rected. But we should draw a balance.
Stalin Bucharin and the Chinese Revolution LETTER BY TCHEN DU HSIU Which is more important: to save the parts Lovestone and the SI took remfrom danger or save ourselves from having our names dropped from the party list?
Continued from page 3. the present party and CominContinued from last issue In the present situation, we should The Policy of Armed Uprisings tern leaderships have abandoned Leninist Comrades! The Central Committee has adopt the democratic slogan of Struggle Since the August conference, which tactics in the trade union field in favor of now created these false reasons in order for the convocation of the National Assemdetermined upon the general direction of DeLeonism. Not only has this estimate to expol me from the Party and put the bly. The objective conditions for this the armed uprising. and the uprisings were been proven true, but it must be said that name of counter revolutionist upon me movement have matured and at present carried out in several places, wrote many along the entire front, the official leaders without any proofs. believe that most of only this slogan can move large masses to letters to the Central Committee at that of the Comintern and of the American Party the comrades are not clear about this case. issue out of the legal political struggle to time, pointing out that the revolutionary are joining in the adulation DeLeon Even the itself has said: There may wards the revolutionary and the strug sentiment of the masses then was not at a which has up to now been the sole monopoly be some who do not understand it! But gle for the warmed uprising and the es high point, that the régime of the Kuo Min and incidentally the sole stock in trade of they expelled me and said went over to tablishment of the Soviet regime. The pre Tang could not be quickly exploded, that the sectarian The whole course the counter revolution when some comrades sent continuing its putechism, does the unconditional uprisings only weaken the of the party leadership today is a departure do not understand Nevertheless, un not do this. They consider that the rebirth power of the party and isolate it more from from the principles of Leninist strategy in derstand quite well why they falsely ac of the revolution has matured, and re the masses; that we should change the policy the direction of its direct opposite, DeLeoncuse us as counter revolutionists. This proach us for regarding the slogan of the of uprisings into that of winning and uniting ist sectarianism. Rev. Age, No. is weapon created by the modern Chi establishment of workers and peasanta the masses in their daily struggles. The Since neither Zam nor his commission.
nese for attacking those who do not belong Soviets as only propaganda slogan; Central Committee thought that widespread ers are particularly interested in writing to them. For instance, the Kuo Min Tang thus, they logically consider it a slogan of uprisings were an absolutely correct new abstract philosophical reminiscences on the accuses the Communists of being counter action. Therefore, they constantly compel line for correcting opportunism, and that to respective historical merits of DeLeon S.
revolutionists in order to cover their own the Party members to come to the streets estimate the condition of the uprisings and and Hillquit S. it is plain that the ains. Chiang Kai Shek tries to deceive the for demonstrations in workers quarters, to consider how to insure the success of the comparisons have a very modern and pracmasses with the signboard of revolution, and compel employed comrades to strike. uprising, is opportunism. Of course, they tical purpose. Zam not prepared to make considering himself as the personification Every small daily struggle must be artifi never took my opinion into consideration and it clear in all its implications the Communof revolution. Those who oppose him are cially enlarged to a big political struggle, regarded my words as a joke. They pro ist workers in the Right wing ranks are not counter revolutionists and reactionary making the working magses and working pagated them everywhere, saying was yet fully prepared. But the implications elements.
comrades leave the Party more and more. proof that had not corrected my opportun are there for anyone to see. As the Many comrades know that the aboveist mistakes. At that time, was bound by dummy labelled with its strict More than that, at the Klangsu reprementioned false reasons given by the the discipline of the party organization, and discipline. centralized. expulsions. secsentative conference recently, it was refor expelling me are only the formal and negative attitude, being unable to tarianism why, that not the golved to organize the great strike move official excuse.
