In a country, tie welfare of the! people depends' altogether on questions of polity and the chief ques tions of any country are those relat ing to government. If the internal government is bad, no matter chat problems arise they cannot be solved. For instance China to-day is suffering from foreign political domination and economic pressure one year 1,200,000,000 is because the govern. ment of China is bad, the economical situation cannot develop and therefore each year such losses are incurred, the heaviest of these being 500,000,000 dollars lost yearly be: cause the imports exceed the exports. These 600,000,000 dollars worth of goods represents the living of the workers and this loss is incurred because Chinese industries have not developed. Let us examine into the question of this loss. The wages of Chinese Inbourers are the lowest in the world; doing more than ten hours per day. Such being the case, it stands to reason that they cannot compete with foreign industries.
How is it that the exports produced by Chinese workmen are not able to match the imports by foreign. workmen? Why is it that in this industrial connection we must los each year $500,000,000? The chief reason ix because the government is bad and government administration is powerless, If the Rovernment had power it could. safeguard the loss of this 600,000,000 dollars, and if this loss was avoided, should have each year an additional 500,000,000 dollars worth of bread, Workers' Ignorance of Economics If the Chinese government had power, how could it save this large sam? ' This could be done by me lereasing the Customs Tariff. If there were heavy import duties, it would be difficult for foreign goods to find entrance, and nati would capture the market. In this way, all the workers in the country.' would be richer by 500,000,000 dollars per year.
Editorial Note: Dr, Sun's economies atweage leave na a. tittle bevelldered.
But according to the slogan in the newspaper sent by the Hankow workers, workmen are not concerned bout polities. If that is so, then of course there is no need to ask the government to increase the Customs duties so that foreign goods inay be boycotted and native goods encouraged. If foreign goods are not boycotted and native goods not. encouraged, then China will not manufacture native articles. If these are not made there will be no work for the men; in fact there will he neither work nor workers, and then where will your bread be? From this you can see that, work without good leaders are bound to make mistakes, and such workers! vuntons will not prosper and will soon come to nothing. This will be Dbeeause they were too ignorant to Know that political questions are [economic questions.
Editorial Note: Thin argument paltiiane nity "an forthe of unions by
realy Kuomintang following for the control the." Chinee tabour movement, nacntiad to." the aehome "that th Soviet agents were senrking ant them chen These "fectures" wore 'The Peoples' Sovereignty The two subjects of government and "economics are' "very. closely related. If you do not trouble about polities, how will it be possible to Solve. the economic questions of Fread, and procure bread?
This slogan of the Hankow workers comes from the abuses zon quent on a misinterpretation of what equality is, so our Revolutionary Party cannot conting steele merely in talking about equality but must advocate the struggle for democratic power. If democracy is not really established, even if we Wi equality it will only be for a time, {id before long will come to nothing. In our revolution we advocate democratic rights, for although we not use equality as a slogan, yet quality is included in these democratic rights. If at times equality is necessary then we must use it, i€ not, we must do away" with i Batoriat Note:
Mere in mate naturally aut this way the sovereignty of the Feople can develop, and there will bbe a right use of equality. Some time ago T laid it down as. principle that mankind may be divided into three classes according to their (Continwed on page 130.)
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