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have witnessed the strength of our revolutionary masses at Wuchang and Hankow. Supposing they re- occupy the Concession by military force, though China may not resort to military force and wage war with them, yet our workmen and merchants may set up an economic boycott against them. Then inmediately their places of business will have to close down,
and the sale of their goods will fall off. Even if they will retain them, the Concessions will
be of no more use than a barren field. The
Imperialists with their usual astuteness and craft did not want this to happen. And we can see plainly from this that there are occasions when the Imperialists
do not consider it politic to make use of their
military forces against our revolutionary masses. We have leamt their reason, and therefore we need
not be afraid of them. What we have at present to
be anxious about is the lack of cohesion and bac
organisation among our revolutionary masses.
However great the influence of the Imperialists may be, we have no need to fear it. We can make bold
to prophesy that when the Nationalist
Revolutionary Army reaches Peking, the time will have arrived for the complete abolition of all the unequal
treaties. At present the most important work we have to take in hand is to strengthen the cohesion
of the masses and train them to enthusiasm for
revolutionary work.
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