PAGE TRE MILITANT SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1932 Rakovsky on the Five Year Plan Rebel Mingers Action! WHAT NEXT. by Leon Trotsky United Front (Continued from page 1)
further on.
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out from the working class movement is comrade Rakovsky are not even known. needed there is a left wing of these age of all its conquests and hopes. The theater is (Continued from page 1)
sciousness among the coal mindrs to (Contined from last issue) industry with a complete suspension in the treacherous role of these officials and (Continued from page 1)
By its policies during the revolution of 1848, the Just as quality of production sets a certain branches. Even if the industry their growing readiness to combat them. signify only the resurrection of all the contradictions liberal bourgeoisie prepared the stage for the triumph of labor so the limit to increased inten matter, the fact of the matter would opportunities for the Left wing to find accute and concentrated form.
limit to the increase in the intensity itselt were in no degree at fault in this in other words it offers the fncreasing on the very next successive stage, only in still more of counter revolution, which in turn emasculated liberalism. Marx and Engels lashed the German liberal sity in the utilization of equipment is remain and would have to be reckoned the common base for these movements bound up with the problem of the work with. In truth, industry is not at fault. and through them to unite for the comIn terms of world economy, Europe is on the down bourgeoisie no less sharply than Lasalle did, and ing personnel. Great reserves can be We see here the effects which we have mon immediate objectives.
ward trend. Already the forehead of Europe is plas their criticism was more profound than his. But when made available for the further use of warned against several times previously: of such steps there is no sign whattered beyond removal with American labels: the Dawes the Lassalleans dumped the feudal counter revolution more shifts by transfer to the 24 hour became the cause for the delay in the which is the potential force to give this plan, the Young Plan, Hoover moratorium. Europe together with the liberal bourgeoisie into one reacshift. The clarification of the question development of agriculture.
direction is, when considering this as the is placed thoroughly on American rations.
tionary mass. Marx and Engels were justly outraged of the working personnel is not here The above article rightly ascribes the essential task, failing just as miserably The decay of capitalism results in social and cul by this false ultra radicalism. The erroneous posiour problem. everyone who follows this basic causes for the shortage for agricul. as the other confused and opportunist tural decomposition. The road is barred for further tion of the Lasalleans turned them on several occablem cannot be solved in the near future (1) incorrect price policy. 2) incor which it leads, has not yet at any time methodical differentiation within the nation, for the sions into involuntary aids of the monarchy. despite and that, therefore, the reserves avall rect regulating of the distribution of pursued a policy genuinely ulming at further growth of the proletariat at the expense of the general progressive nature of their work, which able by the increase of shifts can be manufactured goods to producers of agri: uniting the rebellious movements. It has the diminution of intermediate classes. Further pro was infinitely more important and consequential than question of the working personnel arises behind of the fertilizer industries. Dur. croupings, been hemmed in within the pauperization of the petty bourgeoisie and the transutilized only to a very small degree. The cultural raw materials (3) the lageing thereby, in the same manner as the other longation of the crisis can bring in its trail only the the achievements of liberalism.
The theory of social Fascism reproduces the enterprises but we will not take up this mand for fertilizers was satisfied. 4) struggle, confining itself purely to the formation of ever increasing groups of workers into basic error of the Lassalleans on a new historical backmatter in this connection. Here it is Acute shortage of machines for the cul spontaneous movement of the workers the lumpenproletariat. In its most acute form, it is ground. After dumping National Socialists and socage of working personnel bound up with is complete absence of harvesting mach, actually to organize and losing ground the throat.
Important for us to show that the short, tivation of technical cultures and a near themselves, lacking perspective, failing this threat that grips advanced capitalist Germany by ial democrats into one Fascist pile, the Stalinist burcaucracy flies headlong into such activities as backing the Impossibility of a further loading ines, due to which the sowing and first so that it still commands only a few.
of the existing personnel creates a bar. plowing of the majority of technical cul scattered, small and ill functioning locals. The rottenest portion of putrefying capitalist Eur the Hitler referendum, which in its own fashion is rier for the further increase in the quantures is done by primitive hand method. Under such conditions the militancy it ope is the social democratie bureaucracy. It entered in no wise superior to Lassalle alliances with Bistitative indices by this means. All these are direct results of the lag displays, the working class and revoluupon its historical journey under the banner of Marx, marek.
