The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-12

duSplCCS VI StlN Si1tASSS ASesbSAN1S
Association of the Philippines, at
Asia Theatre, Manila, on October
10, 1929
Comrades:
On this memorable occasion the
Chinese people throughout the
world are justly and proudly cele-
brating the 18th anniversary of the
great Chinese Republic. The Fill
Pine workers who fought for Philip
pine independence, and shed their
blood to throw off the yoke of for
eign oppression and exploitation,
Join hands with you in your cele-
brations. The workers and peasants
of the Philippines, especially those
who come under the leadership Of
the Congreso Obrero de Filipinas
which represents the Pan-Pacific
Trade Union@ Secretariat in this
country, warmly and sincerely greet
you, and through you and your or
ganization, the Philippine Chinese
Laborers' Association, extend their
greetings to the militant workers
and peasants of China who, despite
the most brutal terror waged
against them by those who called
themselves "nationalists," by those
militarists and fascists in your coun-
try who act as lackeys of imperial
ism, especially of American and
British imperialisms, were and are
still fighting, first, for their organ
lied open existence, and second, for
the final emancipation of the Chi
nese people.
We greet you, comrades, because
on this same date in 1911, through
the efforts and struggles of the Chi
nese people under the leadership OF
the late DR.. Sun Vat Sen, made il
possible for the overthrow of the
old, corrupt feudalistic regime and
the birth of a new, vigorous Chi
nese nationality.
We greet you, further, not be
cause you have, through fighting
changed the name of your govern
ment from empire to republic, be
cause we believe mere transfer
nation in name can afford nothing
beneficial to the working people, it
shackle remains a shackle; but be
cause you have shown the worl
your courage and willingness t
fight and die for the independents
of China, for the overthrow of fol-
eign imperialism and oppression
and for the freedom of Chimes
workers and peasants.
Your 1911 Revolution, however
from the point of view of Filipin
worker, achieved nothing but tn
first step towards the independents
of China as a nation. 1t was nc
participated in consciously by tn
broad mass of the Chinese people
1t was simply bourgeois revolt
ton whose principal aim was
overthrow the old monarchical II
gime and in its stead establish
bourgeois democracy or republica
form of government. Because OF il
being a bourgeois revolution wher'
, in the Chinese workers and peasant
as class did not participate col
sciously, DR.. Sun Vat Sen near
met his defeat by the betrayal
: old militarists and enemies of Il
people, that is, by Chinese reaction
n aries headed by Yuan Shi Kai az
0 Co.
AS result of your 1911 Revolt
! ton, the revolutionary movement
= China, under the leadership of D
:, Sun Vat Sen, learned a great lesso
I The Kuomintang adopted new pr
! grams and tactics for revolutional
: struggles, the third and the mo
!, famous among them was tn
! adopted during the period OF 49,
: whereby it not only accepted Ru
sian friendship and technical a
but also it's revolutionary tacti
using as its basis the mass stru
gle, which showed itself later to
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