The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-04-26
A Reply to Robert Julius
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ton is being pushed forward and that
the Communists must stay inside it,
strengthen it and struggle to increase
their influence within its ranks. In
this world people are obliged to as
sociate with all kinds of undesirables
but since it is inconvenient to get
rid of them, people must make the
best of the situation. Likewise, in
the revolutionary movement it is not
feasible to turn a mental X-ray on
all those who happen to unite for a
time as allies in a common struggle
in order to divine what they may do
or turn out to be ten years from now.
Those who think that the Nation
alist revolution in China is similar to
the October revolution in Russia are
away ahead of the developments.
That stage will come; when, it is
not safe to predict. But it can only
come when the proletariat has the
hegemony of the revolution.
The Communist International, or
gan of the c. l., in its issue of Decem-
Der 80, 1926, says:
"The Chinese proletariat has al
ready become factor in the Chinese
revolution. We must harbor no il
lusions about this fact, however; we
must realize that the proletariat has
not yet the hegemony in the revolu-
ton"
THIS implies the necessity for the
continuation of the alliance with
even the Nationalist revolutionary
elements who would be quite satisfied
with petty-bourgeois republic, but
which they cannot have because the
foreign imperialists will not let them
have it, at least not yet. Many of
those who stayed with the Hankow
government, the legal government,
and have denounced Chang for his
treachery may possibly follow in
Chiang's footsteps later on, but it
would be the policy of insanity to in
vite them to take a walk for them
selves now, since they are liable to
desert few years from now. This
would suit the imperialists who are
keenly disappointed because Chang
was unable to bring any appreciate
number OF. his former governmental
colleagues with him. But to minimize
the severity of the blow inflicted on
the revolution by his desertion would
be like whistling to keep up ones
courage passing graveyard. The
possession of Shanghai is tremend-
Gus strategic and financial advantage
to this traitor. Besides providing
him with one million dollars month
in import taxes it is the base of oper-
ations of foreign imperialism. It's re-
conquest by the revolutionary gov
eminent will cost time and thousands
of lives. But the job will be done.
THE character of the Chinese revo-
luton is thus described in the Com
munist International, official organ
of the C. l., in its issue of December
80, 1926:
"The Chinese revolution is a ma
tional revolution in every sense of
the word. In the first place its aim
is to unite the country in the fight
against the semi-feudal and semi
capitalist predatory militarist cliques,
several provinces of the
country with the aid of mercenary
Secondly, its aim is to
the Chinese nation from
the state of semi-colony and from
the oppression of the imperialist
powers"
The same organ goes on to say
that this task is far from being COM
pleted, hence calling for the organi-
zation of a government along Soviet
lines and breaking with the hetero-
genous Koumintang Party is consid-
cred premature. According to dis
patches from Moscow that have APP
peared in the press yesterday the
plenum of the Central Committee of
the Communist Party of the Soviet
Union decided, against some OPP
position, that the Communists must
continue to fight side by side with
those who are fighting for a reborn
China, but would fight against the
right wing elements that are flirt-
ing with the militarists.
UNITY of all the revolutionary
" forces in China for the struggle
against foreign Imperialism and the
unification Of that mighty country
is the need of the hour. The correct
policy for the Koumintang Party to
follow is one of alliance between the
petty bourgeoisie, the proletariat and
the peasantry. Since the petty
bourgeoisie" is another name for
"middle-classes" and since the Com
munist International is in favor of
keeping the middle classes in the
revolutionary alliance, Comrade Ken
tons explanation Of Chiang-Kai-
Shek's detection falls to the ground
with a thud. In attempting to. ex-