The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-11-17
BY ]. AMTER.

IN December 18th, the First Congress OF the
" Chinese Soviets will be held. as the second
step in consolidating the growing power of the
Soviets in China. This is challenge to the
imperiahst powers and their hirelings and tools,
the mihtarist Chinese generals
Three years ago, when the Canton uprising
took place, it was possible for the Chinese mill
tary leaders to slaughter thousands of Chinese
workers, for the working class movement was
not consolidated and the leadership was weak.
Chang Kai-shek and his hangmen, at the
orders of the imperialist powers nlassacred the
revolutionary workers and earned the thanks OF
their bosses.
But today the situation has radically changed.
True the workers of Canton have not yet or
ganized their Soviets. The workers of Shanghai
and the other industrial centers still face the
executioners sword, and especially the Commu-
nists are the object of hatred of the fascist
Chinese leaders. But all over the country, the
workers and peasants have organized Soviets
and built up Red Armies and, proceeding from
section to section, are conquering more terri
tory and establishing Soviet power.
While the wars between the military cIqueS
continued bitter the Communists and the revo-
lutionary workers were able to move forward
with increasing speed, for the workers and peas
ants learned from the lessons OF the military
wars and recognized that change OF military
masters did not signify an improvement in their
situation, but on the contrary subjected them to
worse economic conditions. Conditions IN the
fascist armies became worse, and this induced
large numbers of the soldiery to desert to the
side of the revolutionists.
When the revolutionary Red Armies and
Lances moved forward they became menace
to the imperialist powers which utilized any
incident to threaten intervention England and
the United States have continually threatened
intervention British and American glnboatS
and marines have shot upon the Red Armies IN
order to provoke an incident" that would jus
tify intervention. This unquestionably would
have materialized, if the situation in the i'm
perialist countries, with their mass unemploy-
nent and discomfort, did not hamper the &C
ton of the mperiahst powers England is ham
pered on all sides by the colonies: India, Egypt
Malta Palestine, the breakdown OF the British
Commonwealth, which has bee nemphaSlzed at
the inter-imperial conference. The revolutions
in Latin America, as result of the proYocatlon
and intrigues of British and Americanshmper-
ialism; mass discomfort in the Philippines; the
tremendous vote for the Communist Party and
for Soviet Germany in the last German cleo
lions: the struggle against the Young Plan
and above all the splendid achievements in
building socialism in the Soviet Union, which
is a direct challenge to capitahsm-these are
some of the problems confronting the imperial
list powers which prevent united action in China
and prevent even individual action in the
Chinese situation.
In the meantime the situation in China has
gone from bad to worse. Mass starvation, mass
unemployment, the drop in the value OF silver
have aroused the masses who are flocking to
the banner of the Soviets. Villages, towns, dis
tricts have gone over to the Soviets Soviet
.I,zl.a. efafn of
the feudaI landowners have been confscated;
mortgages have been burnt in the squares; the
eight-hour day has been established, Red Armies
have been established. conference was held
in May for consolidating the Soviet Power, and
now the congress of the Chinese Sovets will
be held.
The Chinese Revolution is another bright
light in the workers and peasants movement.
The movement has many weaknesses-not SUI
ficient organizational base in the industrial
cities where the unions have been crushed,