Molotov Prosperity in Knowledge Trotsky drags an opportunist line under Left phrases. In what sense is the statement of the world domination of the United States a phrase and just why is it Among other pearls presented by But this does not improve matters. the epoch of its world hegemony, know a Left phrase? It is quite impossible to Molotov to the Sixteenth Congress, there is What does it mean to be the bard crises? Is capitalist development in genunderstood anything. Instead of thoughts, the following thought, nay, a whole web of American prosperity? America has the eral conceivable without crises? Here is. a sort of rotted chaft. No matter what of thoughts: advantage over Europe which a big mon what we said on this score in the Critic you touch, it crumbles. It is worth recalling in this connec poly trust has ever dispersed, middle and ism of the Program of the Comintern: tion some of Trotsky declarations made small enterprises competing among themBut the whole point is that after the several years ago. Trotsky contended more selves. To point out this advantage and We cannot enter into a consideration Soviet Union is abstracted theoretically than once, that since the imperialist war to reveal its tendencies, does not mean to of the problem of the time of the American from the rest of humanity, Molotov dein Europe no development of the produc become a bard of trusts. By the way, crisis and its possible depth. This is not mands that all the rest of the countries tive forces has been possible. Trota question of program but of conjuncture.
the petty bourgeois dough heads more should give up pretensions at peculiarities, And sky, Europe and America, 1926. that to than once called the Marxists the bards For us, of course, the inevitability of a and even more, at expectionalism.
Europe share remains only absolute of big capitalist enterprise.
crisis is absolutely unquestionable and, indeed, would it be easy to direct halt a stagnation and dismemberment (L. Trot Molotov, however, forgets that considering the present world expansion hundred Communist Parties it, relying upthe sky, Five Years of the Comintern. This of American capitalism, its great depth Fifth Congress of the Comintern simply on peculiarities, they would refuse to step did not prevent. the Left Trotsky from and sharpness is not excluded. But the overlooked America, while the Sixth Conforward simultaneously with the Left foot becoming later on. the bard of Ameriefforts to minimize or weaken the impor at Molotov command? After all, one gress included in the program a note on can prosperity. In reality, his speeches tance of North American hegemony on this this same correlation of America and Eurmust sympathize with a leader.
about the fact that America would put ground is not justified by anything, and ope which Stalin attempted so helplessly can only lead to most profound errors of In the article Two Conceptions (aee Europe on rations were a peculiar re to deny. Molotov recalls the rations. Even The Militant, Vol III, No. 19 and 20. we a strategical character. On the contrary, singing. of the theory of exceptionalthis prognosis is borne out at every step.
showed in detail the whole inconsistency ism in a critical epoch the hegemony of the which afterward. became the What is the Young plan if not a financial United States will prove even more comof Stalin (and that means Molotov also)
fundamental basis of the Right wing rene ration? And didn America put the BriThe gades in the American Communist Party.
understanding of internationalism.
plete, more open, more ruthlese, than in tish Navy on a ration? This is only a In this instance, too, Trotsky, under Left the period of boom. The United States opportunism of Lovestone, Brandler and beginning.
will try to overcome and get out of its their partisans lies in the fact that they phrases, dragged a thoroughly Right op Molotov himself finally came to the difficulties and helplessness primarily at demand the recognition for themselves of portunist line hostile to the Comintern.
thought. or maybe he was prompted) that (Pravda, July 8, 1930. the expense of Europe. Page 10, those national socialist rights which stal by the Kellogg Pact, she (America)
American Edition. in considers a monopoly of the Please note the tenor of Molotov strives to make the decision of the questhoughts. Trotsky contended several years It is not for nothing that these gentlemen Further on, we expressed regret that tion of the future imperialist war depencarried through the whole campaign again this trend of thought has found absoluteago that Europe is confronted with stag dent upon its will, Even though not an nation and decline. This did not prely no expression st Trotskyism shoulder to shoulder with original admission, nevertheless a valuable the draft program of Molotov.
