PAGE THE MILITANT SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1931 IN THE INTERNATIONAL OF LABOR Reviews and News of the Working Class and Revolutionary Movements Communist Suppression The Bankruptcy of British Stalinism Opposition at Boston Conference GERMANY the subject of these decrees. In its even The British Scene and prevailing policies and directives ing edition No. 365, It says: The right from self contented bureaucrats. And to express freely one opinion is today so, Pollitt, also remained true to the practically abolisbed in Germany.
established style of empty platitudes. He And every new article, every position recommended. to intensify work of principle is threatened with the con. to lead workers economic strug fiscation of the paper; it is clear that all gls. to build broad union front acthese measures are in the first place dir.
On the shoulders of European revolu the imperialist agents in the Trade Union demanding independence for India, that tivities from below. activities against ected against the Communist press. Even tions England for decades consolidated Council, sensing the danger, have on two is it calls upon the British workers to growing tendencies of fascism against if the leaders of the German socialist her progressive development into an ever occasions come out in criticism of the demand for the Hindus the same national growing war danger, etc. The partienparty defend this decree under the pre more powerful imperialist power. But labor government. It protested the liberty which they have. This allows lar possibilities for this, ollitt saw in text that it is directed against the Fascher position as world banker is now government attitude to the report of the for no distinction whatever from the the Charter Movement.
The financial crisis in Germany has ist press, every German worker knows witnessing its eclipse. Her capitalist Royal Commission on Unemployment; it position of the Left But what Alas, in the Charter Movement the de.
continued to become more acute in the that, in fact, it is aimed at the revolueconomy is afflicted with the mess of protested the liberal labor agreement to is yet worse it fails entirely to establish ceptive practise of, in view of all the last week. In spite of all the measures tionary proletariat and only at it. With decay. Her statesmen, those who are the bill of repeal of the anti trade union the intimate connection which is so es failures, to appear stronger prevailed (closing of the Exchange, restriction of the all of this decree, the bourgeoise capitalist in name and those who are act. But these are merely the efforts to sential between the British workers and from its inception. In conformity with bankers activity, etc. new crashes have succeeds in stilling for a long time the labor in name, are at this present thoment construct if possible a safety valve for the Indian proletariat and poor peasanthe Third Period style the party leadtaken place. The National Bank of the Communist press and by systematic pro endeavoring to pool their resources to reaction. Yet the Communist party has try. The continued subjugation of India ership set out to drum up a large dele Itine Provinces and the Shreider Bank hibitions to destroy it completely, overcome the much feared economie dis not at all been able to supply leader remains one of the main pillars of the gation at the initial charter conference, of Bremen have gone bankrupt. Both And the offensive of the bourgeoisio aster and to save the proud mother of ship in this situation of rich possibilities. British empire, and just as much so is it became a substitute for the reality of are banks of great importance. There is finds no resistance for the moment. The the capitalist empires from the humiliaPollite Recites the Fallures the development of the revolution in In. mans influence which the party still has no doubt that the crushing of the Danat fight between the police and the workers tion of a Hoover moratorium for Eng.
dia not merely its national liberation to win. 788 delegates were secured, but Bank will involve the bankruptcy of at Gelsenkirchen and Essen, at Leipzig land. England present development is At the Eleventh Comintern Plenum, one of the main pillars of the proletarian only 68 representating trade union other banks.
Trier, etc. are still isolated incidents and toward a revolutionary situation at an Harry Pollitt, the most perfect prototype revolution in England. correct orien branches 51 the unemployment move The hope of the German bourgeoisie touch only a small part of the proletar accelerated tempo.
of a Stalinist third rate functionary, pretation on this question thus becomes a ment branches (a movement hardly ex in a prompt assistance on the part of lat. These struggles can have impor.
