The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-25
The Blood of the People
Is on the Heads Of Those
Who Defend the Old Order
BY ]. LOUIS ENGDAHL.

and no doubt, they believe they have found all ex-
to open war ON the Chinese revolution as result
OF incident resulting from the taking of Marking and
Chunkiang by the Peoples Armies.
Marking especially, becomes the center of interest in
stead Of the greater city of Shanghai the capitalist
news services report that American and British destroy
laying down terrific bombardment OF Marking
with high explosive Shells"
This report must be taken in connection with the news
that thru yesterday The Associated Press, under
date of Shanghai, March %, stated:
Marking fell without fighting. All the Americans
and the United States consulate safe. Only minor
disorders within the city occurred
THE CITY OF CHINKIANG ALSO FELL BLOOD
LESSLY AND THE AMERICANS THERE ARE
SAFE"
If there any trouble therefore, at Marking, at
Chinang it is certain that it instigated by the i'm
peralist invaders The Peoples Army has nothing to
gain by the incidental killing of few profit parasites.
Ever since the Peoples Armies began moving down
the Yangtze Khan River toward Shanghai, the military
machine of the alien proeers including warships from
dozen nations have been itching to begin their business
of murder.
The robber imperiaists have viewed with agony the
development of the Chinese revolution They have seen
great sections of China go peacefully and without
hoodshed to the Peoples Standards.
This is March, 'The Month of Revolutions" 1t was
in this month, ten years ago. that czarism over
thrown in Russia. This accomplished practically
without bloodshed The same was true when the
Masses in the cities and the land, went to the
Boshevik position in the following month of Novem-
Der.
This is the month of the anniversary of the Paris
Commune. Fifty-six years ago the working class of
Paris successfully held aof the banners of revolution
airy until their class enemies in both France and Ger
many joined forces, combined power that was too
strong for them Then the massacre beganthe saugh-
ter of the 10000 workers of Paris-at the hands of
the butchers whose descendants today have their muir
der ships in battle array before the great cities Of
China where labor is today successfully assuming power
The Hungarian Soviet Republic established prac-
ticaly without bloodshed. The was true of the
lie RUf haT of
forts western Europe for labor. But the slaugh
came, the terror reign ensued when the old order
in Europe ably assisted with American gold, success
fully in bath OF blood the viii OF the many
The Paris Commune was unsuccessful but it proved
an inspiration and lesson to labor in the years that
have followed. The workers of Hungary and Bavaria
unable repeat the victory of the Russian work
crs and peasants The Chinese masses are proving
successful, but they have great struggles ahead.
World labor cannot permit the Chinese revolution to
face the fate of the Paris Commune. There many
indications that such will not be the case The Chinese
revolution has a powerful party-the Kuomintang-as
its leader 1t is defended by well disciplined and
fully trained army, the Kuominchun The unity of the
city workers with the peasants is being developed Ma
tiona solidarity grows
But the capitalist order will give up China with
out a struggle than it has given up hope of
conquering the Union of Soviet Republics to this
day But the blood is the heads of the supporters
of the dying social system 1t is the heads of those
responsible for the fascist states that have been erected
in Europe the of tens of thousands of workers
lives, especially in Italy, Spain, Poland, the Balkan
countries, the bloodiest being Roumania and Jugo-
Savia and the Baltic provinces of the Paris peace BAN
dts of terror, most crimson with abors blood
being Finland and Lithuania.
The scene changes to Marking, China, city of 100000
population the center of many struggles since the Man
chus were deposed and the Chinese republic into
existence in 1911 Chinkiang is about as miles down
the Yangtse, at the juncture with the Grand Canal,
with extensive imports
The winning of these two cities is important alike for
the Chinese revolution and for world imperialism.
"Socony Hill the stronghold of the Standard Oil Com
pany in Marking becomes the center of the day.
seek Socony Hill sanctuary, to protect themselves
against the Chinese.
The first dispatches said that the Americans"
had to take flight before the depredatons of North
erners the rereatng caspaws of the foreign profeers
If there any disorders this is doubt the correct
explanation
If there are any American dead in China today at
Marking elsewhere, missionaries, Standard OIL
agents, the marines, bluejackets other Hessans
of the international bankers they have doubtessy been
slain by their own hirelings.
In explanation Of this situation of the paragraphs
in the manifesto issued by General Psi Tsung Hsi in
command of the Peoples Army at Shanghai, is very
enlightenng. He says:
"For eighty years the mperiasts, under protection
of unequal treaties have reduced China to state Of
vassalage.
AFTER THE REVOLUTION OF 1911, THE FOR
EIGN IMPERIALISTS CONTINUALLY SUPPLIED
CHINESE IMPERIALISTS WITH RIFLES AND GUNS.
WITH WHICH THEY HAVE WAGED WAR FOR THE
LAST FIFTEEN YEARS.
"On the hand the foreign mperals.s have checked
the development of Chinese education and industries,
and the other have secured for themselves special
privileges.
"But the Chinese now have awakened and Shanghai,
the greatest commercial in the Far East, will
become not only strong base for Chinese hationasm,
but for world revolution"