himself ready for service at the committee's call. Meantime, the letter campaign should be continued with un- bated vigor. The exact result which it will have cannot be determined until the votes are counted, but by all the laws of human nature it should be an effective weapon in this city’s defense. A personal ap- peal by a friend or a relative is bound to carry more weight than an impersonal one from a stranger, no matter how well the latter may be presented. It should be remembered that good intentions are no substitute for good deeds. The letter which you put off writing today to that friend or relative whom only you can reach effectively, may never be written tomorrow. or any other day. If you write a letter today you will think of some other friend or relative to whom you can write’ tomorrow. After that you will think of some one else to whom you can make a personal plea. It is less than three weeks before the election. Before March 1§ every Bismarck citizen must have done his bit if the result of this election is to be as clear-cut and overwhelming as Bismarck wants it to be. : The danger which Bismarck faces is apparent. Times are hard and there is a general tendency toward dissatisfaction and unrest. Jamestown's propaganda is calculated to stir up that unrest and di- rect it at Bismarck. It is cleverly conceived, even though it is vicious, untrue and unprovable in fact. The only antidote for it is the trpth, fairly and honestly told. < Every Bismarck resident should make it his business to estab- lish contacts which will help in deciding the final result and to overcome the indifference to the issue which prevails in some parts of the state. This is no time for overconfidence or jubilation. There will be plenty of time to celebrate after the victory is won. kota: cloudy Ss and Saturday; mo- § derate temper a- ture. For South Da- Generally and not in kota: fair tonight Saturday; much change temperature. For Montana: Unsettled tonight and Saturday, probably rain or snow west portion; little change in temperature, For Minnesota and South Dakoti Generally fair tonight and Saturda: not much change in temperature, CONDITIONS Conditions have changed very 1; in the last twenty four hours, th: is centered at the Pas, Man. while the High remains over Plateau region (Bolse, Idaho, Lake City, Utah 30.56). Generally fair weather prevails in all sections except for moderately heavy rains on the North Pacific Coast. \Tempera- ture changes have been of no con- Sequence and remain far above the seasonal normal over the district. Bismarck station barometer, inches: 28,08 reduced to sea*level 29.88, ittle Low HOUSE WET BLOC Anti-Prohibitioriists Hope to Get ‘Washington, Feb. 26.—(?)—The wet bloc of the house of representatives was within grasping distance of suc- cess Friday in roll call on a state-control prohibition amendment to the constitution. Trotzky Declares Stalin Rule Thoroughly Shaken Guiding Spirit of Community Party in Russia Issues Statement By PRISCILLA RING (Copyright, 1932, By The Associated Press) Prinkipo, Princes Island, Turkey, Feb. 26—The rule of Joseph Stalin, guiding spirit of the communist party in Soviet Russia, is “thoroughly shak- en,” Leon Trotzky told me he be- eves, and he cites this as the reason for the issuance of a decree at Mos- cow a few days ago formally confirm- ing the exile of himself of nearly two Score other lesser former leaders. NEARING: SUCCESS Membership Down = in ‘Black and White’ the effort to secure a TEMPERATURE Breaking his ban on _ interviews, Tam wesc 18 nt eee ae ee aarti cnTeiey | Trotzky, the former Bolshevik war At n have been signed to the petition, filed Highest yesterday 52 | rhursday, wi seeks to have the|Jord, made the most direct attack on owest lest) Slane 37 rouse recall from the unfriendly judi- | Stalin he has made in any of his late PRECIPITATION Amt. 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m. Total this month to date Normal, this month to d Normal, Jan. 1 te Accumulated deficiency since jan. 1s : BISMARCK, cldy. Devils Lake, clay. Fargo-Moorhead, cli Jamestown, clear .. Valley City, cldy, ‘Williston, cldy. .. 48 Grand Forks, clears... 