The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-26
CBy the pan-paclflc Trade Union sscretariat)

(By the Pan-PacItsc Trade Union Secretarlsp
ONE of the necessary requirements OF world
v capitalism 70 Justify" its war plots against
the Soviet Union, is to convince the masses that
the Soviet Union IS "impertalistic,'
And since an accusation coming from the
mouths Of those whom all the world recognizes
rs Spokesman for Imperialism, would not be very
convincing, these spokesman OF the foreign of
fees Of the imperialist powers leave to their
socialist" servants in the Second international
and Amsterdam International the dirty job Of
living to the toiling masses and trying to con-
vince them that the Soviet Union has q red
Imperialism"
Just as this moment, when japanese imperial
ISM feverishly mobilizing great army, tremen-
dous supplies OF munitions, and q horde OF
Czarist White Guards in Manchuria is menacing
the Soviet frontier with open warfare and I'M
7ludently stealng-through the miserable pup
net government" of Pu Yi--the Chinese Eastern
Railway, the socialist" servants Of imperialism
come forward to accuse, not Japan, but the
Soviet Union, Of imperialism"
These fake socialist" supporters Of imperialism
very often disguise the charge behind such
inference-laden questions as
If the SoWets are not imperiahstic why 90
they keep the Chinese Eastern Railway" Or-for-
nulated as an open accusation: 1.-THE Gar built
the Chinese Eastern Railway as an imperialist
enterprise through Nanchuria, part of China;
and the Soviet keeps it. Therefore, the Soviet
Union is also imperialistic."
Workers should learn first OF all that the
Soviet Government does not keep exactly what
the Car gothic political concessions and mi
litary rights amounting TO governmental power
he
Eastern Railway runs
The inperialiSt government OF the Gar
brazenly seized governmental power in Man
churia as the Chinese Eastern Railway was being
built in CzariSt Russia, then In alliance with
imperialist France against imperialist Japan in
the Far East, by bride (called "loanO given
the corrupt politicians Of what was then called
the Chinese empire" got those Chinese poll
iticans to sign treaty" in 1896, giving way to
Russia absolute and exclusive right of adj
minstraton" in Manchuria, along the line Of
the railway-"in order to facilitate the access Of
Russian land troops to the menaced points
So the treaty read; and under it Czarist Russia
simply took over the country; its Solidery
swarmed along the railway, Russian military
and police made up the municipal governments
Of all the cities, and Czarist courts and Of
ficals we're the dictators OF that part Of China.
No sooner had the Soviet Government taken
power in 1917 then it made the first move to
repudiate the inperiatst concessions and claims
Of the Czar-Whcl1 the socialist" Kerensky by
the way, had maintained. But If anyone wishes
TO know why the Soviet overnment-slthough
renouncing all the political power conquered by
the Czar1st Government in China, has not yet
delivered over the simple property Of the Russian
masses lat whose cost the Chinese Eastrn Rail
way was bult) In the rails, buildings and rolling
stock, let him read the following paragraphs,
taken from the Declaration TO the Chinese
People" by the Soviet Government, dated July
25th, 1919:
When in October, 1917, the Government OF
Workers and Peasants took the power into its
hands it addressed at once all peoples of the
world with an offer to establish everlasting
peace. AS basis for this peace, 1t suggested
renouncing all lamentations of foreign lands
any subjugation Of other nations, any indern-
mites whatever. Every nation, great or small,
no matter where whether independent or in
corporate against its will into the structure of
another State, should be free in its inner life,
and no power should hold it by force within its
boundaries.
Following this, the Workers and Peasants
Government declared annulled all the secret
treaties, concluded with Japan, China and the
former Allies; treaties by which the Cars
Government, together Eith its allies through
force and corruption, ensaved the peoples
Of the Orient and especially the Chinese nation
in order 70 profit the Russian capitalists the
Russian landlords, and the Russian generals
The Soviet Government then and there
offered 10 the Chinese Government to start
negotiations for the annulment OF the Treaty
of 1896, the Picking Protocol of 1901, and all the