In reality, they have bego over the head of the organization to it the that Zam is punching at! And ment. and local uprisings. From last come tired of hearing my opinions expressstruggle determinedly against the policy of the It just as loose and unsummer to the present day, there have ed in the Party and of my criticism of their the Central Committee in destroying the disciplined today as it was when these been signs of small struggles among the continued opportunism and putschism of party.
exemplary qualities enabled a revolutionary Shanghat workers, but when they appeared the past and their execution of a policy of wing to develop within it. And what law am to be held responsible for this.
they were crushed by the policy of putschbankruptcy: of nature or politics is to prevent what hapAfter the Sixth Congress, still had a false 1sm of the Party, and afterwards, of course, pened once from happening again? If a comprehension and still entertained the ilThe Question of Feudal Remnants they will be constantly crushed. If the revolutionary wing came out of the Socialist lusion that the new Central Committee had In any number of the bourgeois coun resolutions of the Klangsu representative party, why can it go in again? These are received so many lessons from events that tries of the entire world, there are feudal conference are executed, they will be desthey themselves would awaken to the fact the only possible inferences to be drawn relics and methods of semi feudal exploitroyed. Our Party is already not the guide from the excursions of the Right wing polithat it was not necessary to follow blindly who helps the wave of the workers revotation (Negroes and glaves of the South Sea ticians into history.
the erroneous line of the Comintern after archipelago are like those of the pre feud lutionary struggles to come, but is becomOur inference is fortified by a proposal, all. still continued my negative attitude alist slave system. and there exist ing the executioner rooting up the branches and did not retain any different theories so made three years ago by Lovestone while nants of feudal forces. China is even more of the workers struggles.
as to involve a dispute within the party, occupying the post of Communist party seclike this. In the revolution, of course, we retary, to send a number of party members though was fundamentally dissatisfied with The present Central Committee, sincere cannot neglect this; but the Comintern and into the Socialist party for the purpose of the line of the Sixth Congress. After the ly basing itself upon the bankrupt line of the unanimously recognize that in working for our labor party policy in the war between the Chiang Kai Shek and the the Sixth Congress, and under the direct China the feudal remnants still occupy the socialist panty (Polcom Minutes. Decemguidance of the Comintern, is executing the Kwangsl cliques, and the May 30 anniverdominant position in economy and politics ber 14, 1927. Lovestone orientation to sary movement, felt deeply that the CenThereand hold the ruling position.
above bankrupt policy and capping the opwards the Socialist party did not begin yestral Committee would obstinately continue portunism and putschism of the past by surfore, they consider these relics as the obterday. Nor did our opposition to it. At rendering the party and the revolution. No its opportunism and putschism, and maniject of the revolution and let the enemy, the that time, comrade Cannon introduced a festly could not change by itself: that except matter if it was the Comintern or the Chinoppressor of the revolution the forces of motion of principle declanng this tactic ese Communist Party which committed the through an open discussion and criticism by to be false and calling for a policy of frontal the bourgeoisie be passed over and regard the party members, from the lowest to the errors of opportunism in the past and made all reactionary actions of the bourgeoisie attack against the all along the line, revolution fail, it was a crime; now these highest ranks, the seriously false line of as those of the feudal forces.
with particular emphasis against the 80errors have been pointed out plainly by the the leading organ could not be corrected.
called Lefts. Lovestone was forced to reThey say that the Chinese bourgeoisie comrades of the Opposition, but they still But all the party members are under the treat on his proposal at that time, but not 18 still revolutionary, that they can never do not acknowledge their past mistakes and domination and restriction of party discipto give it up, as is now quite clear.
forever be reactionary, and that all those who consciously continue their past erroneous line, in a state of daring to be angry but No, it did not begin yesterday. It is are reactionary cannot be the bourgeoisie.
line. Moreover, for the sake of covering up not daring to speak.
rooted in the whole past history of the postThus, they do not recognize that the Kuo the errors of a few individuals, they deliber At that time, could not bear to see the Leninist régime in the Comintern, which is Min Tang represents the interests of the ately violate the organizational policy of the party (created by the warm blood of innume the history of the war upon Trotskyism.
bourgeoisie or that the national government Bolsheviks, abuse the authority of the su erable comrades) destroyed and ruined un It is not by chance that Lovestone and Co.