38 GENERAL Other Stations— ‘Temprs. ciary committee a resolution which would submit the new amendment to the people. The total signatures needed is 145. ative Linthicum of Maryland, chair- man of the Democratic anti-prohibi- tion unit, was confident that many or more names would be secured. If the 145 sign, the petition will be acted upon after March 14. 0} take @ majority of the house to bring the resolution to the floor. Such a majority is not expected, but the membership will have to put its names down in black and white on the question. jective of the anti-prohibitionists, in talks with press representatives dur- ing his exile. “The personal situation of Stalin and his limited group is tottering pre- cariously,” the former organizer of the Red army said. “I neither have number of Represent- speak nor official confirmation that such a decision has been taken, but Supposing the information is correct, which I believe highly probable, I can give the following explanation. it Wholly Artificial “The list of names in the decree wholly. artificial. It is the famous ‘Amalgam’ system. They have com- bined a list of opponents and enemies Tt will ‘This is the chief ob- the text of the decree of which you| >! js} theebill, and urging his defeat. p STATE HEALTH HEAD |Reichstag Opposes URGES PRECAUTIONS; Halting of Payments AGAINST. INFLUENZA} [mild Outbreak of Disease Throughout State Noted By Dr. Whittemore RECOMMENDATIONS LISTED Says Principal Danger Lies in Complications Which Might Develop North Dakotans were urged Fri- day by Dr. A. A. Whittemore, state health officer, to take precautions against a mild outbreak of influenza Prevalent throughout the state. Comparatively few deaths, he sald, | have been reported as a result of the disease, due chiefly to lack of com- Plications. Dr. Whittemore recommended the observance of the following precau- tions to combat the spread of the disease: 1. Avoid people with colds. 2. Do not overeat, especially sweets. 3. Keep the body in good con- dition, sleeping eight hours, exer- cising out-of-doors and drinking at least six glasses of water daily. 4. Wash the hands often, as it is easy to pick up germs from articles handled by a person who is ill with influenza. 5. Persons suffering from in- fluenza should go to bed imme- diately and remain there until their temperature has been -nor- mal for at least 24 hours; drink plenty of water; keep the bowels open and eat lightly of nourish- ing foods. Call your physician. Influenza, commonly known as “flu,” “le grippe,” or “grip,” Dr. Whittemore said, is an acute, highly communicable disease, characterized by great pandemic outbreaks. It is characterized by a-sudden onset, with depression. If the fever persists for more than three days, some com- Plication is suspected. The cause of the disease is not definitely known. “It is spread by discharges from the nose and throat and enters the victim through the same channel,” Dr. Whittemore said. “If you wish to avoid influenza, give your sneez- ing, coughing friends a wide berth. “The best method of protection, for; both the sick and well, is for the} {patient to go home and stay there until he has recovered. The patient needs quiet, rest, proper care and food, and he cannot obtain these while at work. While thus doing the best thing for himself he is at the| jsame time protecting the general public, “We have no specific treatment or Prevention for it in the way of vac- ines of serums, whcih can be relied upon, as we have for diphtheria and; some other diseases, “Closing schools and other places| of assembly to combat the spread of the disease has no favorable effect whatsoever.” The first recorded outbreak of in- fluenza, Dr. Whittemore said, was in been some 80 recorded epidemics, the | last major one being in 1918-1919, at} which time there were 20,000,000! cases with 450,000 deaths in the Uni- ted States in less than six months. Influenza itself: probably never) kills, Dr. Whittemore added, death being due to some’ complication, usually pneumonia. Says He Was Offered Bribe to Favor Bill A statement issued Friday by Rep-| resentative Herbert Swett of Kidder couhty, assistant minority floor