The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-17
Red Rays

THE workers revolution in Canton,
China appears to have been crushed
for the moment and the crushing was
accomplished with typical imperialist
ruthlessness. The following Associa-
ted Press dispatch gives a picture of
the manner in which the revolution
lists were massacred: "The need for
trial, which could only have had one
result, was a thing nobody thot Of.
They (the radicals) were led to va
cant lot not far from the central po-
lice station. Five times rifles spat
their loaded charge, five bodies in
turn wilted to rise no more"
THIS short paragraph speaks
l volumes. The Chinese militarists,
panic stricken with the fear that the
exploited millions would succeed in
winning the fight for economic and
political freedom, vented their rage
against the masses when the oppor-
tunity presented itself. Now, the Chi
nese nationalist press is bowling with
the imperialist wolves against the
Soviet Union. This same press hailed
with joy the assistance rendered to
the Chinese nation by the Soviet
Union when China was being made
the cockpit of foreign imperialist war
and the civil wars of the native mill
tarists now, that the nationalists have
gotten the price of their treachery,
they would have no more of the Soviet
Union.
THE most recent attempt of the Chi
nese workers and peasants to break
their chains has ended, for the mo-
ment in defeat. This is no new his
torical phenomena. But as sure as
the guns of the militarists spat out
their messages of death into the bod
les of the proletarian leaders Of the
workers and peasants, the Chinese
revolution will eventually succeed.
DISCRETIONARY socialists of the type
AZ of James Oneal, editor of the New
Leader are peeved over the impress
sions that James Maurer of Pennsyl-
vania took home with him from the
Soviet Union. Maurer was we'll
pleased with the progress made by
the workers and peasants of the for
mer empire of the Cars on the road
to socialism. The yellow socialists
would have the masses believe that
there was no progress being made in
the direction of socializing industry.
This for the workers who believe in
socialism. But when appealing to
those who oppose socialism, the right
7 wingers told a story of Communist
dictatorship and persecution of big
and little business men.
: NOW, Maurer, socialist of stand
~ ing and one in whom the masses
in Pennsylvania have confidence re-
turns from visit to the Soviet Union
with the conclusion that the workers
are improving their economic condi-
: tons, that the government is in
reality government of the workers
and peasants and that the workers
thru their unions and other economic
organizations have determining
voice in the fashioning of the policies
by which they steer their way thru
the economic shoals that dot their
course. The right wing socialists are
very angry with Maurer, which is not
surprising.
THREE hours before Lindbergh
landed in Mexico City, three New
York newspapers appeared on the
| streets with the news that the aviator
l had already reached his goal. They
simply took chance. Another news
paper, chagrined because it's competi-
tors got the jump on it, issued an ex-
ira, exposing the news fake pulled off
by the go-getting sheets. Lindbergh
: got there eventually and one of the
: rags that anticipated his landing,
brazenly boosted of its turpitude, with
picture of the headline announcing
Lindbergh's arrival three hours be-
! fore he actually landed in Mexico City
. and the usual eff you want the news
while it is news read the Evening
Piffle." At that, a newspaper that
gives you the news before it happens
= should be more deserving of support
! than one that only gives the news
after it takes place.
), WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST
took the witness stand Thursday
; in the senatorial investigation of his
Mexican forgeries and admitted that
, he did not know whether the docu-
mo- re