The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-07
Chao-Ting Chi Asks Hands Off"
Policy for China

m appeal ior the support and friendship of
a ganized labor Of this country in the movement
started in China by the organized labor forces Of
that country for liberation and the right of self
government without outside interference was made
before the meeting of the Chicago Federation of
Labor Sunday, April 18th, by Chao-Ting Chi,
representative Of the Chinese Nationalist Party He
asked that labor in this country protest against
the sending Of American warships to China TO as
sist Great Britain in her imperalistc program.
Mr.. Chi was sent to the meeting by the Chicago
office of the Kuo Min Tang (Chinese Nationalist
Party) at $50 West 22nd Street
Desired Liberation
IN his speech which met with the evident approval
of the delegates, Mr.. Chi said that the position
Of the Chinese Nationalist Party was that it de-
sired the liberation of the Chinese from the outside
domination.
"The Chinese liberal movement has been mis-
represented said the speaker at is nothing more
than the Chinese movement for independence
against the oppression of Imperialism, and native
militarism against the Chinese people The move
ment IS supplied with funds by the Chinese labor
movement, and because Of the Chinese trade unions
1t has been able to carry so far.
Forced Unequal Treaties.
"EOR the past eighty years the powers have
forced on China all kinds of unequal treaties
What arc they? l will make few simple explana-
lions OF few of them. 1t would take me hours
to explain all of them. will illustrate by sug-
costing that foreign warships be sent up the Mis-
slssppi river to st. Louis to threaten to lombard
threaten
national capital at Washington
If that thing came to America just what would
you feel about it? They send warships into the
interior provinces of China whenever they feel like
It, They say that they do it to protect their citi-
zens. Well and good. Their citizens deserve pro-
lection. But l will explain how the Blue Express.
a train that runs from Picking to Hankow was
captured by group of Chinese bandits Quite a
number of foreigners were captured and kidnaped
They taken into the MOUNTAINS and held for
nc n1a1a fha 4,
which they angry, and they forced the Chinese
government besides apologizing, to pay each one of
the persons kidnapped and held prisoner $3.50 for
every day Of confinement on the HILL The Chinese
government had to accede to the demands aud had
to pay that sum to each of the prisoners for each
day of confinement
Chinese Life Valued At s25
"a few days later the streets Of Shanghai a
- foreign automobile killed Chinese. believe
the victim woman. The case was brought to
the mixed court in Shanghai and the driver of the
automobile was judged by his own people in Shang-
hal He had to pay $25 for the life of that Chinese
II the life of Chinese is worth only $25 and the
liberty OF foreigners is worth $3.50 day, that's
the KIND OF situation the unequal treaties have
forced China.
'They claim that they send warships to protect
their citizens but they this as a shield to de-
mand special privileges. The Chinese labor unions
are against all kinds of oppression. We don't want
your money, but do want your help In a few
years the trade union movement has grown from
nothing to membership of one and one-half mill
lion.
Members Of Labor Movement Guide.
GIN China they lack military maps, and guides are
used in their place. The members of the labor
movement act guides for the soldiers of the
hberalist movement. No Chinese people will serve
as guides to the northern ilitarists, but serve as
guides for the revolutionary army That is the
reason that they able to gain through surprise
attacks. If anybody in China seeks to destroy the
labor movement he cannot succeed but if he sup
ports the labor movement, he will succeed Success
depends upon working with organized labor. The
imperaliss have tried to destroy the Chinese liber
alton movement and have tried to provoke the Rus
slams are attacking northern China. The impe-
rasts are led by Great Britain and Japan and they
are trying also to involve the United States in this
war against China.
The movement is not Bolshevik in its nature II
is not against the interests Of the workers in the
West.
f1N case the Chinese liberalist movement is not