The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-07-09
ChinaNStarts Move to
Scrap All Her Treaties
With World Imperialism
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

TODAY the Chinese masses make their greatest bid for
liberation. They have launched nationwide campaign
urging immediate cancellation of all foreign treaties This
effort has every possibility Of winning the support OF all the
Chinese people.
allies the United States Great Britain France and Japan as
being also Moscow inspired
Soviet spokesman, however, like |. M Karakhan, the
ambassador Of the Soviet Union Pekng have never con-
foreign capitalist powers and make new start 1t has been
pointed out that the attempt to revise treaties imposed
upon the Chinese people will get nowhere.
1t outspoken Karakhan who addressed the stu
dents of the Tsinghua College in May when he said:
The appearance Republics the world
historical meant than victory of the oppressed class of
the victory Of the nationally
empire AND THE BEGINNING
OF THE FIGHT OF THE OPPRESSED PEOPLES OF THE WORLD
FOR THEIR NATIONAL LIBERATION"
Karakhan spoke in the of Lennlsm which forms
the basis Of the international policy of the Soviet Republics
which points out the inevitable struggle of subject peoples
and oppressed nationaties against bandit imperialism.
Imperialism is phenomenon of the developing world eco
nomc order is the highest stage OF capitalism Cal Cool
idge, in his Fourth OF July speech may pirate about the
peace aims Of American imperialism and some workers
may be blinded into acceptance OF this misleading proPa
ganda of Wall Streets political agent.
But the Chinese workers and peasants thru bitter ex
peences extending the past century, have learned to
recognize brutal face of the mperast savemase
when it is concealed behind its pacfist mask
are on the eve Of tearing up the treaties that the
foreign offices of Washington London, Paris and Toxic have
imposed upon them.
The Chinese giant, the more than 4oooooooo people
OF China are held helpless IN an intricate network OF treaties
and obligations among the first OF which was the Treaty OF
1892 that ended Brtans Opium War; against China with
the foepaws of the British lion firmly planted in the Orient
Hong Kong became a British port.
AMMAN and Tongkng went to France a result of the
of 1885, thru agreement reached in another treaty
while the Chinese went down to AFFECT surrender in the
treaty forced upon her by Japan following the OF 1894
that resulted in Korea going under the wing of Toxic, while
the indemnity of $2000o0ooo threw the Chinese people into
the welcoming clutches of the European money enders
mouths watering in anticipation of the luscious feast
The Germany under the kaiserdom in 1897 got Kachow
and Tsingtao and only three later that the ILL
fated Boxer Rebellion resulted in the yoke of the protocol be-
ing forced China by the nine imperiaIist powers.
These give only an nking of the many ties that have
been created to bind the Chinese nation the mperas
profit machine China made bid liberation eleven
years later in the national revolutionary organized
and led by Sun Vat Sen After ia years of ceasees
breaking struggle the Chinese demand that all
with the foreign oppressors be shreds All militant
workers and poor farmers the world over will wish them
every in their latest endeavor But they do
Labor everywhere must join the Chinese in the
of determination against the capitalist oppresso