The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-27


Agitprop Department Of the Exc
eutlve Committee Of the Communist
international to the Central Of the
Communist Party of France")
TIME publication Of the Gathers du
4 Bolchevisme," of which Ave num-
bers lie before us, induces us to offer
you a few hints which we think may
be likely to aid you in the organiza-
ton of your theoretical organ.
Some preliminary remarks:
The Gathers du Bolchevisme"
claim to be the theoretical organ of
the Communist Party of France (Sec-
ton of the C, IT,, This imposes GER
tain duties upon you, no less than
your acknowledgement (see No. 8,
page 1921 of the truth of Lenin's
words. mo revolutionary movement
without revolutionary theory" This
means that your periodical should
form the mirror, theoretical but not
abstract, of every problem confront
ing the C. P. of France today and in
the immediate future
In the introduction in No. 1: ITO the
reader" we find the following pas
sage:
I'VE are no Communists unless
we assimilate the teachings of that
ideal thinker and incompatible
leader Lenin, the sole real interp-
refer and successor of Marx, and
unless we do this not merely liter
ally but actually and completely.
For this is the teaching whose sole
aim is the attainment of one great
goal- the completion of the social
revolution and the blishment of
the dictatorship Of the proletariat,
to the end that Communism may
finally be realized"
THE general trend of these ideas is
L right, but we miss a realization on
the part of the editors that in France
the struggle for Marxism and Lenin-
ism should be mainly concentrated on
combating the theoretical backward
ness Of the French c. p, and that
the Bolshevization of the Party de
mands above all a thor revolutionary
Marxist treatment of the problems
facing the French proletariat and the
French working peasantry-
This same editorial introduction
when speaking of the Bulletin Com
mnn1ste," mentions no other fault OF
this paper beyond its having published
more articles by Trotsky than by
Lenin. We read further:
THE Bulletin Communists of
yesterday made an attempt at the
scientific Marxist preparation of it's
readers But it did this in an in
adequate and fragmentary manner,
almost verging on dilettantism. And
above all it accorded Leninsm a
very subordinate position, to all APP
pearances the corner reserved for
poor relations"
We are of the opinion that the new
Gathers du Bolchevisme" share at the
present time in the error of providing
inadequately for the scientific Marx
list preparation of their readers" fol
they deal little or not at all witt
French life and the tasks of tn,
French proletariat in theory and prac
tice- 1t must be said that your peri
odical gives the impression Of tend
ing to neglect French tasks anC
French questions In this respect the
"Cahiers du Bolchevisme" are no i'm
provement on the last number of thu
Bulletin Communists, In which W,
find at most theses or brief reports OF
French questions
TT need not be emphasized that tn,
struggle against opportunism is al
international one, and that the thee
retical organ of the French c. P. mus
keep the French proletariat informe,
with regard to its development ant
progress But the success Of the in
ternational fight against opportunisn
depends chiefly on a successful ideo
logical combating of opportunisn
within the individual section and Il
the camp of the working class Of tn
individual country. Stated concrete
ly, in the struggle against Trotskyisn
It does not suffice by any means if w
convince the French proletariat tina
the French c. P. is carrying on thi
Numbers I TO 5, 1924. are here deal
with We may observe that later nun
bers show a distinct change in accord
ance with the suggestion made here
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