However, so long that the British Commented a tragle picture. His lamenta cardinal task of the British Communist isting in reality. 31 representing the America, England and France, under the tance, but they are not struggles of the munist Party remains what is tantam tions were: The troubles that our Party.
party and the balance were form of a large loan, has not yet been masses of the German proletariat against ount to an impotent, isolated sect the comrades do not differentiate between the Ilowever, the opportunist nationally happosed to represent various miscelrealized. The trips of Curtius and Bruen the policy of dictatorship and hunger of situation is not so hopeless for the workers in the and their lead limited position of the party leadership laneous mass meetings sports clubs. Alining to Paris and to the London conference, the Bruening government and of the der British bourgeoisie. However, it followsers and because of this we build up applies also in a full measure to its ority Movements group etc. This un yielded only menger results and it is man bourgeoisie. If the situation is such, that to get the Communist Party out of great barrier between ourselves and the views of the situation of the British doubtedly becomes its first fatal weakGermany is posed effectively at the sanie ship. But there is still time. The favoriske Bute to this task, its Centre alte titude of nine members out of ten in propaganda and activities is the fight for ined by deceiving the workers. Secondly time as the ruarantees which Germany able situation in Germany has not yet orship does not at all measure up.
our party to a new worker, and parties shifting the burden of the growing crisis one cannot yet notice any visible effort can give in exchange. It is clear thnt passed. winter of great class struglarly to an worker is that it from the working class 10 the bourge to correctly connect the economie needs it is not a question of guarantees of gles is still before us. The future devel. The disillusionment of two years of they are not prepared to swallow the inie. To this end it advances, as is for and demands of movement with the security.
opment will depend upon the fighting the labor government, the innumerable whole 21 points of the Comintern pro example contained in the program of the political issues. Thirdly, being borne The Hoover moratorium was undouhl, capacity of the party. radical change betrayals of the reactionary labor lead gram they are social fascists. To Charter movement. the slogans of the out of the conception of finding a ubati edly a victory for the German hour of its policy on the basis of the tette ers the growing discontent with unern day we have a big strike more in Engpartial demands for an increased dole at tute for the ill fated Minority Movement geoisie, while for France it was the of the united front is the indispensable ployment and a constantly reduced stan land which has not been headed by the the cost of the owners of industry, the and a short cut to mass influence, ihe of the repre condition for it.
dard of Nving, are preparing the work party and the Minority Movement. seven hour day, housing for workers, party problems hare not leek hronght beginning of the parations and of the To the extent that our party drawsing masses for motion. point has we are not able to develop the indepen reduction of rents, a guaranteed mini nearer its solution. Essentially these The French bourgeoisie knew that it closer to the social democratie workers, already been reached where in situations dent forms of struggle, the independent mum wage, repudiation of arbitration, problems remain as before.
would he compelled to capitulate before it will also draw closer to the sexure of labor conflicts these leaders speak to forms of leadership, so that we are not release of class war prisoners, repeal of The Future Holds Great Possibilities American capitalism in the question of of power. ROMAN WELL. empty halls or meet loud protests. Even in a position to be able to give the call Trades Disputes Act against tariff atthe moratorium. But at the same time. Strike on we are not able to set the thcks upon workers standard, added to The future orientation of the party will it knew that Germany is on the threshlead of the strike movement. The re) which are the slogans, for fight against remains intimately bound up with the hold of financial collapse and that the formists are able, on the whole, to call imperialism and for the defense of the lessons of the past from which it has not prolongation of the parleys is putting the the workers out and call the strikes Soviet Union, ete.
yet drawn the necessary conclusions.
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German bourgeoisie into a difficult posi Simplifying the Problems of Revolution Particularly so with the lessons of the tion. It is now seeking through the BOSTONlets issued by their organization and for dismal picture of failure Indeed.
These leaders have arrived at an al 1926 general strike and the Anglo Rus.
