Results of Arming Farmers and Labourers in Canton as Aid to Soldiers "The Alliance of Labourers, Farmers and Soldiers" was the sub-Jject of a speech of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, the young dictator the Nationalist Government, beters the Third National Labour Oouference at Canton, "The object of our last re-organization of the Kuomintang," he commenced, "was to admit, all the farmers and the 1a-hourers of the country in order to achieve the final success of our na-Honalist. revolutionary movement. With this object in view we have tried our best to assist them for the last two years.—Out of this Do: hey we have reaped the profit ut many successes. The last military campaign in the East River, for instance, will serve a good illustration; without their help we might not have been able to achieve 80 Wonderful a suc ce "In the nationalist revolutionary movements armed troops are certainly indispensable but the armed labourers and farmers are of great~ cer importance, inasmuch as. th. former are limited and the latter unlimited. With my personal experience I can never forget, the Wwonderful assistance rendered them. During the Liu-Yang_ Rebellion (Gen, Lia Ching-wan, Com. mander of the Kuangsi Force: and Gen, Yang Shi-ming, of the Yunnan Army) in 1925. we were ea general strike the railway workers and the sailors of the province, and means of communications were at perfect standstill. With thole armies of 100,000 strong, Gon, Lia and Gen. Yang were then '"paalized" and exposed to our attack Their troops were either disarmed or Fe-organized and the commandfers effected only a narrow escape 'Again, soon after the May 20 tragedy in Shanghai; over 100,000 Jabourers in Hongkong throw down their tools, returned to Canton and joined the' Government to. fight against the imperialists for 10 months and they still continue their struggle along with the Government. Not only this, they help the Government in the unification of Kuangtung.
Late till May 80 last," he con-"the labour activity reached its highest point in the history of China: the general strike in Shang hai with some 200,000 strikers was able to maintain on for two months. Unfortunately, with the assistance of the' Fengtien militarists, the running imperialists were able them; this isa great tous, We must, therefore, devote our whole time and energy for the vengeance of the labourers to overthrow the treacherous militarists. In spite of the defeat in Shanghai our Chinese labour problem has become important one to the world."
He went on to mention the re-
Iation between the Kuominchun and the labourers in the North. If the Kuominchun can keep on good terms with the workers on the one hand, and enter into an alliance with' the Nawionalist Government fin South on the other, the downfall of Marshal Wu Pei-fa and Marshal Chang Tso-lin is a move of time rather than Guestion of possibility. He_poin ed out the defeat of the 2nd: Kuominehtn in Honan under Gen. Yoh Wei-chun was solely due to the will sooner or Intter find itself deceived, inasmuch as the conqueror, Wa Pei-fu, is not the man to cherish, Dut destroy it.
"Our Chinese labourers and farmers are again facing a eritical time," he added, "the imperialists and their militarists, their running dog, are doing their utmost to destroy them. But we must unite firmly and be ready all the time to resist. such force; in the fend we trust that the victory will be ours. Our aim is first of all to join the nationalist army with the Inbourers and the farmers for a general alliance, and then we will turn all ours, into a labour army for the overthrow of the greater imperialism, In. canels -sion, let me say Long live the Third National, Labour Conference; may the Nationalist Revolution be, sucr cessful; and. may. the World; Revolution be successful."
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