The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-28

and the superiority of either the,
Marking or Hankow government is
established.
Ward Sends Protest.
Protesting against the lombard
ment of Chinese by American war
ships when British land not Amed-
CAM merchant ships on the Yangtse
had been struck by stray bullets,
Professor Harry F. Ward, of the
Union Theological Seminary, has
written to President Coolidge, asking
him to set some definite limit on the
activities of American military forces
in China.
The letter in part says:
"Your spokesman and your state
department repeatedly inform the
American people that our naval
forces are in China only for the pro-
lection of life and property. Yet in
the last two weeks New York papers
report two cases of American vessels
replying with heavy guns to Chinese
sniping while conveying American
merchant vessels of the two great
British firms, Jardine- Mathison and
Butterfield- Swire. The readers ma
turally think, and in one case the
newspaper headlines ignorantly in
form them, that these were American
merchant vessels.
U. S. Protects British Ships.
"a later dispatch from Shanghai
states that American and British adj
mirals have reached an agreement
for joint action in conveying mer-
chant vessels of both nationalities,
yet American commerce is but
small part of that covered by this
agreement. For at least three years
now British merchant vessels on the
Yangtse have been constantly sniped
at by various Chinese soldiers, but
so far no foreigner has been killed.
Asks Evacuation of HankOw.
because of the probable conse-
quences we ask you to inform the
American people whether such use of
our forces comes within your original
intent and within the definition of
their use which you have laid down
as the controlling principle. We ask
you to inform them by what consid-
Grafton of international policy or on
what grounds of international law or
custom we are justified in conveying
merchant ships of our own or any
other nationality GOO miles into the
interior and through the zone of civil
war in China. We ask you whether
such commerce in such conditions
should not proceed at its own risk.
eve submit to you that it would
be far cheaper for the United States,
Fboth in cash and in international con-
sequences, to evacuate its sixty-eight
citizens at Hankow."
IA
Communist International Appeals.
MOSCOW, April 27.-The Com
munist international has issued a
May Day statement appealing to
workers and Oppressed peoples turnout
the world to fight against the inn
perialist war on China.
"The imperialists are gathering
armies and navies to crush the Chin
ese revolution" say the resolution.
"After cruel oppression Of Syria,
Morocco, Java, Sumatra, the COM
bined forces of the industrial and fl
nancial oligarchies, are planning to
blockade China, to turn their cam
mons against Chinese cities and to
support native reactionary hangmen
like Chang Tso-Lin and traitors like
Chang Kai Shek."
Chinese War OnS
"The war in China is already on"
the resolution continues. "Do not be-
lieve the professional betrayer who
seeks to lull your vigilance into slum-
Der. War is already here.
"War against the Chinese people is
preparation for a gigantic new world
war. Unheard of methods Of provo
Cation are being employed to goad the
Soviet Union into war.
IU Imperialists Prepare War.
W "The imperialists are concluding
war alliances. They have arranged
for the transportation Of troops with
Germany against the Workers Re-
public. They are arming with ter
rifle speed, land, sea, undersea, air
and chemical war. Almost every
where they raised to power such no
torious working class foes as Poin-
care, Hindenburg, Mussolini, Pilsud-
ski and other die-hards.
Smash British Labor.
ain England the struggle of Nle
masses should not be directed at the
Chinese people but against die-hard
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