On Sunday, August 16, the New Enz calling upon the Philadelphia workers to particularly when one considers the ob together to simple rationalization of the sian Unity Committee. Pressed by the ploit the situation in Germany to reland Amnesty Conference called by the join the February 25 demonstration of Sectively favorable situation. But do power and resources of imperialism and growing workers discontent, today, sim ism which looks, in the first place, to alace Boston. 34 organizations were ist party. Comrade Weiner also told of oughly to account for the reasons? Not conclusions are that since capitalism in Lets are again coming forward from wards the suppression of the repara represented by 61 delegates. The com the repeated attempts made to have the at all. One may go further and ask. its present declining stage cannot grant the reformist ranks to serve as a shield tions and the Versailles Treaty. It deposition of the conference was much take up their defense and of what does the present Comintern leader the necessary reforms to the workers for the reactionaries to endeavor to de mands guarantees in order to have the broader than previous conferences of a their failure to date. She then called ship propose to remedy the faults? From hence every struggle for reforms befeat the struggles growing out of the possibility of keeping in leash the im similar nature, though the representa upon the to live up to its prin the shameful combinations of the Anglo comes revolutionary struggle. But discontent and to return to their original perialist appetite of the German bour. tion from the fraternal organizations ciples of class defense for all working Russ Uni nmittee, which rved the problem is so imple. While camp when this danger again blows geoisie. The success of all these plans was not as strong as it could have been clase prisoners and demanded that the to give the reactionary Trade Union struggles for reforms have a different over. The Communist party 18 yet en 6f the French bourgeoisie depends above Delegates came trom all sections of the two Oppositionists be put on the Amnesty Council Left covering and subjected significance today than during the period tirely isolated. There is therefore it all on the position of America and EngNew England area. There was a good List together with all the others. The the Minority Movement and the Com of organic development of capitalism kreat danger that the struggle of the land. It is nevertheless clear that the percentage of Negro workers present. speech was created with the applause of munist party to these Left represen while reformism could then lay a pro discontented manges, which marks the German bourgeoisie will be compelled to After the report of the Credentials a majority of those present.
tatives of the Trade Union Counell, the ressive role but today will definitely developing revolutionary forces, may le capitulate, entirely or in part. Committee, all the delegates, including In his reply to comrade Weiner, the Comintern commanded the party to ex have to choose between the paths of swallowed in this Left reformist In spite of all the decrees of the Bruen the representative of the Boston Branch reporter cialmed Ignorance of the facts cute a sharp turn to class against proletarian revolution or organle support swamp. The party canot prevent it by ing government, the state of industry of the Communist League of America in the case and once more reiterated the class. It instructed the party to as of capitalist reaction, and invariably its socalled united front from below has again becoin worse.
Every day. Opposition) were seated. BtcCarthy was polley of the to defend all class sume independent leadership a In the choses the latter, nevertheless, for the coupled with the perfidious practises of they proceel to new closing down of chairman of the Conference and Cantor, war prisoners without distinctions of Third Perio style: not because of spe Communist party, there still remains the what is called Independent leadership factories and the discharge of workers the main reporter.
affiliation cific factors of the objective conditions problem of giving the struggle for re This will only mean to substitute decepand employees. Almost the whole textile Comrade Cantor dealt at length with Comrade Cooperstein spoke in the name which were then particularly favorable form needs and democratic demands tion and cunning for the actual unifica industry of Saxony bas closed its fac the numerous cases of capitalist repres of the Boston Branch of the Communist to the reformists, but because of the pro revolutionary content. Above all, theretion of the workers. Moreover it always tories, not having possibility of prosion and imprisonment facing the League of America (Opposition. The clamation of the Third Period. It remains the problem for the party or leaves the door wide open for the other curing the necessary raw materials from at present and stressed the need for Opposition delegate hailed the seating of became naturally tranplated, not into building the forces which under its lead desperate alternative. that is, to attempt England with the present mark. The a broad amnesty campaign for all class the Opposition at the Conference as a struggle to prove the superiority of the ership in the struggles must conscious to overcome the isolation which will en car shops at Werdau (Saxony) have war prisoners, regardless of their poli good step forward and as a sign that a Communist program, but hy arbitrary ly select the road toward the revolution. sue by alliances behind the backs of the closed at the same time that Krupp hastical affiliation. He called for the coreal effort was being made to extend division of separate strike commitees. The party must establish itself as the workers with these Left coverings. In shut down part of its shops together operations of all the organizations re the class defense front of the of separating and isolating the militant vehicle of the revolution.
