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The EnsIaYement Of China

proposal of Wilson that China become
a belligerent. He, with other Chinese
leaders, felt that war meant the rise
Of the Chinese militarists whom they
were fighting and with ex-President
Ii Yuan-hung, Kang Yiu-wei and Tang
Shao-yi premier of the first republic,
he opposed the declaration of hostili-
ties.
THERE were three main arguments
l. made by America to convince the
Chinese of the advisability of joining
her in war on Germany:
1. That China would be assured
of seat at the peace conference in
her own right and on an equal footing
with the other powers.
2. That a declaration of war would
nullify the agreement for payment Of
the Boxer indemnity to Austria and
Germany amounting to $17O, 100000.
3. That China would receive loan
Of $2O0,000,00 which she needed bad
ly, from one Of the great powers or
by joint arrangement.
DRESIDENT Yuan Shih-kai was for
L war as early as 1915 and he had a
good reason for it altho he did not
make it public. The evidence of this
showing the role played by Great
Britain, is interesting:
What Yuan really had In mind In
declaring himself in favor Of the
entente powers was the attainment
Of his ambition to become an en-
peror. 49,. the resourceful Yuan, UNI
willing to give up his imperial de-
signs, secretly eonferreo with Eng
land proposing that he would de-
clare war upon Germany and drive
German interests from China, If the
entente powers would, In return,
support his scheme to enrnrone him
self. England, eager to extermlnate
German influence in China, was
faVorabIy disposed to this proposal.
("Japan and World Peace, X. K.
kawakami, Page 1921
Yuan's plans failed, however, and
he died-some say of broken heart.
pUT to come again to the events
II Of the early months of 1917. The
American embassy went TO work in
earnest to persuade or coerce a de-
claration of war from China. How the
diplomatic part of the maneuver was
carried out is described as follows by
Gilbert Reid:
President Wilson was solely re-
sponsible for instructing on Feb. q,
1917, all his agents in neutral coun-
tries to advise them to sever reIa-
tions with Germany. How it was
carried out in Peking was left to the
responsibility Of the American Min
lister, DR.. Paul S. Reinsch, some-
times acting with and some
times without, the Instructions of
Secretary of State Lansing. To show
Americas abundant power and to
hasten compliance on china's part,
Dr.. Reinsch secured an encourage
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were wounded and all bore the marks
OF the miners anger.
General Manager Took to the Woods.
General Manager H. ]. Mcann, who
was in charge of the gunner at the
power house and several other Off
Gals of the company-all in the pow
er house when it was captured-are
missing and it is believed they fled
to the woods for protection.
Many company stores and proper
ties are being raided at New Water
ford. Rory D. Mcneil, mine Off
cial, was dragged from his house and
severely beaten.
More Troops Against Miners.
TORONTO, Ont, June IA Fully
equipped for service, $50 picked men,
bers of the Royal Canadian Dragons,
will leave this afternoon for Sydney,
N. s., scene of mine strike disturb
ances.
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of capable experts, skilled In mani
puIatlng Chinese political thought.
He himself was "the apex Of the
wedge. Next In point of eapa-
city was DR.. John c. Ferguson,
counsellor Of the Chinese Red Cross
Society, and so In seml-offIciaI reIa-
tlons with the Chinese government
Next came Roy S. Anderson, son of
methodist missionary and familiar
with the lntrlcacies of Chinese Off.
eiaIdom. Along with these two
Americans there were brought into
the secret two Australians. One was
Or. George E. Morrison, paid poll
tcal adviser Of President Ii Luan-
hung to look after the special i'm
terests of China. The other was w.
n. Donald, editor of the American
magazine, the Far Eastern Review,
and for some time correspondent Of
the New York Herald.
Then there came another duet,
writing men," Charles stevenson
Smith, representing the Associated
Press and Samuel G. Blythe, repres-
enting the Saturday Evening rost.
TT surely would be hard to collect a
1 smoother-tongued coterie, all of
whose members were in a position to
bring pressure in the press on the
Chinese nation and its officials.
Fortunately for humble chroniclers
of these events, the individuals en-
gagged in the noble work of deceiving
a peaceful nation in the interest of
the imperialist bandits have not been
backward in relating, for the edifica-
ton and enlightenment of other pa
triots, the methods by which they
carried the message and wishes of
American democracy" to the Chinese.
WRITING in the Saturday Evening
w Post in April 1917, Blythe de-
scribes the campaign.
For hours and hours, day and
night, Pekina resounded with
speeches to timid Chinese made by
these urgent Americans and the two
invaluable Australians, urging, fore
ing, begging, cajoIing, and showing
the Chinese who were needful to toe
the mark. There was no rest. There
was no soft-pedaI business. 1t was
big, hard, two-fisted campaign, and
he who dalIied was bastard; and
he who doubted was doubIy damn
ed
Two secondary arguments were
used to support the main one already
mentioned
That China should form a tentative
alliance with the United States and
That China, aided by the United
States, would be able to resist the en-
croachments of Japan.
OF this period Reinsch says:
O....I was in conference with the
legation staff and with certain nom
official Americas. -. of great infIu-
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Japan Must Choose

