The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-07
CHINESE son
OF HEAVEN GETS
Big PAY SLASH
NOw He Is Called Son
of Something Else
Especial to the Daily WORKER

China is perhaps little aware
that altho the Manchu dynasty
was overthrown in 1911, it still
has an emperor, a mere boy, it
is true, and bottled up in the
imperial palace within the walls
of what is known as ''the for
hidden city" at Picking.
Nevertheless, China had a
real emperor, and feudalism in
China worshipped him as the
"Son Of Hes en-"
When for d Imperialism divided
up China aiming the great robber pow.
ers, provision was made for the "Son
of Heaven" to stick around and draw
his pay This would keep the feudal-
list sentiment quiet, along with other
concessions.
Christ and Capital Against Feudallsni.
But along comes christianity and cap
italism and boots the "Son Of Heaven"
out the back door. Yesterday the
Christian General" Feng Yu-hsiang,
who has seized Peking in behalf of
Japanese interests, sent his soldiers
into the forbidden city" and threw
the fedualist Son OF Heaven" bag and
baggage into the alley. All feudalist
remnants Of court titles and Manchu
privileges were thrown at the Son of
Heaven" as he went down the stairs.
The worst Of tho matter is that in
Jury Is added to insult. The "allow.
ance" previously provided the "Son of
Heaven" was 100000 a year. This
is cut by General Feng to 100000
year. The Chinese workers and peas
ants are not celebrating, however, as
this doesn't mean that their burden
will be lighter, but only that somebody
else will get the difference.
EmperlaIIsm's Crocodile Tears.
This action by the christian" tool
Of Japan, is being seized upon by Am
erican and British interests. They are
making great fuss about the "out-
rage" trying to arouse the ignorant
Chinese against Feng, in hope that
British Imperialism can ride
on the tide Of 'DCpular feeling" and
GUST Feng's Japanese control.
1t is quite funny to hear the Eng
lish grow morally indignant at the
mere pittance" Of half a million a
year, when million unemployed walk
the streets Of England to whom the
empire Of Britain scornfully throws q
dOIa - . Ro~v r.anrfaa IL fe eth R,,va
nier to listen to the American legation
attaches chime in, when nearly 5,000,-
600 jobless in America are not given
red cent or place to fiop.
Try to Make Red Scare.
The biggest effort Of the American
and British imperialists is, however,
to lay basis for armed Intervention
by themselves by stirring UP foreign
sentiment with loud bowls about
China going "Bolshevik." If the Am
erican and British capitalists can
make their people believe their yarns
that the Reds" are capturing China,
they can establish a moral foundation
for armed Intervention to GUST Japan
ese rule.
American workers are advised tc
look with suspicion upon news stories
from China alleging RED rule" Cap
italist newspapers are smelling around
trying to find some connection be-
tween the Soviet ambassador, M. Kar-
alrhan, and the new government. Am
erican and British diplomats in China
are pretending to. fear "Bolshevism"
because Sun Vat Sen, the nationalist
leader Of South China has been invit-
ed to Picking to help form a new gov.
eminent.
Sun Talks Back to Britain.
The point Of view Of Sun Vat Sen,
and the reason why British business is
raising such a scare about Reds"
may be seen from the following tele.
gram sent by Sun Vat Sen to the fifth
assembly Of the League Of Nations,
meeting at Geneva:
''In view Of Mr.. Ramsay Mac
Donald's disquisitions on the indie
psndence OF Georgia and international
peace and justice at the recent ses.
sions OF the assembly of the League
OF Nations, II may possibly interest
the league to know that on Sept.
l protested to Mr.. Macdonald against
the delivery TO my government OF an
ultimatum, which threatened hostile
British naval action in the event OF
my government taking the necessary
measures to suppress rebellion at
Canton instigated by imperialistic and
reactionary interests. To this protest
Mr.. Macdonald has not replied.
II understand his silence to mean
that the British policy in China will
continue to express itself in acts Of
imperialistic intervention an din sup
port OF counter-revolutionary activi-
ties against the national movement,
which aims at the establishment OF a
strong independent China.
ut is no wonder that after assisting