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Vol. XIV JANUARY, 1935 No.1

CONTENTS SERGEI MIRONOVITCH KIROV ...... 3

FOR LENINISM-FOR A SOVIET AMERICA! .... 6 By ALEX BITTELMAN THE MILITARY PROGRAM OF THE PROLETARIAN REVO- LUTION ...... 23 By V. I. LENIN THE NATIONAL CONGRESS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL INSURANCE-AND AFTER ..... 33 By I. AMTER Discussion for the Seven$n Congress of the C.I.

SHARPEN THE FIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL SLOGAN OF THE WORLD COMMUNIST PARTY-SOVIET POWER!..... 45 By MAX YOUNG

SOME PROBLEMS OF THE CLASS STRUGGLE IN THE SOUTH. 61 By NAT Ross

THE THREE BASIC SLOGANS OF THE PARTY ON THE PEASANT QUESTION ...... 76 By JOSEPH STALIN NOTES ON THE ECONOMI.C CRISIS...... 87 By 4ABORRESEARCH ASSOCIATION BOOK REVIEW ...... 92 Frontispiece drawn by RUSSELL T. LIMBACH

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Vol. XIV FEBRUARY, 1935 No.2

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VALERIAN KUIBYSHEV ...... 98

NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND NEW TASKS IN THE U.S.A. 99 By· EARL BROWDER

ON THE MAIN IMMEDIATE TASKS OF THE C.P.U.S.A ...... 117 (Resolution adopted by the Central Committee Plenum, January 15-18, 1935)

THE SOCIALIST REVOLUTION IN THE UNITED STATES ...... 127 By ALEX BITTELMAN

FOR THE WORKERS' BILL! ...... 148 -By EARL BROWDER

LENIN ON UNEMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL INSURANCE ...... J 55

THE UNITED FRONT IN THE FIELD OF NEGRO WORK 158 By JAMES W. FORD

UNITY OF THE FARMING MASSE8-A PARAMOUNT ISSUE .... 175 By JOHN BARNETT

ASPECTS OF THE DEPRESSION OF THE SPECIAL TYPE IN

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Vol. XIV MARCH, 1935 No.3

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REPORT TO THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE C.P.U.S.A., JANUARY 15-18, 1935...... 195 By EARL BROWDER

OUR "C.E." 217 By ROBERT MINOR

THE HISTORIC PATH OF THE ZINOVIEVIST GROUP...... 227 By ALBEIQ' RADlER

THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE PARIS COMMUNE AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINST FASCIST TERROR 233 By ANNA DAMON

REPORT TO THE NATIONAL AGITATION AND PROPAGANDA CONFERENCE, JANUARY 18, 1935 ...... 240 By ALEx BITTELMAN

THE ORGANIZATIONAL TASKS ARISING FROM THE PLENUM DECISIONS ...... •..... 262 By F. BROWN

LONG ISLAND SECTION MAKES THE TURN TO SHOP WORK 274 By BILL LAWRENCE

BOOK REVIEW 285

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Vol. XIV APRIL, 1935 No....

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FORGE A MIGHTY UNITED FRONT FOR MAY DAy!...... 291 (Manifesto of tke Central Committee, C.P.U 's.A.)

OUR TASKS IN THE LIGHT OF CHANGED CONDITIONS..... 299 By MORRIS CHILDS

DEVELOPMENT OF WORK IN THE HARLEM SECTION ...... 312 By JAMES W. FORD and LoUIS SASS

THE MEANING OF SIDNEY HOOK...... 326 By L. RVDAS

RELIGION AND COMMUNISM ...... 350 By EARL BROWDER

MANIFESTO OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE PHILIP- PINE ISLANDS ...... ;...... 366

BOOK REVIEW ...... 381

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Vol. XIV MAY, 1935 No.5

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MAY DAY UNDER THE GUNS ...... 3&7 By ROBER.T MINOR

FOR A BROAD UNITED FRONT IN JAPAN...... 411 By TANAKA

LENIN ON THE ELEMENTS OF MATERIALIST DIALECTlCS 428

SOME PROBLEMS OF PARTY WORK IN THE COUNTRYSIDE 429 By LoUISE ScOTT

ACHIEVEMENTS AND TASKS OF THE NEW YORK DISTRICT 4# By MAX STEINBER.G

UNMASKING THE NEW DEAL IN THE COTTON PATCH.... 459 By DONALD MACDoUGAL

COM INTERN DOCUMENTS ON THE UNITED FRONT 410 "HERR EUGEN DUEHRING'S REVOLUTION IN SCIENCE" (ANTI-DUEHRING) ••...... •...... , 471 RftJieweJ by H. M. WICKS