leader in the last legislature, charged he was offered a $1,000 bribe during the legislative session to support a to license naturopaths in the state. Swett led the attack on the bill, which subsequently was defeated. The statement was made by Swett in reply to literature, throughout his constituency, de- nouncing him for his opposition to At the Kidder county Nonpartisan League convention Wednesday, Swett defended himself against the @ fever lasting about three days, and| Ambitious Edythe Page, blend one chorus Is to play Jullet. Ir! who doesn’t want to be a prima donna. She is study. Ing dramatics and her big ambition CANDIDATES NAMED BY NONPARTIS ANS | PILED WITH |More Than Number of Signa- _ tures Necessary Contain- ed on Petitions ~ Candidates indorsed by the Non- jPartisan League-controlled state cen- jtral committee for delegates to the ‘national Republican convertion, na- |tional committeeman and committee- woman and presidential electors were \filed Thursday with the secretary of state. More than the number inecessary to place their names on the {March 15 primary ballot were con- itained on the nominating petitions. The candidates will be opposed by | those indorsed by the I. V. A. Repub- which indorsed | president Hoover for reelection. lican organization, The Nonpartisan deleg: |instructed, but pledged to support a ‘Progressive” candidate ‘publican national convention. F. J. Graham, Ellendale, national and Representative | ig, Esmond, national | ‘eommitteewoman, were filed for re-! committeeman, Minnie D. Cri election. The delegate candidates are: A. M. ergseth, Fargo; James | Watford City; Jennie A. Dale, Bis- 1173, since which time there have ‘Thomas Devaney, Langdon; J. M. Gibbons, Finley; E. G. Larson, Valley City; L. R. McCoy, Mott; Em- ma OC. Nagle, Jamestown; Arthur F. Thompson, Minot, and Girdell Pater- marck; son, Carpio. Petitions for entering Theodore also an indorsed candidate for delegate, are expected Kaldor, Hillsboro, to be filed Friday. Nels Magnuson, Souris; Moskau, Grand Forks. it is claimed to contain was misbranded, 115 barrels contain- ing some 4,000 gallons were seized at Bismarck Thursday by Howard Strack, Fargo, chief deputy U.S. marshal, The seizure is the result of infor- mation gained by and a complaint filed by the pure food and, drug. de- partment of the U. 8S. department of agriculture, Pending an order from Judge Andrew Miller the goods are held by the government. President electors filed are E. H. Brant, Linton; Ida M. Fisher, Fargo; Misbranded Vinegar Seized in Bismarck Fargo, N. D., Feb. 26.—(?)—Because BYRNE ! i of signatures ates are un- at the Re- P. Curran,/ and Gilbert arsenic and of vinegar, w High Ins. of the Soviet regime, expelled from |Ch@rees contained in the circular let-| “rie uct was manufactured by Alea Mano eadge ntsc. MS 80 morons ye? cemonateate ne 817ON6 | Roviet Russia since 1921, as a specific |'eF%" ‘The convention deterred in-| 4,2" Dremn Cuges Yineger company Bolaes incroase in their ranks they claim dorsment of two candidates for rep- Calgary, Alta, cld: 54 .00 since the last prohibition vote was|@Ntourage around my name. Stalin’s ‘D- |of Milton and Freewater, Ore. It was enicawe ae 3 ae need for resorting to such methods is|Tesentatives to a new conventon to shipped to a Bismarck concern, in Des ‘Moines, & 001 "GF the signers so far’? are Demo- | due to the fact that his personal sit-|be held Mareh 29 whose warehouse it was seized. Dodge city, 14 .00lcrats and 51 Republicans. ‘They | uation is thoroughly shaken and com- Gi eee According to federal authorities Favre. Mon y. 60 '08|come from 23 states, New York being | Promised. Would Pipe Natural the it was labeled “pure Helena, Mont., cldy. 54 :00/far in the lead with 28 signers. Ten| | “Indisputable economic successes Gas Across State apple cider vinegar. Huron,’s, D."eldy. 44 00 /of the Pennsylvania delegation were) have made along the lines ad- as. ACross Pee hae pela 22 100|down on the dotted line, and nine|Vocated by the opposition, while dif- — A sample of the product was pick- Lander, Wyo. clay. 46 :00/from TIilinois, Ohio, Massachusetts, |ficulties haye resulted from Stalin’s| Minneapolis, Feb. 