The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-09
u. S. ADMIRAL
TALKS PEACE
TO CHINESE
But His PGcifsn Re-
Ueals Morgan Menace
tspeeIaI to rhs DaIIy workerl

Especial to The Daily WorKerJ
SHANGHAI, China, Oct. Agents
of American Imperialism are making
plain to representatives of other pow
ers on the eve Of the judicial investi-
cation into the Shanghai rioting Of
last May, their determination to con-
tinue an independent policy in rela-
fion to China.
Justice Finlay Johnson, represent
ing the United States government, has
serious differences of opinion with the
British and Japanese judges and is
reported to be very skeptical of the
constructive results" of the inquiry.
He feels that America should not
have agreed to participate owing to
the possible adverse effect of Chinese
opinion on American interests. This
attitude is the logical result of the
whole American orientation toward
China as enunciated in the famous
''open door, policy formulated in the
interest of the Morgan banking COM
bine, which insists upon its activities
in this part of the world being I'M
hampered by any pact with other
powers.
Imperialism Disguised as Pacifism.
A dinner given in honor of his de-
parture was the occasion for Rear
Admiral Charles B. McVay, COM
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patrol to glorify American imperial
ism with pacific phrases. In speech
on that occasion he asserted that the
purpose Of the American navy in
Pacific waters was to protect Amer
lean citizens and property and after
a specific instance in whcih American
citizens were endangered had sub
sided, American naval forces must re-
turn to their ships and could no lon
ger be used for police duty on shore.
Shows Mailed Fist.
Altho McVay and Admiral Thomas
Washington are to return to the
United States, the naval detachment
will remain in Chinese waters to be
ready for action in case American
property is again endangered.
The admiral in severe criticism of
those participating in the internation-
al settlement for their failure to pro-
vide sufficient police protection and
insisted that it was necessary to
make immediate plans to strengthen
the forces of suppression sowing to
the inability of the United States in
the future to interfere in civil dis
turbances arising from economic con-
ditions." Thus, while Justice John
son is wary of the ACCESSIBILITY of
joining the British and Japanese i'm
perialists in fixing the blame for the
Shanghai riots, Admiral McVay de-
nounces other representatives of the
powers for failure to create strike
breaking agency powerful enough to
crush any future moves on the part
of the Chinese masses against the for
eign exploiters of labor.
Boasts Of Saving City.
In an effort to justify the presence
OF part Of the United States naval
forces in this vicinity, Rear Admiral
McVay asserted that without naval
protection" the Shanghai riots would
have resulted in the city being looted
and burned to the ground. He stated
that without foreign naval interven-
ton on the Yangtze international COM
MERGE would be impossible and as
serted that the presence of these
forces were still required and pre-
dicted further trouble because Of the
threatening moves of the rival Chi
nese military forces.
So. while the battleships Of the
American fleet crawl thru the waters
that wash these shores, the eyes OF
the agents of the House Of Morgan
turn menacipgly not only upon the
Chinese workers, but also upon the
rival imperialist powers.