other words to repeat the shameful alwith Ford who did the same in his new presented to help make the campaign Comrade Cooperstein offered the comminority from the trade unions for crea The British party write voluminously liance with the Lofts. the Hicks, Purfactory at Cologne. It is probable that effective.
plete cooperation of the local branch of tion of new independent unions. Thus about the growing capitalist crisis and cells and cooks in the Anglo Russian Un it the situntion does not change, these In the course of the discussion on the the Opposition in the Amnesty campaign, the blunderna stupidity of the British the debacle of the MacDonald graduality Committee.
measures will take on unimaginable report, comrade Weiner, a delegate from started the ball rolling for a campaign party leadership must, of course, first of ness. It quite corectly endeavors to un These Lefts in England have conforms and the army of four millions of the Needle Trades Workers Industriai (und with a contribution, pledged all the all be traced to its roots of the Stalin mask the Left of the and siderable experiences precisely in deceppnemployed existing today will be in Union and a member of the Opposition financial and practical aid possible and policies in the Comintern, and a correc mually draws the conclusion formulated tion and cunning.
The party has nothie creased by a new mass of jobless. The took the floor and spoke especially in offered to provide a speaker from the ton must first of all begin with a dein blanket statements to the effect: These to gain bs atempts to emulate them. it cisive condemnation of these false pol experiences will prove to the British has therefore become so much more in need of paying social Insurance to new connection with the victims of the Penn Communist League of America (Opposi workers that the Communist party is imperative duty for the British Cornhundreds of thousands will render the sylvanian Flynn Anti Sedition Act mention) at the disposal of the Amnesty icles.
financial situation still worse. tioned in the report, and stressed the Committee. The workers present demon The Party Leadership Views the only party fighting for their inter munist Party to conduct an extended disThe crisis in German capitalist coon fact that two workers, Leon Goodman strated their approval with applause foi The opportunist nationally limited posi ests. This, however does not at all folcussion to enable it to draw the proper and Bernard Morgenstern, members of our representative and elected her as ation inevitably flowing from the reaction low. That is, it does not and cannot lessons of 1920 so that it may arrive at omy has now attained its highest point ary theory of socialism in one country follow unless the party also succeeds in position of correctly estimating the fuThe collapse of the banks and the fin the Philadelphia Branch of the Commun member of the Amnesty Committee.
ist League of America (Opposition) were After the discussion, the organizations invented and applied by ancial situation will certainly evoke inStalinized proving its worth as a revolutionary lead ture perspectives, correctly work out its also victims of this act orientation for genuine unification of the dustrial collapses on greater scale.
and that they represented were called upon to con. Comintern leadership has found its parer.
The productive apparatus of German had been denied a class defense by the tribute to the fund, hold meetings, ticularly crass expression in the whole What did Pollitt have to offer, at the British workers which will in reality economy cannot be maintained upon the The delegates from the to affiliate with the to distribute concept of the British party leadership Eleventh Comintern Plenum, as a solution mark the end of Laft reformist deep basis of world economy with its present related the history of the case. leaflets and to prepare for the equally in the cardinal question of the Indian for the present party difficulties? of tion and lay the basis for Communist capacity and scope. It will be obliged told of the arrest of the two Opposition important Anti Deportation Campaign. revolutionary perspectives. the party course, one must not expect a serious leadership. ARNE SWABECK.
to retrench. Eren if the large loans nuclists for distributing Unemployment lent With that, the Conference was concluded leadership confines itself in the main to examination of possible fallacies of past ceed the situation will not change much by this fact, and the situation obtaining ialist party has held numerous meet. Ists were put in the minority.
obtained the direction of the People before the crashes will not be re cata MADRID LETTER ings which ended with no concrete reThe successes of our friends are dis House of Llerena (Bodajoze. The Left lished.
sult. Everything was left to the con turbing and irritating the anarchists Opposition is beginning to rend successes Unemployment will increase in the gress.