18 the regime representing the interests of preme party organs, prevent self criticism der the lasting and essentially false line. were for years the official color guards of the bourgeoisie. The conclusion must be witbin the party, expelling numerous com Thus could do nothing but begin to express this reactionary campaign against the prothat besides the Kuo Min Tang, the Nanrades from the party for expressing different my opinion from August onward, in or letarian wing of the International and the king section of it, there is or will be, now political opinions and deliberately splitting der to fulfill my responsibiity. Some com fundamental principles of Marxism it de or in the future, a non reactionary and rethe party. This is the crime of crimes, most rades sought to dissuade me, saying that the fended is not by chance that Lovestone volutionary bourgeois party. Therefore, in stupid and most shameful. No Bolshevik people in the Central Committee regard the was the one chosen to expel from the tactics and in practical actions, they simply should be afraid of open self criticism before itnerests of a few leaders as more important Party, with the brotherly cooperation of follow the Reorganizationists at present, the masses. The only way for the party to than the interests of the party and the re Foster, and the papal blessing of Stalin.
and do the military work of overthrowing win the masses is to carry out self criticism volution, that they attempted everywhere to For a long time the issues were muddled Chiang Kai Shek; in the platform they say courageously, never losing the masses for cover up their mistakes, and could never ac and falsified. For a long time the Communthat the character of the third revolution fear of self criticism. To cover up one cept the criticism of comrades: that since ist workers were confused and unable to in the future must still be that of a bourown mistakes, like the present Central Com was criticizing them so frankly, they would orientate themselves upon a Marxist course.
geois democratic revolution, opposing any mittee, is certainly to lose the masses. use it as an excuse for expeiling me from Lovestone is now helping to clear the atmosantagonization of the economic forces of the Comrades! All we know is that who the party. But my regard for the party phere in a negative sense by his natural bourgeoisie and the issuance of the slogan ever opens his mouth to express some critic compelled me to adopt resolutely the path evolution towards unity with reformism.
of the dictatorship of the proletariat. Such ism of the errors of the party is himself of not caring for my own interests.
The Fosters, Browders, Bedachts and Stachan illusion concerning the bourgeoisie and expelled, while the mistake remains uncor(Concluded in Next Issue)
els are still doing all they can to obscure such continual longing for it, are not only the great problems of the Communist move calculated to continue the opportunism of ment by their bewildering zig zags, their unthe past, but to deepen it. It must lead principledness, their ignorance. They occupy to a more shameful and sad failure in the a no less menacing position today than Love future revolution.
stone, who grew out of the same soil the The Slogan of Soviets soil of the Stalin Bucharin bloc did yesterday. With their ultra Leftist course, If we consider the slogan Establish they continued to strengthen the Right wing the Soviet regime as the slogan of action, even after Lovestone expulsion, and to de we can issue it only when the objective conceive the Communist workers with this counditions have ripened into a revolutionary terfeit radicalism.
wave. It cannot be issued at any time at The Communist workers understand the pleasure. the past, during the revoluLovestones and Wolfes better today than tionary wave, we did not adopt the slogans they did yesterday. They will understand Organize Soviets and Establish the Sovthe Festers and Browders better tomorrow.
1et regime. Naturally, it was a grave It is our work to help them in this undererror. In the future, when the revolution standing in time in time to preserve the takes place, we shall immediately have to foundations of the Communist movement organize the workers, peasants and solwhich the Centrists are undermining, and diers Soviets. Then we shall mobilize the to rebuild upon them.
masses a struggle for the slogan of ed since 1923 by the leading group in the Communist In Establish the Soviet regime. Furthermore, ternational on the most important problems confronting In the article What Next? contained it would be the Soviet of the dictatorship of in the last issue of the Militant, a typothe proletariat, and not the Soviet of the the revolutionary movement. An invaluable congraphical error occurred which confused the workers and peasants democratic dictator.
meaning of the conclusions drawn. Where ship. In the present period when the countertribution to the issues of the day and an indispensable part it says: Without a deep internal struggle revolutionary forces are entirely victorious this is no longer possible, but we must do and when there is no wave of mass revoof every worker library everything exclude from this internal lutionary movement, the objective conditions struggle a great service to the Party in the for armed uprising and Establishment most critical moment. It is not the Bolof Soviets are not matured. At the preshevik Leninists who will assist such an sent time Establishment of Soviets 19 One Hundred Pages agreement it should read: but we must only the propaganda and educational alodo everything to keep out of this internal gan. If we use it as a slogan of action, 25 cents a copy in bundles 18 cents struggle all elements of civil war. An agree and mobilize the working class at once to ment on this basis may do a great service ele practically for the Establishment to the party in the most critical moment.
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THE STRATEGY OF THE WORLD REVOLUTION By LEON TROTSKY brilliant summary and analysis of the policies pursuto