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In the next acene, the four agitators explain that they taught the workers to transform their fight for better wages into a Fight for power. They taught them to use weapons and demonstrations. They: : attempted to use to their own purposes a quarrel] which had arisen between BO the British and the Manchurian authorities. It was hoped by the four % >: ar agitators that the Manchurians would erm the workers in order ‘$0 fight the 7 Gagish, They saw therein an opportunity for the workers So gain power +: through force of arms. The Young Comrade is sent to a rich employer to . 2 encourage him in arming the coolies. Since he cannot stand the employer ee. attitude, however, he leaves the latter's house before winning bis point,” 7 thereby losing an opportunity for his party. : Me ” . * a wa, ~~ This, of course, was considered ssther nisteke eo made oy Young Comrade. . — To. ble as + on 2 that tha ore an / ik FOG Texy s6co0s, the four SB-4 sh Goats Shere Was 8 great deal of unrest in the city. The Young Comrade who was impr ressed this unrest told the four agitators that the time was ripe for revolution: and that he intended to leave the people in a revolt which would start with an attack on the City Hall. The Young Comrade explained that the leader of the unemployed group was a genuine socislist and that the unemployed had accepted the teachings of the Communists. The four kgitetors atated that this was not enough, that the employed as well es the unemployed would first have to ha incited to ravoit. — They also advised the Young “Comrade that the leader of the unemployed, in whom he had faith, was merely a stooge of the employers. They told the Young Comrade further that they knew that the gerrison at Mukden bad been *~ ~ strengthened and thet therefore, an attempted revolution would fail. ~ The Young Comrade would not be convinced, however, stating that he could wait no longer for revolution because the misery of the people demanded it. The four agitators indicate that the Commmista are hot’in. favor of helping every miserable person but are interested in organizing a truly . guocessful revolution. The Young Comrade thereupon breake with the four -— agitators, tearing off his disguise. When he heard the thunder of cannons» Jhowevery he realized his mistake and tied with the four egitators. ‘i a , a we rs the last scene, the four agitators decide on the’ proper measure to take in the aitical aituation in which they found themselves. ' {hey were being pursued by the authorities end were in danger of being” = “found out because the identity of the Young Comrade wea then known. They . ~ therefore, decided that the Young Comrade would have to die and his body would have to be destroyed in order to aave the movement. - The Young Comrade by that time sees his mistake and oonsents to being killed. He is shot and thrown into a lime pit where his body is destroyed. The Four Agitators then return to their work which was successful. -4<