The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-21
THE CAPITALIST WORLD AND
REVOLUTIONARY CHINA
By EUGENE vARGA.
SECTION THREE.

Japans Chinese policy is rendered more complicated
by the fact that it is determined the hand to main
tain its dominating position in Manchura at all COSTS
and the other hand guide the antmperaist
in China into channels which will promote Japanese
interests those of kindred race" in their competi-
ton with Great Britain.
This twofold policy has so far been carried through
with some measure of success by japan It poses as
friend of the Chinese revolution the Bolshevst character
of which it denies Hence the ostentatious refusal to
join in the British policy of Intervention
GREAT BRITAIN Among the imperialist Powers it
is the bOurgeoisie of Great Britain that is hostile
to the Chinese revolution in far the latter is
bourgeois in character In this policy it has found the
valuable support of the right Labor leaders, Macdonald
Thomas, and Snowden.
Three main reasons actuate the British bourgeoise in
this attitude:
al Great Britain is the chief colonial Power in Asia.
Counting it's inundated territory rules area of
5.5 million square kilometres with population of $50
million souls India forms the mainstay of the world
power of Great Britain In all these colonies, Great
Britain is fighting against the emancipaory
the suppressed nations and rests its authority
revolution and humiliation of Great Britain would be
extremely dangerous for the latters position an
Asiatic colonial Power.
b. Any of the Chinese revolution even under
bourgeois leadership strengthens the position of
Soviet Union in Asia in its relation to Great Britain.
g All privileges ensured the bourgeosie of foreign
countries by the unequal treaties in the first place
benefited the British bourgeois class.
few remarks on this ast-named point
Great Britain has not annexed any large portion of
China, but it has the chief commercial centres Hong
Kong, Shanghai and Hankow, in its power 1t subjected
the Yangtze valley to its authority efecually if not
formally. Apart from Manchuria external terri
tory the great bulk of the foreign investments in China
British. The British bourgeoise in the first place.
the international trade Of China while even the
export and import trade of the rival foreign Powers
to great extent through British hands, via Hong
Kong and Shanghai. The profits of British capital in
China from international trade navigation and banking
hands, that the closing of the British financial Institutes
at Hankow, organized "counter-stroke," proved
very effective economic weapon.
In this entire realm of commercial activity such rights
guaranteed the British bourgeosie in their deal
ngs with the Chinese by the unequal treaties" are of
the very greatest economic Importance being mmedi-
atey convertible into hard cash. Hence the tenacious
maintenance of the status particularly by that
ton of the British bourgeose which is established in
the concessions and is directly interested Chinese bust
ness These people have grown accustomed to their
privileged position and feel far above the yellow
thateven against the will of the wiser portion of the
British bourgeose at home-hey insist on the necessity
of armed intervention for the purpose of crushing the
Chinese revolution The attempt of the British Govern
ment to arrive at peaceful solution Of the problem with
the Southern Government at Hankow an attempt it is
true, which not sincerely meant seeing that the
British forced to undertake in view of the low
water level of the Yangtze during the winter which pre-
vented troops from being sent to Hankow met with the
most violent disapproval the part Of this Anglo Chi
nese bourgeoisie