The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 6, 1927, Page 11

British Imperialism| In China (Continued from. Page 4) alist movement was: “China for the Chinese; abolish inequality and privileges; put China in her rightful place among the nations.” 8.—The Soviet Union influence crystallized about the Russo-Chinese Treaty of May 31, 1924. Encouragement, advice and assistance were given by the Soviet Union to aid China in her struggle for independence. Great stress was laid upon the organization of the Chinese labor move- ment. Hope was held out for the establishment of a Pan-Asiatie bloc with a united front against imperialism. Soviet spokesmen suggested: “China for the masses of Chinese wage-earners and farmers; China as a link in the chain of the new social order.” Summarized in three words, Imperialism, Nation- alism and Soietism were struggling for control in China. After the First Opium War, imperialism had things pretty much its own way. Between 1900 and 1920 Chinese nationalism asserted itself more and more positively, with the needs and the demands of the Chiense business class as a basis. After 1920 the workers and farmers of China, organizing under the Three Principles of Sun Yat Sen, and with’ the help and encouragement of the Soviet Union, made a strong drive for the control of the country. 8.—What Shall the Imperialists Do? Imperialism came to China armed with machine technology and with a science of economic, social and military organization which far surpassed any- ‘king known to the Chinese. The imperialists came with a different culture, and had China been as small and as easily unified as Japan, it is probable that within a generation or two China, like Japan, would have become a modern empire. But China was neither small nor united. Unlike Japan, and like India, and other portions of Asia, China was grabbed piecemeal by the imperialists who, for generations, did with China practically what they pleased. During the years that followed the Chinese Re- volution of 1911, imperialism, which had already made its mark in Chi was, in a sense, on trial. Had the imperialists ed able to adjust themselves The COMRADE Edited by the Young , A Page for Workers’ DISARMAMENT For the last few weeks a conference had been held at Geneva in Switzerland consisting of delegates from several of the most powerful capitalist coun- tries including United States, England and France. . This conference is supposed to be called for the purpose of reducing the possibilities of war by the deductions of war machinery. Today this confer- ence ‘has either collapsed or is on the verge of col- lapsing. The reason this conferente as well as many others ealled for the same purpose is collapsing is because under the capitalist system there can be no per- manent peace. Each capitalist power does not de- sire peace but advantages over their opponents in ease of war. That’s the reason the delegates of Great Britain and the United States could not agree and consequently the conference was doomed to failure. The only way we can have permanent peace is not by calling useless and fake disarmement confer- ences but by itistituting workers’ governments in al] present capitalist countries. Workers’ governments will have NO interest or desire for wars. RUTHENBERG SUB BLANK Send subscriptions to the Young Comrade Corner, 33 First St. N. Y. C. i \% years 25c. 1 year 50c. (Issued Every Month). to inese trial conditions, iney wuuignat have still re- mained for a comparatively long period, because of the weakness of China and the lack of centralization in the Chinese government, but the imperialists were unable to play the role. They were in China to exploit China and the Chinese. They knew no other method of proceedure. The Japanese led off by seizing Shantung. The other empires followed suit by validating the seizure in the Treaty of 1919. Then came the episodes with British imperialism than culminated in the Shanghai massacre and the bombardment of Wahnsien. The British at Hongkong outlawed the labor unions and suppressed meetings among the Chinese. British police arrested active members of the Kuomintang Party and turned them over to the Northerners to be exeeuted. British imperialism became a rallying point for the reactionary forces in China. That, in essence, is the role that British imperial- ism is playing in China at the present time. It up- holds special privilege and inequality. It opposes the movement for Chinese Nationalism. With all of its energies and resources it is combatting the influ- ence of the Soviets. It is doing its best to prevent the organization of Chinese workers and farmers. The British imperialist in China, like his fellow- imperialist in Inda, wants to keep China in leading strings in order that she may be more readily ex- ploited by trader, manufacturer, contractor and banker. British imperialism, supported, to a degree by the American and the Japanese empires, is the arch enemy of the Chinese masses in their efforts to establish a free China under the control of an organized workingclass. ay STRIKE Dear Comrades: The morning was dark and rainy, yet the streets were thronged with striking furriers, who were standing on the picket line. I noticed a peculiar fellow who mifigled with the crowd. He was shabbily dressed and smoked a cigar- ette. He was walking to and fro nervously, and trying to avoid other persons’ glances. I determined to know his history, but soon found it not an easy matter. For he tried to avoid speaking to other people. A day later I saw the same individual telling his story to a union official. It was then that I got this man’s history. He was a married man, with four children, and his family was starving. Also, the first day I saw him, he attempted to rob a store, but lost his nerve.: So now he had planned to turn to the union for help. After the official had heard his story, the man re- ceived the following answer. “The besses refuse to settle.’ The man’s head drooped and he walked out. The next day my eyes fell upon an article in the newspaper reading as follows: Furrier striker dies a suicide.“ Wife also dies from shock. Four children are bereaved. Thus another life passed away. —ISADORE DUBNIN. DEATH CELL OF SACCO, VANZETTI The Charleston State Prison and the death chamber from which only the protest of Labor can save Sacco and Vanzetti. ) SECTION Pioneers of America and Farmers’ Children THIS WEEK’S PUZZLE NO. 26 This week’s puzzle is an addition and subtraction one. Let’s see you do it! WOMEN-+SHIRKER+T + R—MEN—SHIRT= Send all answers to the Daily Workers Young Comrade Corner, 33 First St., N. Y. C., giving your name, age, address and number of puzzle. Answers to Last Week’s Puzzle The answer to last week’s puzzle No. 25 is: SCHOOL IS THE CHILDREN’S SHOP AND THE TEACHER IS THE CILDREN’S BOSS. The follows ing have answered correctly: Mae Malyk, New York City. More Answers to Puzzle No. 24 Mildred Duga, East Chicago, Ind.; Leo Wolin, Chicago, Tll.; Dorothy Rubin, Minneapolis, Minn.; Max Sonnenschein, Chicago, Ill.; Elianora Ivanoff, Post Falls, Idaho. FUNNY What does Miss Hubbard say when she opens the doors of her cup-board? She says, “O-—-I—C—_U—R ~-M—T.” Say the leiiers as they. sound, “Oh, I see ‘m2 ere empty.” TEACEERS TOO DUMB wer Ceomrodes? fast 0 fow wets ago we had sitora up at our school eclebrating Francis Vall- id's death anniveraxcy. Thcy talked about the 18th »ymendment. It was io abel. whiskey. The first voman sald tbat oll tLe dreumtunds ought to be sent (fo Boasia. We holleeed why ase you picking on ccagsia? Reacia dum't want any of the drunkards there, she wea.a janl Comraunists—ANNA MIS- aes