The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-02


lost for the cause of revolution
The sixth part of the report is entitled, "The
Military Factor and the Social Basis of the Chinese
Revolution" The military forms of the national
movement did not originate in the revolutionary
masses themselves. The armed force Of the people
is not yet organized. The present armed forces of
the national government have developed out Of the
old mlitarist army and consist partly of peasants
and partly of the mob. The commanders of these
forces descendants of the landlords class There
fore the army is a doubtful force. For the reyolu-
tonary army it is essential that the proportion Of
rff-raff in the ranks and the proportion of land
lords sons among the commanders be materially
reduced The vaciations of the army have their
social bases.
The seventh portion of the reports treats of The
Territorial Foundation and the Line of Progress of
the Revolution" The general impression is that the
revolution is now progressing in northwestern di-
rection and not towards the southeast, which is a
stronghold of imperialism. This question deserves
to be eucdated from all standpoints 1t is not right
that should be asked to leave it altogether to
the Kuomintang. Such policy would be tanta-
mount to tying ourselves to the apronstrngs Of the
Kuomiutang.
The eighth part of the report refers to "The Re-
latons of the Communist Party to the Kuomiu-
tang" The Kuomintang is revolutionary associa-
tion, revolutionary league of many classes. There
fore the proletarian party had likewise to enter it.
At present the Kuomintang is union of three
classes. the workers. the peasants and the petty
bourgeoise. This union will be strong as long as
is in position to satisfy the requirements of the
classes it represents and the peasant class in par
SECULAR, and provided that the bourgeoise under
Chang Kai-shek does not succeed in subordinating
It to its influence.
The ninth portion of the report is called The Re-
organization Of the Army" This does not merely
mean the reformation of the army the introduc-
ton into it of political factors Political pro-
is Tna
army must be brought nearer to the workers and
70 ecially to the peasantry. The porportionate num-
~ of members of the landowner class among its
leaders osst be diminished Without change in
its social foundations there be no reorganiza-
ton of the army.
The tenth party Of the report deals with '"rhe Es-
Establishment of Revolutionary Democratic Power"
The regime OF the national government is naturally
no regime of mlltarists. But are still far from
a revolutionary democratic order Of things. This
TACT must be admitted by the left members of
the Kuomntang. We are faced with the task of
starting to erect really revolutionary democratic
authority as the situation in regard to the
national government has changed and the threat of
foreign intervention and militarist offensive has
disappeared
The national government can look back ON an
evenful history At present it is the government of
an alliance of the left Kuomintang and the prole-
tarlan party some of the ministers in the cabinet
berg Communist proletarians. We nav however
not cherish the illusion that this government is
already a realization of the principle of reyou
honary democratic dictatorship. This would be
mistake. And wherefore is the present government
not yet realization of that principle? Because
1t is not yet government of the masses of workers
and peasants but only block government of their
leaders On the other hand. the present government
must by no means be under estimated for it I'M
doubleday represents step forward on the wav tn
revolutionary democratic dictatorship This stage
must be exploited if we to arrive at govern
ment which is controlled by the masses ie at
the revolutionary democratic dictatorship of the
workers, the peasantry, and the petty-bourgeoisie
The eleventh section of the report is called .sTbe
financial and Economic Situation" Formerly we
were little interested in the problems of financial
and economic construction. We had not enough de-
termination to take part in the government In
future we must occupy ourselves more with these
matters. We must pay attention not only to ules-
tons OF the mass movement but also to financial
and economic factors, if we desire to consolidate the
foundations of the revolution.