And this campaign embraced, vent the Left Trotsky from becoming later one. But this means precisely that Amthe Comintern (Page 11. more or less, all the questions of Comon the bard of American prosperity. Why erica is striving (and in part succeeds) to It so happens that in economics as munist world outlook. Even now, Loveshould this particularly have prevented put European imperialism on rations. By well as in politics even to a greater exstone declares that what divides him from Trotsky? Does Europe stagnation ex the way: if this is the objective signifitent than in politics some things can be the Comintern leadership are tactical difclude the development of America? On cance of the Kellogg Pact and this is just foreseen. But we already know: Molotov férences, but from the Left Oppositionthe contrary, it was precisely the grow what it is how it is that Stalin and Molodoes not care for this frivolous occupation. besides tactical. also programmatic and ing might of the United States that con tov dared to adhere to it? few words remain to be said on theoretical differences. And this is absonected with Europe stagnation. In one In 1924, in the report on Europe and the concluding part of the web of Mololutely true.
of the reports on this subject, said: America (this is just the report Molotov tov thoughts: Trotsky views in regard The unparalleled economic superiorThat America position is exceptionhas in mind) we said, in connection with to America placing Europe on rations ity of the United States, even independent al will not be denied even by the valorous the naval rivalry between the United Stawere, don you see, a peculiar re singing Czech soldier, Schwejk who, it is said, has of the conscious policy of the American tes and Great Britain: But we must add. of the theory of exceptionalism which bourgeoisie, will not permit the rise of afterwards when England position becomes such that become a fellow champion of Smeral. But. became the fundamental European capitalism. American capitalism, Lovestone national opportunism does not it must openly accept the American rabasis of the Right wing renegades in the driving Europe ever further into an imin the least flow from this exceptionalism.
tion, it will not be done directly by Lord American Communist Party. What kind passe, will automatically. drive it to the Curzon. he will not do, he is too proud of a re singing is that which comes before The basis of this opportunism is the proroad of revolution. This contains the most no, this will be entrusted to MacDonald the melody itself? But let us not be sevgram of the Comintern which speaks of important key to the world situation.
the world hegemony of the United States. Here the pious eloquence of MacDonere with Molotov the orator and author: Trotsky, Europe and America, page 64. ald, Henderson, the Fabians, will be rewe are occupied here with that is, of its exceptionalism, but does not thinker. What is the meaning of the socalled draw any revolutionary conclusions bequired in order to press on the English The Right wing renegades are Lovedontradiction of which Molotov attempts cause it does not speak of the inseparable bourgeoisie and persuade the English stone and Co. who, back, in 1924 were alto accuse me? It means that our accibond between American exceptionalism workers, What, then, shall we go to war ready tired of criticizing my views on the and the exceptionalism of the other dental theoretician is always disposed to with America? No, we are for pecae, for inter relations of America and Europe. enter with both feet into some kind of parts of the world. Here is what our criagreement. And what does agreement Here Molotov has actually given us notha periodical mess.
ticism of the program says on this score: with Uncle Sam mean? To go on rations ing but a re singing. The theory of excepInsofar as Europe is concerned, was. this is the only agreement, there is no tionalism, or peculiarities, was really giv On the other hand, it has been left not alone in saying after the war that all other. And if you do not want to then en its most consummate and reactionary entirely unmentioned and this is not the the roads of development are closed to prepare for war. Trotsky, Europe expresion by Stalin and Molotoy who, in least important phase of the same world European capitalism this same thought is and America, pago 30 31. 1924, announced to the whole of humanity problem that it is precisely the internaexpressed in all the basis document of the It so happens that in politics, no that in contrast to all the other countries tional strength of the United States and Comintern: in the manifesto of the Sec matter how artful, some things can be of the world, the has the possiits unbridled expansion resulting from it, ond Congress, in the programmatic thesis foreseen. Molotoy very deeply despises bility of constructing socialism within its that compels it to include powder magaon tactics of the Third Congress, in the re such an occupation. He prefers not to see national boundaries. If we take into conzines throughout the world among the solution of the Fourth Congress, and re even what is happening before his very sideration that the whole historical mis foundations of its structure the antagonpeated by the Fifth Congress (when in nose.
