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IHE CO ....UIIISI A Magazi1le of the Theory and Practice of Marxism-Leninism Puhlished Monthly hy the Communist Party of the of America MAX BEDACHT, Editor Entered al lecond cla'l matter November 2, 1927, at the Post OSee at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1890.

VOL. X JANUARY, 1931 No.1

CONTENTS COUNTER-REVOLUTION BEFORE THE PROLE- TARIAN COURT ...... 3 REPORT OF THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE TO THE TWELFTH CENTRAL COMMITTEE PLEN- UM, C.P.U.S.A., NOVEMBER 22, 1930...... 7 By LENIN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATIONAL AND COLONIAL OPPRESSED ...... 32 By HARRISON GEORGE THESES OF THE SECOND CONGRESS OF THE , 1920, ON THE NATIONAL AND COLONIAL QUESTIONS...... 39 YANKEE IN CUBA ...... 48 By R. GOMEZ LETTER OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE C.P.U.S.A. TO THE CENTRAL COMMIT­ TEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CUBA.. 66 SOVIETS IN CHINA ...... 74 By L. MAGYAR LENIN'S LETTER TO THE SOCIALIST PROP A­ GANDA LEAGUE IN AMERICA ...... 87 BOOK REVIEW ...... 91

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) CONTENTS EDITORIALS . SOCIAL DEMAGOGY ...... 99 SPEECHMAKING IN LONDON-MASS ACTION IN IND IA'~ ...... 104 CALVERTON'S ...... 107 / By WILLIA~ Z. FOSTER THE SIGNIFjICANCE OF THE BANK FAILURES ... 112 . By HARRY GANNES THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT IN 119 OUR PARTY ORGANIZATION ...... 129 By R. BAKER AMERICAN IMPERIALISM ENSLAVES LIBERIA .. 133 By G. PADMORE THE TASK OF OUR PARTY IN AGRARIAN WORK 147 . By H. PURO RESOLUTION ON THE NEGRO QUESTION IN THE UNITED STATES ...... 153 SOVIETS IN CHINA ...... 168 By L. MAGYAR THE COLLAPSE OF THE THEORY OF ORGAN- IZED CAPITALISM ...... 179 By SAM DON BOOK REVIEWS ...... 185

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VOL. X MARCH, 1931 No.3

CONTENTS EDITORIAL .;IAN ADVANCED STAGE IN THE WAR DANGER ______-. 195 .j ON THE QUESTION OF TRADE UNION DEMOCRACY __ ... , . 199 By WILLIAM Z. FOSTER 7COMING STRUGGLES AND LESSONS IN STRIKE STRATEGY.. 204- 1 By / WOMEN IN MASS WORK ...... 214 By O. W. KUUSINEN IGROWTH OF THE FASCIST DICTATORSHIP IN .. 219 By ERNST THAELMANN ! A CHARTER OF SLAVERY FOR THE INDIAN PEOPLE ...... 22.6 I THE COLLAPSE OF THE THEORY OF ORGANIZED CAPITALISM ...... 231 By SAM DON

/ TH~~~~gN~tJiO~.~~. ~~~~.~~~I~~. ~~~ . ~~~I.~~ ...... 241 By B. D. AMIS

/ SOM~:~~~_~i~~~I~rir~~ S~~~.~~~.~ .~~~. ~~~ ~I.~~~ 249 By JIM ALLEN / WHY THE PEASANT REVOLTS IN THE PHILIPPINES? ...... 256 By HARRY GANNES I THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECEMBER UPRISING .. 264 By M. POKROVSKY / OUTLINE FOR DISCUSSION ON THE AGRARIAN QUESTION 273 / THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT IN MEXICO ...... 280 / BOOK REVIEW ...... 286

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VOL. X APRIL, 1931 No.4

CONTENTS IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF LENIN ...... 291 HOW WE MUST FIGHT AGAINST THE DEMAGOGY OF FASCISTS AND SOCIAL-FASCISTS...... 300 By EARL BROWDER MR. FISH ENDORSES THE 305 By I. AMTER A REVIEW OF THE POLITICAL SCENE ON THE PARLIA- MENTARY STAGE ...... 314 By HARRISON GEORGE OVERCOME LOOSENESS IN OUR MASS WORK...... 324 By JACK JOHNSTONE THE CRISIS OF THE JIM-CROW NATIONALISM OF THE NEGRO BOURGEOISIE ...... 330 By HARRY HAYWOOD HOW WE BUILD THE REVOLUTIONARY TRADE UNION OPPOSITION IN GERMANy ...... ~...... 339 By F. EMMERICH THE ROLE OF THE RED ARMY IN CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION ...... 348 BOURGEOIS DEMOCRACY AND PROLETARIAN DICTATOR- SHIP ...... 360 Theses of COMRADE LENIN adopted by the First Congress of the Communist Intemotional, MtII"cn., 1919. TWO LETTERS ON THE COMMUNE ...... 371 By KARL MARX OUTLINE FOR DISCUSSION ON THE AGRARIAN QUESTION.. 373 LESSON Two BOOK REVIEWS...... 381