26—(#)—The pro-|ed up here by a regulatory depart- Medicine Hat, A. cldy.. 40 2 00 | Michigan, and furnished |Purely' bureaucratic method. The | posed natural gas pive line from Mon-| ment. inspector forwarded to a Riles City, rf¥: 3% $8 100 | Seven each, New Jersey six, Minnesota | Working classes of Russia are clearly |tana to the Twin Cities suggested by|federal laboratory in Hh eget tit Seem nae Mpgiahey PP | aoe” hier ‘soma suv, Bealls uml es aeons ee ce Eo eee ae eee aS 4 yi m enter a) pierre # Bee bt aa himself forced some months ago to/kote at Hettinger, R. 8. Ritchey dis- She quant to be Qu'Appelle, y. 36 50 :00 HURLEY DENIES CHARGE Jaunch. a desperate international cam- | closed Thursday. injurious to health, R. O. Baird, state Rapid City, 8. D., eb 38 60 .00/ Washington, Feb. 26.—(7)—Under |Peign against Ritchey, a stockholder and sales | food 7 Roseburg, Ore., cd: 52 72 .00) Jashing assault in congress, » The present decree isjand ad counsel, said con-| It is believed that. arsenic con- i See ee i ‘So |tary: Hurley has denied any inten-|merely the crown of this cam| struction of the line hinges upon the|tent resulted from the use of insec- gait Take Ch, 3 “s ae tion ‘of Radars to appear Deters, \8| which indicates the strength of our. eae the company can preosentpe orchards sereey, SRE 8, fs “38/house committee countering an contract here. used manufacture vine- Beattie, Wa 8 128 loffer to testify and otherwise co- ‘Camping Out? If constructed, the $16,000,000 line| gar, were grown, Sioux City, 52.00) operate. The war secretary caused} Trotaky is “camping out” on thisjwould run direct to the Twin Cities) Spokane, Wi if +38 | the new furore by his reply to # re-jisland and he gives the impression of |from Hettinger, avoiding the larger GARNER ASSAILS HOOVER a] 44 [00 | Quest for his views on measures to/a general marshaling an army of|North Dakote towns tholigh com-| Washington, Feb. Toledo, Ohio, 58 .00] Consolidate all government construc-| words, He is continuing his work on | munities in @ radius of 75 miles of the Friday said Hoover Winnemucca, a 42.00 / tion under one administrator, part of|the history which he has been writing. | line would be served. Jet us “into the greatest panic Winnipeg, Man. cldy\,- Ropmmrs, (the general economy consolidation | He looks older and thinner than when] Gas would be piped from the Baker, the or world has even Official in charge. | program. (Continued on page nine) ~ | Mont, fleld ” . ,| will run for reelection on a prohibi- Communist Motion to’ Cancel All Debts Defeated By 368 to 75 Vote CHANCELLOR WINS VICTORY Non-Confidence Motion Against Bruening Is Lost By Vote of 289-264 Berlin, Feb. 26.—(?)—By a vote of 368 to 75, the German Reichstag Fri- day defeated a communist motion to “stop all payment of tribute based on the Versailles treaty and annul all Private debts to capitalistic coun- tries.” Adolf Hitler's national socialists, the nationalists and the populists, all numbered among the opposition to Chancellor Bruening, voted against the motion, but they said afterward they would have accepted the first part of the proposal had it been of- fered separately. : In other words, they said, the de- feat of this motion does not mean there is in the Reichstag a majority favoring continuation of reparations payments. A combined non-confidence motion against the Bruening government was defeated in the Reichstag by a vote of 289 to 264. The vote came as a climax of four days of debate on the presidential election situation and gave the gov- ernment 10 more votes than it had expected in predicting a victory for Bruening. That prediction was based on a 15-vote margin. The vote, which in effect reposes confidence in the often assaulted government of the “chancellor of de- crees” followed closely a unanimous decision of the Reichstag to fix presi- dential election dates tor March 13 and if necessary a second date of April 10. Great hilarity greeted this unusual spectacle of unity. After the non-confidence motion against the government had been voted down a. combined . nationalist, and communist non-confidence mo- tion against William Groener, minis- ter of the defense and the interior, was defeated, 305 to 250. The attempt to unseat the Bruen- ing government was on a combined motion by the Nazis of Adolf Hitler, the nationalists, the populists, and the communists. SAYS HOOVER MAY HAVE WET PLANK Raskob Says He Has Informa- tion Indicating Referen- dum Platform Possible New York, Feb. 26.