The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-01
The Present Situation of the Red
Army in Kiangsi Province

IN a speech delivered in Marking on June 10,
Chang Kai-shek stated THE Reds in south
Kiangsi will be externinated within month,
and peace and order will be restored in the re-
conquered territories within two months" Yet
Chang Kai-shek himself directing 100000 troops
armed with machne-guns, poison-gaS bombs,
and airplanes, and accompanied by German
Fascist military advisers, has already been en-
gagged in the Red suppression campaign for
month. What is the result?
The Shanghai Mainichi, japanese daily, Of
July 10 reported that on July T. two divisions,
the Sth and oath, in the Left Wing Of the Red
suppression campaign were surrounded by Reds
in Nanfeng 'Hsien, southeastern Kiangsi. The
same report stated that the Red Army in north
ern and eastern parts of Kiangsi had captured
Wuyuen south of Anhwei Province, and Sun
gan in Fukien. The same paper Of July IA stated
that one brigade of the 14th Division was
crushed by the Reds in Tankwan. A great num-
Der of troops of the 45th Division had mutt
MED and gone over to the Reds in Nanfeng, &C
cording to another reliable source. The new
7th Red Army in West KiangSi, according to
the Kiukiang Evening Post of July 10 cap
tured Kanchow a stronghold Of the White
Army on the 9Th thereby connecting with the
main force of the Red Army in Hingkoo. The
Shanghai Mainichi of July u reported: THE
R6dS IN hlaQgSl UOJdl lUUUOO dIuleO LACll WILL
$4,000 rifles. They are well disciplined in every
respect their tactics are well formulated. In
recent battles with the government troops the
Reds have captured much ammunition as well as
radio instruments ETC., from the disarmed Gov
eminent troops" The development of the Red
Army and the failure of Chang Kai-sheks sup
preston has already been reported by the bour-
geois press.
1t is quite certain that the losses of the White
fgrOz.
paign" is more serious than the bourgeois press
reports Military press and Geographic censor
ships was ordered throughout the country shortly
before Chang Kai-sheks departure to Kiangsi.
Thus all daily newspapers as well as magazines
are allowed to publish nothing but the reports
of how many Reds have been killed and how
many Soviet districts captured by the White
Army. The reports have enanated only from
ChiangS headquarters or from his propaganda
department Who will trust such stupidity false
news? For instance the Shun Pao, the oldest
Chinese daily in Shanghai, published on July IL
a Nanchang message saying that the city of
Kwangchang was captured by Ho Ying-ching
commander of the Right Wing Army in Kiangsi
and minister of war of Marking government
Again the same paper on the 10th of July re-
ports another telegram from Nanchang military
headquarters saying: "Our troops captured
Kwangchang on the afternoon of 18th" On the
same day the paper reported that Left Wing
troops were marching forward to Kwankchang
from two Sides This is an example of how
Chang Kai-shek attempts to deceive the public.
The White forces are powerful indeed In ad-
dition to 100000 troops, ammunition furnished
by imperialist countries, $1400,o00 was wired
to Kiangsi from Marking from July Ali, for
additional Red suppression funds In reaction to
Senator Pittmans advice that "The building
Of roads is the most important talks for suppress
ing the Reds, Chang Kai-shek decided on
July IL, to float a loan of S5,000000 to be used
for building a highway through Kiangsi and
Kwangtung provinces.
In an attempt to make the peasants of the So
net districts surrender to the Kuomintang, Chi
ang Kai-shek has offered heavy brides and or
gained a special propaganda committee. A re-
port of July Is stated 100000 copies of hand
bills we're distributed in the Soviet districts by
airplanes" But the peasants in China, the most
exploited toiling masses Of the world are fight
ing shoulder to shoulder with the Red Army
they are in fact the basis Of the Red Army. On
June 20 the Takungpao, most noted Chinese
daily in the country, reported: Troops of the
Red Army never give one rifle and never sur
render to the government troops, they fight to
the end. Every peasant in the Red territory Is
trained in the Red Guard Corps and are given
land, they fight the government troops as cour-
a~0cusly as the Red Army" A conversation
with an officer Of the White Army appeared in
the same paper on July H. saying: Three or
four Reds are armed wit hone rifle, and if we