The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-26
The Mass Base Of the Chinese Liberation Movement.

The days pass but Chang Kashek fails to set
ent with popular following to make substantial in
to his military forces On the contrary there
that considerable sections of his army have refused
obey orders to advance Wuhan ankOw the seat of the
copies Government.
Chiangs chief spokesman W. has already admitted that
Immediate advance against the Peoples Government contem
lated but Chang himself according Shanghai dispatches
do intend to advance toward Picking until exterm
ated the Communists rear The conclusion unacceptable
nat traitor Chang not going anywhere least present
ther toward Wuhan Picking but having his hands full
maintaining Marking his base 1t is also highly prob
bic that Chang has real control such troops
ne field against the Mukden and Shantung forces
On the other hand the armies of the Peoples Government
IRE advancing steadily along the main line OF the Acknowledging
Away and have captured the strategic city of Chengchowhe
JUNCTION of the Pukow- Tientsin railway.
Of equal Importance with the military successes of the PEG
les Armies (and in large responsible for them the
tremendously rapid growth of the peasant organizations
the dispatches of the mperast correspondents there has
rpt lately brief references these peasant organizations which
of economic political and military character The mpe
ast press first referred to them bandit organizations
published pictures Of their meetings. with misleading
aptons But the fact that these peasant organizations
ttng down bandy and defeating the troops of the marsts
nth mercess effectiveness could not be concealed forever
The Chinese peasants marching with the liberation
nent They support the Peoples Government and Chang
lai-shek
Commenting on this feature of the Chinese struggle in con-
lection with the general developments since the Of Chang
[ahek and his capitalist and compradoe following the Moscow
'ravda says:
eose than made good by the rapid growth of the peas
mt movement which expresses itself in the formation
Oh organizations Ike the IanceS and Selfdeence
ntees the peasant unions ETC. The Putsch of Chang Kah
thus merely given spur TO the revolution which
been rpenng for time and which has broken
through occasionally The province Honan in the hroes of
powerful peasant movement Before the gates of Canton
nsurrconary under the leadership
he Communists. In Honan the peasants organizing
efense organizations Whole districts under the control
he Red Lances The struggle against the landowners
becoming more decisive.
The treess work of the Communist Party and the
nions which continuing their activity the districts occupied
Chang Kashek and the general growth of the forces
roetarat guarantee that the Chinese revolution will adj
to victory all hndances and difficulties Emphasis
ours)
The peasantry is the base of the Chinese revolution
organized working class its leadership These the
guarantees of its final victory in spite of mperast lies
riaist agents and imperas troops and batteships.
The deserton of Chang Kaishek has removed the brake
which the right wing the development Chinese
movement because it was afraid of the
If the working class of the mperast nations does its duty
and prevents all armed aggression against the Chinese liberation
movement by their governments the Chinese will
checked again.