The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-10-21
CHINA UNITING
AGAINST PEKING
and Gen. Chang
Tariff Conference May
Collapse Completely
Especial to The Daily Worker

SF1ANG1Aly NnlHdg OCIs -WuSH
the much fussed-oVer nine power Star
if conference" meets at Picking next
Monday, It may find that II is dealing
with Chinese government which has
lost control of all the rest of China.
Marshal Sun Chuan-fang, COM
mander Of five combined armies south
Of the Yangtze river, who last week
routed Chang Tso-lin's troops out of
Shanghai, has continued driving them
northward, seizing all rear guards en-
countered and is even reported to
have declared war against the Picking
government.
ToothIess Tuan Out Of Luck.
This will be a popular war since
the Pekin government, controlled by
Chang Tso-lin, altho nominally direct
ed by Tuan, has shown slavish re-
gard for knuckling to the imperialist
powers, in fact, the tariff conference
was agreed to between Tuan and the
imperialist powers on conditions hate
full to all nationalist elements.
It is quite evident that Tuan, with
Chang Tso-lin controlling him, agreed
with the imperialists to hold the con-
ference upon the basis of the Wash
ington treaty, which limits the sub
jects to be discussed to whether or
not China shall be given small in
crease in duties.
The Picking Betrayal.
II is also evident that Picking agreed
to this fake concession and, in addi-
ton, agreed secretly to use all the
power of Chang Tso-lin's troops and
caution betrayal Of the nationalist
movement, to crush the Canton Kuo-
mintang center of nationalism and de-
liver China into the hands of her
oppressors more tightly bound than
before. This was agreed to in ex
change for a big loan to be granted
Picking on the successful conclusion
of the tariff conference and for the
permission" this puppet govern
ment-of collecting two per cent more
tariff duties.
The nationalist forces have succeed
ed in some measure of unifying all
elements opposed to Picking against it
and it's servility to the imperialists.
The opposition feels that mere re-
vision under the existing treaties
maintains foreign control over China's
destinies and of her revenues. The
nationalists claim that Chang Tso-
lin expected to get s20,000.000 loan
out Of the imperialists, which he
would use to crush Canton and build
his own power.
Unity Against Picking.
Against this threat both of nation
alist betrayal and of subsection by
Chang Tso-lin of all the more or less
Independent military governors, the
nationalists and some Of the military
leaders appear to have united against
Picking.
General Feng Yu-hsiang, the "chris
tian general" now stationed at Kali
gan, Marshal Sun Chuan-fang, whose
armies are sweeping Chang Tso-lin's
troops out of the territory south of
the Yangtze, General Hsiao Yao-nan
of the province of Hupeh, to the west
of Shanghai, and former president
WI Pei-fu, who was left in the lurch
by the imperialists for their favorite
Chang Tso-lin, all are more or less
joined against Picking and with them
the rulers OF all Chinese provinces
except the extreme northwest.
Conference May Collapse.
This combined force gathering
against Picking on the eve of the tariff
conference bids no bright future for
the imperialists. the Picking govern
ment and Chang Tso-lin. Chang is
apt to be driven north clear to Tsien-
tsin. the Peking government with the
imperialist delegates to be nicely iso-
lated in the northwest corner with
all China against it and the confer
ence to blow up entirely.
American imperialism, seeking to
save its own interests and to advance
them if possible, while Britain and
Japan are in bad odor, has cautiously
issued an intimation that it would re-
serve right Of independent action in
case the conference reached an inn
passe.
lmperialists Worried.
This has thrown shivers of distress
into British and Japanese diplomacy,
for fear America is going to take the
role of playing up friendship to new
China, thus leaving England and Jap
an to weather the storm of Chinese
antagonism as best they may, with
more and more of their trade in China
lost to American business.
The Chinese are continuing to
boycott the judicial inquiry" the
powers decreed for the Shanghai mas
sacres. They take no part, and only
one side of the case is heard, the
Chinese stating that China will not
recognize the verdict, whichever side
II favors.
Bad For oppressors.
But even with the testimony limited
to police and officials, the evidence
shows the higher officials at fault
and this will not aid the imperialists
at all. In fact 1t damages them.
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