The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-09
sy M L.

GEORGE BRONSON REAs editor, OF the Far
Eastern Review, writes in his magazine Of
oct 1881 Either China must enforce her SOY"
ereienty in Mongolia and its border regions and
comply with her duty to g neighnor, or invite
the application of the law of self defense CD on
the part Of the stronger power (rneaning Japan
M L. whose vital interests are placed IN
Jeopardy by her refusal to shoulder the burden
of sovereignty" CN1y enphasis)
But Mr. Rea is hardly interested in China or
her sovereignty In fact he says that there Is
no Chinese nation" There is a Monaghan
race 10 which the various peoples and clans that
inhabit what is known as China, belong. China
is a continent inhabited by race split into as
nsnv diverse nationalities as Europe. Until the
Chinese recognize this basic truth and are will
ing to settle their differences by mutual recog-
milton OF each others independence there can
be no peace in Cathay." Gtea, Far Eastern Re-
view August, 1917
But why this two-faced China; why on the
one hand q, ssovereign" China and on the other,
no Chinese nation" at all Res and the imper-
iajsts for whom he speaks are afraid of the
success of the Chinese soviets. Mongolia is a
peoples republic. The Soviet Union is an In
spirstion to the Chinese masses. Let Mr.. Rea
explain the fnperialists' apprehensions.
'eThe Soviet philosophy has permeated all of
Central Asia, Mongolia is now part of the
Soviet system. Chinese Turkestan is wholly
dependent upon the Soviet for IT'S economic
existence. Communist propaganda Is under
mining the allegiance of the people to their
Chinese cverIords and with the strengthening
Of Soviet trade ties this region . viii slip
automatically into the Soviet system. China's
inability to assert her authority over these dis
tant border provinces Is paying the
=, Z. R., Aug, 1881
The 1mperia1sts are worried by the fact that
ssChina is confessed1y helpless to protect her
own territory, defend her neutrality or dis
charge her obligations to Japan against the
menace from the direction Of Urga" Cmeaning
the S. ID Rea, F. E. r., Oct. 1881.
Discharge her obligations to Japan against
the menace from the direction of Urga." What
does this mean? Let Rea explain. ITO ask
Japan to get out Of Manchuria Is to ask her TO
commit suicide" China will lose Msnchuria."
Under new treaty relations with Japan and
other powers, Manchuria will be saved from the
Soviet (for japanese imperialism.-M L.,
opened up to foreign capital and development
and created into strong buffer state between
Jspan and the Soviet or between the Soviet and
North China" (FSea, F. e. r., Aug) This rein
forces what the Evening Posts Paris correspon-
uelJ ,NTObe a lew WechS SsO NItoF ~ CAioU Cl'o
great Western nations, behind their League
masks and under their diplomatic can1ouf1age
secretly want Japan installed upon the Asiatic
mainland a dependable sector Of 3 protective
ring around Soviet Russia
According to Rea, Intervention by recogrn
ton of the realities may be the only way left
open to save China from splitting up into a
congery of small Soviet republics tied TO Mos
cows leading strings The battle ground of
Communism for the control of Asia and the
world is definitely fixed in China. Communism
must be fought with its own weapons" China
lis too vast the inter-prov1ncial jealousies and
preiudices too bitter, to assure unity under one
government. Only by the creation Of at least
four or five states can the danger be averted."
In other words, imperialist intervention and