The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-09-20
Let u. S. Labor Take
the Lead in Fighting the
Bosses in the Pacific
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TO-DAY, L. M Karakhan the Soviet ambassador to China
gets ready to leave Moscow for Pekin the metropolis
of North China where he has ably and long the
workers and peasants of the Union Of Soviet Republics
That the imperiaIist powers anxious that Karakhan
should China is clearly In the
pressed by their Reports have been assduousy spread
that Karakhan would take chchens place Soviet
missar of foreign affairs the atters retirement Others
that Karakhan would be assigned to European post
But Of these rumors like practically all those original
ing in the mpeast capitals, has had any basis in fact
Karakhan returns China telling the international
bandit powers that the Chinese customs conference
in Pefn Oct rs, hangs like two-edged sword their
heads, that when falls, will out no matter which side
Since the foreign invaders have money out
OF China the customs conference must necessarily raise the
tariffs. This might appease some classes In China if the
Chinese government got But the additional
loot will be carefully put into the pockets of the ober
nations that sent their uniformed murderers into the streets
OF Shanghai several months shoot down the workers
and students protesting against the ntoerabe industrial
Increased tariffs pay interest on loans that have been
forced upon he the result of past Of aggression
will help soothe the red temperament of the Chinese
people, 1t should and will have just the opposite effect
The interests Of American Imperialism will be repre-
sented at both the customs conference month and the
meeting of the commission inquire into the question of
rights of foreigners in China In fact secre
tay of State Kellogg has suggested the place. en and
the tme December 49, for the holding Of the latter gather
Ing
This commission extraterritoa rights should have
been held three months after the adjournment of the Wash
ngtcn disarmament conference in 1922 But the 10 powers
either sgnatoy otherwise adherent Washington
meeting called by Harding have made and probably
would not move now except that mtants in China de-
handing that they get altogether They find
to stay and enjoy the territorial rights they have
forced the Chinese to accept. 4g
American workers, therefore, may we'll consider this
situation that the United States taking the lead in the
present antChinese campaign is revealed by part
that playing in both the customs conference and
commission extraterrtoral rights Under of fake
friendship for the Chinese people, the United
tinue its commercial and financial conquest If cam
great republic It do this easily than other cap
talst governments since lays claim territorial rights
in China. But this makes all the dangerous
enemy of the growing Chinese liberation movement.
The fall and winter months ahead will the eyes of
American labor and turned toward the orient
the mperiast problems of the Pacific pass review
showing the workers of all countries bordering earts
greatest the increasing necessity Of labor solidarity
combat the capitalist pundeers The interests of Americas
workers the interests of the Chinese workers. against
the capitalists of both countries.