The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-26
BRITISH LABOR
GOVERNMENT IN
WAR ON CHINA
British Warships Force
Chinese Executions

The great capitalist powers of
the world are engaged in a
struggle with each other over
the exploitation of China, at
the expense of the Chinese
people.
Since the civil war started
the DAILY WORKER has ex-
planned the true inwardness of
the struggle, pointing out, that
behind the warning tuchuns and
generals were the capitalist
powers, deluging China in blood
in order to be in a better posi-
ton to grab off the spoils.
Urge Aid to Sun Vat Sen.
The Communist international is
sued proclamation calling on the
workers of the world to come to the
assistance Of the bleeding Chinese
workers and peasants under the lead
ership of Sun Vat Sen, radical leader
of Southern China, the only province
in China where the workers have the
right to organize.
The British Communist Party took
steps to rally the workers of Britain
behind the Communist International
which is leading the proletarian fight
The following manifesto issued by the
British Communists will aid our read
ers to better understand the momen-
tous conflict raging in China, the par.
ties involved and the alignment of
the great capitalist powers:
British Communist Manifesto.
There is civil war in China. The
papers tell us that the governor of
the province of Che-Kiang is fighting
the governor of Kiang-Su. The latter
is supported by the Pekin government
and by Wu-PeiFu, one of China's big
gest would-be Napoleons. The former
is supported by Wu-Pei-Fu's mortal
enemy, Marshal Chang-Tso-Lin, the
governor of Mongolia. And the allies
are sending their warships and land
ing their marines to restore order.
What is the meaning of the civil
war? Why do generals fight one an
other in China? A quarrel between
rival generals-what does it matter
to the British workers.? 1t matters
this-that the Chinese civil war is
only reflection of the struggle be-
tween the allied imperialists for
world domination. For behind WI
Pei-Fu, the dictator of Pekin, stands
Anglo-American imperialism: it finan-
ces him, it supplies him with NUM-
tions, it booms him in the British and
American press. Behind Chang-Tso
Lin, the dictator of Mongolia, stands
Japanese imperialism, which supplies
him with money and munitions.
THE rival armies of forcibly-re-
cruited Chinese peasantry are only
pawns in the game--the game for the
prize of China's markets and China's
cheap labor. 1t is a game that began
long time ago, while China was still
ruled by emperors. Just as they did
in Egypt and Turkey, British French.
and American capitalists lend money
to incompetent despots in order first
too corrupt them and then to main
tain their rotten power. When the
Chinese revolution took place in 1911,
British and American capital bribed
one set of generals, Japanese another
set: they overthrow the first revolu.
tionary government, and have kept
China for thirteen years in state of
chaos and disruption.
"The time is now ripe for the allies
to restore orderly dividing the
country up amongst themselves. In
parts of China, where the allies have
established their own rule already.
tho Chinese workers and peasants
have tasted the sweets of British
government. Several incidents during
the last three months have opened
their eyes.
"A Chinese soldier, Li-Yu-An, was
given hundreds of strokes with BAN.
boo for walking in a district reserved
for foreigners. Enraged, he struck
three foreigners in the street A
British court tried him, and gave him
four years and ten days imprison.
ment. But when British subject
Westbury, violently assaulted a Chi
nese customs official in the execution
Of his duty, the same court inflicted a
penalty Of twenty-five dollars fine,
twenty-five dollars damages, and costs
Again, an American merchant,
HALEY, interfered with some lockers
on strike at port on the river Yang
Tse-Kiang, and was knocked Cor fell
into the water and drowned. A Brit.
ish gunboat. the "Cockchafer," hasten.
led to the scene, and the captain, un.