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VOL. X MAY, 1931 No.5

CONTENTS MAY FIRST, 1931 ...... 387 THE AMERICAN BACKGROUND OF MAY DAY...... 392 By VERNE SMITH COM INTERN DOCUMENTS ...... +02 Directives of the Politsecretariat of the E.C.C.I. to the Communist Party of the U.S.A. relative to the decisions of the. Twelfth Plenum of the C.P.U.S.A. ON THE USE OF "TRANSMISSION BELTS" IN OUR STRUGGLE FOR ...... +09 By C. A. HATHAWAY THE PARTY NUCLEUS-A FACTOR IN THE CLASS STRUGGLE 424 By JOHN WILLIAMSON SOME LESSONS OF THE LAWRENCE STRIKE...... 433 By JACK STACHEL THE CRISIS AND THE STRIKE CURVE FOR 1930 ...... 444 By PHIL FRANKFELD A "MODEL" COLONY OF YANKEE IMPERIALISM...... 452 By D. R. D. BLOOD STAINED NITRATES OF CHILE...... 463 By ALBERT MOREAU THREE SOURCES AND THREE ELEMENTS OF MARXISM .... 470 LENIN'S MAY DAY LEAFLET ...... 475 OOOK REVIEW ...... 47'

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VOL. X JUNE, 1931 No. 6

CONTENTS MUSTEISM-"LEFT" DEMAGOGY A LA MODE ...... ". . . .. 483 By WILLIAM Z. FOSTER THE COURSE OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES...... 488 By HARRY GANNES THE THEORETICAL DEFENDERS OF WHITE CHAUVINISM IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT ...... 497 By HARRY HAYWOOD THE GROWING POLITICAL CRISIS IN POLAND...... 509 By EDWARD LENO OUR PRESENT TASKS IN CUBA...... 516 By O. RODRIGUEZ DEMAGOGY AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IN THE UNITED STATES ...... 525 By SAM DARCY RATIONALIZATION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES IN THE BUILD- ING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES 535 By A. PETERSON THE DECLINE OF"THE GARVEY MOVEMENT...... 547 By A "MODEL" COLONY OF YANKEE IMPERIALISM 553 By D. R. D. AN UNEMPLOYMENT MANIFESTO DURING THE CRISIS OF 1873 ...... 566 W itk Editorial Note by ENGELS ON "JUSTICE" ...... 572 BOOK REVIEWS ...... 575

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VOL. X JULY, 1931 No.7

CONTENTS AUGUST 1, 1931 579 By ALEX BITTELMAN THE COAL STRIKE ...... 595 By WILLIAM Z. FosTER FAITH IN THE MASSES-ORGANIZATION OF THE MASSES.. 600 By EARL BROWDER SOME EXPERIENCES IN MASS WORK ...... 615 By BILL GEBERT PLANNED WORK, CONCRETIZATION AND PRACTICAL ACTIVITY ...... 621 By JACK JOHNSTONE ROLE OF PARTY TRAINING SCHOOLS IN DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP ...... 628 By A. MARKOFF THE NEGRO AND HIS JUDASES ...... 632 By ROBERT MINOR DEVELOPMENT AND PERSPECTIVE OF THE CHINESE REVOLUTION ...... 640 By M. JAMES A "MODEL" COLONY OF YANKEE IMPERIALISM ...... 652 By D. R. D. . CANADA'S STARVATION BUDGET ...... 661 By SAM CARR ENGELS ON RELIGION ...... 665 BOOK REVIEWS ...... 667