Upon the their policy and their
ability convince the Chinese that they
of military depends only the future
of in the Far East affecting Britain
China, Soviet Russia and the United States.
japanese policy in China 1894 followed straight
The Chinaapanese of that year. defeated
FormOsa Japan established province
the mainland The RusOpnese of 9O4O5 gave
dominant position Manchuria of
brought the defeat of Germany China Japan Britain
and established Japan in shangtung.
Two mperial rivals eliminated in these Japan
trying quite obviously drive
the rise Of the strong nationalist Russia y
paheca supports she and peace The
days of fOcb penetration of China She u
enter Russo Chnapanese bloc against imperialism or
find herself isolated
That the liberal bourgeois japan pressing
the Japanese follow the shown bv
the anBrh articles in the japanese press the resolutions Of
and the handsof tactics by the japanese military
China.
In connection with all this if to understand
the mighty role played by the Union Socialist Repubc
in the world situation between the lines
of the dispatches from the Far East The
Soviet Russia are houdering their the Pacific the
Chinese masses are helping to clear the way.
The growing labor and revolutionary japan is
another indication that japanese peasants will well
the advent of this ally of the tong world
Morgan has moved little farther Belgium with the new
loan of 5OOOOO0 dollars that country bonds bear 7
cent nteres pawnbroker the Belgian
working class will be only slightly damaging than the German
INVASION 1t will not be painful certain in
its increase Of robbery and lowered living
The list Of Chinese by the i'm
pera powers increasing Eight we're murdered YES
terday in Hankow by British troops
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ence among the Chlnese.... Or.
John C. Ferguson addressed himself
directly to the premier and the pres
ldent. -. Mr.. Roy S. Anderson and
w. n. Donald. who were close
to the members Of the CommunIca-
ton Party and the Kuo Ming Tang,
addressed themselves especially to
the leaders In parliament. Or. G. E.
Morrlson.... had long worked to
bring China into the war remember
the arrangement to make Yuan en-
peror.-W. r. D. he quietly used
all his Influence with the president
and high officials, in order to make
them understand what was at stake.
Other Americans and British news
papermen, like Charles Stevenson
Smith and Sam Blythe, who happen
ed to be In Picking, tIrelessIy
working in their own way with men
whose confidence they enjoyed, urg-
ed the policy proposed by America.
can American Diplomat in China"
Pages 244-245.)
THE steam-roller was in operation
and the Chinese, proceeding up
on the fallacious theory that America
was their friend, began to yield to the
pressure. But there were many doubt
ers and that some Of the Chinese Off
cials sensed the danger 10 their coun-
try and the Chinese liberation move
ment is shown by the following ex-
tract from the book quoted above:
At second Interview with the
president, he asked me: s"WouId
not positive active foreign policy,
particularly If 1t should lead to war,
strengthen the mlitarist party7"
replied that in my opinion such
a contingency would strengthen de-
cisiveIy the central government,
enabling It to keep the military in
their proper place as an organ of
the state and preventing the further
growth of the pseudo-feudalism In
herted from Yuan ShIh-kaf.
"5ut would the American govern
ment assist China in bearing the re-
sponsibilitles of such a step?"
....l had to cable the department
of State for instructions as to what
assurances would be authorized to
give to the Chinese government. -.
the cable connection was broken
and ] failed to get any reply to as
sist me In the negotiations.
pUT the lack of instructions did not
- hamper the American minister to
any great extent and on February z,
he sent note to the Chinese govern
ment which stated:
4....I do, however, feel warranted
in assuming the responsibility of
assuring you in behalf of my govern
ment that by the methods you have
suggested, or otherwise, adequate
means will be devised to enable
China to fulfill the responsibilities
consequent upon associating herself
with the action of the United States
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tread. In Hankow when a settlement
policeman murdered a rischa coolie in
cold blood all the ricsha slaves went
on strike. Nothing yet has developed
in regard to the present occurrence in
respect to strike or an organized
protest
The newspaper stated the scene OF
the probable murder. Knowing this
street well | could easily reconstruct
the scene in my mind. One of the
streets runs by the race course ans
the one crossing 1t is called Wai-hat
vel road. | could see the coolie pant.
ing along waiting for the day when he
would simply collapse and never again
sly his trade if it can be called
trade.
A Scene on Wal-haI-weI Road.
Along Wai-hai-wei Road there ap.
procahes with noiseless tread thu
long balloon-tired roadster with an
overfed bloated Englishman driving t.
AS he approaches the crossing the
ricsha is coming from the opposite
direction. A mounted, tremendous
Sikh is trotting by. He sees the mar
rowly averted collision.
He speeds his horse TO where tho
ricsha coolie has almost fallen due to
the force ekerted against his momen-
'um to stop himself and the ricsha.
The horse SHES as he approaches and
frightens the gasping Chinese.
Imperialism Strikes.
The Sikh let's go a blow, either
from his fist or else-without any
scruple, knowing he has Britain and
it's imperialist power behind him
from a short club which is very
much like a small billy"
The coolle collapses. A crowd
gathers and II looks quite black for
the Sikh. He spurs his horse and
rides away. An ambulance is pass
ing. II picks up the coolie and takes
him to the public hospital. The COO
lies life isn't exactly one that retains
any resistance against an injury OF
that nature. Most Of his strength be-
ing expended on his work (toil slay-
sry) and the rest, nothing to speak Of
He has no physical resistance. He
10 dying. The Sikh goes thru the
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By VIM. F. Dunno

