The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-03
IMPERIALISM AND MILITARIsM.

IMPERIALISM AND MILTTARlSM.
The victorious northern expedition
brings the revolutionary army face
to face with the main forces of the
enemies on the one hand, the marines
and soldiers of the imperialists con-
centrated in Shanghai; on the other
hand, the soldiers of the northern
militarists.
The defeat of Sun Chuan fang
though heavy blow to the imperial
lists and militarists-is only the be-
ginning of a final clash between the
revolution and the counter-revolu-
ton. Because Sun was unable to
prevent the revolutionary army from
coming to Shanghai, the imperialists
are constrained to play their last
card: armed intervention. Conse-
Quently, fight between the revolu-
tionary army and international
imperialism is becoming inevitable.
Furthermore, Chang Tso-lin is con-
centrating his forces against the re-
volutionary army; and hopes if pos
sible, to push back the latter. 1t is
clear that his hypocritical plan has
the entire backing of the imperialists.
Duty of the Masses.
The first phase of the northern ex-
petition being at its highest point,
it is very necessary to have an de-
cided and energetic fight to make it
completely victorious.
At this urgent moment, all demo-
cratic and advanced forces must stand
united behind the revolutionary army,
in order to help it clear out all inn
perialist and militarist combined
forces from the Yangtze region, and
to reap the fruit of victory.
Up to the present, the people and
the revolutionary army sincerely full
filled their obligations. They deserve
felicitation for the victory thus got
ten under the leadership Of the Kuo-
mintang and the nationalist govern
ment. To defend that victory and
the victory in the future, the lead
ership of the Kuomintang is more
necessary than ever.
The strongest defense of the revo-
luton remains in the disciplined or
ganization of the revolutionary forces.
Cur forces, however, are being scat
tered over a large front of several
hundred miles, in which modern COM
munication is lacking. In such a
situation, supreme centralized
power is necessary to realize the pro-
gram of national revolution. This
power must rest in the hands of the
Kuomintang. Therefore, whatever
act that may weaken the supreme
power Of the Kuomintang is danger
for the revolution. That will be in
tolerable, and will not be tolerated.
1--WE rally all the organized masses
under the Kuomintang to make its
power higher than any other organs:
above also the nationalist government
and the revolutionary army.
Comrade Wang Must Resume Office.
To develop the revolutionary move
ment to the highest point, to lead the
revolutionary army to victory, to or
ganize a democratic and revolutic-
nary government, to consolidate the
. political power Of the masses in the
territories newly acquired---it is nee
essary to centralize the power of the
! party To consolidate the party
power, it is necessary to unite all
revolutionary forces, without distinc-
ton. For this, comrade Wang
Ching-wei is needed by the party.
We hope comrade Wang shall re-
sumo office. We will rally all the
organized masses to urge comrade
Wang to return Immediately.
kuomintang Above All.
The Kuomintang must be defended
above and before all else. Whoever
mixes up with the organization and
the power of the party must be con-
hemned as dangerous for the revolu-
ton We consider. thano &c anti