Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-12-14
SPOTLIGHT
ON THE
World Crisis
BY DONALD GLEASON
CHINESE RED
INDIAN AFFAIRS
DOLLARS RULE
DIPLOMACY
BY DONALD GLEASON

Events of world Importance are
happening in the Pacific. Just
as the official reports OF Chang
Kai Shek, militarist agent of
Great Britain and Japan, an
nounced sweeping victories over
the workers and peasants armies,
the news leaked out that this
sixth attempt to crush the So
viets of China has ended In disas-
ter.
For two years the Soviets have
held an area in the northern part
os Szechuan and have run it so
efficiently that their currency is
preferred to the deprecated
money of the provincial war lord.
In a recent battle the Communist
army of northern Szechuan de-
feated the army of Governor Liu
Hsiang, who lost 10000 troops
and $4,000 rifles.
In the south another Soviet
army is marching from Kiangsi,
the former Soviet stronghold,
through Human and kweichow
into Szeehuan. Even the OppOn-
ents OF Communism are privately
admitting that the capture OF
the province seems inevitable.
Szechuan is the largest and
richest province of China, and
the easiest to defend. Its pOpu-
lation OF 6OO,0OO,OOO added to
more than 60,WO,000 already
under Soviet rule in China will
be staggering blow to the i'm
perialists. Strategically the pro-
vince is central to all China. To
the north and west are the bor-
ders of the IS. 5. Il. which the
Chinese Soviets can get in touch
with for the first time. South
west lies British controlled III
bet and Burma. Kweichow,
south of Szechuan, is already in
revolt from its war lords. Below
it is the French territory OF
Yunnan.
The British had already loaned
the governor os Szechuan 100000
900 for his "anti-red" campaign.
That was not enough and al
though Liu Hsiang had already
collected taxes until 1880 he was
forced to send his tax collectors
to collect four more years or to
1884. The desperate peasants left
their land, destroyed the crops,
and joined the Soviet army.
The British, threatened in III
bet and deprived OF new sources
of exploitation, are forcing Chi
ang kai-shek to make an attack.
In order to fight Communism
the Cantonese are bargaining
with British and American oil
companies for a loan of $4,000
OO0 French dominated troops in
Yunnan are already prepared to
march against the Chinese So
viets. In spite of British, Japan
ese, American and French efforts
the Chinese Soviets grow strong
er year by year.
England has another serious
problem in India. The Joint COM
mittee of Parliament has just
presented it's report concerning
the government of India. This
report proposes Central Indian
Legislature composed of men,
bers elected by the provincial
legislatures and nominated by
princes in the Native States. In
turn the provincial legislatures
are elected by voters qualified
under such heavy property re-
striction that only IA percent of
the adult population can vote.
Even this carefully restricted
legislature has no real power.
The Governor General, appointed
in England, has complete control
of defense and foreign affairs
He can veto any tariff which
places harmful restrictions on
British imports, and when he sees
fit seize emergency powers. The
Hindu people are bitter in their
denunciations of this frank adj
mission that India is still to be
exploited by England.
In London the naval conference
of England, the United States,
and Japan has broken up with
Japan denouneing the naval
ratio. The three dominant pow
ers are at odds about the control
and exploitation of the Pacific
area.
The United States is suggesting
an alliance with England against
Japan. American Ambassador
Robert w. Bingham in a speech
urged Anglo-American cOopera-
ton and gave assurance that
President Roosevelt would be
able to make binding and last
ing" understandings. General Jan