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CONTE.NTS A NEW BID FOR WORLD DOMINATION 675 By ALEX BITTELMAN PUTTING THE XI PLENUM DECISIONS INTO LIFE ...... 685 By EARL BROWDER FACTPRS GOVERNING OUR TACTICAL LINE...... 693 NEXT STEPS IN THE COAL STRIKE ...... 703 By WILLIAM Z. FOSTER SOME MAJOR LESSONS FROM A MINOR STRIKE ...... 706 By I. AMTER THE YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE TURNS TO STRUGGLE.. 714 By GIL GREEN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AUGUST 23-ANTI-IMPERIALIST DAY 720 By JOHN BELL ECONOMIC FORMS IN SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE ...... 724- By TOM JOHNSON THE NATIONAL PROBLEM IN THE SOVIET UNION ...... 729 By MEILACH EpSTEIN THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAT TURNER REVOLT.. 737 By N. STEVENS FIRST CONGRESS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF PHILIPPINES ...... 744 By S. CARPIO LENIN ON ..ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL STRUGGLE OF THE WORKING CLASS ...... 755 BALTIMORE AND GENEVA 1866-A PARALLEL...... 759 Editorial Note by ALEXANDER TRACHTENBERG BOOK REVIEWS ...... 763

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VOL. X OCTOBER, 1931 No.9

CONTENTS THE XI PLENUM OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE COM INTERN ...... 771 Extracts from Report to the 13th Plenum of the Central Committee, C. P. U. S. A. By WILLIAM W. WEINSTONE TO THE MASSES-TO THE SHOPS! ORGANIZE THE MASSES! 797 Extracts from the Report of the Political Bureau to the Central Committee 13th Plenum, C. P. U. S. A. By EARL BROWDER TASKS IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST HUNGER, REPRESSION AND WAR ...... 818 Resolution of the 13th Plenum, Central Committee, C. P. U. S. A. on the Main Tasks in the Organization of Mass Struggles Against the Offensive of the Capitalists. ~ ~ RESOLUTION ON WORK AMONG THE UNEMPLOyED...... 830 Adopted by the 13th Plenu~, Central Committ~e, C. P. U. S. A. CUL'TIURAL iCOMPULSIVES OR CALVERTON'S NEW CARI- CATURE OF MARXISM ...... 851 By A. LANDY

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THE COIIMalilft A Magazine of the Theory and Practice of Marxism-Leninism Published M ontnly by the Communist Party of the United States of America Entered as second class matter November 2, 1927, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., under the act of Marc'h 3, 1890......

VOL. X NOVEMBER, 1931 No. 10

CONTENTS WHAT MEANS THE FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REVOLUTION? ...... 867 By ROBERT MINOR

SOME PROBLEMS OF MASS WORK...... 875 By EARL BROWDER

THE MARCH OF THE REVOLUTION ...... 882 By WM. Z. FOSTER

THE STRUGGLE FOR THE MASSES ...... 892 By A. LOZOVSKY

THE LATEST PHASE OF THE BRITISH CRISIS IN ITS REVERBERATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES...... 903 By ALEX BITTELMAN

THE WORLD CREDIT CRISIS IS GROWING...... 912 Leading Editorial from Pravda, September 29, 1931

CAPITALIST THEORIES OF "PLANNED ECONOMy"...... 917 By HARRY GANNES

THE PRESENT STRUGGLE IN CUBA...... 928 By O. RODRIc}uEZ

THE PHILOSOPHICAL IN THE C. P. S. U. IN 1930-31...... 933 By D. S. MIRSKY CULTURAL COMPULSIVES·OR CALVERTON'S LATEST CARI­ CATURE OF MARXISM...... 941 By A. LANDY

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VOL. X DECEMBER, 1931 No. 11

CONTENTS

WALL STREET AND THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ANTI- SOVIET FRONT ...... 963 By HARRY GANNES

THE PARTY ANNIVERSARY IN THE LIGHT OF OUR PRES- ENT TASKS...... 975 By ALEX BI'ITELMAN

THE MEANING OF THE WAGE CUr;rwG OFFENSIVE...... 985 By JOSEPH ZACK

BUILDING THE REVOLUTIONARY TRADE UNION MOVE- MENT ...... 995 By S. WILLNER

RESOLUTION OF THE PRAGUE CONFERENCE ON THE QUES- TION OF UNEMPLOYMENT ...... 1006

DILETTANTISM IN STRIKES...... 1015 By WM. Z. FOSTER

RELATI{)NS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ECONOMICS UNDER CAPITALISM AND IN THE SOVIET UNION. . . . 1018 By PROF. M. RUBINSTEIN

THESIS ON THE AGRARIAN QUESTION ...... 1044- Adopted by the Second Congress 0/ the Communist International

LENIN CORNER,...... lOSS

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