The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-06

the unequal treaties concluded by the
Manchu dynasty. These unequal
treaties have robbed the Chinese
people of many rights, and differ in
nothing from treaties over the sale
of slaves.
Thirteen years ago we overthrow
the Manchu dynasty, and freed our
selves in one respect, but we did not
succeed in abolshing the unequal
treaties, and therefore we have re-
manned slaves as before. At one time
we were under a double yoke; now
it is a single yoke, but still we have
many masters to serve, and therefore
our position is much worse than that
of Korea on Indochina. You must
remember that it is more difficult to
serve many masters than one. There
is a Chinese proverb which says: If
you satisfy your mother-in-law, still
you have not vet satisfied your wife.
China is in this position, and has
much more to suffer than Korea or
Indochina. AS a result of this po-
sition of China other nations despise
the Chinese people.
Must Organize.
Comrades, if we are to celebrate the
lst of May as it should be celebrated,
we must be organized. The other
civilized countries have their labor
organizations. The Chinese workers
have taken over the strike from other
countries, and again we take this May
Day celebration from the workers of
other lands. What is the position of
the workers in the different coun-
tries?
In the civilized countries the work
ers have their organizations. What
is the object of these labor organiza-
tions? The workers organize to fight
against the capitalists because of the
injustice suffered by the workers in
this world. The capitalists of the
civilized countries treat their workers
with increasing cruelty, and therefore
the workers of these countries are
fighting against the capitalists, and
to change these conditions. Such con
ditions obtained in all countries, and
therefore the workers of all countries
are uniting in common fight against
the capitalists.
The Industrial Revolution.
The character of capitalism has
been changed by the industrial revo-
luton The industrial revolution
changed the methods of production,
and developed industry from handi-
craft production. Factory production
has accelerated the speed of produc-
ton by the introduction of machinery,
and the owners Of the machinery have
thus become capitalists. The capital
lists utilize their wealth for the ex-
ploitation. Of the workers, and ex-
tend their power to other countries
The difference between the foreign
and the Chinese workers consists of
the fact that the workers of other
countries are under the yoke of their
own capitalists, and are in such spe-
cial circumstances that their govern
ments issue laws regulating the eX-
ploitation of labor
The workers Of other countries,
therefore, though exploited by their
capitalists, enjoy certain measure
of protection from their govern
ments. In China industry is not
much developed In China there are
no great native capitalists as in other
countries. Production by machinery
IS the foundation of the capitalist
exploitation Of the working masses.
The Chinese workers are not subject
to exploitation at the hands of Chi
nese capitalists. rs there are no great
capitalists in China. By whom is the
Chinese worker then exploited, under
what yoke is he crushed? In other
countries the workers are exploited
by their own capitalists, but the Chi
nese are exploited by foreign capt.
talists. That is the difference be-
tween the position of the Chinese
workers and that of foreign workers
Chinese Must Learn.
How are the Chinese workers ex-
plotted by foreign capitalists? The
2iililGSt NOihGfH has IO CltdI NOllItB-
ton of this exploitation. and there
fore he cannot realise the difficulty
of the position What are the means
employed by the foreign capitalists
for the exploitation of the Chinese
workers? They accomplish this by
means of the import of foreign goods
under the protection of the Chinese
government. The aid given by the
Chinese government to foreign capt.
talists is shown in the custom duties,
The Chinese government grants many
privileges to the foreign capitalists,
and the unequal treaties of which we
have spoken enable the Chinese tariff /
system, in the hands of foreign CAPT
talists, to be an efficient means Of
exploitation. All the export and inn
port duties are collected by foreign
crs, and what they collect they keep. |
The tariffs of other countries impose
duties on imported goods, but not on