The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-27

ManchurIa. IN Manchurla he mas q
local basis and so whenever he con-
ducts any operations in Manchuria or
on it's borders he is generally sue
cessful; when he advances out OF
Manchuria he meets defeat Quite
similar is the situation of Yen who
finds his support in the liberal land
lords of Shan-si Che has become
known as the modern governor" of
the province). He has trained his
army on the basis of defending the
borders of Shan-si and he is gener-
ally successful. But when Yen tries
to advance out Of his province, when
he tries to move towards Picking at
Tientsin, he too meets with defeat
Individual Armies.
Military deadlock None of the
generals now struggling so desper-
ately with each other represent any
progressive tendency and no one of
them can claim any position of pre-
eminence or primacy. In the past, it
IS true. the bourgeoisie proved strong
enough to administer a severe defeat
to the revolutionary movement-be-
cause Of the support of the imperial
lists, because the country gentry,
scared out of their wits by the agrar-
ian revolt, joined in with the city
bourgeoisie, and because of the weak
organization Of the workers and peas
ant masses.
But the power of the bourgeoisie
began to crack on the morrow of
their victory; now they are divided
into number Of groups following
the leadership of the various groups
Of landlords. They are divided on
provincial lines and no one camp can
achieve victory over the others.
Marking and Wuhan.
The relations between Wuhan anG
Marking are particular case of the
general military situation. Ideologi-
cally the two have united; they have
issued joint manifesto against the
Communists and against the Soviet
Union. But the forces of Marking anc
of Wuhan have not joined. Withir
the camps of each and between tht
two there are many contradictions.
War has not yet been declared but
that the relations between the two
are growing more and more tense is
obvious. For example, it was an
nounced recently that number o.
American battleships were moved t.
points in between Wuhan and Nank
ing. Now ships are usually moved tt
points from which trouble is expect
! ed and this action of the well-in
formed American authorities points
to a critical situation.
Feng's Position.
The presence of Feng complicates
the situation in Central China con
siderably. Feng has quite a large
army He himself cannot continue tt
subsist on Human which has bee,
severely hit by the wars. No one
/ trusts him or knows what to expect
His position is now that of a Shv.
lock looking out for the highest bid,
der.
| Such a situation is universal II
China. Everywhere rivalries, every.
where conflicts, everywhere deadlock
stimulated thru internal causes as
we'll as thru external pressure Jim.
perialist manipulations, intrigues
etc.)!
The Communist Army in South
China.
THE one exception to this condition
Of deadlock and stagnation is the
Communist Army in South China
This army has succeeded in winning
the support of the masses of the peo.
pie, especially Of the peasantry. anc
so 1t has won support that made
possible its rapid military advances
and victories.
A short time ago the Communist
Army approached Swallow and afte,
defeating the reactionary generals
occupied the city. But only a few
days later without any new strug.
I giles the city was evacuated. What
are the reasons for this?
Probabilities.
Swatow was the point, we ma,
conjecture, where the Communists
Army intended to rest and recuper.
ate before the advance to Canton
Perhaps it was to march upon that