The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-24

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to Japan having prohibited the trans
port Of troops within a certain zone,
and finally, thanks to the intrigues of
Japanese spies, Chang Tso Lin was
able to overcome his powerful oppon-
ent Kuo Sung Lin and to have him
executed. On the other hand, in spite
of being supported with English
money, in spite of being supplied with
British munitions and arms, Chen
Shut Ming, the English lackey, was
not able to achieve success in his
fight against the Canton government.
In the same way, in spite of the nu-
meroUs English warships lying at
Hongkong, the English director of Gus
toms was not able to maintain the
blockade of Canton which was direct
ed against the strikers.
Thereupon the English, in order not
to have similar sad experiences in
North China, have joined the more
fortunate Japanese; this is clearly ex-
pressed in the fact that WI Pei Flu
1.-THE English lackey) and Chang Tso
elm (the Japanese lackey) who had
hitherto been violent opponents, are
suddenly working together under the
slogan of Flight against the Reds"
to combat the peoples armies which
are in favor of the national revolu-
ton. Altho they have plenty Of mon
ey, arms and munitions, and althO
thousands of Russian white guardists
and Japanese soldiers were fighting
with them as auxiliary troops (Feng
Yd Hsiang only recently captured 200
Japanese Soldiers), they did not sue
coed in defeating the peoples armies.
It was only when the international i'm
periahsts took common action and is
sued an ultimatum to the Chinese
government to clear the Taku forts
and remove the mines, that the peo-
pies armies to withdraw.
Does this retreat mean nothing but
a defeat of Feng Yu Hsiang? No! 1t
is blow aimed by the international
imperialists against the whole Chinese
movement for freedom, which they are
trying to suppress with all the means
in their power. Their next aim is to
attack from the East the Soviet Union,
the headquarters of the world revolu-
ton, which naturally sympathizes with
the Chinese national revolution. Even
now they are using every effort to
tear asunder the friendly relations be-
tween China and Russia and are car
rying on extensive propaganda against
Russia in China. This was also the
reason why the Japanese, thru their
willing tool Chang Tso Lin, promot-
ed the conflict on the East Chinese
railway. Afterwards they intend to
proceed against the revolutionary Can
ton government.
Will ImperiaIists Achieve Their Aim?
A LTHO the peoples armies have
"A lost Tientsin and Picking and will
possibly have to evacuate Kalgan,
there is no need to be pessimistic. The
fate of the Chinese revolution is by
no means sealed. The Chinese peo-
pie is still seething and fcrmenting.
The idea of revolution is already deep
ly rooted in the masses and all efforts
to tear it up will be in vain. Neither
is it now possible completely to an
initiate the peoples armies, the aux
iliaries of the revolution. They will
certainly be able to hold the provinces
of Shensi and Kansu and the districts
of Sacha-ori and Ghu-Yuan. They can
make use Of the pause in the fight
ing which will ensue for short time,
in order to undertake the purging and
q recognizing of their ranks and to get
rid of vacillating elements. Finally,
there are still the strong, firm, revo-
lutionary troops of the Canton govern
ment in South China, whose influence
already reaches into the Yangtze dis
trict, into Central China.
On the other side, there can be no
permanent accord amongst the oppon-
ents. The interests, or rather the
predatory plans of the imperialists in
China, clash. There is America in
particular, which does not join in