The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-11-15
RED WORKER AND
PEASANT ARMIES
IN CENTRAL. China
Fight Goes On; Story
Of a Deserter

The uprisings of Communists in
Human have not slowed down since
last year. Besides small guerilla"
groups, there are big bands of Red
Armies comprising two or three
thousand men under Chu Teh, Mao
Tzeting, Chou Wen, Cheng Kwan
Pao, Ho Lung, and Pen Teh-huai,
respectively, with good arms and
sufficient provisions. Despite the
effort (or the desperate struggled
for three months by official troops,
the authorities of Human could
only destroy the band under Cheng
Kwan-pao.
Recently the Communist forces
under Cha Teh and Mao Tzetung in
vaded western Kiangsi again from
Eastern Human. In Kiangsi no
troops dare fight with them, thus
the official troops of Human do not
pursue these Communists. In spite
of the dispatch of official troops, the
Communist forces under Ho Lung
are holding their ground and have
not lost their strength.
Recruits For Reds.
The Red General, Ho Lung, es.
tablishes his headquarters and the
Soviet Government at Panhsienti
in Shanshi, western Human, anc
practices Communism statement by
reporter) for six months now.
Many "Divine Soldiers" and the
members of "Colouhuei" or the
Brother Society" "a secret society
among the lower classes in Szechuan
Hupeh, Kweichow, and also ii
Kiangsu, Chekiang, Anhwei, etc.
and similar organizations named the
"Blue and Red Society" or (Chine
Hung Ban) on the borders Of
Szechuan, Kweichou, Human, anc
Hupeh, come to join them. A few
days ago two regiments of Rec
Armies led by Ho Ching-tsia under
Ho Lung, tried to capture Tzeshif
from Shanchi, but did not succeed
A Deserter and His Story.
Sun Wen-bin, a Second Lieutenant
under Pen Teh-huai, led twenty-foul
mutineers and deserted the Rec
Army at Suankan in Tungku
Kiangsi, and handed over the arm
to the official troops of Pingkiang
The conversation concerning tn
condition of the Red Army unde
Pen Teh-huai between a government
regimental commander and SUI
Man-pin, was as follows:
"What is the organization OF tn
Red Army?
"There are three regiments and
Red Guard under the command O
Pen Teh-huai, Divisional Com
mander of the 18th Division of tn,
9Th Red Army. The LIST regimen
has some three hundred rifles, tn,
second and third regiments have no
so many rifles as the LIST Regiment
and the Red Guard has almost en-
tirely lances, with only few rifles
A woman commander has six hun
bred followers with two hundred
rifles.
"What is the style when the Rec
Army holds their meetings..
"They hoist the triangle flag i'm
printed with three letters: C. C. P
when they hold their meetings.
"What is the meaning of C. c. P.
&c. C. P. means, the Chinese Com
munist Party.
"What is the difference between
the officers and soldiers?
"The officer puts on red collar
around his neck and the soldier
wears a red tie around his neck.
"Who are the spies Ct the Rec
Army?
"The coolies who have red ties Of
red tape as their secret mark.
what are these Red armies go
ing to do?
"They intend to join with tn,
Communist forces of Chu Feb ant
Mao Tze-tung by the way O
Liuyang..
"Have they a political depart
ment?
"Yes, they have, in the politica
department the staff is composed
mostly of students of Pingkiang, an,
one of them is girl student. Be
sides, there is the organization of .
Military Committee with Pen Teh
huai, Hwang Kong-liao and Tel
Tai-yuan as its committee"