The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-12


to the battlefront at the conclusion
of the congress.
Remarkable Soldier.
General Lu, greeted with tumultu-
Gus applause, Immediately took the
floor. He talked in slow, measured
tones for about fifteen minutes. He
spoke without oratory and almost
without gestures, but his speech was
the most remarkable address that
Europe has ever heard from the lips
of a soldier.
Comrades" he began, 'while you
are gathered here q war is going on
in China which involves the whole
future of the human race. Peace is
a great thing. l hate war I am
fighting to make it impossible. But
it is childish to assume that there
can be any peace under Imperialism.
| am soldier and must remain one
| shall remain faithful to my concep-
ton of the tasks of a soldier, which
is to fight against imperialist OPP
preston, to combat militarism and
to defend at all times and against
all enemies, the interests of the
workers and poor peasants.
Military leaders have been the
sustaining force of reaction. But
pledge my word here that, altho a
soldier, shall never sell myself to
the enemy of the workers and peas
ants, nor lend myself to the schemes
Of the imperialists. You are my
leaders, you here in this congress. l
endorse, without qualification, all
the actions you have taken. / shall
try to carry out your decisions in the
future"
After tracing the progress of the
Chinese revolution, addressing spe-
cial words of greeting to the work
ing class representatives from the
imperialist countries, to the other ma
tionalist movements, and to the
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics,
he concluded with the words: "Long
live the world revolution!"
Yesterdays arrivals included w.
J. Brown, secretary of the (Amster-
damn International Federation Of
Trade Unions, who addressed the
congress in his own name, urging the
union-of. -all- the forces of TABOR
against Imperialism and capitalism.
The British delegation was enlarged
by the addition of Ellen Wilkinson,
NJ. p, John Beckett, NJ. p, Helen
Crawford of the international Work
ers' Relief, and John Williams of the
Young Communist League. George
Lansbury, vice-president of the Brit
ish Labor party, will be here tomor-
row.
Edo Fimmen led the discussion on
the fourth point of the agenda. Finn
men, besides being the leader of the
international Federation of Trans
port Workers, has a credential from
the Mexican Federation of Labor
&C. r. o. NJ. He called attention
to the fact, revealed in the special
trade union committee of the con-
gress, that seventeen trade union or
CARNATIONS with 100000 members
of all races are officially represented
and participating here.
These include such organizations
as the Unitarian General Confedera-
ton of Labor of France &c. G. r.
10, the Minority Movement of
Great Britain, the South African
Trade Union Congress, the All-China
Federation Of Trade Unions and the
c. r. o. NJ. Of Mexico.
Fimmen was followed by Herclet,
Of the C. G. 7. u; Daniel Colraine,
vice-president Of the South African
Trade Union Congress-; Chen Kuen,
Of the Chinese -Hongkong
strike committee; Mohammed Hatta,
Of the Dutch East Indies, and Manuel
Gomez, secretary Of the All-America
Anti-Imperialist League Omitted
States Section).