According to the "Red Flag Daily News," latest addition to Shanghai's list of communist papers, the "China General National Union" of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party will hold a conference on September 5 to devise plans for a general strike.
The conference will be attended by the following representatives: eleven from the Natioral Railway Employees Union, thirteen from the National Seamen's Union, five from the mining workers associations teu from Shanghai, six from Wah, five from Canton, five from Chihli, five from Manchuria, two from Fukiex, one from Kingtehchen, Kiangsi, one from Nanking, {wo from the cotton milla at Wusiek, one from the mills at Hangchow/ two from Tsingtao, and ten from Soviet areas.
Previous to this meeting, a general inspection of communist groups will be held on August 28 at a place to be announced later.
This paper publishes a manifesto denouncing the Kuomintang, the "Elimination Clique," and all' Social Democrats. It urges the people to prepare for an armed strogglt throughout the country and to ai cept a Soviet form of government.
The following are some of thy principal objects of the Chinese Communist Party as set forth if this manifesto:—The overthrow of imperialism, the Kuomintang, and the militarists, and the establishment of a govern: ment of labourers, peasants ani soldiers, 2. The confiscation of all banks, companies, and other enterprises of the imperialists.
3. The rejection of all foreign 4. "The abolition of all unequal treaties.
5. The driving away of all fore: ign navies and armies from China, 6 The restoration to China of ceded territories.
The basto people of the right of racial self-determination The union of the world pro-Ietariat and Soviet Russ 9. The adoption of an eight hour day for adult workers and a six-hour day for young workers, and the fixing of a minimum rate of pay.
10. The introduction of labour! insurance, relief for the unemployed, and the drafting of rules governing the treatment of ternal workers in villages and male workers.
1 The confiscation of all factories ind. enterprises which have failed to observe Soviet orders and laws.
The confiscation of all land.
18. The confiscation' of all churches and temples.
14, The nationalization of all land.
15, The abolition of land likin, and other outrageous form: of taxation.
18, The prohibition of loans at high rates of interest and the rejection of all loans from landlords. gentry, rich farmers, and pawnshops.
The Settlement Police have a rested a Chinese named Hu Ching-sung on Woosung Road for being in possession of a parcel containing several hundred copies of this paper. He will be brought before the Special District Court for trial at aa early date, He is said to have ce fessed that the "Red Flag Daily News" is the successor to the former "Red Flag.'
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