—(7)—John J. Raskob, chairman of the Democratic national committee, hears “on information” that President Hoover tion referendum platform “if his Party should adopt such a platform.” The statement was made by Raskob following a speech before the New York Young Democratic club. The Democratic chairman offered the comment in answer to a question as to the advisability of the Demo- cratic party's pushing Raskob’s home! rule plan in a year when the pa! has “unusual opportunities” for suc- cess, Raskob's reply was to state he had it “on good information” that Presi- dent Hoover has expressed his will- ingness to run on a platform that contained a “wet” plank. He pointed lout the president had been regarded by drys as their leader, and that if he should run on a platform favoring @ referendum on prohibition the drys would consider him “a Judas, and will vote for the Devil before they vote for him.” As far as his own home rule plan for solution of the prohibition is con- cerned, Raskob said he presented it to the national committee as a plan that would avoid giving the Demo- cratic South “a slap in the face,” and): because he feared the Republicans} might propose such a plan themselves. | Raskob charged Republicans are apt to split the Democratic party by efforts to create sectional fecling. The Republicans, he added, “will say any- thing to create friction in our ranks.” He took occasion to deny he ever had discussed with former Governor Alfred E. Smith the question of presidential possibilities. Governors’ Support For Measure Asked » Paul, Feb. 26. of Planned Explanation harge Nipponese to Send Troops to Russia Demand Was Made Last Wednesday, It Is Learned Following Publication of Report That ‘White’ Russian Force Being Recr uited By Japanese REQUEST BASED ON PROPOSAL TO USE EASTERN RAILWAY Commissar |. M. Karakhan Also Asks Ambassador to Explain Why ‘White Russian’ Activities in Manchuria Are Being Protected By Nipponese of the Japanese command in Moscow, Feb, 26.—(AP)—The Soviet government, it was learned Friday, made a formal demand last Wednesday on Koki Hirota, Japanese ambassador, for an explanation of a proposal Manchuria to use the Chinese Eastern railway, partly Russian-owned, for troop transporta- to the Soviet border.” han, Soviet acting commissar vealed following the publicatio The dispatch to the Tass agency days before Acting Commissar Karal lished only Thursday. CONGRESS APPROVES BIG CREDIT MEASURE, SENDS IT 10 HOOVER Short-Selling on Markets De- fended; Road Bill Given Right of Way Washington, Feb. 26.—(#)—Con- gressional action on the credit ex- pansion bill was completed Friday. The senate approved the confer- ence report adjusting differences over the legislation between the two branches of congress within an hour after the house had given its formal approval. The measure, opening the way for new credit for the nation’s banks from the federal reserve system and freeing millions in gold for new cur- rency, now goes to the white house. sign it quickly. Senator Glass (D., Va.) co-sponsor of the legislation, brought the con- ference report before the senate as soon as it was received from the house. He made a brief explanation of the agreement and without an- other word of discussion or roll call the senate approved the bill. Hoover ‘Well Pleased’ Senator Walcott (R., Conn.) re- ported the president was “well pleased” with the bill as it emerged from conference with the capitaliza- tion limit of $2,000,000 imposed by the senate raised to $5,000,000. This change will allow all but a handful G00d | of banks in the federal reserve sys- tem to enjoy the new rediscounting privileges. Meanwhile, Peter Carey, president of the Chicago Board of Trade, told @ house committee it might just as well close the country’s grain mar- kets as to give the secretary of agri- culture power