The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 4, 1925, Page 3

=! “B of the I. W. W. CHINESE STRIKERS WEAR DOWN RESISTANCE OF WHITE GUARDS; IMPERIALISTS KEEP UP BLUFF SHANGHAI, China, July 2.—The foreign settlement authori- ties have ordered a partial demobilization of the white guard} “volunteer corps” after a solid month of continuous service, idespite the fact that the strike is as tight as ever and there is| "mo hope in it abating. Day and night in sweltering weather, neglecting their sacred | *business” and thoroly worn out, the job of being a member of Uthe white guard volunteer corps is beginning to pall on the well- fed and lazy agents of imperialism, in spite of their anxiety to feontinue the arrogant attitude +—— toward the Chinese demands for “Justice. Bankrupt. Traders, wipe out all possibility of resistance for years to come, The intrenvention in China, if it comes, will probably be preceded by battle against imperialism! Enforce the demand— oom arene CANTON DEMAND FOR SHAMEEN FRIGHTENS THE BIG DIPLOMATS WASHINGTON, July 2.—(FP)— Diplomats in Washington who espe- clally watch the development of trouble in the Orient have read with alarm the demand made by the ra- | dical Chinese government at Canton that the foreign powers cede back to China the Shameen—the island held by the foreigners at that point. This move by the successors to the late President Sun Yat Sen car ries into action one of his plans. He promised that China should be freed, eventually, from foreign con- trol of any of her soil, Sun’s agent in Washington during the arms li- mitation conference said that the Chinese would one day “sweep into the sea” the foreign “conquerors by Stealth.” THE DAITY WORKER» UNIONS OF LOS ANGELES SPURN MILITARY DAY Labor Refuses to Aid | U.S. Imperialism | | Central Labor Council of Los Ange- les has refused to participate in the | July Fourth military parade and de- | monstration called by the Coolidge | government. | Meetings are announced to take} place in Milwaukee, St. Paul, Minne- apolis, Philadelphia, Bellaire, Ohio and other coal mining centers, and in LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 2—The| Outwardly affairs are becoming nor- mal in the foreign concession, but be- fause of a month’s stoppage of busi- }mess a financial miracle will have to cur to save small shopkeepers from ‘in and permit even the resumption of dislocated business. The an before the strike started and for) jood reason. They have not obtained e slightest satisfaction of any kind pon their thirteen demands, which ey regard as the very minimum of stice, They are nursing their griev- ces none too solently while the ne- pgotiations, deadlocked here, are ‘shifted to Peking, where the Shanghai ‘demands are buried and lost under ‘mountains of red tape. Moreover, the weecrecy practiced by the powers incul- tes suspicions—probable justified es, too. Instead of abating, the strike is get- ing firmer in the port. Except for American, French and some smaller feountries’ shipping all is tied up tightly. Hostility to Japan seems Jessening, but that toward Britain is ‘oncentrating and deepening. Imperialist Bluster. The folly of the arrogant imperial- ist business men who claim tke right of all “superior” people to bess the masses of China, is evident fn their attitude and efforts to pass, the buck. They pretend to think, if they think at all, that the trouble will “wear out,” that all the foreign invaders need to do is to sit tight and make # bluff with arms and that things will “blow ver.” If one looks back twenty years, one ean’see that the trouble will not blow ver until the causes, in the invasion, yobbery and insult of the Chinese na- tion, is ended. Passing the Buck. But, imbued with vain arrogance, the foreign residents will not concede that the injustice, indignity and ex- ploitation they have been and are fore- fmg upon China is the cause of the trouble. So they cry out “Soviet propaganda!” It serves the purpose of the imper- falist powers to raise the cry of “So- wiet propaganda” every time the hinese make a demand that Chinese shall rule China. Just as they did in the world war, when all that differed with the allies was “German propa- ganda,” so now they try to stifle criti- cism of their plunder and rape of China by pointing at the only power which has treated China as an equal Soviet Russia, A continuance of this diplomatic hypocrisy only drives the Chinese into the arms of Soviet Russia, but the imperialistic agents here, probably more arrogant and overbearing in their ignorance than are the slick diplomats in European foreign offices, are blind as bats to what is going on under their eyes. Here the British and the rest try to swagger about as before with an attitude of rigid domination and a show of military force. The leading British newspaper published in Shang- hai, comes out with a cartoon, show- ing the courageous British lion rais- ing his paw and about to strike, giv- ing the idea that Britain is ready to use force. Governments Wish to Trick China. The truth of the situation is prob- ably that altho the British govern- ment under Baldwin and the Ameri- can government under Coolidge would like to sweep every Chinese costal eity with machine gun fire and “teach China a lesson,” they are, for all their desires, convinced that it would be a mistake to say so openly and proceed frankly upon such a course. If they can do so, they will postpone and ca- attitude, then assert the rule of force without limit. in a sudden assault to jole and deceive China into a passive WEW CABINET FOR ‘PORTUGAL BEFORE PARLIAMENT MONDAY LISBON, July 2.