government, without any impair
ment Of her national Independence
and OF her control Of her military
establishment and general admin
stratlon.
THE United States had therefore
4 made promises to China to aid her
in achieving her ndependence-pro-
misses she had no intention or keep
ing and which she subsequently re-
pudiated.
Meanwhile the flying squadron OF
imperialist lobbyists was keepinR
busy. The Chinese were given no rest
and the most active OF all was this
great friend" Of China's Reinsch, the
American minister and Wilsonian de-
mocrat.
Let us hear from Sam Blythe once
more:
There was no Iet-up In the work,
DR.. Reinsch was interchangeable. He
had repeated audiences with the
president and with the premier. He
worked night and day, and he CAP
talned the squad that was WORKING
with hlm.... At this Junevurs Or.
Reinsch rose and declared himself
in vigorous and American manner.
He told the Chinese exactly what
was proposed to them; what the
benefits to China wouIG be. And he
also told them that their attempts at
compromise would not suffice. They
must go the distance or not start.
Also, the Flying Wedge enuncIated
the same sentlments-not In the d.
plomatic language of pr. Relnseh,
mayhap, but in words that were to
the point.... What we wanted was
an adequate declaration mat would
align China with the United States,
and were content to leave the cues
ton of breaking off diplomatic reIa.
tons to later date. The Chinese
did not know this and they were
much perturbed Chinese. They arcu-
ed shrewdly that they had no urlev.
anee with Germany; that there had
been no situation anterior; and that
to do this thing would be like walk.
Ing up and assauIting an old and
unoffending friend.
THE Chinese government finally
= yielded to the pressure and broke
off relations by the American method
of writing note demanding the ces-
sation of submarine warfare-a de-
mand that Germany could not and
would not accede to.
China was not yet in the war but
had taken the first step.
1t is probable that most Chinese did
not at this time believe that an actual
declaration of war would follow but
they were soon undeceived. The strug-
gle between the pro-war and the anti
war factions with American diplomacy
tanning the flames, and the terrible
blow to the Chinese liberation move
ment WHICH resulted, will be dealt
with in the next article.
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FASCIST COURT
FREES KILLER
OF MATTEOTTI
Mussolini Takes Fourth
Cabinet Post {
Especial to The Daily Worker,


