The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-04

are subject to the Joint exploitation OF the I'M
perialists, the landlords, the milttarists, the
money landers and the capitalists. A poor pea
SAINT has to pay over so per cent of his crops to
his landlord. Besides, he has to pay him the
dead rent" that is, big amount of crops every
year even in times of flood and drought, The
peasant in order to pay these obligations and
maintain his family is compelled to borrow
money from the money lenders at annual in
terest, In many cases as high as 400 per cent.
Many peasants and agricultural workers
desert the farms and join the great
army of the unemployed In the cities.
Under these conditions, one can imagine how
the poor peasant suffers The sgrarian crisis, Of
course, makes his existence almost impossible.
The Revolutionary Struggles of the
MAncburian Masses.
It Is on the basis OF these worsening conditions
that the struggles OF the Msnchurian workers
and farmers are developing. With the leader
ship Of the Chinese Communist Party and the
revolutionary trade unions and peasants leagues
the revolutionary movement in Manchn1a has
been on the upsurge.
The recent strike of the needle trades workers
In Hardin has won partial victory; the shoe
workers have declared big strike for better con-
ditions. The railway workers OF the Peking Muk-
den Railway have declared number of strikes
and have succeeded In organizing revolutionary
unions. There have been formed also revolu-
tionary unions in the Mukden Arsenal, in the
Fushan Mines and in other industries. There
have been very determined demonstrations on
May l and August in Manchuria. The pene-
tration of the Communist Party into Manchuria
supplies the radicalzed workers With correct
leadership and intensifieS their struggle
Together with tn estruggle OF the Manchurian
workers, there is developing the agrarlan revo-
lutionary movement which is the essential char
acter and the most Important aspect of the revo-
lutionary movement in Manchurta. The agrt-
cultural workers have organized themselves into
revolutionary unions Many peasants leagues
have sprung into existence. In Kirin the peas
ants have armed themselves and fought against
the army OF the ulilitarists, burned the loan
contracts of the money lenders, and conflscated
the crops of the landlords. The peasants near
Fushan have carried on constant struggles against
high rents and exorbitant taxes. The peasants
along the Lilo River have developed the move
ment of eating at the big home" l. b., the
peasants organized as a group and marched 10
the homes of landlords and rich peasants, de-
manding food. According to Shan Pao, Shang-
hal, at the end of April there were groups Of
peasants numbering from one to three thou
sand marching into Shonshan, Tunglio and other
cities demanding food and relief. Although the
agrarian revolutionary movement develops un-
evenly in various parts Of Manchuris, the move
nnent is on the upsurge practically in every ag-
rarian area.
Struggle for the Establishment Of Soviets.
Although the agrarian revolution in Manchuria
Is comparatively behind that in southern and
central China, where Soviets have been estab-
Hshed and strengthened, there have already been
laid down the basis for soviets in Manchuria.
Especially after the forceful invasion into Man
churia by Japanese imperialism, the Manchurian
peasants under the leadership OF the city pro-
letariat and its vanguard, the Communist Party,
have intensified their struggles, extended their
guerrilla warfare against the countryside OPP
pressors the miltarists, and even the japanese
irnperialists.
The real and only consistent force against
Japanese imperialism in Manchuria is not Cen
eral Ma who, being big landlord and rnilitar-
ist, has capitulated to Japanese imperialism; but
are the workers and the peasants of Manchuria,
especially the basic broad masses of the small
and middle peasants Their guerrilla troops,
whichc the imperialists are accustomed to brand
as bandits" have been the real force that is
fighting against Japanese imperialism These
bandits" have even defeated the armies Of
Japanese imperialism near Tsitsihar and other
places. Now the japanese imperiaIsts are greatly
worried about the bandits" who attack them
from behind and all around" 1t was reported
recently that the bandits" had captured Yin
kow, an important port in the South Manchu-
Ran Railway zone controlled by the Japanese.
II is because of these upsmginx revolutionary
struggles Of the Manchurian workers and peas
ants that the American, British and other i'm
perialists despite their sharpened contradictions
in Manchuria are giving Japanese Imperialism
free hand, In order to suppress the revoIu-
tionary movement and to prepare military
basis against the Soviet Union. II Is also be-
cause Of this that the japanese imperiaiists snd
the Chinese militarists coming to an accord"
TO jointly smash the struggles of the Manchu-
rian workers, peasants and their troops.
The Manchirian peasants and their troops
have been greatly strengthened by the revou-
tionary leadership of the Communist Party. They
are now struggling In the same direction as the
workers and peasants In southern and central
China Japanese imperialism might be able to
throw overheard the Manchurian ndlitarssz,
but 1t will certainly be different matter when
1t comes to smashing the workers and peasants
and their troops. The broad mass basis OF the
deepening agrartan and antt-tnperialist move
ment can never be destroyed by imperialism!
Inspired by the Soviet Union and the Soviets
in central and southern China the workers and
peasants in Manchuria are laying down the
foundation Of their Soviets and their red armies
which will carry on the agrarian and anti
tnpertalist revolution TO It's completicu-
Together with the workers aud peasants in
Japan. m xorea, "wt1ere tbs bendtts' prevail"
and IN rcernosa. where the natives sss revolving,
the Manchutan masses will overthrow Japanese
Imperialism and put an end to tnperialist dom
ination,