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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 14th, 1927.

COMRADE BORODIN'S POWER IN CHINA.

HIS ORGANIZATION AND MANY ACTIVITIES.

THE BOLSHEVIK PROPAGANDA

DEPARTMENT.

·Continuing their series of articles on the Bolshevik power in China, The North-Ching Daily News" gives the following account of Borodin's power in China, and the nature of his organisation, He is, of course, the direct emissary of the Soviet Government and the Third Internationale,

The account given below is written by one of his former colleagues.

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The Poison Mill. On the remaining three floors of the building there is scarcely room for the staff of Borodin'e complicat ed organization. The ground floor is occupied by the propaganda De- partment and the printing shop. At the head of this is an American anarchist Rated. Jameson, a friend of Borodin's whom he know in Lon- don. In his offices the daily news. paper, the People's Tribune, is edited by an American woman, a Mrs. Prome, whose assistants in this work are Veprentsoff, the inter- preter mentioned above, and a young English cathusiast sent out from Moscow, where he was a mem-

ber of the Young Communist or ganization, and known to me simply as John. The Chinese em- ployed as printers are all members of the Communist Party, or think they are.

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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "

DAILY PRESE."]

HONG KONG

SIR, With reference to the letter of One Who Knows."

This, letter is receiving attention.

on

One hears a great deal shout the Chinese Communist Party, and it is naturally assumed that there are

Manifold Activities. at the head of this party important Borodin organized over the whole Chinese personages who are admit of China "nests" of the Communist

Posters and pamphlets are turn- ted to the intimate council of the Party; he organized unions of in- ed out in quantity and are, of Masenw Central Committoo and dustrial workmen, farmers, trans-course, anti-imperialist, anti- mili have much to do with the direction port workers, clerks, artisans of all tarist, and now anti-Chiang Kai Shet. Communist and left wing of activities here. As it happens, kinds and coolies of every descrip Kuomintang proclamations are also however, the noining! Chinese tion; he founded the communistic ground out in bulk, as are Lenin's Com- leaders are looked upon in Moscow union of young men; he organized books, the "A.B.C. of

and munism

similar works. as no more than pupils and the real the revolutionary military council Much attention is also given to

At the Summary. Court yesterday direction of affairs is in the hands he created a "Department of Pro- pamphlets directed against both

and afternoon, before the acting Puime elsewhere, but I should like to of men like Borodin who with their paganda for China and Asia," Catholics and Protestants,

Jameson works on pamphlets and many assistants for all lines of work China alone being too small for leaßots designed to make au impres (Mr. P. Jacks) a claim for $1,000, enlighten One Who Know; "

him; he went far towards destroy sion upon. British and American being due for the value of goods the points rated regarding the sold and delivered, was made by YM.C.A. in France. He says the in the Chinese and have only to ing the Kuomintang and reorganiz- soldiers and sailors.

I was led by curiosity one day to consuls them when it suits them.

ing the Left Wing so that the Com-watch the printing of appeals to Kwok Yan Kee (plaintifs) against prices in the Canteens were con siderably lower than în the Among the Communists in China muxists would dominate there the fordes then arriving in China, Wong Kwai Kec (defendant). and the adjacent territory of Far volution.

calling upon them, in the name of Mr. J. T. Prior appeared for the YM.C.A.'. This statement is un- the Chinese people, not to let them- Eastern Siberia, there are In Hankow Borodin developed elves be used against China. plaintiff and J. A. Gordon Leask true, for all prices were regulated senior men, who are in autocratic within a few months an organiza ports which subsequently came back was for the defendant. Control of all affairs in which Mostion which is, in most essentials,

from the front": indicated that

An interesting point which arose these appeals seemed to make some

was the challenge by the defence French sailors, but none whatever of the translation by the Court on any other men of any nation-translator of a Chinese document

put in by plaintiff's solicitor, and for the benefit of the troops, by way of professional concert partios, lec- No Expense Spared.

on which plaintiff was to a large turers, note paper, free refreshments No little expense and effort were Invished upon the preparation of extent ralging. Closely examined, for the walking wounded, hostels The Red Menage.

postcards, while I was there, attack- the Court translator admitted that for relatives of the wounded, cree- The whole machine is under one ing the King and Government of the document could be read in swotion of rest huts, etc.