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Vol. XIV JUNE, 1935 No.6

CONTENTS THE FIGHT OF THE STEEL WORKERS FOR THEIR UNION. .. 483 By JACK STACHEL

THE FILIPINO MASSES ENTER THE STAGE OF ARMED STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM ...... 500 By HARRISON GEORGE THE STRUGGLE FOR THE UNITED FRONT ...... 510 (Contribution to the discussion preceding the Secenth World Congress of the Comintern) By CLARENCE A. HATHAWAY APPROACHING THE SEVENTH WORLD CONGRESS OF THE COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL ...... 518 Prepared for the .A git-Pro'/' Commission, Central Committee, Communist Part"}', U.S.A., by ALEX BITTELMAN THE UNEMPLOYMENT MOVEMENT IN THE U.S.A. 528 By HERBERT BENJAMIN

INITIATING LABOR PARTY TICKETS ...... 548 By RALPH SHAW TOWARD THE STUDY OF FASCIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES ...... 558 (A discussion article) By F. BROWN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRUGGLE FOR NEGRO RIGHTS 569 [Resolution Adopted by tlu Chicago District Comm#tee of the C. P. 011 Work ill Chicago South Side (Sections 2, 7, and 11).]

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Vol. XIV JULY, 1935 No.7

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THE SUPREME COURT, THE NEW DEAL AND THE CLASS STRUGGLE ...... 579 By ALEX BITTEL MAN

RECENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND SOME PROBLEMS OF TIlE UNITED FRONT ...... 604- (Re-port to tke Meeting 0/ tke Central Committee 0/ the C.P.U.S.A., M~ 25-27, 1935) By EARL BROWDER

ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS OF THE PARTY...... 625 (Abridged Report to the Meetmg 0/ the Central CommittN 0/ tire C.P.U.S.A., M~ 25-27, 1935) By JACK STACHEL

LET US PENETRATE DEEPER INTO THE RURAL AREAS..... 64-1 (Report to tke .1VIeeting 0/ the Central Committee 0/ tns C.P.U.S.A., May 25-27, 1935)

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ROOSEVELT'S "HAPPY DAYS" FOR THE YOUNG GENERAnON 661 (Report to tke ~Weeting 0/ the Central Committee 0/ the C.P.U.S.A., May 25-27, 1935) By GIL GllEEN

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Vol. XIV AUGUST, 1935 No.8

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THE UNITED FRONT AGAINST IMPERIALIST WAR...... 675 By ALEX BITIELMAN

THE TITANS OF SCIENTIFIC COMMUNISM...... 686 By V. J. JEROME

THE MEANING OF ENGELS' TEACHINGS FOR THE AMERI- CAN WORKING CLASS ... :...... 709 By B. K. GEBERT

WORLD POLITICS AND ETHIOPIA...... 723 By WILl·IAM L. PATTERSON

A VALUABLE LENIN DOCUMENT ...... 735

FRIEDRICH ENGELS 736 By V. 1. LENIN

ENGELS AS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF COMMUNISM...... 744- By V. 1. LENIN

ENGELS' INTRODUCTION TO MARX'S "THE CLASS STRUG- GLES IN FRANCE" ...... 750

DOCUMENTS ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION UNITY.. 769

BOOK REVIEW...... 777 By JOSEPH FREEMAN

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Vol. XIV SEPTEMBER, 1935 No.9

CO.lVTENTS FOR WORKING CLASS UNITY! FOR A WORKERS' AND FARMERS' LABOR PARTY...... 787 SPeech delivered August 11, 1935 at tke Seventh World Congress of tke Communist International By EARL BROWDER

TIlE GENERAL STRIKE IN TERRE HAUTE...... 800 By B. K. GEBERT

THE NORTHWEST GENERAL LUMBER STRIKE ...... 811 By N. SPARKS

SOMEBODY IS "DISTRESSED"-BUT NOT KARL MARX...... 830 A Review of Earl Browder's ((Communism in the United States" By ROBERT MINOR