to stop short-selling. Earlier in the day, Senator Walcott (R., Conn.) said after a conference with President Hoover they had gone ty lover @ list of “New York bear raid- ers” who may be called before the senate banking committee which be- gins an investigation Saturday of short-selling on the stock exchanges. Consider Road Bill The house rules committee gave legislative right of way to the Demo- cratic-sponsored $132,500,000 emer- gency road construction bill for un- employment relief and the senate in- terstate commerce committee ap- proved the nomination of Thad Brown of Ohio to become a member of the radio commission. A bill providing for Phillipine in- dependence within 19 years was ap- proved by the senate territories com- mittee. Representative Warren made pub- lic the federal bureau's proposed al- lotments to each state under the $120,000,000 emergency E They include Minnesota $3,373,560; North Dakota $1,940,325; South Da- kota $2,002,07 \Nye Says Hyde Will Reopen Feed Loans Minot, N. D., Feb. 26.—()—Secre- tary of Agriculture Arthur M. affected counties, U. 8. Senator Ger- ald P. Nye telegraphed to officials of North Dakota state seed, grain G —(P)}—Support, eight midwest states in Shipstead bill now pend. a ae yg for ’ & x, F] g 3 2 ae ik i | z i Hy hy a Hf f i g F EE lal 8a and potato show here Thursday. Benator Nye said representations been made to the secretary zE e5 E 5 President Hoover was expected to , tion, charging “in reality the troops were expected to be sent The request for an explanation was made by L. M. Karak- for foreign affairs. It was re- nn in Moscow newspapers of re- ports from the correspondent of the Tass (Russian) news agency at Peiping a “white” Russian force was being recruited in northern Manchuria under Japanese auspices to invade Vladivostok and the Russian province of Primor. from Peiping was dated Feb. 23, two ikhan’s request, although. it was pub- M. Karakhan’s conversation with the Japanese ambassador was verbal. |He charged the “white” Russian ac- | tivities were being carried on in Man- churia “under the protection and with the direct support of the Japanese.” |For this he also requested an explana- tion from the Japanese government. Proposed Contract Besides this, he said, Japanese military authorities of Harbin pro- posed a contract with the Chinese Eastern railway to transport regular troops at a reduction of 50 per cent. of the ordinary cost and to carry gratis Japanese troops sent to guard the railway. In addition, he called for information about the character of the newly formed Manchurian gov- ernment. The dispatch to the Tass Agency \from Peiping also said the Japanese Manchurian forces planned to attack Trans-Baikal Province, the eastern terminus of the Chinese Eastern rail- way, at the same time the “white” Russian group was to invade Primor Province. “The Far Eastern army,” General Blukher was quoted as saying “hav- ing grown stronger in late years, is ready at any time to defend the coun- try as it proceeds to build Socialism. Must Be Vigilant “Under present conditions in the |Far East we must be especially vigi- jlant. We will not allow a ‘white’ guard imperialist canaille to smash our Socialist land and our collective fields with their dirty boots. If any- body tries to stretch his dirty paws for our coal, timber and oil wells, he may be sure that for each ton of coal, each cubic meter of timber, each trac- tor, and each pound of fish he will fight stronger and more obstinately than we fought in 1929, “Let this be remembered by those who try to attack us,” he concluded, adding the words of Joseph Stalin, Soviet dictator: “We do not want an inch of foreign land but we will not give up a single inch of ours.” NEW APPROPRIATION MADE BY JAPANESE Additional Military Expenses Are Found Necessary at Shanghai Tokyo, Feb. 26—(P)—An extraor- dinary appropriation of 22,000,000 yen (7,040,000 at the present rate) was approved by the Japanese cabinet to- day to meet additional military ex- Penses in connection with the expedi- tion to Shanghai. The army received 20,000,000 yen and the navy 2,000,000 yen. This was the second = Propriation made for the special Shanghai