The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-11
BY II. DOONPING.

recent mllitariSt war in China,
which resulted in the generally I'M
expected victory" of Chang Kai
Shek, is another expression of the
increasingly aggressive policy of
American Imperialism in China. The
news of the report of the KEN
merer Commission which appeared
in the American Press on the same
day (Dec. ID, 1929 as the news of
Chiang's victory" throws much
light on the policy of American i'm
perialism in China.
The Kemmerer Commissions re-
port consists chiefly of series of
proposed laws, some of which have
already been enacted by the legis-
lative Yuan. These laws "cover
wide range and are not confined
merely to fiscal affairs" New York
Times, Dec. IA, 1920. The full re-
port is in the hands of Marking and
the gist of it is still kept secret.
Six members of the Commission
have signed contracts with Marking
to remain as expert advisers" and
assist in applying the recommen-
dations of the commission"
The American imperialists have
evidently launched an elaborate
scheme to secure the control of the
Chinese finances, to obtain more
direct control of the machinery of
the Central" Government and thus
to get more and more deadly grip
of the whole economic life of
China.
Since, so far, Chang Kai Shek
has proved to be good tool, and
since much has already been
staked on him and, for the time
being, no better tool can be found.
| American imperialism decided,
not to abandon Chang Kai Shek,
but heavily provided him with
"silver bullets" "Vought" Cor
sairs twO-seater new-type fight
ers (the same type of aerOplane
as used by the American marines
in Nicaragua, machine guns, am
munition, advisers and air COM
manders. Thus Chang Kai Shek
was saved at the last moment,
when he himself admitted that
"the fate of Marking was hang
ing on a single hair"
The cause for the growing agrees
siveness of American imperialism
in China is not difficult to find
Capitalist transportation in Amer
lean industry with its ever-menac-
ing companion, over-production, the
shrinkage of the American internal
market, due to naturalization,
wage-cuts, ETC., and the growing
competitive power of the European
imperialists, present ever-more diff
ficult problems to American i'm
perialism.
One of the many desperate at
tempts of American imperialism to
solve this problem, this increasing
ly aggressive policy, is to enlarge
its share in and secure more con-
troll of the Far Eastern market.
According to Mr.. Julian Arnold,
American commercial attache at
Peiping, american trade with
China has developed to a greater
extent than the remainder of
China's foreign trade" New York
Times, Oct. 20, 1920.
American capital is also seeking
investment possibilities in the Chi
nese market and undoubtedly will
be drawn there if American impe-
rialism succeeds in stabilizing con-
ditions in China and making the
Chinese market safe for Wall
streets investments.
But is it possible for American
imperialism to estabilize China?
Can a semi-feudal- bourgeois regime
which Imperialism upholds in China
bring about unity and peace in the
country? Or, as the problem puts
itself in the immediate future: docs
Chang Kai Shek's new "victory"
mean peace and unitys for China?
VIII it slow down the developing
revolutionary mass movement or
accelerate it's growth?
1t is not difficult to see that
the inherent contradictions Of I'M
periaIism and the seni-fuedal-
bourgeois regime Which imperial
ism nourishes and attempts to
perpetnate in China are the an
derlying causes for the militarist
aVars in China. The last aOar, a
| militarist qoar Ike all the others,
could not and has not soIved the
contradictions IN China, bat has
greatly intensified them. Des-
pite the talk of peace, the contra
dictions betaOeen the different i'm
perialist poaoers, are becoming
! aUorse.
1t has already been admitted by
the capitalist press that "extreme
hopes for the London Naval Con-
ference probably will not be realiz-
ed" editorial New York Telegram,
Jan. 2, 1930). Four days after the
victory" of Chang Kai Shek,
Baron Okura, the new managing
director of the South Manchurian
Railroad, announced that 'the South
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