MARXIST-LENINIST EDUCATION OF OUR MEMBERSHIP IN THE LIGHT OF THE MAY PLENUM OF THE C.C...... 851 By EVA ROBINS

THE RURAL MASSES AND THE WORK OF OUR PARTY ..... , 866 Speech delivered at tke meeting of tke Central Comtmttee of the C.P.U.S.A., May 25-27, 1935 By DONALD HENDERSON

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Vol. XIV OCTOBER, 1935 No. 10

CONTENTS FASCIST TENDENCIES IN THE UNITED STATES ...... 883 By WILLIAM Z. FOSTER THE THREAT OF FASCISM IN THE UNITED STATES ...... 903 By GEORGI DIMITROFF THE PRESENT RULERS OF THE CAPITALIST COUNTRIES ARE BUT TEMPORARY, THE REAL MASTER OF THE WORLD IS THE PROLETARIAT ...... 911 (Speech Delivered. at tke Close 0/ the Seventh Congress 0/ the C. I.) By GEORGI DIMITROFF

RESOLUTIONS OF THE SEVENTH CONGRESS OF THE C. I.

THE COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL-FROM THE SIXTH TO THE SEVENTH CONGRESS-I928-1935 ...... 921 THE OFFENSIVE OF FASCISM AND THE TASKS OF THE COM MUNIST INTERNATIONAL IN THE FIGHT FOR THE UNITY OF THE WORKING CLASS AGAINST FASCISM ... 924 THE TASKS OF THE COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL IN CON NECTION WITH THE PREPARATIONS OF THE IMPERIAL ISTS FOR A NEW WORLD WAR...... 940 THE VICTORY OF SOCIALISM IN THE U.S.S.R. AND ITS WORLD HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE...... 948

FORWARD TO THE CUBAN ANTI-IMPERIALIST PEOPLE'S FRONT! ...... •...... 955 By Bus ROCA THE NEXT STEPS IN ALABAMA AND THE LOWER SOUTH.. 968 By NAT Ross

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Vol. XIV NOVEMBER, 1935 No. 11

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THE EIGHTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION ...... 979 (Manifesto of the Central Committee of tke Communist Party of the U.S.A.)

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION FOR THE WORLD PROLETARIAT ...... 985 (Excerpts from the Reports of Georgi Dimitroff and D. Z. Manuilsky to the Seventh World Congress of the Comintern.)

NEW STEPS IN THE UNITED FRONT...... 990 (Report on the Seventk World Congress 0/ the Communist International) By EARL BROWDER

A NEW PAGE FOR AMERICAN LABOR ...... 1015 By JACK STACHEL

PROBLEMS OF THE STRUGGLE FOR PEACE ...... 1034- By ALEX BITTELMAN

SYNDICALISM IN THE UNITED STATES ...... 1044- By WILLIAM Z. FOSTER

THESIS ON THE INTERNATIONAL AND THE WAR ...... 1058 By OTTO BAUER, THEODORE DA~, JEAN ZYROMSKI and AMEDEO DUNOIS Foreword by FRIEDRICH ADLER

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Vol. XIV DECEMBER, 1935 No. 12

CONTENTS THE UNITED FRONT-THE KEY TO OUR NEW TACTICAL ORIENTATION ...... 1075 (Report to tke Novemher Plenum of the Central Committee of tke C.P.U.S.A.) By EARL BROWDER

SPEECHES AT THE NOVEMBER PLENUM OF THE C.C.

THE NEGRO LIBERATION MOVEMENT AND THE FARMER- LABOR PARTY ...... 1130 By JAMES W. FORD EXPERIENCES IN UNITED INDEPENDENT POLITICAL AC TION-THE ROAD TO THE FARMER-LABOR PARTY ..... 1142 By WILLIAM W. WEINSTONE ROOTING THE PARTY ON THE WATERFRONT ...... 1161 By Roy HUDSON WINNING THE MASSES TO FIGHT FOR PEACE...... 1171 By ALEX BITTELMAN

RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT THE NOVEMBER PLENUM OF THE C.C.

THE SEVENTH WORLD CONGRESS OF THE COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL AND THE TASKS OF OUR PARTY; .... 1182 THE FARMER-LABOR PARTY AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINST REACTION ...... 1186

INDEX, VOLUME XIV, 1935 ...... 1197