The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-28
On the
World Front
BY HARRY CANNES
Nazi Rats Flee
China Red Army Advances
Peasant Uprisings

we may be sure the ship Is
sinking. All this is taking
place on the upper reaches Of
the Yangtze river around the
leading industrial center and
port of Southwest China, Chung
king, Szechuan. We recently re-
ported in this column on the flight
of Gen. Liu in the face of the on
coming Red Armies.
The latest news comes via the
United Press, which gets it from
the Nippon Dempo News Agency
in Shanghai, a Japanese news
service. The Nazi Consul and his
staff, in Chungking, who have beeN
very busy supplying military ex1'
perts and munitions to the Kuo-
mintang forces, fled post haste to
Hankow. The reason for the Hitler
agents sudden flight is reported by
the United Press as follows: "Ad-
vices said the Communistic forces
were within a few miles of Chung
king after routing concentrated
government armies"
IN other words, between the NaSi
L consul and the Red Armies there
was interposed only defeated con-
centrated army of the Knomintang
forces and a few miles of territory.
The Naz scoundrel along with the
wealthy Chinese exploiters and
landowners fled down the river to
Hankow.
BY now certainly the Red Armies
are at the nine gates of Chunking
storming it's walls. The proletariat
within the city vii undoubtedly soon
join forces with the Red Army, and
over this city of 100000 people, with
its industries, its coal mines, its only
railroad in Szechuan, will fly the
Red Flag of the victorious Soviets,
Chungking is the commercial CEN
ter and gateway not only for the
huge province of Szechuan, the most
westerly portion of China, but for
all of Southwest China. British,
Japanese and German imperialism
have been greatly Interested in
Chungking. Last year, the first rail-
road in the province, though only 10
miles long, was opened, for trans
portation of coal from the nearby
coal mines.
NHIANG KAI SHEK has concen-
y trated the main force of his
armies over 100000 men, around
the Central Soviet districts in
Kiangsi province, striving to destroy
this central forces of the Chinese
Soviets. The reply of the Armies
was a drive on Foochow, in Fukien
province, and now a victorious adj
vance throughout Szechuan prov
ince.
These movements will force
change in Chang Kai-shek's plans,
necessitating the breaking up Of
his armies in an effort to stem the
Red Army advances in Szechuan,
Fukien, Honan and Anwei. At the
same time, the Red Armies in
Kiangsi will increase their offensive
by breaking through Chang Kali
shek's ring Of steel.
Developments in China, the dep
relations of the Kuomintang, the
huge graft, the terror, the heavy
expenditures for war against the
Soviet districts, the drought, and
the catastrophe economic crisis
which is resulting in widespread
famine, and uprisings of the peas
ants, are aiding the advance of the
Red Armies and the victories of the
Soviets over the landlord-bour-
geoiSie.
AN example of the conditions
"A which the Chinese masses face
is given by the Shanghai CORE
spondent of the Osaka Mainichi.
This Japanese writer, Kosaburo,
under the title: 100000 Farmers
Starve to Death, Millions More Are
Threatened in China writes:
millions of Chinese are threat
ened with famine, and about B.
100000 Chinese farmers have al
ready starved to death on account
of the drought this year, which
wrought great damage to crops.
49,. Already uprisings are occur
ring at many places on account
OF exploitation by the military.
The uprisings so far are only the
prelude to greater disaster, it 10
feared. #. Because of the fame
inc, large number of afflicted
farmers have committed suicide.
Famished farmers are attacking
wealthy people at many places,
and already hundreds of such up
risings have occurred. The ma
tional government is unable to do
anything in the matter because OF
its dire financial difficulties"
The national government, how
ever, is able to spend tens of mill
lions of dollars in attempting to
destroy the Chinese Soviets. The
national government is able to
transform the American $40,ooo,000
wheat and cotton loan into NUM-
tons in order to shoot down the
peasants and workers who arise
against starvation, against famine,
against the oppression of the
wealthy landlords, usurers, capital
lists and their military supporters.
The same Mr.. Cosabura also gives
us the main reason why the Red
Army is successful against the con-
centrated Kuomintang forces around
Chunking. The workers and peas
ants are rebelling by the tens Of
thousands, or to use Mr.. Kosaburo's
own words:
'The famished farmers in the
villages are gathering in groups,
which are gradually swelling, and