The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22
Chinese WOmanhOOd in
Appeal to the Workers
and Farmers Of America
By J. LOUIS ENGDAHL.


This inspiring event marks important milestone in
the forward march of the Chinese revolution. To the
extent that the workers of other nations, where capital
ism still rules understand the significance of this ire
mendous event. to that extent will they become valuable
allies of the Chinese workers and peasants in pursuing
their present successes to greater triumphs driving all
the foreign imperasts into the Pacific and establishing
labor the ruling power in their land.
The ultimate goal of the Chinese revolution may still
be considered to be long Off Great obstacles must
yet be overcome. The military force in the Shanghai
settlement of the mperialst invaders numbers about
10000 trained soldiers schooed to obey the commands
Of the profit takers These the Hessians of dozen
nations including the United States.
dollar Diplomacy in defending the interests of the
American profteers, has rushed 1900 marines and 1000
buejackets to Shanghai. The warshps of dozen ma
TONS with those Of the United States
the bateshps of other countries stand off shore with
guns ready for action.
When the Nationalist took Hankow the invaders were
ready for drastic action against the revolution. The
imperast diplomats have tried, by every trick of their
dubious trade postpone the taking of Shanghai They
troops and warships not being sent to Shanghai
"that they would be diverted" Yet the American
port, Chaumont, under full steam rushed with 1900
marines direct from San Diego Caf to the important
Chinese seaport of Shanghai of three most vulner
able spots of American imperialism at the present mo-
ment Mexico and Nicaragua being the other two. Tricky
negotiations opened with the Nationalist leaders
in effort to halt the victorious march of the Kuom
chun forces down the valley of the Yangtze Kang If
the Nationalist forces could only be held at bay long
enough then the spring waters would swell the banks of
the Yangtze Kiang and make it possible for foreign
warshps to steam inland and take up strategic
positions to threaten the power of the people.
American labor in common with the workers of other
countries must anticipate the next step of the impe
riaists by vocing in determined their solidar-
ity with the Chinese masses.
It has been repeatedly urged that the Chinese in
this country many of them organized into the Kuomn-
tang (the Chinese Nationalist Party, become
try their natural allies to the conditions in China
and the nature of the support that American labor
and must give to this struggle.
1t is therefore encouraging to receive letter from
Alice sum- of the Womens Section of the Kuomintang
394 Seventh Street. Oakland Calf indicating that prog
is being made in this direction The letter is ac-
companied by resolution. Both these documents are
herewith published in full they only contain an
urge for action the part of American labor but rep
resent in themselves new and historic development in
the creation of closer unity between the exploited
of the United States and China. The letter is
dated Feb. %, 1927, and reads:
THE LETTER
Dear Friend:-Many prominent Americans have ex-
pressed their conviction that in the future the
Chinese people will free themselves from all foreign
control that the Nationalist Government which enjoys
the entire confidence of the people, will unity the whole
country and that the Chinese nation will gain its indie
pendence and become ful-fedged sovereign state in
the family of nations.
There is great danger at this time and that is
the of foreign troops and foreign warshps in
China The enclosed resolution calls for the withdrawal
of foreign troops and warships from China
I'VE sincerely hope that your organization will take
action favorable this liberation of the Chi
people. May ask that you will be kind to
notify of the action that you have already taken
will take in this matter. Sincerely yours, Alice Sum-
THE RESOLUTION.
The resolution offered is as follows:
WHEREAS: The Chinese nation, thru the National
ist Movement is engaged in final struggle to free
the four hundred million Of its people and the Chinese
from the domination and control of foreign
nations. and
WHEREAS, The present Nationalist Movement has
the support of the overwhelming majority of the people
Of China, and
WHEREAS: The Nationalist government supports
and helps the organized labor of China and
WHEREAS: The Nationalist army has proven able
and maintain order in all the territory under
its influence, and
'RESOLVED: That we, - are in full sympathy
with the national aspirations of the Chinese to become
nation free from foreign control, and be it further
"RESoLVED: That opposed to the sending of
American troops and warshps to Chinese territory and
waters, and be 1t finally
"REsoLvED: That copies of this resolution be sent
to the state department of the United States"
There isn't an organization of any kind of the work.
IN the cities the land that should pass that
resolution and carry its simple request Every reader
of The DAILY WORKER ought to make himself respon-
sble for bringing that resolution and having adopt
ed in at least organization of workers farmers
1t should be additional inspiration that this urge
to action from Chinese On the day that
the Nationalist troops entering Shanghai Inerna-
tonal Woman's Day being celebrated at Kukiang
and Marking, 1t had been celebrated previously in
many other Cities with giant demonstrations attended by
meetings equality Of the down with poygamy
down with infant marriage, freedom of marriage and
divorce, remarryng should not be despised and
should join in the revolution
The victory Of Russias workers and farmers that got
underway with the overthrow Of the Gar ten years
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