The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-01-13
PAN-AMERICAN AND CHINESE
SITUATIONS

Lindbergh in Mexico is more than the "ambas-
sador of goodwill" which he has been called in
the Rotary Club phraseology of the day. To use
another bit Of commercial jargon, he is selling the
United States below the Rio Grand more success
fully and cOmprehensively than any diplomat or
business man in quarter of century. The eff
fort of Obregon and Gales, of the modern move
ment in Mexico, has been to put the country on
its own legs-and on different kind of legs from
those which support the United States. The hope
has been to avoid of the pitfalls of our civil
ization, of materialism and privilege. This, in
turn, has meant certain degree of isolation. But
VOLTA! Lindbergh has landed and is hailed by the
same Gales who has shot deported a dozen
persons less dangerous to the aspirations of
Mexico for the Mexicans. Roads are to be built
for automobile travel and tourist aid is planned"
is Mexican isolation at end and with it some
OF the dreams of the last decade? 1t looks as if
there were breach in the border through which
presently would roll our whole automobile-rado-
Jazz-band-five andten-cent- store civilization For
better or for worse? It's as you like it.
Colonel Lindbergh is warned to watch out for
pot-shots from Ncaraguan rebels as he flies over
Nicaragua. The bandit" General Sandno-who
is, in reality leader of the opposition forcesit is
explained, has discOncerting habit of shooting at
airplanes flying over his head. At this point our
nquiring schooIboy has a perfect right to rise in
his chair and mildly wonder what makes General
SANDING mean to nice arplanes that are doing
nothing in the world but occupying some of the
air he isn't using anyway. And we must answer
that maybe General SANDING remembers certain
planes from Managua, that flew over him last
July doing considerable damage to his adherents--
IN fact, not to be too polite about it, killing few
score by dropping bombs on them The British in
India have already demonstrated that bomb-drop-
ping is very effective way of reducing recalcit-
rant villages to speedy surrender; our marines
were quick to learn the lesson. General SANDING
mas reason to be suspicious of the sound of an
airplane engine, and he has probably reasoned
that it will be more healthful for himself and his
followers to shoot at the plane first before ascer
tanning whether it be friend or foe marine or Gam
baddasod of Goodwill"
China continues its murderous chaos but since
the latest and bloodiest violence has been directed
against the radicals and the Russians the Western
world has temporarily stopped its sermon on law
and order The Soviet Vice Consul in Canton was
KILLED IN the course of the triumphant return of
General Chang Fak-wei and seventy-five Russian
consular officials have been deported from the
4angtze Valley Others are still in prison. The
~N@AAA0NSAS
that English imperialist reaction must be recog-
nlzed as the chief moving power responsible for
cantonese bloodshed and for the murder perne-
trated on Soviet citizens" One need not accent
nj. Cmcherins theory at par to feel certain that
1ne intense antl-Russian propaganda campaign
conducted by British interests in China is bearin,
us trult While the Nationalist are ousting the
Russians and closing labor-union Headquarters.
thelr generals are again moving forward Feng
1u-hslang, the Christian general" is invading
Shantung from the West, and the Japanese are
considering relanding the troops they withdrew
iaSt september Such military movements, while
spectacular, are of less permanent Importance than
the ups and downs of the labor and peasant move
ments' and it is significant that Mrs Sun Yatsen
widow OF the father of Chinese nationalism. has
autographed from Moscow to her brother-in-law.
General Chang Kai-shek, leader of the reorpaniz
cd Marking Government, that if she returns to
"hiila IL VIII be aid those movements-The Nation.