Des. 20.
Greatly as the Nationalists are be congratulated upon their directing genius of Communistic activity in China departed for its own country, but it must have more than that te grow enthusiastic over the new National. Ist policy. It must see an end to political strikes and to the estiferous destruction of foreign property and foreign interests by incessant labour agitation Certain facts remain upper most in the minds of foreigners which it would be well for those Chinese who' are sincerely anti-Russian to know. Firstly, although the Russians have directed and financed the Communist effort, there is a Communist Party of Chinese and a Communistically-inclined group in the Kuomintang who undoubtedly are in communication with the Third International and who obey Moscow's orders. If the breaking off of relations with Soviet Russia is a defensive measure on the part of the Nanking Government, they must take the offensive against the Chinese Communists who actually do the Jobs which the Russians only outline to them. In yesterday's issue we published telegraphic correspondence between Mra, Sun Yat-sen and General Chiang Kai-shek which is significant in that Mrs. Sun makes it clear beyond a reasonable doubt that she and her followers still adhere to the Russian alliance, that they regard the breach of that alliance as disrespectful to the memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and that they will continue to work for that alliance. It is presumed in Nationalist circles, although it is not definitely known to be so, that Mr. Eugene Chen is somewhere between Canton and Viadivostck on a Russian vessel with, prospect of immediate settlement, Yet, it would be a simple-mal ter' for the Chinese police authorities to settle the strike in Pootung and for the Kuomintang labour unions ta outlaw the tramway strike. What are we to understand by their failure te-act? What are we to understand by the continuance of the wharf trikes? Is the power of the Chinese Communists still greater than the Nanking Government?
Another interesting factor in this situation which foreigners never disregard is a secret meeting: which took place at the Chinese" General Chamber of Commerce-last summer when the Chinese ratepayers' strike was at its height. This meeting, was attended by important members of the Chinese Ratepayers Association and followed one of their larger mass meetings. It was called together to consider ways and means to force the Shanghai. foreigners to th knees in the event of a failure of-the Chinese ratepayers' strike, At this meeting, a Chinese of the greatest prominence, who is now again active in politics, proposed that a campaign should be waged abroad to convince manufacturers that unless the present foreign residents in Shanghai were recalled and new men sent out who were not "die-hards," the manufacturers and shareholders abroad would suffer. One wonders what has become of that proposed campaign and whether some of the present strikes have not some relationship to it. For, the proposal came in such a form not to preclude possible union with the Communists for the purpose of damaging foreign industries and commercial interests in China, Furthermore, the world revolution, Comrade Borodin was where he offered to finance equip, advise, direct and sup: port any government which Dr, Sun Yat-sen. and his following could establish there, The Third International had been in direct relations with the Kuomintang since 1920, when Mr. Lao Chung-kai_made his connections with Moscow. It was during that year that the Chinese workers in Moscow in their convention elected Dr. Sun Yat-sen and Nicolai Lenin as their honorary. presidents, Comrade Borodin's influence with Dr. Sun was so powerful that when the -Kucmintang.congress met at Canton during January, 1924, the programme of. principles and tactics which he had drawn' up and party and governmental organization which he had prepared wag accepted by Dr Sun and his party unhesitatingly. Among the singularly sinister propositions which Dr. Sun accepted unhesitatingly was the inclusion of the members of the Communist Party of China as members of the Kuomintang. In the reorganized party which Comrade Borodin achieved these Communists played an morea: ingly greater: vole, for they did not accept governmental appointments but devoted themselves entirely: to pivotal party positions, to secretaryships, to organization work, to youth, 1 hour, peasant and women movements, and finally to propaganda, While the historic leaders of the Kuomintang were quarreling ever what appeared to them at the moment to be national que: tions, the Chinese Communist: controlled by Comrade Borodin, created a new Kuomintang, a fight to a finish, the Party might well win the war and lose the peace as has been done in Europe, Dr. Sun Yat-sen observes, in one of his lectures in the "San min chw-i,? that at the conclusion of the Great War there was little difference between the victors and: vanquished so far as gains and losses were concerned. The country has already suffered more from the civil war now raging than it will regain in ten years of peace. Furthermore, the lesson of Canton should not be neglected. While the armies are winning victories on the battlefield the politicians are Josing the trust of the people at the home base. Wuhan exhibited the: same disposition. to break away from the central authority' final determination to break off relations with Soviet Russia, the Powers and the people of Western countries will judge the value of their new orientation of policy by results in the main-ta@bance of law and order, in the adherence to the provisions of treaties until those treaties are replaced or revised, in the suppression of subversive elements amongst their own people who continue apparently unhampered to disturb Shanghai and its environs and to intimidate labour so that they cannot} work if they want to, than by, other signs. It must be known to the Nanking Government that, the Communists were planning simultaneous uprisings in Canton, Hankow, Changsha, and Shanghai, Tt must be known to 50 Russian advisers and 30,000 rifles, and Mrs. Sun's telegram would seem to indicate that although she has by her published statements and her conduct clearly, and we believe sincerely, indicated her adherence to Communism and Russia, she was on her way back to China. It is to be presumed that Mr. Teng Jen-da, Dr. George Hsu Chien, Messrs. Koo. Meng-yn, Kan Nogal-kuan, Chen Kung-pao, Chen Tu-shin and other Communists and their allies are still in China and in Nationalist territory and that they are freely propagating their ideas and are organizing to take possession of territory whence they might continue to conduct such a campaign of hatred and bitterness. as was: witnessed ' from Hankow.. last} year, 'a circular was actually distributed-in the United States, the last paragraph of which read:
"From this, it ought to be clear to us that persons and organizations in China to-day suspected by the people of blocking the free development of: this fundamental process (Nationalism as_ represented Nanking last summer) will have their usefulness seriously affected and even their continued. existence threatened, The same would be true of! governments and nations."
Now, the foreigners would like to rejoice: at this break with Soviet Russia and at the new Policy of the Nanking. Government "and. of the Kuomintang, They would like to believe that at astvan.end: had-come to the insufferable-year since the Com-which from 1924 to August, 1927, he alone directed except during a short period between March and May, 1926.
Soviet Russia poured into this effort huge sums of money. They sent advisers to Canton who reorganized every branch of the Government. They helped to establish the Whampoa Academy and placed at its head, General Chiang Kai-shek, who had visited Russia. They attached tv: each'" commanding general a Russian adviser who practically led that general's army. They drilled and schooled younger generals 80 that when they were prepared to oust the older ones, they had their own monte. take their places; They got rid of such groups as they termed bourgools-nationalistic, and concentrated public effort on the s0-
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