The third factor lies beyond industry cing behind of industry.
tionary propaganda it spreads, becomes and Engels. For its goal it placed the overthrow of In the present phase, German Communism in its itselt although it is closely bound up The study of the question of quantitive entirely too much negated.
with it. It is the shortage of agricultndices in connection with the above National Perspective for a the rule of the bourgeoisie. The powerful upsurge struggle against the social democracy must lean on tural raw materials for light industry. mentioned factors permits us to make of capitalism caught it up and dragged it in its wake. two inseparable facts. a) the political responsibility Due to shortage of raw materials the the following fundamental conclusions: While the series of localized spontane In the name of reform, the social democracy betrayed of the social democracy for the strength of Fascism; volume of production in light industry (1) the official Agures of quantitative ous miners struggles from the past to the revolution, at frst by its actions and later by its. absolute irreconciliability between Fascism and nearly 30. During these two months due to the ignoring of the quality of pro vance the miners to higher levels of very words. Kautsky, forsooth, for a long time still those workers organizations on which the social dem the plan was only slightly over 50 ful duetion. Only by taking quality into se experience and consciousness they have defended the phrascology of revolution, making itocracy itself depends.
The contradictions within German capitalism have Maesi chustry recreased dine April by Indices. 2) In so far as a quantitative sulted in defents ark weakening of ism. Bernstein, on the contrary, demanded the relat present reached such a state of tension that an 16. in May by 15. in June by growth actually took place. It was based their organization. The John Lewis nunciation of revolution: for capitalism was entering explosion is inevitable. The adaptability of the soemeans that he practically nearly ceased er number of workers and on the in deliberate policy to serve the operators. the period of peaceful development without crises, and la democracy has reached that limit beyond which production Production in the rood increase of the intensity of labor. 3) 10 But it should have taught us all that without wars. paragon of prophets. Apparently, lics self annihilation. The mistakes of the Stalinist dustry decreased in April by 15. in using this method of increase in quan: when local strikes are so often defeated between Kautsky and Bernstein there was an irrecon bureaucracy have reached that limit beyond which lies situation in the Sugor Industry, which tions leading to its culture and does not sion. With the present trend of the rically complemented one another as the right and characterizes the situation in Germany. Everything was practically at a halt in June, is at all guarantee the further growth of struggle, directed, and of necessity so official left boots on the feet of reformism.
is now poised on the razor edge of a knife.
year only 42. of the production cap beyond which the further use of this treachery, the national objective must, The war came. The social democracy supported When of necessity one must follow conditions in acity of the sugar industry was realized. method can give conly negative results of course, stand out so much more clear the in the name of future prosperity. Instead Germany through newspapers that arrive almost a From these figures alone we see that we for the national economy. And this meth y.
But this is only one side of the ques of prosperity decay set in. Then the problem resolved week late; when one must allow another week before certain branches but with a sharp decline The fuestion of the turther growth of tion. The other is the need of the actual itself no longer in concluding from the inadequacy of manuscripts may bridge the gap between Constantino of prdouetion nearly in the whole light mentéte indirectando quiere de ma intariens unification of the rebel movements. Here capitalism the inevitability of revolution; nor was it ple and Berlin; afer which additional weeks must pass the level already acquired is directly lies the real task for the revolutionary one of reconciling the workers with capitalism by before the pamphlet reaches its public, involuntarily. bound bp with the problem of siving forces, for the official Communist Party means of reforms. The new policies of the social the question arises, Won it be altogether too late?
