The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-12
PLANS
NEW TAXES FOR
WAR ON SOVIETS
New Decree Tightens
Control of Chinese
Bankers

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An ammunition depot on the out
skirts of Marking exploded yester-
day, wiping out a guard Of 40 Nam
king soldiers and killing scores of
civilians resident in the neighbor-
hood. The depot was blown to bits
and a nearby police station wrecked.
Marking dispatches report the ex-
pIosion to be accidental.
The Marking Legislative Yuan yes
terday adpted legislation reviving the
National Finance Commission. The
Commission is to devise new ways Of
taxation robbery of the masses in
order to raise funds for Markings
war to re-enslave the eslancipated
worker-peasant masses of the Chinese
Soviet Districts. While Chang Kali
shek is frantically trying to reorgan-
ize the shattered fourth Communist
suppression" campaign, the Yuan
hypocritically states that the funds
raised by the commission will not be
used for civil war. This patent de-
ception is aimed at allaying the anger
Of the masses in Kuomintang China,
who are more and more rallying to
militant support of the revolutionary
governments in the Soviet Districts.
The new legislation reviving the
Commission, at the same time tight
ems the control of the Chinese bankers
on the Marking governmental appara-
tus. The commission is composed
entirely of members of the Chinese
ruling class, with the bankers and
financiers dominating it. Its IS tc
As members are allotted to the follow
ing specified classes: Cd high gov
eminent officials; 90 representatives
of financial interests; CD representa-
tives of agricultural, industrial and
commercial interests: "a economists
and (5) financial experts. No rep
resentation is permitted. the industrial
workers and the peasantry. Ever
the yellow trade unions under direct
control of the Marking government
are ignored.
The fourth Communist suppress
sion" campaign has already met the
fate Of previous invasions Of the
powerful Chinese Soviet Districts.
Not only have the Marking invaders
been thrown back, but the Chinese
Red Armies are carrying out vic
torious counter attack and have
liberated huge new districts from,
the blight of Marking oppression
and tax-extortions. At present, the
Red Armies are pushing the offens-
i've against the greatest strongholds
Of the Marking and Canton gangs.
Within the past week, they have
not only invaded Kwangtung Prov
ince, the base of the Canton mill
tarists, but have won important vic
tories against the Marking forces
in Hupeh, Human and Anhwei Prov
inces and have frightened the iron
Red ring around the important
Central China city of Hankow.
The robber rule of the militarists a
Hankow is further menaced by tn
desperation and growing militancy o
over 100000 destitute flood victim
living on the outskirts of the city. TIL
National Flood Relief Commission /
refusing to continue even the meage
aid extended in the past. 1t claim
that its funds are exhausted. Mos
of the funds have been used to extern
the cultivation of opium, with viey
to making addicts of the whole toll
ing Chinese population.
Millions of other flood victims ar
also facing utter restitution and star
walton in many districts Throughout
Kuomintang China. In Peh- Hsiel
over one hundred persons died o
starvation in single day. In Chang
sha, disease is ravaging the flood ref
ugees. Cholera is spreading in a,
the seaports and in many inland dis
tricts of Kuomintang China. Starvin
refugees from the famine stricke
agrarian districts are pouring int
the cities. Even where pretense {
relief is being made, the fare is S
miserable that even the capitals
North China Daily News is forced I
admit that the refugees can hardl
drag themselves to the soup kitchen
Speaking of relief activities in AMI
wei Province, the North China Dali
News says:
"Some of the 5000 who get a bow
Of mil.et cruel daily at the sour
kitchen are getting SO weak that II
is hard for them to get to the soup
kitchen and back to their place OIL
abode"
Their "plsce Of abode" is usual
some crude shelter that offers scar
protection against the elements.
merly head Of the Negro Departmer
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