—The draft of the new Portugese cabinet, headed by Antonio Silva, today was in the hands of President Comes and will be pres: ented to parliamnet when that body convenes Monday, ‘Wetonto. Silva will be premier “as Wl! 43 ménister of war Chinese are far more bitter) an attempt on the part of the imper- jalistic powers to trick China into pas- sivity with promises of righting old wrongs, investigating abuses and changing the treaties. That is the imperialists’ next move, KUO MIN TANG CALLS ON CHINA TO ARISE AGAINST THE BRITISH MOSCOW, June 11.—(By Mail.)— According to a statement made by the teaching staff of the Peking Na- tional University to the British and American press, the number killed in Shanghai is 70, and the number of those wounded is more than 300, all | of whom are Chinese. There are now in the port of Shang- hai 23 alien warships, of which 10 are American, 5 Japanese, 4 British, | 8 French and one Italian. The total | number of marines in the port fd 4,500, of whom 38,000 are on land. A Real Battlefield. The zone separating the alien sec- tion from the Chinese quarter re- sembles a real battlefield. The Chin- ese members of the municipal coun- cil of Shanghai have resigned in or- der not to share the responsibility | for the action of the alien members of the council. In the Chinese section, food is be- ing sold to Chinamen only, while Bri- tish and Japanese goods are boy- cotted. In the territory of the French concession, the businessmen gave up their strike after they received the assurance of the French consul that the meetings and demonstrations will not be interfered with. The joint committee of Workers’, Students’, and Businessmen's Organ- izations put up the following demands as a basis for negotiations between the Peking government and the alien powers: Chinese Demands. The lifting of the state of war; de- mobilization of the alien volunteer troops, withdrawal of the marines; release of the prisoners; reopening of the university, and the arrest of the chief of police and of the British policemen who took part in the shoot- ing. After negotiations are opened on that basis, the following demands shall be fulfilled: Punishment of those guilty, to be carried out under the supervision of the Chinese author- ities; compensation to the families of the victims; an apology to China by the British and Japanese govern- ments; recall of the British and Jap- anese consuls; complete freedom for Chinese in the alien section, particu- larly freedom of the press and as- sembly; improvement of the condi- tion of the textile workers; admis- sion of Chinese officers to the police in the alien section; supervision of the alien section by a mixed alien- Chinese authority; abolition of the consular courts, and the immediate, unconditional evacuation of China by the British and Japanese troops. The Chinese government is report- ed to be in accord with these de- mands. No further collisions are re- ported from Shanghai; on the other hand, there is intense excitement in Peking where a strike in the diplomat- ie section is feared. This section is heavily guarded by alien troops, in order to prevent the penetration of the unceasing demonstrations into the extra-territorial quarters. A deputation of Chinese professors and students visited the, Juan Chi Jui, and demanded the recall of the Bri- tish and Japanese consuls, and the expedition of Chinese troops to Shang- hai. The workers and students are con- tributing 15 per cent of their wages and incomes for the benefit of the Shanghai strikers. Kuo Min Tang Call to Arms. The central committee of the na- tional revolutionary party, Kuo Min Tang, at Canton, issued an appeal containing the following statement: “The inhuman brutality of the Bri- tish imperialists who murder China- men on Chinese territory, shows that Britain is pursuing the same policy in China as in India and Egypt. If the Chinese people do not arise . declares: -at present the length of the strike will against this outrage, it will become the slave of British imperialism.” New York and many other cfties to | protest against the oppression of CF FIGHT | Naat imperialism. Anti-lmperialism week has stirred ON IMPERIALISM | the workers to action against Wall IN OWN BLOOD Thousands of copies of the DAILY | WORKER, containing special articles Chinese Maseas Show a | against imperialism's greed for profit| at the expense of the world’s workers, Deep Resolution have beet distributed. Most of the meetings to be held will the exploitation of the workers of sions and dominated nations. MOSCOW, Tue 14 12 (By Mail)—To- take place on July 4. Many meet-) day is the ninth day of the Shanghai |ings have already been held, including general strike which continues un- meetings in “Chicago, Denver, Kansas weakened. The town is externally | City and St. Loui calm, however, every day brings new foreign warships, mostly Japanese, landing ever more and more troops. The following is typical of the spirit of the Shanghai population. An old Chinaman comuiitted suicide, | finging himself into the river with the cry: “Long live an independent China! Down with the imperialists!” Kills Self as Demonstration. In a message left behind him he “The life of a Chinaman is | senseless as long as foreign bandits enslave China unpunished, as long as China remains in slavery, as long as it is possible for Bnglish and Ameri- can imperialists to shoot down our best and bravest fighters for freedom. As I can no longer stand the shame of this and have no possibility to re- venge myself upon the imperialists, I am committing suicide as a protest against the brutalities against the Chinese people.” On the 11th of June a mass meet- ing took place in Peking which estab- lished a record. Over 100,000 people took part in it, including workers’ or- faniaztions, schools, universities, members of various societies and merchants, who assembled on the Tien An Mena Square where speakers from various classes called for the establishment of*an anti-imperialist united front. A delegation of the working class of Shanghai requested an immediate collection on behalf of the strikers as Milwaukee Workers f in Anti - Imperialist MILWAUKEE, Wis.—Workers of | Milwaukee will celebrate July 4 at the anti-imperialist demonstration and | picnic arranged by the Workers Party and the Young Workers League at Tippecanoe Park. This demonstration is in answer to the Coolidge admin- istration defense celebrations. Several speakers will address the gathering, among others Max Shacht- man, editor of the Young Worker, and Comrade Davis, one of the organizers for the American Negro Labor Con- gress. Tn addition to the speaking there| will be a number of other attractions. Comrade Kovach “will amuse the! take their nickles and dimes. It is also rumored that Comrade Shklar, former sub-district organizer, will be in Milwaukee, leading the pie-eating contest as the new organizer cannot stand the strain any longer as he led the contest in the last picnic. The} dance music will be furnished by the well-known Holley orchestra. Soft drinks and ice cream can be secured | all day. All this for 35 cents. Viiet street car, marked Tippecanoe takes you right to the park. Come early and bring your friends. CLEVELAND PUBLIC SQUARE TO HEAR CALL FOR ‘HANDS OFF CHINA!’ CLEVELAND.—Sunday, July 5, at 7:30 p. m., an Anti-Imperialist and Hands-off China mass meeting will be held on the Public Square at which speakers will expose the im- perialistic schemes of big business to extend the domination of the American Dollar and the American flag over the four quarters of the globe at the cost of the American workers and the natives of foreign countries, This meeting will be participated in by the Work decide the fate of the movement. Teacher Writes Call to Arms in Own Blood. The following incidents happened: A Chinese teacher delivered a telling speech; upon its conclusion he cut off one of his fingers and with the blood wrote upon a placard: “Chinese awake! Sacrifice your lives for the salvation of China!” A delegation from the demonstra- tion handed Tuan Chi-Jui, the presi- dent of the republic, the demands of the demonstrators, including, apart from those already reported above, the following: New Demands. Prohibition of the entry of foreign warships into Chinese ports, prohibi- tion of the export of commodities to England and Japan, refusal to sell commodities including provisions to the English and Japanese, a boycott of the imperialist press, emigration of the whole Chinese population of the foreign quarters of Shanghai. The meeting decided to raise not less than a million in aid of the strikers. HITCH SD 3 2 ara heey orp aammaa Chinese Situation. ANDS Off China! This should be the ery of the workers all over the world. What are the American, English, and Japanese marines doing over in China? China has done them no harm. They say a Chinese ship shot upon an American ship, but this is a lie. They just want to draw China into a war. The reason they want China so badly is as follows: 1. There is an abundance of cheap labor in China. 