Great Britain, but outside of pure- roof and the two most importantly Chinese subjects, by far the big-ways, both in favour of plaintiff permanent figures in the establish-west work was the preparation of and in favour of defendant.

literature for the peoples of Opening the case for plaintiff, ment, next to the chief himself, are his private secretaries, Voloshin and colonies in the East. Naturally Mr. Prior said that the claim was Kirisheff. Their wives are respec- India got most attention and really for over $2,000, but plain- tively Borodin's typist and coding Dawanda, who arrived in China tiff was waiving the larger amount printed matter, supervised this par- tacular branch of the work and was the jurisdiction of the Summary obtained from Headquarters to himself the author of pamphlets to meet immediate needs in China.

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the U.S.S.R. and since I was in touch with the man himself for three and a half months I think I can give a fairly complete picture of ita workings.

ality.

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British, French and Portuguese

by an official prico list sent to all Canteens and V.M.C.A's by the We Army Authorities monthly. were not allowed to charge contrary to the prices in this list.

All proâts were immediately used

At the close of the war the YMCA. had a deficis of about £750,000. Towards defraying this huge luss the British Goveriment The policy of the Association was to give immediate benefit to the... drops and not to accumulate any of the profits. Properly audited

voted a sum of £600,000,

suribed by no geographical limita clerk, so the affairs of the sanctum with a large selection of subversive in order to bring the case within statements were issued and can be

Vladimiroff, Secretary for Man-· churia; Lashevich, Secretary for the Chinese Eastern Railway Zone and concurrently head of the railway administration; Volin, Secretary for South China; and Borodin, Sce- rotary in charge of the Communist Party in China. It will be noted that Borodin's authority is circum- and those articles will show that sanctorum may be said to be there are few other checké upon his family affairs. Voloshin is a friend liberty of decision and action out of Borodin's who has been with him side of Moscow:

here three years. He is a Jew and Borodin's assumption of dicta was formerly the bead of a political torial powers is never explained to bureau attached to forces in South the Chinese, for it is simply taken Eastern Russia. He is married to for granted that they will realize a Russian. Kirishelf, who is a Itus that they are beginners, while aian married to a Jewess, was Borodin and his associates have formerly a Moscow labourer. He bien members of the Socialist Reis a member of the Communist volutionary Party for 20 years or Party and is in charge of cor more and must, in view of their cx respondence. perience, be deferred to and obeyed.

Court.

Outlining the history of the case, Mr. Prior said the plaintiff originally made a contract with

verify these points.

July 13th, 1927,

KOWLOON RESIDENTS'

ASSOCIATION,

I might mention I was organising secretary for the Y.M.C.A works with the B.L.F. from July, 1025, to December, 1928, both at the Base personal conversation with "One to know that he inspected this pro Chan Tik Cheong to supply certain and at the Front. I should value a paganda establishment and was goods, labour and material on pro- Who knows," so perhaps he would much annoyed to discover that no

venience. Yours faithfully, provision had been made for the perty at Now Kowloon Inland Lot get in touch with me at his con-

At that time

J. H; HUNT. composition or printing of An Nos. 535 and 534. namite-literature that could-be used plaintiff dealt only...with this man.

Secretary, YM.C.A. Next to these in their degree of in Indo-China. He was so insistent and knew nothing of the owners of. intimate relations with the chief in fact that the omission WLE How Borodin Came.

and therefore in importance may be remedied as soon as possible and the property, who were the Fook Nothing could be more absurd in reckoned the interpreters and trans- Portuguese named Musso was im- On Insurance Co., Ltd., Plaintiff the hearing of anyone who has the lators whose number varies from ported to take charge of the now slightest idea of the structure of 11 to 14. At my last. reckoning task. It was generally said that he dealt with Chan for some months, the Soviet Government and its sub there wore four Russians, five Chi had come from Indo-China but and the Chan absconded owing the sidiary organizations, than to say

nese, one British, one Korean and Voloshin, Borodin's secretary, told plaintiff about $2,800. That money that Borodin is an independent one French-12 in all of these me that he was just from Java. agent and has no connection with worthies who made up the suite. The printing establishment can now Moscow. His connection and his The Russians at least are persons do very fair printing, and lithogra Hoping that the contract would mission in China were never con worth remembering, so I shall tell phic work and receives from the still be all right and that Chan cealed, but were well known from briefly who they are. Veprentself funds at Borodin's own disposal would come back, plaintiff carried NO MORE TO BE DONE THIS the beginning.

