The daily worker., 1927-03-07
The IInneriaEist Menace in China.


Naval and military concentration in and around Shanghai by
mpeast powers going forward at rate that indicates
something far sinister than protection of lives and proper
ty."
According to the New York Tribune correspondent Great
Britain is arranging for force of 10000 troops and barracks
being built for minimum stay of three years prepara-
proof that the British foreign office regards the Chinese
situation Of major political and military Importance British
Imperialism in China longer proceeds the theory that
colonial punitive expedition is all that is required
That these preparations are in direct contradiction with
British the effect that the foreign office waits
only the establishment of stable in China to
wh recognition be accorded of little significance other
than to give further proof of hypocrisy
The Peoples government (Kuomingtang does not lack
stability On the contrary is far too well established to suit
Britan's rulers.
Nor is the United States backward in display of force
cordng dispatches there 13 American battle craft of
kinds Shanghai harbor and American marines and
sailors have been landed Japan sending two additional
ships.
British Notifications have extended outside the
boundaries of the international settlement 1t can be said with
certainty that Britain is mobzng not only to hold Shanghai
against the Peoples government but against other nations
we'll Britain would prefer joint action against the China
but failing this is committed to diehard mitarist policy.
Just Britans forces in China for conquest if
b the American forces in readiness to strike blow
for American imperialism against all rivals if future develop
ments make such policy profitable
There tendency among American revoutionists to
the danger to the worlds working class inherent
the Chinese situation as it becomes more and more apparent
that without armedo intervention big scale the Chinese
will defeat imperialism and its native allies These dam
gers
() Intervention itself by mperalst powers
with Great Britain the most dangerous at the
On big enough scale intervention could postpone the
liberation China considerable period and stop completely
the work of education organization and ndusriazaon of
China which is beginning under the Peoples government
(2) world arising of the struggle for the prv-
lege of exploiting China
The daily increase of mpera forces in the Far East is
evidence that both of the above possible developments being
discussed in the foreign offices of the great The
diplomatic debate marked by the movement of bat
tleships and troops the world chessboard.
World Imperialism faces defeat in China Even the biased
carried by the capitalist indicates that the alliance of
northern warords against the Peoples has col
lapsed The mlarss have found impossible to hold their
troops the face of their known connection with the mperas
Britain especially The Pekng longer makes
preense of speaking for China There
in China but the Kuomingtang.
Recognition these realities would be followed automati-
cay recognition Of the Peoples by the
if they desired nothing than stable regime in China
Withdrawal of baeshps and troops would that the Peo
pes government would rule all China in a brief period
1t will do any matter how long and bloody the
struggle is 400000000 people, organized and led by skilled
and disciplined political party like the Kuomngtang
defeated.
Like the Mediterranean in 1912 like the Balkans in
1914 but far larger sae the Far East powder
magazine which be exploded by accident design The only
protection against another mpera lies in the complete
victory Of the Peoples in alliance with the Soviet
Union constant vigilance and mancy the of the labor
revolutionary movements of the mperast countries and
support by them Of the great buwark against world
perashe workers and peasants Of the Soviet
Union and the Chinese revolution