The Raids on Nazis in Prussia Industry a This question is decided by the amount leadership in these struggles, as it does, democracy now consisted in making society safe for And cach time one answers oneself. No! The of armies that are drawn up for battle are too collossal munists not only from defeating both which we will treat capital building of or to talk about furnising a program the bourgeoisie at the cost of sacrificing reforms.
for them without taking into account the social democrats and the Fascista. CHRISTIAN RAKOVSKY this burning question of the necessjty of But even this was not the last stage of degeneracy. that one need fear a simultaneous settlement of the but even from preparing the defense of Barnoul, July August 1930 the working class from ruthless extera speedy united front of the rebel move. The present crisis that is convulsing capitalism oblig issue at the speed of greased lightning. The strength The above constitutes the last in ments becomes pure nonsense. To pro ed the social democracy to sacrifice the fruits achieved logic of facts will make itself heard more imperiously mination at the hands of Hitler bands. stalment of one chapter of a larger work cred to build committees of independent after protracted economic and political struggles and of the German proletariat has not been drained. It Therein lies the great danger in Gerby comrade Tlakovsky. The condition of leadership within the endeavoring to thus to reduce the German workers to the plane of powers have not as yet been brought into play. The The only way the Fascists can be seepornformatii comrade by the Stalin to them is wrong. It is particularly existence of their fathers, grandfathers and great logic of facts will make itself heard more imperiously defeated is by uniting the forces of the of his work by the Left Opposition press. tional Miners Union within these rebel tragic and at the same time more repulsive than the or attempt to add what he to say even if it is social democratie Influence can be wiped at the present time, the whereabouts of movements of the M: What Lafetid disintegration of reformism amid the wreck delayed a few weeks, e. an entire historical period.
The Stalinist bureaucracy came to the conclusion by recognizing their actual role by fore the repression of the Stalinist against movements, firmly established, working ing stepem into the united front on the thesi vatant revolutionary leader have as part of, and with the movements, erit rabid in its straining for modernism. Let it stage that it would be able to complete its labors more peacebasis of a struggle against Fascism, by has been heard of him is that he was in leaders, and working in the closest poe modern of modern dramas. But the director of the kipo. It obtained from the government of Herman united action that the Impotent and ser and that no consideration was to be exfrightful and alarming state of health sible cooperation with the left wing theater must not forget to reserve the dress circle for Mueller, the social democrat, a refusal or a visa for. a menshevik. in this instance the united front only pave the way for Vascism.
will forget this crime of Stalinism. not become an all too difficult task to The Severing incident is a striking!
Incidentally, however, these leaders are in no mood was established without any wavering or delay. Tolesson in proof of this. Severing and.
build a united front in reality of these for the theater: they have reached the utmost limits day, in official Soviet publications, the Stalinists are the social democrats say they want to Hail the Red Army for the common Immediate objectives of their adaptability. There is a level beneath which broadcasting the news that am defending Bruento dislodge the influence and control of the working class of Germany cannot drop willingly ing government in accordance with an agreement Did Severing, who had ground enough (Continued from page 1)
be the The recruitment campaign had very good ing conditions. In such a united front régime, fighting for its existence, is in no mood to pulling strings to allow me the right of entry into Nazl organizations? He did not. Ser Petrograd offered 25, 000 volunteers, Mostainly play the main role of headership recognize this level. The emergency decrees of Bruening Germany. Instead of becoming indignant over such cole creaturen tiket where bee feared to cow more than 15, 000. 106, 000 volun provided they pursue communist policies are only the beginning, only feelers to get the lay of viciousness, permit myself to laugh at its stupidity.
ernment, with the Hindenburg Bruening. From An de la Revolution important factor in uniting the working and perfidious support of the social democratic burThey could thus become a much more the land. Bruening régime rests upon the cowardly But must cut short my laughter, for time is pressing Groener regime, which is consciously aldThere cannot be the slightest doubt that the course Rasse class seinst the common enemy.
ing the Fascists. In a united front caucracy which in its turn depends upon the sullen, of events will derhonstrate the correetness of our posimovement with the organizations which DECREE OF THE COUNCIL OF Severing and his ilk are leading the PEOPLE COMMISSARS half hearted support of a section of the proletariat. tion. But in what manner will history demonstrate The system based on bureaucratic decrees is unstable, its proof: Through the catastrophe of the Stalinist Communists could press the social demto the Petrograd, January 18, 1918 of the Soviet power and of socialism. unreliable, temporary. Capitalism requires another, faction, or through the victory of Marxist policies?
