The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-28
GAG RULE ASSURES COURT TRIUMPH
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BY T. }. o'FLAHERTY

EVIDENTLY Chang Tso-lin's imper-
ialist hackers are not yet ready
to try conclusions with the power of
Soviet Russia in China Else, Chang
would not have eaten crow as expe-
ditiously as he did, in his dispute
over the Chinese Eastern railway
with the Soviet government. There
is little doubt that Changes provocat-
I've action in arresting the Russian Of
fcials of the railway and committing
other acts of violence had the sane
ton of at least one power interested
in blocking Soviet influence in China.
But no doubt the reaction in the ORR
ent in favor of Russia convinced those
brigands that they did not only have
the Red Army to deal with but the
teeming millions of subject peoples
who have good reason to believe that
Soviet Russia is their only friend. So
Chang backed down and to all APP
pearances did just what Moscow de-
manded Of him.
THIS little furry in China is signifi-
4 cant 1t shows on what a flimsy
foundation world peace rests. How
easy it is to set match to the pow
der barrel of another world war. The
markings of a new holocaust we're
clearly evident in Changes action. If
Russia was compelled to move her
red troops into Manchuria to protect
the interests of her people, there is
little doubt that it would be the sig
nal for action on the part of the CAPT
talist powers. And they would not
back up Russia. Such incidents will
happen in the future, every one of
them bearing the seed of another
world conhagration.
A DIPLOMATIC demand from So
"A Wet Russia in 1921 would be re-
ceiyed with raucous laughter and rib
aid jest Today it brings ready COM
pliance. And1this changed attitude
is not due to change of heart on
the part Of Russia's capitalist foes
1t results from the growth of Rus
sia's economic and military power,
plus the strong hold Soviet Russia
has on the hearts Of the exploited
and oppressed people of all lands who
know that Russia is an impregnable
fortress fom which the flag of human
freedom flies. The capitalist powers,
much tho they hate the workers and
peasants government, much tho they
1 would like to overthrow it, will think
many times before they start some
thing that will finish them.
CHICAGO went and did it! This
~ may not be perfect English but
"them's my sentiments" OF course
/ am thinking about the monster
meeting in the equally monster Coli
scum Eight thousand of them
hacked into it, 1t is to hurl your fe-
dora in the atmosphere. We used to
be satisfied with a fioor-full in the
Ashland Auditorium. But we could
not secure that hall and we had to
take a baseball park or skating rink
or war ampitheater or Whatever the
Coliseum is used for when the Com
munists are not filing it up.
THE necks of many of our COM
rades may need the attentions Of
an osteopath from shaking their
heads with doubt as to our ability to
Gil the big arena The district or
ganizer having come from country
where all doubt goes up In cloud Of
snuff. simply took another pinch when
divers people suffering from an in
reriority complex predicted disaster.
What If microscope would be need
cd to locate the audience in the mid
die of the colossal hall? He simply
retorted that ii each member of the
party brot along his following, which
should be at least ten souls, there
would be ten thousand people in the
hall. Well, each party member did
not bring ten, but an average of
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