The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-02

IN China the imperialists have not
merely blockaded the whole land,
they have succeeded in disrupting the
unity of the Kuomintang and hiring
Chang Kai-shek. This traitoI TO the
Chinese revolution and the Chinese
people has now become the centre
point of the national counter-revolu-
ton. In agreement with the foreign
ers, Chang Kai-shek has overthrow
and dissolved the government in
Shanghai His generals have dis
armed the workers guard and on the
instruction of foreign imperialists
have shot down hundreds of prole-
tartan men, women and children.
WITH indignation and hatred we de-
" clare the hangman Chang Kali
shek traitor to the revolution, an
ally of the imperialist robbers, an
enemy of the revolutionary Kuomin-
tang, an enemy of the working class
movement and an enemy Of the Com
munist International!
THE working class Of all countries
L and the oppressed peoples OF the
world must recognize that the Chinese
bourgeoisie has abandoned the strug-
ole against Imperialism because 1t
fears the tremendous wave of the
working class and peasant move
ment. This movement embraces such
sea of people, such tremendous
masses that the forces of imperialism
will not be able to throttle the Chinese
revolution. The imperialists will not
be able to defeat the revolution with
their fleets, with the blockade. by
bribery and lies.
THEY are preparing to throttle the
revolution in a world slaughter.
But millions of workers and peasants
will rise against this bloodbath. The
soldiers will rise against this blood
bath, the oppressed peoples of the
world will rise. The fermentation
has begun in India. The British high
command has already been compelled
to withdraw the Punjabis from China.
Arrests have already begun amongst
the imperialist troops. The protests
Of the workers in Europe have al
ready commenced. In the Soviet
Union millions of workers are on the
march to protest against the insol-
ence of the imperialists against the
attempt to throttle the Chinese rev.
olution and against the danger of a
new slaughter.
THE Chinese revolution with its
tremendous swing and it's enor-
nous influence upon the coloni
world and upon the European pro-
letariat has caused an extraordinary
intensification of the crisis of capt.
talism. The seriousness of the crisis
has caused the imperialists to join
forces and compelled them for the
moment to bury their differences be-
meath their rifles and bayonets. Their
crusade against China, their plans for
a criminal provocation of the Soviet
Union place the cause of peace in the
whole world at stake.
THEREFORE, the Communist Inter
national appeals to all workers
and peasants and to all the toilers,
all the opponents of war to protest
fearlessly and to fight fearlessly
against the danger of warl
Do not believe the lies of the bour-
geois press!
Demand the withdrawal of all
troops from China!
Prevent the transport of arms and
men with all the means at your dis.
posal!
Down with the instigators of a new
war;
Down with the imperialist hangmen
of the Chinese people!
Down with Chang Kai-shek and
the other renegades and traitors, the
organizers of the shootings!
Long live the workers of Shane-
hal! Long live the Communist Party
Of China!
Moscow, April 18th, 1927.