2. China has many mineral resources. When the Chinese workers went on strike for higher wa students went with them. down like dogs in the street by the police. The Y. W. L. as well as the Junior Sections ate taking up this ery. Come to ali protest meetings and help keep up the ery of “Hands Off Chinal” ‘ By EMANUEL MANKIN, Age 12, “Member of the Young Revolutionist Junior Group. Sroye ly are urged to turn out to this meeting because their race is par- ticularly subjected to the oppression of American and other capitalistic 2 | Street’s mobilization day, and against | this country and of America’s posses: | Demonstration July 4) crowd and at the same time he will! Many of the workers and students were shot) Page Three Transport Workers Urged to Block Shipment of Arms to Murder Chinese LOCK every shipment of arms to those who murder and oppress the Chinese workers! Defeat their imperialist enemies! Unite your ranks for action in the world “Hands Off China!”’—Appeal of the Red International Affiliation Committee to the Marine Transport Workers HELP! ANOTHER BOLSHEVIK PLOT! | | of China refuse to be shot dow vism!"" "Red Peril!” nin cold blood, the “yellows” Yes, China is turning red, and is smashing the chains of imperialism. In recent years we have heard much about the “Yellow Peril.” Now when the yellow people all over the world cry: “Bolshe- Now, it is the 4 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT SPENDS ON WAR MORE THAN ALL OTHER NATIONS, TO EXTEND ITS CAPITALIST EMPIRE AGAINST BLOODY | By LELAND OLDS (Federated Press Staff Correspondent) States spends a larger proportion of the leading countries of Europe. The Wall Street Journal in a statistical artiche shows that the United its budget on’ militarism than any of The article apparently marks an perites RALLY PEASANTS MOROCCAN WAR to break down the popular prejudice against treating ee debts of France | International Appeal and Italy leniently. “Actually,” says the journal, less than the United States for defense, and many of them 80.” Military Cost Increases. “According to budget estimates the United States will spend this year for | account of war and navy departments | a total of $674,581,000 or about 21.7 | per cent of total expenditures. |is a notable increase over previous |two years, Military and naval costs | in the 1924 fiscal year being 19.3 per cent and in 1923 19.6 per cent.” In contrast with the United States, Great Britain is spending 13.1 per cent of her total expenditures for militarism and France 18.1 per cent. The comparative military expendi- tures and the proportion of the total | 1925-26 budgets of 7 countries are: Military Expenditure Amount Pet. | United States $674,581,000 21.7 |Great Britain 586,000,000 13.1) | France 323,000,000 = 18.1! | Italy 700,000 9.3 Holland 60,000,000 20.2 | Belgium 4 36,000,000 9.4 | Switzerla 15,500,000 16.9 No “Economy” on War. This | the European nations “are all spending | roportionately ‘* ne | ta on militarism than any‘ of the coun- tries listed. Her army and navy cost ; $13.50 per inhabitant. The per capi; | ta cost of militarism in tine other | countries is: France, $7.86A Italy, | $2.14; Belgium, $4.68; Holland, $8.10; | Switzerland, $3.95; and the United States, $6. But if the population of | England's entire empire is taken jver | |expenditure per capita is materially | reduced. | | Germany and Austria have been\ penditures are negligible. It is there-| \fore, probable that taken as a whole | Europe is spending less for militarism both in proportion to total govern-| mental costs and to population than | the United States. The United States | has the advantage of wide oceans as| barriers. | It appears that Pres. Coolidge with jal his professions of economy and his | anti-militarist advice to the graduat-| | ing naval cadets has failed to hold down military expenditures, | Practically disarmed so that their ex-}, for Riffians’ Cause {Special to The Daily Worker.) MOSCOW.—The tional Peasant Interna- has‘ issued an appeal to the peasantry of France and Spain de- | scribing the true causes and the real | significance of the Morocco war and declaring: “Brothers, peasants! The agrari- ans of France and Spain have formed a united front in théir offensive to enslave your Arabian and _ Berber brothers thru the horrible price of your blood and with the help of the things which you have created, with the sweat of your brow. “Your answer must be: We want to war, down with the war, which is be- ing carried out in the rapacious in- terests of a small group of parasites and which brings with it the death of temp of thousands of peasants and workers and a new increase of tax- ation and the collapse of peasant economy! “May the Moroccan peasants estab- lish their jown republic!” | | Great Britain spends more per capi- | | 1! | i} GOOD ONLY DURING JULY! +| $1.00 OFFER | A 2-month sub- scription to the Daily '$ | Worker for one dol- lar. This should make it easy for your shop-mate to sub- scribe! Mark your choice—clip the coupon | and mail it to {| THE DAILY WORKER | 1113 W. 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