sion of our Party is the construction of isme between the east and west, the class some respects it was already incomplete. the Further: why did Molotov drag in socialism, it may be said that from the struggle in old Europe, uprisings In the broad historical sense, this con prosperity. In order to reveal his own viewpoint of this task the exceptionalism colonial masses, wars and revolutions. This tention is true even today, If Europe education? We readily believe that after of the has according to Stalin, on the one hand transforms United States production is now about 113 percent of the designation of Molotov to the post of an absolute character. No matter what capitalism into the basis counter revoluthe pre war figure, it means that the per leader of the Comintern, tongues of flame expectionalism was sought for the United tionary force in the present epoch, becapita income of the adult population did came down to him, as happened at one States by Lovestone and Co. it could not coming constantly more interested in the not grow in the sixteen years, and for the time to the apostles, after which he im be higher than the one Stalin secured for maintenance of order in ever corner of the tollers it decreased. In the report to mediately began to talk in unknown lan the by the decrees of the Comglobe, and on the other hand prepares the which Molotov refers, said: European guages. But prosperity is nevertheless intern.
ground for a gigantic revolutionary excapitalism has become reactionary in the irrelevant. Prosperity has a conjunctural Further: Didn the program of the plosion of this already dominant and stdll absolute sense of the word, that is, not significance and means flourishing, in the Comintern nevertheless recognize the world increasing world imperialist power. Page only does it not lead the nation forward sense of a commercial industrial ascent. But capitalist hegemony of the United States?
9, American edition. but it is even incapable of retaining for my comparion of America and Europe was Neither Greece nor Belgium nor a number If Molotov does not agree with this, it the standard of living it reached the based upon fundamental economic Indices of other countries possess this small let him object. We are ready to learn.
past. This is the economic basis of the (national wealth, income, mechanical pow peculiarity. Aren we therefore correct in But instead of analytical objections, he present revolutionary epoch. Political ebb er, coal, oil, metal, etc. and not on the con saying that the world hegemony of the Uni presents us with his own declaration of and fiow develop on this basis but do not junctural fluctuations of those indices. MO ted States represents its exceptional pecu his prosperity in knowledge, which has not, change it. Europe and America, page 72. lotov evidently wants to say: Trotsky liarity? Or perhaps Molotov has arrived however, been proved as yet. And in genOr perhaps Molotoy disputes this glorified the might of America, and yet, at a refutation of the program of the Com eral, it occurs to us that it is in vain that thought?
look, the United States is going through intern which was written by Bucharin sev Molotov mortifies the fiesh with knowledge.
It is doubtless that Europe rose out the most acute crisis. But does a crisis eral months before he was declared a Even Ecclesiastes said: He that increaseth of the destruction and decline of the Arst deny capitalist might? Didn England, ia bourgeosis liberal?
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
post war years, and for the second time straightened out after the convulsions of the Ruhr occupation. This became possible, however, only because of the continu THE LATEST PAMPHLET BY COMRADE LEON TROTSKY ous chain of defeats of the European proletariat and the colonial movements. When, keen analysis of the latest turn in policy a day after the war, or in 1925, in foreseeof the present leadership of the Communist ing great social struggles in England or a International in connection with an examrevolutionary situation in China, we spoke ination of the results of the recent elecof the inextricable position of European tions in Grmany, Comrade Trotsky reimperialism, we naturally made the point veals the relationship of forces between of departure in our calculations the victha proletariat, the big and small bourtory of the proletariat, and not its defeat.
geoisie, and their political parties, and preAt that time we did not really foresee the sents the perspectives for the great dilexploits of Stalin Molotov in England, emua in Germany: Communism or Fascism.
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