The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 5, 1927, Page 5

Toe New Macazine Supplement of THE DAILY WORKER Second Section: This Magazine Section Appears Every Saturday in The DAILY WORKER. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1927 ——e , /£ 2 ry 3 LEO AEA A Ne HN BOE As Pat set ty —_ ---—-—- c 3 a oe od The Bayonet Is Mightier Than the Bible. In the Wake of the News Ta is a struggle going on inside the British cabinet between those who think it wise to pur- sue a moderate policy towards the Cantonese, and the blood and irom element that trusts to the sharp sword rather than to the slippery tongue. Both are thoroughly imperialistic. Both will defend the in- terests of the empire with equal enthusiasm -and loyalty. The differences between them are over the question of the best way to preserve British inter- ests in China, Chamberlain believes in using sweet language to his enemies. Churchill is a sabre-rat- tier. Neither of them considers the question of peace . or war except in so far as either one or the other | _ may help imperial interests. ° * * * Nevertheles’ we cannot ignore those inner con- flicts. They play a big part in history. The con- flicts within the different capitalist states as well s the clashing interests of dfferent imperialist powers interfere with their desire to make a united front against a common enemy. Without question the robber powers would have crushed, or made another military attempt to crush the Soviet Union but for these contradictions, the fighting power of the Soviet workers and peasants, the greed to make profits from Russian trade and the aversion of their industrial classes to a war on the Workers Republic. 4 * * . Now they are unable to unite against China, though all the brigands brandish their swords and elevate their guns in Shanghai harbor. Great Brit-— ain has been the principal instigator of the con- spiracy against “China since Japan pulled out of the mess. Hence the main stream of Chinese hos- tility "has been flowing against Britain. This kind of a situation was not pleasing to John Bull, so his diplomats got busy in the capitals of Europe, ALEX BITTELMAN, Editor RurcK . By T. J. OFLAHERTY America and Japan to seek assistance. Various reports were issued. It was said that this govern- ment and that government agreed to the British proposals, but nothing came of it, antil the United States got involved in Nicaragua and Mexico. * * * It is no secret that British oil interests were in conflict with American oil interests in Mexico until about this time. The Aquila Oil company was willing to obey the Mexican laws. Then a change eame. The Aquila Oil company lined up with Andy Mellon, Edward L, Doheny, “Teapot Dome”. Sin- clair and the Standard Oil company of Indiana in defying the Mexican government, The tory papers -in London began to congratulate Coolidge on his strong policy in Latin America and—United States warships began to assemble in Chinese waters. Brilain stopped piyking feathers out of the Amer ican eagle’s tail in Latin America. (Ce itinued on page 7)