The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-24
BY WILLIAM F. DUNE.

BY WILLIAM r DUNE.
THE news today Is that Italy is con
4 sidering Intervention in China in
company with Great Britain against
the Chinese national independence
forces.
II this ts true, and the next few
days should serve to confirm or dis
gipate It. It means that world war
is Just In the offing. The meeting
between Chamberlain and Mussolini
seems TO have brought quick results.
Italy's foreign policy Is an aggressive
one and tbs fascist government may
choose to make its first demonstra-
ton q bid for power In the Far East.
TTHHB extent Of the panic which has
4 seized the British foreign ofilce as
the victorious drive OF the Kuomin-
tang and the national armies conti-
nues cannot be 0verestimated: Brit.
ism interests are being cleaned out
Of the Yangtse valley with thoro-
ness ana dispatch. WI Pei-fu and his
latest ally, Sun Chuan Fang, II latest
dispatches are TO be trusted, no long
er represent serious military CD
position;
A dispatch from Hankow states
that the political section Of the Can
ton army has begun Its work there
Cthe center Of the Chinese heavy In
dustrial distriet) and that 81 working
class organisations have resumed ae.
hvity since the defeat OF the impe-
rialist armies The Kuomintang or
ganisations are spreading ever all the
liberated territory.
THE dispatch quotes the American
L paper, the Hanhow Herald, speak
Ing OF the entry into Hanlow OF BIT
Canton army!
The troops are marching thru the
streets and thousands Of workers,
employees, coolies and Businessmen
are marching with them Fer the
first time we heard shouts Of greet
IND and applause when troops
marched BY Tremendous masses
Of workers assembled at the rail-
way station and talked TO the troops
and the students OF the military
academy There Were no
trlumphal arohse, no committees OF
oreetino. THE PEOPLE lTsELF
GREETED THE VIcToRs WITH
STORMS or GREETINGS.
ITTE published a dispatch the 0the
w day IN which sha Lit-si, membe
OF the political bureau of the Ku'
mintang, predicted the consolidatio
of all OF southwestern China unde
the nationalist revolutionary govern
ment.
But the dispatch stated also the
intervention by Britain was posstbl
The announcement OF Ttaly's part
the proposed offensive Is of tund'
mental Importance when taken in co.
nection with the provocative activ
ties carried on by Chang Tso-li
against the Chinese Eastern Railwa
and the Soviet oficiais who manage
in cooperation with Chinese direc
ors.
MOT only against China Is an o.
In fensive by western amperialisI
being prepared, but by Japan, the In
perialist power OF the east. whose II
strument In China is Chang Tao-ln.
On September the "Isyestia," OF
ctai organ OF the Soviet Union. pull
lished an editorial on the situation 1
the east which said In part:
In spite Of the fret note Of the
eovlst government dated August 81,
Chang Tao-lln's haneerS-on con-
tlnue their activity. Admiral shen
expressed himself In q dlsuraceful
manner In regard 70 the oonnsoa-
ton Of the chlna-Eastsrn RallWay's
fiotllla on tho sunearI river. The
school OF the ChIna-Eastern Rail-
way was sealed and closed and the
employees driven away. In Picking
Itself the Ruaso-Chlnese University,
which was under the protection Of
tho chlna-Eastern Railway, has also
boon closed. The recent sucoessea
In North China seem 70 have at
feoted Chang Tso-lln's head. On
the other hand, the "lnVIslble" adj
Msers, who are driving the Mar
shaI Of ManehurIa on to . danger
Gus adventure, seem to Impose their
will forolbIy upon him.
We appeal to tho toIlers Of the
whole world, BUT ESPECIALLY
TO THOSE OF ENGLAND AND
JAPAN. They plot lntrIaues and
organize political adventures In or
der to ruin the Soviet Union, or at
least to do II grave Injury. At
present they arc concentrating their
energy In Mukden. "But every
deed has Its logic" II the storm
breaks over the fields Of Manohurla,
Il will Inevitably spread to other
In the Far East storm clouds arc
rising. We want peace and would
warn you OF the danger which Is
threatening.