wall. They would be forced to show The old army was a class Instrument For entrance into the Red Army, the more decisive policy. The support of the social dem Therein lies at present the crux of the entire quesA Severing could be forced of the bourgeoiste for the oppression of following recommendations are necesto break with the bourgeoisie. which the working class. The seizure of power sary: those of the military committee or ocracy with its one eye ever cocked on its own work tion. This question is the question of the fate of or whether by the laboring class and the class of those of the civil organizations who de ers, is not only insufficient for its purposes, but has the German nation, and not of its fate alone.
movement, in an instance like the pre those who possess nothing has made the end upon the Soviet power, those of already become irksome. The period of half way sent. In any case, the social democracy creation of a new army necessary. This the party or the trade unions more measures has passed. In order to try to find a way would lose its identity rapidly and be new army will have the task of protec strictly speaking, the recommendations The problems that are analyzed in this pamphlet did wiped out. The working class would be ting the Soviet power and of constituting of two members of one of these organ out, the bourgeoisie must absolutely rid itself of the solidifled and rendied for revolutionary the base on which the regular army wizations. In case an entire division en pressure exerted by the workers organizations, these not originate yesterday. It is nine years now since action.
transformed into a power founded on ters the Red Army, collective recommen must needs be eliminated, destroyed, utterly crushed. the leadership of the Comintern has busied itself with The Fascists are concentrating all the arming of the whole people; further dations and a nominal vote are necesAt this juncture, the historic role of Fascism begins the revaluation of values and with disorganizing the their efforts on the situation in Prussia. more, the new army will serve to supsary.
It sets on its feet those classes that are immediately advance guard of the international proletariat by They are waiting for the Landtag (Diet) port the Socialist revolution that is apelections next month before they strike. proaching in Europe. The families of members of the Red above the proletariat and who are ever in dread of means of tactical convulsions which in their totality That is their strategy. They mean to workers and peasants army are sup being forced down into its ranks; it organizes and fall under the label of the general line. The Russtart out with a seizure of power in this In the execution of the preceding, the ly subsidy of 50 rubles.
ported by the state and receive a month. militarizes them at the expense of finance capital, un sian Left Opposition (Bolshevik Leninists) was formcentral German province first. It is in Council of People Commissars has de Prussia that the social democracy has cided to organize the new army on the les of soldiers. The invalld members of the famil der the cover of the official government, and it directs ed not only because of Russian problems but also be its stronghold. There is not much time following basis and under the name Red been supported by the soldiers, will conwho have previously them to the extirpation of proletarian organizations, cause of international ones. Among these, the proto lose. If the Fascists are to be re Workers and Peasants Army.
from the most revolutionary to the most conservative. blems of the revolutionary development in Germany tinue to receive ald according to the The red workers and peasants loent statutes and according to the re brutal force, and of police terror. Fascism is a parti gences on this subject date back from 1923. During Fascism is not merely a system of reprisals, of occupied by no means the last place. Sharp diverdefeat, if the Communist movement is to avold disaster, a complete reorientation and best organized, elements of the workarmy is composed of the most conscious gulations of the local Soviet.
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of the policy of the German Communist cular governmental system based on the uprooting of the succeeding years the author of these pages spoke ing class.
Party must take place. The confusion The Council of People Commissars all elements of proletarian democracy within bourgeois more than once on these debatable questions. conof social Fascism must be cleared up. Every citizen of the Russian re is the supreme directing organism of the society. The task of Fascism lies not only in destroy siderable portion of my critical works has been pubThe Marxist appraisal of the situation Public Omer wears of age can enter it Red Workers and peasants army. The ing the Communist advance guard but in holding the lished in German. The present pamphlet is in its tern given by comrade Trotsky and the Left ranks he those may enter the Red inmediate conduct of the army and its entire class in a state of forced disunity. To this end a contribution to the theoretical and political work flesh and blood of the German Commun forces and their life at the service of Military Commissarontend particularly section of the workers does not suffice. It is also nec hereafter only in passing was in its time submitted to Much that is mentioned the defense of the conquests of October, in the all Russian colleglum.
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