The Archive · 1928

Peasants Now Armed

In northern Kiangsu, Shantung, onan, Chili (Hopei) Shensi, Shansi—in parts of Kuangsi and Kuangtung, in Anhui, almost all peasants are armed. Soldiers have returned to their villages with their arms—arms and munitions have been left on the field gf battle or Party of Chi in terms that are quite unmistakable.

He says:— ly clear to every comrade the Chinese revolution im event stage does not develop the. and Teng Venda and Tenxues, ate elements which jestionebly tw overthrosen in' the development of the vietorius revolution' of the feline Chinese In a word, the Communist Party of China completely overthrows Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the Will and the San Min Chu 1.' Now this is of considerable importance at this moment because there is a Left Wing group which is giving the Impression that it has a "Russian connection and that it will be able to utilize the Communists to regain-power. group suggests that Wang Ching-wei and Eugene Chen be brought back to China and it is secking to make an impro Chiang Kai-shek and Feng Yu-Hsiang that eventually they will be able to seize the power. thr their alliance with the Communists Their proposal then is that Leftist (hat is, anti-Kuangsi) should work with them, power, and by that means, prevent the otherwise inevitable Commi revolution. be found. But accord terial at ovr disposal,

national revenue' ess Sarious antagonist groups wil reduce the strength of the army. On. the contrary, a eries of facts show that these generals are contending now for the inclusion of Chang Tso'lin's a tured foreey in their armies. This, of course, will mot reduce, ba strength of these Struggle is bound to develop from its Present political form into an armed Struggle." As the Kaomintang Generals wil ant enormous means for the Keep' of their armies, increased Hon of the manos of worker ind oise of the pett not be able to pay for the soldiers for any length of, time cause the latter have hi for the last five or ait m this

on workers, peasants and soldiers an situation "has a "revoletionaing fect abso en w Considerable section of the wropertied poor population, This doubt dear 'a heavy blow to the. and imperial tion of the agrarian question can only.

achieved through the revolutionary Straggle of the workers and. peasants. echo among workers throughout the arid. After the ts was realized by the Chinese wer ing class that the armed revolt the only way to lead the workers, pet Gente and soldiers to power.

"After the Canton revolt the po sants rose in arma in various parts throughout China. The agrarian ree Nolution was mow to become. intens Hed. alistakes were committed sty comrades in the course of the Canton revolt; nevertheless, the Can:

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