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ilies," etc. A whole literature has de-
veloped on this theme.
The discussion contains something
that is of interest. There is a ten
dency, for example, which says more
output. We must have large indus
trial farms. This is one Of the orien-
tations of the bourgeoisie. But, the
overwhelming majority of the agrar-
ians, say: moi That's all very well
from the standpoint of the immediate
increase of output; but from our class
standpoint, we must not advocate this.
We must not permit such proletarians
to be produced in large masses. From
the social standpoint, we are on the
contrary, for settling larger numbers
of peasants" In France, numerous at
tempts were made to substitute the
large number of agricultural workers
who have been attracted from the land
to the towns by foreigners: Poles,
Czechs, Italians, ETC., who very fire.
quently obtain small grants Of land,
in order at the same time to extend
agriculture and to secure firmer So
cial foundation.
TN Germany also, an analogous con-
l. troversy is going on between one
wing, which has a strong agrarian col
or, and another which is less agrarian
in character.
/ quote these facts in order to show
that the bourgeoisie is conducting the
united front tactics consciously anu
deliberately, not merely by means of
fine phrases, as we often do.
A very precise formulation of the
united front tactics as conducted by
the bourgeoisie, is given In an Ameri-
can financial newspaper. This paper
says to the farmers:* "The dema-
gogues lie, the Communists), pro-
pose that you adopt united front tao
tics with the working class. The
idea of united front tactics is good
one, the farmers stand in need of such
tactics, of political assistance, but
they should seek this with the big
banks, with Big Business" This is a
very precise formulation of the idea
of the united front tactics with the
peasantry, against the proletariat.
How did they carry these tactics out?
The tactics are expressed in various
concession made by the bourgeoisie to
the peasantry and take various forms.
First Of all there are the agrarian re
forms in backward countries. These
reforms are not very extensive, we
must fight against them and advocate
greater and more extensive revolu-
tionary demands, but these re-
forms exist and sometimes are
very cleverly introduced For ex-
ample, the peasants in the border dis
tricts are first given small grants of
land intended for distribution; then
another small section of the peasantry
and then a third, and by this means
the expectations and the hopes of the
entire peasantry that their position
will improve, are kept alive. That is
how they keep the peasantry in hand.
The situation is different in Roumania,
where these reforms are not carried
out so cleverly. Nevertheless, the
bourgeoisie has managed to win over
a section or the peasantry 10 It's SIDE.
The second question arising out of
these tactics, is that OF agricultural
credits for cooperative societies. In
the formal aspect we have the same
problem in Russia, but, from the stand
point of the class character and his
torical aims, the position is somewhat
different. The whole weight is placed
on the agricultural credits. The or
ganizational form is the agricultural
society.
T WILL give you a small example:
l. the agrarian and peasant organiza-
lions in Germany have their own
banks which are closely connected
with the biggest banks in the coun-
try. In Finland the cooperative So
cieties are concentrated in two private