The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-25
BY TANG SHIN SHE

A CCORDlNG to the latest tele-
"A graphic reports from the Far
East, state of war has been declared
in Shanghai because of the danger of
a revolt of workers and students. The
seriousness of the situation is charac-
terized by the fact that the population
has destroyed the railways between
Shanghai and Marking and between
Shanghai and Wusung, thus rendering
any railway communication with
Shanghai impossible.
Shanghai is the largest treaty port
in China. 1t is nominally Chinese,
but as a matter Of fact, the rule is in
the hands Of the imperialists since
they have their own administration,
their own police, their own consular
jurisdiction, their own troops, war
ships, etc After the events of May
SOth 1925, the power of their lackey,
Sun Chuan Fang enabled them to
nominate their agent as Lord mayor
even in the Chinese town. In spite of
the direct and indirect rule of the i'm
perialists in the whole of Shanghai, or
even because of it, the revolutionary
movement spread more quickly among
all strata of the population than be-
fore. This is demonstrated particu-
larly by the strikes which have been
going on since June, by the election
campaign for the Chamber of Com
MERGE and by the DISARMAMENT of the
Chinese merchant militia,
Vast Numbers Strike.
More than two hundred thousand
workers have taken part in the strikes
between July and the present time,
never less than ten thousand being
out at the same time. The strikes in
volved not only foreign but also
Chinese works. They spread from the
factory workers to the categories Of
municipal and transport workers;
they were more of political than Of
an economic nature. Altho the Trade
Union Council and the unions we're
constantly prohibited, the workers
maintained their organization the
whole time.
The employers and the police we're
even compelled by the workers to ne
gotiate with these prohibited organi-
cations. At an anti-imperialist demon
stration on September 7th of the cur
rent year, the anniversary Of the sign
ing of the boxer treaty, there were
violent encounters with the police
both in the Chinese and the foreign
quarters. In any case, the two hundred
thousand organized workers Of Shan
ghai form united front. They have
been trained by the numerous strikes
and fight with skilled tactics against
their oppressors. They are the nucleus
of Red Shanghai and the stronghold
of the Chinese revolution
Students a Big Factor.
1t is a known fact that the students
in Shanghai are very radical. There
are more than ten colleges in the
town. In consequence of the students
revolutionary activities, the imperial
lists, with the help of the Municipal
Council, forced the professors and the
heads of the schools to carry on re-
dictionary policy against the students
in the schools. In the Spring of this
year, the students of one of the Shan
ghai colleges were called upon to take
an oath that they would not actively
concern themselves with politics. The
students embarked on strike which
lasted for months and finally five hun.
dred of them left the school.
Members of the Communist Party
| and of the Kuomintang have been ana
are being simply expelled from other
/ colleges. In quite recent times, the
chief union of the Chinese students
has been prohibited by Sun Chuan
Fang. The ten thousand students in
Shanghai are a great assistance
to the movement in the town and to
the Chinese revolution.
The small and middle tradesmen
are also exploited and oppressed by
the large bourgeoisie and the inn
perialists. The conflicts between the
small tradesmen and the bourgeoisie
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former have left the chamber of com
merce and formed organizations of
their own. On May Both 1925 they
even formed a united front with the
workers and students. In recent
times, they have been carrying on an
embittered campaign against the tax
alton policy of Sun Chuan Fank and
against the new municipal administra-
ton. Formerly the tradesmen had an