The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-15
he Prospects of the Revolution in China

wards the Kuomintang and towards the revolution
IN China a whole. depends in the first place on
the behavior OF the revolutionary army, its be-
havior towards the peasantry and towards the
landowners its readiness to help the peasants.
If we bear In mind that there doubtful elements
in plenty which have Joined the revolutionary army
in China that these elements may alter the aspect
Of the army for the worse, shall understand the
great Importance OF the political aspect OF the army
and to speak, OF its peasant policy In the eyes
of the peasants. For this reason the Communists
and the Chinese revoutionarfes as whole must take
all possible to neutraliSe the elements IN
the army which ana hostile to the peasants, TO pre-
serve the revolutionary spirit in the army and to
direct things in such way that the army helps the
peasants and mobilizes them for the revolution. 1t
is said that the revolutionary army in China Is well
coined with open arms, but that later, after 1t has
established ITSELF there is certain establishment.
The same thing happened with us in the Soviet I'm
ion during the civil war. This is explained by the
fact that the army when it has liberated new prov
inces and established itself in them, Is compelled
to maintain itself in some way or other at the ex
pense Of the population of the district. We Soviet
revolutonaries usually succeeded in making up for
these disadvantages by endeayorng to help the peas
ants against the landowners by means OF the army
1t is essential that the Chinese reyoutonaries should
also learn to make up for these disadvantages by
carrying out a correct peasant policy with the help
of the army.
These are the methods ana the points OF contact
through which it Will be possible to carry out
rect peasant policy in China.
g. The ProIetariat and the Hegemony OF the
Proletariat in China.
vyHE fifth remark concerns the question Of the
i Chinese proletariat. It seems to me that in the
theses sufficient emphasis has not been laid on the
role of the Chinese working class and its mpor-
lance Comrade Rates asks: Towards whom should
the Chinese Communists acknowledgements the left
or the center of the Kuoinin tang? strange ques.
ton believe that the Chinese Communists should
orientate themselves according to the proletarlat
and to those who active in the freedom move
ment in China and in the end according to the revo-
hutton. Only then will the question be put in the
right way. / know that among the Chinese Com
munisfs there are comrades who do not approve
of strikes OF workers for improving their material
and legal position, and who dissuade the workers
from striking Interruption That happened in
Canton and Shanghai). This was a great mistake
comrades; 1t was serious underestimate Of the
role and of the specific gravity of the proletariat
in China This should be recorded in the theses az
q decidedly negative phenomenon. It would be
great mistake should the Chinese Communists not
take advantage of the present favorable situation
to help the workers TO improve their material and
legal position even though It be through strikes.
Why In all conscience have revolution in
China? A proletariat which allows its members to
be beaten and iHtreated by the agents OF impartial
ism when they are on strike cannot be a leader.
This mediaeval abuse must ba abolished that the
OF and the sense OF Its own dignity may
be strengthened amongst the Chinese proletarat and
that it may thus be made at TO hold the hegemony
in the revolution. Unless this takes place, victory
OF the revolution in China IL not to be thought Of
For this reason the economic and legal demands OF
the working class In China, which aim at serious
Improvement Of its situation, must be given the
place they deserve in the theses. CComrade Milf:
they spoken of in the theses) Yes indeed, they
spoken OF in the theses but unfortunately these
demands not sufficiently emphasized.
7. The Question Of the Young People In China
THE sixth remark concerns the question Of the
l. young people in China. Strange that this ques-
ton is considered in the theses for the question
of the young people is at present Of frstclass i'm
portance. This question is, it is true. referred to
in part of Tan Ping Shans report but unfortunat-
ly it Is not sufficiently emphasized. The question
of the young people is at present q frstclass I'm
portance in China. The young people at the uni
versities Revolutionary students) the young work
ers the young peasants-all of them form a force
which might drive the revolution forward with