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The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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In Seoul, Korea, on Sept. 5, 264 Korean workers, leaders in the 1929-30 insurrection against Japanese rule, face trial for their lives on Communist Party charges. International Red Aid urges global protests to Japanese consulates for their release.
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International Red Aid Asks Protests Flood Japanese Consulates
SEOUL, Korea, Sept. 5. (Special cable to the Daily Worker.--Delayed),-Charged with membership in the Communist Party and participation in the 1929-30 Korean insurrection, 264 Korean workers went on trial for their lives in the Japanese court here today.
These workers were all leaders of the Korean masses in their struggle against Japanese imperialism, and their trial is part of the latter's offensive against the workers in its Asiatic mainland colonies in Korea and Manchuria, dovetailing with its plans for war against the Soviet Union.
The International Red Aid has called on workers throughout the world to protest against these trials and to demand their immediate release in resolutions sent to Japanese embassies and consulates in every country and city.
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Seoul, Korea
Event Date
Sept. 5
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264 korean workers face death
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Charged with membership in the Communist Party and participation in the 1929-30 Korean insurrection, 264 Korean workers went on trial for their lives in the Japanese court in Seoul today. These workers were leaders of the Korean masses in their struggle against Japanese imperialism, and their trial is part of the latter's offensive against the workers in its Asiatic mainland colonies in Korea and Manchuria, dovetailing with its plans for war against the Soviet Union. The International Red Aid has called on workers throughout the world to protest against these trials and to demand their immediate release in resolutions sent to Japanese embassies and consulates in every country and city.