The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-30
PROTEST
MEET INSPIRES
SAN FRANCISCO
Chinese and Japanese in
Class Unity
tspeeIaI to rhe paIIy Worksr.l

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June Ao'
For the first time in the history Of
this city, Chinese, Japanese and AmAT-
lean speakers voiced common do
mand from the same platform for
class solidarity towards a
revolutionary object. The success of
the meeting is doubly significant in
that San Francisco has been for years
the hotbed of anti-Oriental propa-
ganda Labor skates of the caliber OF
Paul Scharrenberg, President OF the
State Federation of Labor and John
O'Connell, secretary Of the local labor
council, have made this their stock In
trade for the past decade, in conjunc-
ton with some Of the most notorious
politicians of California.
Chinese Students and Workers.
The Unionist Guild, the only Chinese
labor organization in this country, Co
operated in advertising the meeting
and supplying speakers. Miss Sum
Way Gum, president Of the guild;
Cham Sut Yeu, its secretary and the
sditor of the Chinese labor paper
KING Sing, and Marshall Jeng, vice
president and an officer Of the Chinese
Students Association of America,
were the speakers in Chinese. VIM. M.
Moke, of the guild, translated the
speeches. The sincerity and develop
ing class consciousness Of the speak
ers favorably impressed the audience
which was one of the largest recorded
at the party hall.
James H. Holsen, as the main
speaker of the evening, showed how
the struggle in China was the result
Of the development of the imperialist
phase Of capitalism and explained
why it was that the Communists sup
ported the Kuo Min Tang war for in
dependence.
Japanese Pledges Glass Solidarity.
Shfu Matsui, in an address in Jap
anese to his countrymen who attended
the meeting, denounced the Japanese
government for its interference in
Chinese affairs and aroused great
enthusiasm when he closed his
speech with plea for the workers Of
every nation to rally behind the Com
munist International.
4, In response to an appeal from the
lidistrict organizer of the Workers
Party, Tom Lewis, over $50 was raised
to be forwarded to the Chinese strik-
Iers at Shanghai, thus giving tangible
evidence of the support of the Amer
lean workers for their Chinese com.
rades and fellow workers
The following resolution was passed
unanimously by standing vote of the
audience:
RE poSIH 10 on THE ssHooTlNs
the ARMED FORCES OF THE FOR.
EtGN POWERS, INCLUDING THE
UNITED STATES.
Whereas, the workers Of China are
carrying on a struggle for better work.
ing conditions and higher ages, inciud-
ing the adjustment of the right of the
bosses IN the factories to beat up the
workers and the restriction Of the labor
Of children under the age Of twelve; and
whereas, the police Of the foreign con-
cessions in that country have been used
to break down these strikes by the most
brutal methods, including the shooting
down in cold blood Of Chinese strikers,
the arrests and fortunes Of their leaders
and IN some cases to their conviction by
court martial for long terms; and
Whereas, the American government has
landed troops and sent warships TO
protect" these infamous exploiters Of
the Chinese workers under the prstext
Of protecting" American interests. and
American soldiers and sailors are doing
police duty In China now TO break atrlkea
called by the oppressed Chinese workers
against Japanese owned mills; and
whereas, the British trade unions have
protested to their government against its
interference in Chinese affairs In behalf
OF the British exploiters Of the Chinese
working class;
Therefore, be il resolved, that we
american workers, recognizing that the
workers OF every country should support
the struggles Of their brothers and sis-
sers against the employing class, where
ever that struggle is carried on, do here.
ny most strongly protest against Inter
ventlon BY the American government in
the affairs OF China and call upon all
lapor organizations in America to take
similar action at once. We demand that
| all American soldiers and sailors be with
drawn from China at once. BE IL resolved
.nat copies o. these resolutions be sent
70 the senators and congressman from
| this district and to the local press
O'Connell Buries Resolution.
The guild is mailing out to all the
unions in the state copy Of a similar
resolution, calling on organized labor
to demand the withdrawal of all
American armed forces from China,
together with an appeal, reciting the
circumstances under which the strike
movement arose. A resolution for
such a purpose has already been in
troduced into the local Labor Council.
On the objection OF the ultra-reac-
tionary secretary. John O'Connell, It
was referred for burial to the law and
legislative committee, as John wasn't
sure but that the capitalist press might
have made a mistake in reporting that
American marines were shooting
down Chinese strikers aud doing DO
lice duty in Shanghai for Japanese
mill owners.
The local Chinese are holding open
air meetings in their section OF the
city every night. Dolsen spoke at one
OF these meetings by request a few
nights ago, receiving spiendid