who made a great scandal and, assisted on the trade union field.
future. One can also foresee front struggles: what will be the results? This The Spanish social democracy fears by anarchists from other organizations, will depend above all upon the attitude greatly to take the power absolutely in went so far as to attack cur comrades, NEW PERSECUTIONS AGAINST US to its hands and at the same time is at the present time, the anarchist vinces are more serious every day. Many The news we receive from the of the masses and the policy of our party.
afraid of continuing to form a part of groups of Madrid have met in order to comrades do not receive Comunismo, in The bourgeoisie is preparing for this; It has begun hy a widespread attack upon (Continued from Page 1) Party. This fact puts the Spanish social a government which assassinates democracy before the dilemma of hold socialist workers. The problem is thus the mainters organization, under the lican police confiscates nistea Boce serait the proletarian press THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE ABOLITION OF PRESS FREEDOM ing back from or of accepting full pretty complicated and the worker mass fraudulent pretext that Garcia Lavia does it illegally) the copies of the reSOCIALIST PARTY power in a fairly short time. In this es are precipitously deserting the social was a candidate in the last elections.
view. Many letters from our comrades On July 17, the new decree againsi respect, the declarations of the socialist reformist camp.
On July 10 the extraordinary congress minister of finances, Prieto, are al Our comrades were accused of belongarrive only after a long delay or do not political excesses went into effect. This The of Spain must utilize the ing to the Committee of Reconstruction arrive at all. La Verite and La Lutte de decree is in actuality the abolition of of the Spanish social democracy was held rendy very significant when it pointed situation in order to denounce the trea of Seville and violently expelled from Classes come to us irregularly or are of the Weimar constitution, there now tion in the present political situation give their adherence to a government pre best means is to push the socialists to painters will have their word and of the Republican Police. The struggle remains not a trace far as the free The June 28 elections to the Constituent sided over by the present minister of the taking of power. It is the most against the advice of the anarchist and the persecutions continue dom of the press is concerned. Cortes gave the most powerful parliamen foreign affairs, Lerroux, leader of the effective means of unmasking them. groups, will ratify the nomination of our OUR PROGRESS Even the Berliner Tageblatt is compel tary minority, from the point of Flow minorits closest to the socialists numeric Needless to say that nothing practical comrades, led to speak out a few harsh truths on of numbers, to the Spanish Socialist ally.
will come out of the congress.
The following faet must be pointed has been given a much better reception The second number of Comunismo Following Prieto, the socalists will THE COMMUNIST OPPOSITION out: it is the first time that Communists than the first. Groups of comrades conhave won in Madrid an organization at stantly arise throughout the country. At not vote for a Lerroux government. The IN THE tached to the and also the first Salamanca, the republican and political socialists express it from the lips of one of their most representative men at manifestation of our trade union we bosses thet an important group of the The Spanish Communist Opposition tivity.
For the Pre Conference Dicussion the same time that they declare that has begun to work practically and acSpanish Communist Opposition has been the compromise reached at Saint Sebastively in the National Confederation of Madrid shows how the Communists have The triumph of our painter friends in constituted.
by LEON TROTSKY tien over the collaboration with the pre Labor.
to act in the L, but also shows membership. In Estremadura, new roups At Bilbao, our group has doubled its government was a mistake their THE SPANISH REVOLUTION IN DANGER Immediately, we have begun to register the anarchist phobia against Commun. have been formed. At Sexovla, the of party.
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After the intervention of our comrades showed his agreement with the anarchists Communist Opposition is showing itselt most probable is that they will adopt a The Spanish PIONEER PUBLISHERS 84 East 10th Street vague formula in order to elude re at a meeting, our comrade Garcia Lavia so as not to give his vote to our friends to be the only representative of Mary New York City sponsibility was named for the leadership by acela of the Communist Left Opposition.
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mation. So were two other comrades by At the same time that we obtained this The Madrid organization of the se HENRI LACT a great majority, The anarcho reform success at Madrid, our comrades havel Madrid, July 1931 The Revolution in Spain pro.
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