hold a doctor's degree from a uni-84,000 monthly, to which are added on and paid something like $1,000 Five years ago the U.S.S.R. (then versity and worked for the Soviet trifling contributions from the Wu in workmen's wages, etc. the R.S.F.S.R.) sent Stoianovich, Government in Moscow and then in Han Government, The only Chi- who now lives in Shanghai, to Can-

nese in authority is a Mr. Chen L, Shanghai where he will be remen- ton for the express purpose of per-bered by many as the editor of Jameson's assistant, but among the suading Dr. Sun Yat Sen to accept Beradin as an adivser. The latter thai Fife and by the well working compositers I was surpris

were still on the building lot he Residents' Association took place in as an agent for the Third ad to find a great number of Bolshe

was approached by defendants of St. Andrew's Hall, Kowloon, of was then at a loose end in Moscow, International. He was recommend- vizad young men of China with and another man as to whether he Monday evening. having just returned from Hungary ed to Borodin by Consul-General good education, graduates from would sell these goods to the de- (Mr. W. J. Stokes), Mr. B. Wylie In the absence of the President. after an attempt to promote revolu- Linde. He is married to a Jewess, American, British, French

and fendants. tion there, in which he was frustrat whose mother is proprietress of a Russian schools.

These goods were delivered on occupied the Chair. ed by the Hungarian Fascisti. Sun fashionable shop in Shanghai,

May 15th, 1927, it being agreed bathing facilities on the Peninsula, In the matter of increased public Yat Sen, who did not know him, through which some intelligence

The biggest department of all in that defendants should pay at the Committee had written to the was much more concerned then with veiting material, help from Soviet Larianoff is a Russian, Communist this Red bive of Borodin's is that price for them. A list of rain Government requesting accommoda- who was formerly a Red Army of the Third International, which and prices was drawn up. Plain-

is picked upon from careless women,

The Comintern.

was due to be paid about two days THE QUESTION OF BATHING before the absconding took place.

Eventually all parties realised

FÀCILITIES.

SEASON.

that Chiuz was not coming back, General Committee of the Kowloon The usual monthly meeting of the

and as many of plaintiff's gonds

Russin than with employing an ad- viser, and it was only after Stoiano- vich had given assurances, in the officer, but who was born in China is headed in Hankow by Djugalli, tiff would not get anything out of tion on the small beach east of the and has a good knowledge of both a Georgian of great influence is the contract, but would merely ex- Pier at Castle Peak. To this re- course of long conversations, that the epoken and written language. Russin. The majority of those tricate himself from an awkward quest a reply had been received Borodia would be accompanied by Ragarioff is a Communist labourer, theoretically attached to this de- position, owing to the absconding pointing out that the Report of the Bathing Beaches Committee had de- military experts and that the Soviet a graduate of the Institute of partment hold other offices or are of Chan.

Giving evidence, bearing out Mr. finitely recommended the bay at Government would supply arme, Eastern Languages." Lotoff, alias assigned to duties elsewhere and smmunition, aeroplanes, arsenal Lotoss, is a Russian graduate of an would seldom be found in their Prior's opening, plaintiff said that Cheung Sha rather than the one at machinery and make money ad- English university who came to headquarters. The most important it was true he was a sub-contractor, Castle Peak for public matabeds. vances for a revolution, that any Shanghai from London. His wife persons associated with this depart but did not know this at the time Government did not feel justified

Voitinsky,

in question. He had only dealt in spending further public money. real interest was taken in the pro-is English and serves Moscow as a ment spective. advisor.

manoff,

Petroff, Provesianin with Chan, and knew nothing of on bathing facilities this year but foreign correspondent. This man,

hoped

to include provision for this The hold that Borodin promptly of course, speake English perfectly

Arnold), Han Chien, Li Liany ownert being told by Chan Brin

Vilde, Araloff, that he (Chan) was the owner of site in 1928. got upon Canton je will know how tund, whough Chhors to mot, ka an Kozlovaky, Sharoft, Vladimiroff, the property. Therefor defend

is well-known, but is remarkable,

defendant With refereme to the

are

Tessman

He interfered with the interpreter, and was formerly at-Tens Boundnik, Jemeson, Boris,

The Chief Well Guarded.

