The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-29

Cfllld. lQcT2 are wars OF CAe l11@f
perialists, particularly Japanesd
imperialism, for the cclcnizatioIsl
Of greater and greater portions OF
the country. There are the war9'
of Chang Kai Shck against the
Chinese SoNets; the revolutionary
wars of the Red Army, against
imperialist oppression, and against
Kuomintang bloody rule. And then
there are the constant wars of the
militarists, rejecting the bitter
conflict between the various i'm
perialist bandits.
IN China is concentrated every
imperialist antagonism, and on
the border of Manchuria end the
Soviet Union there meets the
greatest conflict in modern day
history-the conflict of the i'm
perialist powers with the Soviet
Union
China, also is today the only
country in the world outside of
the U. S. S. n. where Soviet rule
is established and is functioning.
Over S0,0Oo,aOO people live under
the hammer and sickle.
We do not begin even to indicate
the world Importance, the revolu-
tionary significance, the role Of
China in the life of the toiling
masses of the whole world. The
capitalist press for the most part
prints the sheerest nonsense about
China. 1t is a dark and mystic
rious land to the masses generally.
IN the United States for Several
years now remarkable work has
been done by the Friends of the
Chinese People to spread informa-
ton, enlightenment and to rally
the American people for the sup
port of the Chinese revolution.
Now they have taken a historic
step. The first issue Of their
magazine China To1av in printed
form has appeared. The sub-cap-
ton of this publication is; "a
monthly magazine Of inforrrotion
and opinion on the Far East"
We have read nearly every maya
zine in English, in and out CT
China, published on China, and
not one of them even approaches
the quality of China Today.
China To-day, is attractivelv
gotten up. On the front cover is
a map of China, with the Soviet
districts marked in red. Every
workers organization, every group
interested in China, want this mao
to put in their headduarters. Tt
speaks volumes on the relative
Importance Of Soviet China.
WYE cannot here review the in
w dividual articles in this first
issue, every one of them con-
tribution to an understanding Of
China and its revolutionary
struggles. we merely list TN
here to show the scope of the
The Far East and the World.
which stresses the importance OF
the Far East in this period of
new round of wars and revolu-
tons
Nine. Sun Yat-sen, the widow Of
DR.. Sun Vat Sen, known to some
of the Chinese peasants in the
most backward sections who have
never heard of the world war,
contributes an article on the Cali
to Arms Against Japan.
Frederick Spencer, one of the
editors, writes on Marking Clasps
Hands with Japan.
Just who Tsai Tingk-kai, the
hero of Chapel is, and what his
attitude is towards Chang Kai
Shek is told by ], W. Phillips, who
interviewed the commander of the
18th Route Army on his recent
triumphal visit to New York.
THE very important documents
signed by Mao Use Tung,
chairman of the Central Soviet
districts, and the Fukien insurgent
are for the first time
published in English in China To-
day.
There is an article on Latest
News from Soviet China; Culture
and Chinese Soviets; Manchurian
Volunteers; Traffic in Arms in the
Far East.
Worth the price of the maya
zine itself, which is Is cents, is the
short story PEOPLES Therapy," by
HUI Ming-shu 1t deals with the
resistance of the peasants to the
militarists and their efforts to
drive them into the White Armies.
Do you want to know how the
Chinese peasants reallv act, Talk,
think. and not -os 80 -0--'7s
portray them then read this story.
The book review dcoart-o9 ut,
directed by Hansu Chan, loa'ing
authority and writer on China,
deals with the most important
books recently issued on China.
6anSu Cnan is one OF the edlCorS
of China Today and is well
known for his lectures and writings
on the subject.
We cannot urge oSr readers
too strongly if they want to IN
derstand the real situation in the
Far East, and especially China,
to write Immediately for copy
of "China Today" before this
first issue is exhausted. Send
Is cents to Friends of the Chinese
People, 16S West 23rd Street,
New York City.
Contributions received to the cred
it of Hsrrv Cannes in his Socialist
competition with Change t n g
World" and the Medical Advisory
Board in the Daily Worker drive.