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COMMUNIST a Magazine of the Theory and Practice of M Arxism-Leninism :rUJ.~ ., It I COMMUNIST A Magazine of the Theory and Practice of M arxism-Leninism 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 ~ PUBLISHED MONTHLY 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 March 3, 1879. Make all checks, money orders, and correspondence to THE COMMUNIST, P.O. Box 148, Sta. D, (50 E. 13th St.), New York. Subscription rates $2 a year; $1 for six monthss foreign and Canada $2.50 a year. Single copies 20c. ~2Of COMMUNIST A Magazine of the Theory and Practice of Marxism-Leninism ~ PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE ~ COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Vol. XIV FEBRUARY, 1935 No.2 CONTENTS 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 THE U.S.A .......... '1' •••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•..•- •• 184- By LABOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATION Frontispiece drawn by RUSSELL T. LIMBACH Entered as second class matter November 2, 1927, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y. under the act of March 3, 1879. Make all checks, money orders, and correspondence to THE COMMUNIST, P.O. Box 148, Sta. D, (50 E. 13th St.), New York. Subscription rates $2 a year; $1 for six months; foreign and Canada $2.50 a year. Single copies 20c. 209~ 'H E COMMUNIST A Magazine of the Theory and Practice of Marxism-Leninism ~ PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE ~ COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Vol. XIV MARCH, 1935 No.3 CONTENTS 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 Entered as second class matter November 2, 1927, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y. under the act of March 3, 1879. Make all checks, money orden, and correspondence to THE COMMUNIST, P.O. Box 148, Sta. D, (SO E. 13th St.), New York. Subscription rates $2 a year; $1 for six months; foreign and Canada $2.50 a year. Single copie- 20c. ~289 , H E COMMUNIST A Magazine of the Theory and 'Practice of Marxism-Leninism ~ PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE ~ COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Vol. XIV APRIL, 1935 No.... CONTENTS 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 Entered as second class matter November 2, 1927, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, U79. Make all checks, money orders, and correspondence to THE COMMUNIST, P.O. Box 148, Sta. D (SO E. 13th St.), New York. Subscription rate $2 a year; $1 for six months; foreign and Canada $2.50 a year. Single copies 20c. ~ ., THE COMMUNIST A Magazine of the Theory and Practice of Marxism-Leninism ~ PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE ~ COMMUNIST PAR.TY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMEaICA Vol. XIV MAY, 1935 No.5 CONTENTS 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 Entered as second class matter November 2, 1927, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1179. Make all checb, money orden, and correspondence to THE COMMUNIST, P.O. Box 141, Sta. D (50 E. lltlt St.), New York. Subscription rate $2 a year; $1 for six mODW; fo,... and Canada $2.50 a year. Sinel. copies 20c. - ..... THE COMMUNIST A Magazine of the Theory and Practice of Marxism-Leninism ~ PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE ~ COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMEltICA 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).] Entered as aecond class matter November 2, 1927, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Make all checks, money orden, and correspondence to THE COMMUNIST, P.O. Box 148, Sta. D (SO E. 13th St.), New York. Subscription rate $2 a year; $1 for six months; foreign and Canada $2.50 a year. Single copies 20c. ~209 THE COMMUNIST A Magazine of the Theory and Practice of Marxism-Leninism ~ PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE ~ COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMEIUCA Vol. XIV JULY, 1935 No.7 CONTENTS 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) By CLARENCE A. HATHAWAY 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 Entered as second class matter November 2, 1927, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Mail all checks, money orders, aDd correspondence to THE COMMUNIST, P.O. Box 148, Sta. D (50 E. 13th St.), New York. Subscription rate $2 a yearJ $1 for six months; foreip aDd Cuada $2.50 a year. Single copies 20c. ~. , H E COMMUNIST A Magazine of the Theory and Practice of Marxism-Leninism ~ PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE ~ COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMEJUCA Vol. XIV AUGUST, 1935 No.8 CONTENTS 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 Entered as second class matter November 2, 1927, at the Post Office at New York, N.
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