The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-07
By WILLIAM F. DUNE.
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v again at Geneva.
The struggle at Geneva continues
to develop along the main line already
noted-open cleavage between Brit
ish and American imperialist in
terests.
But on one point there is tacit
agreement. 1t is that both nations
need more war vessels. There is a
great show of indignation by the
American delegation at the British
demand for 100000 tons of cruisers.
But Britain, having placed her figure
for cruisers much higher than she ex-
pected to find agreement for, now
signifies willingness to reduce it to
100000 tons.
The A m eric maximum was
originally 100000 tons, but there ap-
pears now a disposition of part of
the delegation at least to boost this
to 100000 tons, according to dis
patches.
THIS would mean 40 cruisers apiece
of 10000 tons each-a juicy plum
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both nations.
On the question CT the allotment of
tonnage-the number and tonnage Of
the vessels which will make up the
100000 tons-there will probably be
no more formal agreement which will
mean nothing and there is a posi-
bility of the conference, even failing
to reach formal agreement.
But overshadowing the chickering's
Of the American and British repre-
sentatives is the declaration made by
the Chinese representative to the
league Of nations.
Speaking in the name of the Ma
tionaIist government not in the
name of the fictional Picking govern
ment-the Chinese delegate served
notice upon the conference that 'the
Government and people of China"
would refuse to recognize as binding
upon then any decisions or agree
ments dealing with China ARRIVED at
by the present or any other confer
ence in which China is not repre-
sented and participating equally in
the deliberations"
hLTHO rather belated, there can be
IA little doubt but that this is the
reply of American imperialism to the
Anglo-Japanese bloc which made
brief appearance in the earlier days
of the conference.
This conclusion seems the more
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terpretative and semi-official dis
patches from Geneva. The New York
Times correspondent says:
Accompanying lie foregoing
declaration is an assertion to the eff
feet that it is based not alone on
rumors, but on facts tending to show
lineup of great powers against the
United States, whose persistent atti-
tude toward China, t.is said, is now
regarded as "a nuisance and also as
"a stumbling block to the plans of
both Great Britain and Japan"
In addition to the sensational state
ment of the Chinese representative
there is also the fact that the Japan
csc delegation seems to have gone
into temporary retirement-at least
it is saying nothing at present in sup
port of Great Britain.
AS we stated day before yesterday,
- the possibility of the recognition
of the Marking government by the
United States is increasing There
are two principal reasons for this.
One, the fact that the Marking gov
eminent has convinced the American
imperialists by its war upon the labor
unions, the peasantry, left wing of
the Kuomintang and the Communists,
that it is willing to make huge con-
cessions in return for recognition
that is, it is willing to become the
slave driver for American capital.
Second, the events at Geneva have
shown American Imperialism that the
most effective way of establishing
hegemony over substantial part
of China and hampering its two prin-
cipal rivals, is by taking the counter
revolutionary Marking government
under its wing.
THE possibilities are stated here in
their most simple terms while the
to launch an independent labor