ROME, Italy, June 1.-THE fascist
press announces that the trial OF
Gen. Debono, charged with taking
part in the murder of the socialist
deputy Matteotti, has been com.
pleted, with Debono found not guilty.
This was expected, as the court was
composed Of members OF the fascist.
Giuseppe Donati, editor OF the
catholic paper II Popolo, has fed from
Italy, following open threats OF VIC.
lence against him printed in the fas-
cist papers. Donati made the charge
against Debono.
II is expected that the entire Mat
teotti trial will be squashed. altbo
there was much evidence that Musso-
lini and his lieutenants carried out the
murder conspiracy just a year ago.
Mussolini has taken over the post
OF minister of agriculture, II is an.
nounced. This makes Mussolini min.
lister OF foreign Affairs. aviation, navy
and agriculture, as well as premier.
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WHY THERE ARE ANTI-FOREIGN
RIOTS IN SHANGHAI; SINBAD
TELLS HOW COOLIES ARE KILLED
BY sINRAo
Especial to The Daily Worker,

SHANGHAI China By MaiThe newspapers contained
TINS cryptic MESSAGE Sikh policeman
rcsha
The message went state had
disagreement between a
resulted in the ooe being probably by this
- ~
The trial held acouied
again the heel OF British life beneath its iron
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WASHINGTON. d. c., June H.
Donald b. Macmillan has informed the
National Geographic Society under
whose auspices the MacMillan-Byrd
expedition will soon start for the Arc
tic region, that he would first go to
Etah. Greenland, from which base his
search for Amundsen would begin IL
the Norwegian explorer is not heard
from meanwhile.
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CHILDREN FORCED TO
PLEDGE FOR WAR IN
FLAG Day PROGRAM

All school children were ordered
to repeat the "oath Of allegiance"
to the American flag when they re-
ported to their class rooms this
morning, as part Of the program Of
nag day." On June IA, each year
the men OF business remind the
youth Of the country that patriot
ISM means shouIderlng a gun to
90 off and fight the workers Of an
other land.
Numerous speeches were made
yesterday pralslng the present sys-
tenn of exploitation Of the workers
for which the government stands.
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Anti-Evolution Law
Violates z Articles
of u. S. Constitution

DAYTON, Tenn, June 1.-THE mo.
ton entered in circuit court by de-
tense counsel for John T. Scopes high
school teacher charged with violating
the Tennessee anti-evolution law, to
quash the indictment aguins, Scopes,
says that the anti-evolution act is un.
constitutional. it
The law, which forbids teachers
from telling their pupils OF the theory
of evolution, Violates seven articles Of
the constitution OF the state. the mo-
ton, presented by Judge J. L. Godsey.
states.
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formality of a trial. He is acquitted.
Can there be any wonder at the ex.
'stence of an anti-foreign movement!
P.S. The tragedy OF tho whole mat
ter is that British imperialism uses an
indian Sikh to beat Chinese coolle.
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JAPS UNLOAD ALL
BLAME FOR CHINA
ON GREAT BRITAIN
Jap Merchant Class in
Foxy Move
Especial to The Daily Worker,

TOXIC, June 1.-THE growing ON
inousness of the situation in China
produced by the Shanghai riots, in
which a number of Cninese students
were killed, is inducing japanese off,
cials and the press to try to lay all
the blame for the trouble on the Bri-
fish.
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Japs Accuse the British

Special press dispatches from China
emphasize British responsibility for
the killings, while editorial comment
brands the uprisings as anti-British
and not anti-Japanese. The papers
urge the government not to take hasty
action, which will involve Japan in CO.
operation with the British.
The Asahi today says tnas the Han
kow incident has no connection with
Japan or Japanese. ut is entirely and
solely anti-British, affording a plain in
dication of the change taking place in
China today" the paper says.
Yokohama Merchants Back Chinese
The Yokohama Merchants associa.
ton passed a resolution expressing
sympathy for the students anti-Bri.
tish movements and urging the Chi.
neso not to agitate against the Japan
esq !.
The Washington times., 1925-03-10
GARRETT P. SERVISS TELLS OF
EXPERIMENTS WITH SEX