You Ta, Volin, Nicholas Volin, Daswanda, and Tigarelli. Others of various nationalities--Italians,

Germans, Bulgarians and others come and incessantly on special spying

much he has done throughout Ching.

tached to Chiang Kai Shrek'e.staf work of other man of equal rank and his influence aprend solars interpreter to Rolland, chief

Koubiak,

military adviser. the north that even Secretary for Far Eastern Siberia, had reason to be annoyed. He, of An important adjunct to Boro- course, had the privilege of using din's personal staff is the body at vands and seldom stay in Han- the Consulates in the despatch of guard, made up of 20 Chinese Com-kow, more than a fow days.

Next to the Third International "diplomatic mail matter" and also munists, always armed to the teeth, the services of the Tass telegraph under the command of a Rain importance comes the military

his department, with Galen is its

go:

Bhado tra Kowloon Thing of

copies

of letters between Government and The Defence.

the Kowloon Tong Subscribers. The defence was that the wrong Association were presented but in person had been sued, and that do the absence of a decision by the

Botanical and Forestry Depart fendants were not concerned.

Defendant denied that he had ment, the General Committeo de- ever bought or agreed to buy goods | cided not to express its view in the on the property belonging to plain meantime. delivered to him. He knew plain on the Board of Education made a tiff. They had never been sold or The Association's representative as a sub-contractor and did brief report on conditions in the

A general discussion took place. building of four houses on this following further complaints re- site, and was told by the owners garding the unsatisfactory condi he could use certain material there. tion of the Gas Street Lighting on

agency at his disposal, but even so named Nazarief. The cher the which also has its off not approach him. He was empley-Central British. School,

it is hard to account for his extend- secretariat, the interpreters

as a contractor to complete the

ed influence. By the time. I came guard occupy the top floor of the Borodin's roof and is entirely subed work with him he was so high house and special precautions are ordinate to him. All military and mighty that he consistently takes to make them difficult of operations having any bearing not only the wishes of the access. Those I have mentioned go upon policy are first discussed at a Chinese Cabinet Ministers, at Inn and come uachallenged, but out geneal meeting of the Third Inter "A" representative of the owners Nathan Road and the dangers at kow but also the moderate Com sidera have to produce special in national and when a decision has of the property was called, and tendant on the lack of dimming munists and the military agents siguin. The mark is either an been reached are submitted to a con- fuch shown a list of material on facilities on many of the motor sent out from Moscow by the Soviet enamelled red star or a all red ference in Borodin's presence at the property said he did not know buses. It was decided to defer a or the Third International. His star on cardboard with a numbered which Teng Yen Ta, Eugene Chen, which was plaintiff's or which botion until next month, the Hou. authority extended over all Soviet etrip of ribbon attached. When Sum Fo, Hsu Chien, and sometimes longed to other contractors, There Socreary, being instructed to pro- activities, including those of the outsides, enter from the street they Tang Seng Chi, are usually pre- had been several contractors en duse ali previous correspondence on supposedly independent military, are always stopped and questioned sent. Galed attends these meetings gaged and they had various lots for he dictated to all of us from below stairs, sometimes even search and speake, but decisions do bot material there.

The Court eat late to complete Galen down to the couriers. Most ed; and then, when they are allow rest with him. Important military of the results of Red enterprise in cd to go upstairs, the elect on the affairs are soldom nuimmitted to the the case, and eventually His- Lord China that are manifest to the cut top floor are warned of their com Chinese Revolutionary Council and ship stored judgment for defend sider are really his personal achieve ing by the prolonged ringing a bell. then only far form'e sako,

ant with coste,

these two subjects,

The Hon Treasurer reported a credit balance of $1,004.69 and a membership of 508 Mr. Lam Ming Fan joined the Association during the past month,