The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-09
BY T. I. p. C.

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tation Of ornaments as q means to
prevent war. Among other things In
this resolutionit was declared to be
the duty Of every worker to wage "a
determined fight against war by
stopping the manufacture Of arms
and ammunition, as we'll as the trans
portation of war materials" Fairly
definitely put, so it would appear.
Hence the conclusion would seem to
follow that now, when British impe-
rialism is trying to stifle the national
movement in China, the Amsterdam
international should at least call up
on its affiliated bodies to carry out
the resolution adopted in 1924 New
ertheless the English reformists con-
tented themselves with a protest
which scared nobody, whilst Thomas
and Macdonald even Applauded the
sending of British sinterventi6nist
troops to China, demanding that these
be increased.
Acts and Deeds.
The International Federation Of
Transport Workers Il. T. FL in its
attitude towards the great liberation
struggle of the Chinese people, has
fully revealed the contradictory and
lying nature Of the reformist position.
At the January plenary meeting the
ITF Executive adopted a resolution
on this question, in which "an appeal
is made to all affiliated bodies to
watch attentively the course of the
events, and to do everything possible
to prevent the outbreak of a war
which will strengthen international
capitalism, and weaken the worlds
proletariat."
The reformist Federation is afraid
to declare straight and definite, as it
was done by the Transport Workers
International Propaganda Committee
IT. I. P. c.: "Not a single soldier to
China, not a single cartridge, not
single gun, not a single airplanep It
is afraid, because the leaders of the
various affiliated national organiza-
tons are once again, as during the
strike of the English coal miners,
ready and willing to swop the inter-
national solidarity of the workers for
the mess of pottage of more work
connection with the transportation of
munitions to China.
Everybody knows that in the
worlds freight market there is to be
observed a cautious offering Of ton
mage owing to anticipated large de-
mands from Great Britain for the
purpose Of carrying military supplies
to China.
This is also taken into account by
the reformists, who are apparently
ready to lend helping hand in this,
in spite Of all their resolutions, both
to the imperialist government of Bri-
tain and to the counter-revolutionary
generals in China.
Pass Information Along.
The German Verkehrsbund has al
ready shown its hand. So far we
know only about this one. We take
this occasion to urge once again the
need for all transport workers to in
form their union of all cases Of load
ing and transportation of ornaments
to the Chinese militarists, and for all
revolutionary unions and oppositional
minorities to pass on promptly such
information to the TIPC.
On January 27-2S there were loaded
on board the SIS. "Richmers" at Ham
burg l,200 cases of rifles and car
tridges for Shanghai. On January
10th another steamer Of the same
company, the S. S. eta" loaded in
Germany, was held up at Tsin-Tao, as
it carried 2,978 cases of aiplane sup
plies, arms and munitions for the
commander at Shanghai. Bear in
mind that Shanghai was then in the
hands Of the coumter-revolutionary
Chinese armies.
For Practical Steps.
How was such predatory action
looked upon by the German reform
lists, and first of all, by the week.-mrs.
bund leaders? Did they take practical
steps to prevent the transportation
of arms for the Chinese counter-re-
volutionists and the British imperial
lists? Oh, no, even to the contrary.
The Hamburg branch of the seamen's
Section Of Verkehrsbund, at a meet
ing on February 10th, carried a reso-
luton containing pledge to carry
no ornaments to China. And in the
same meeting the question was raised
by one Of the delegates, why the Of
fetal organ Of the Seamens Section
"Schiffahrt'- not print any
resolutions of the Hamburg seamen
containing such pledges.
In printing brief report about
the meeting, "Schiffahrt" goes to ex-
tensive editorial explanations why it
did not think It necessary to publish
such resolutions. We are editorially
told that the Hamburg seamen were
acting unwisely in adopting resolu-
tons not to carry soldiers and mill
tary supplies to China. According to
the wise editors Of this paper, no