Secondary characteristics May Be Altered But
Primary Ones Defy Sciences Efforts
The Washington times., 1925-03-10
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL

A Language Test

TT has been said by Engshman, that Americans pro-
the English language better than the English.
- New Yorker has prepared test, the use of which
will prevent Americans from becoming much puffed
over this Try the test and you
nounce correctly the words 1t is abridged from letter
recently published in the New York papers.
"Under the crouched indisputabe Indian. His
forehead bedzened with erbage and he scarlet
belt his abdomen Though his conduct exemplary
and decorous, he lived in extraordinary squalor.
Though like patriot familiar with the tribal legends
his parents had taught him. he knew little beyond legendary
lore and was ignorant of national literature and OF
the process Of telegraphy.
"IIe knew little of caigraphy, and very little about
finance He asprant for Parliament but he hopes
to exercise evil spirits from the epoch by the advertisement
of an Indian sacrifice When granted favor he sought the
apotheosis of his patron.
"a pquant matron by his side was his housewife to
whom he gave alternately meager maintenance and
erempory command for he considered the position ire
fra0abe that to perfect she should be isolated and
made to obey On point he considered his arguments r
refutabe He appeared little for hymeneal harmony
Her neculiarv was bronchitis which he hoped to by
launching tiny raspberry the ntersces OF her larnx
The two made squald but interesting tableau.
The dramas Of this scenario were named Elnu
and Minnehaha While she pianist she was dufu
wife He was glad have her his coadJutor Yet IN
hor lonely life would often harass her with some
ordonc nouiry or with viruen threat to put her IN gao
She would then pacae him by cooking for him some fac
cid sweet potatoes in oeomargarne hoping ne would
not longer treat her pariah.
IF YOU don whether not you can speak we you
might try the above quotation on your planoa
The Washington times., 1925-03-10

of and you keep your MOUTH from
watering:
''The supper exqustely cooked nourishng light,
dantily served Scalloped potatoes done to turn,
broed beeksteak with butter melting oozy it frohing
welwhipped chocolate; small golden biscuits made of
health flour
Oh boy. Some eats-what?
wasn't exceptional meal in the Knapp household.
They all good Always done to turn always
time always beautifully served And yet in spite of that
Helen and Henry Knapp peaked and poor Little
Stevie given screaming tempers Mother Knapp
self suffered from grevous outbreak her skin and
Father Knapp endured daily agonies from Indigestion
Why? Surely they had the best and food They did
But they had something else which nuled the care
turned the food into poison within their delicate sys
TENS.
THEY HAD A CONTINUAL STATE OF TENSION IN
THE KNAPP HOUSE.
No. they ddn It brawl nag go into hysteria
threw the rolling pin kicked the But nevertheless
devil of discord prowled through that and
turned what should have been happy life into painful
hell. That devil emanated from Eve Knapp the devoted
Woodworking mother.
Eve Knapp a resourceful, dynamic woman who
utterly untitled for the placid routine of the home
had the force and executive ability of She
The Washington times., 1925-03-10

that housekeeping success. THEY NEED KNOWLEDGE
OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT.
The spirit has very material roots Happiness and
digestion first cousins and mutually dependent the
system Saliva intimately related to salvation
psalm singing If you tie your familys tummies into
peevish breakfast table, worried lunch
an omnous stormy dinner the result apt to be quite the
you fed them jolts of arsenic put powdered
glass in the whipped
These sentimental fances They hard physio
logical facts People be poisoned by fear fury quite
thoroughly by attlesnakes And the bodily reactions
often Identical The flesh becomes contaminated
with pus the body bloats chilled fevered the stomach
sous the bowels longest the eyesght affected there
numbness dizziness and These things may be
temporary symptoms the result of panic temper Or they
may become chronic conditions wreckng lives and
Why. do magnfcently healthy women often have frai
understood chdren This is why Why do strong energetic
often become lazy weakngs after marriage9 This is
why Why do radiant, ovable girls become dull soured
wives? This is why. Why do children of cultured homes
and devoted parents often arrive at school actually
vicious conditions? This is why. Somewhere in the home
atmosphere poison generating, and it's malignant effect
is spreading through the lives within that home
You wouldn feed the family poisoned pie, Mary? But
you that they re getting poison through
other mediums