The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-08-18
STRUCTURAL CHANGES.


following assuming
what becomes analysis of the socaed sterilization capital?
What becomes concerning the partial
with all the definitions qualifications?
What becomes of the of the the world
tas system when ourselves admit technical achievements the
growth other capitalist when
these grounds admit that capitalism has considerable
sodaon What becomes of special and specific Characterization
OF abzaOn think that these questions must be clearly
of
into theological confusion.
all want to quote few literary and political references
to this question How did few to ourselves
capitalist SYSTEM First of all with the period when
drew up the first draft of We then formulated the
thesis on the condition of capitalism this way the capitalist system
opaificaton The fe f ;t m Presented s TO rs At That
time described the steadily dropping
When took the discussion the draft second time,
came the conclusion that changes ought to be made in the
definitions Already the Fifth Congress thesis the state and
ultimate fate of capitalist formulated somewhat differ
emily Then the word sabizaOn with quail
fcations such partial" temporary
Now submit the following question: what meaning have these
definitions and qualifications at the present time Have they any
meaning at all? If they have meaning
that we attach it before other? In opinion the
meaning
we formerly attached to them,
think taken whole, semi-terary style,
define previous question following
1t assumed that production observed
only one two countries and that only exception This in
crease did not to be particularly characteristic and
garded merely auxiliary
the day after another would If
day observed in certain country growth technique
productive forces favorable situation said
only of economic special day which could be taken
seriously
1t and should be said
Sterilization relative sterilization
responds to the present
Take each country in turn
The UNITED marching ahead Let assume that
predictions concerning relative crisis America This
growth of production For the history
Cvarabe capitalize value of labor powe in the United States
diminishing not only relatively to &C. Constant capitalize value of
employed in industry diminishing. This occurring
first time in world history and in the history of the labor
on large scale.
Some comrades this pessmistic This is
These different things do wish
must take the facts they This is the " obligatory
requisite fer all non-stupid tactics
Take another country Germany Some time when wrote
about the growth technique and of the forces of production Ger
many the oraet antCommunlst Maslov oundy abused
Now must be blind that German capitalism developing
rather rapidly and the talk hears about Imperialism the
dreaming about mandates the longing for colonies the building
of batteshps accidental.
Take France 1t must be clear that tremendous diff
pre-war
that old acquiring qualities
Take Great Britain On the whole Great Britain passing through
period of de her strength undermined the
waning certain the British bougeois
ing increasing the forces of production: for example the soaed
industries
true, that we have to
confess that the of capitalism has been qudated
something else would like put this question
sharply political this anay
sis by the social democrats?
think is quite to understand the real state of affairs
The reply this question should be- The
talm continues than that developing although the forms
symptoms of the crisis following
Decline that another the
fourth perhaps the rapid but nevertheless
there Like everything else in the world appreciation of the
that had its roots the conditions then prevailing
had reached the lowest bb collapse
Of other particularly
the Thus, former definitions based somewhat
estimation
of the crisis have given forms That the whole
We must picture the of capitalism
steady decline all
majority of counties. The situation
capitalism lies in that result of the preceding
phases fundamental change place
of world change which inevitably contrad
of the capitalist thousand fold
its doom.
Take example the of the of s. R.
What does imply? In the first place. the
of the crisis capitalism secondly it i'm
the crisis development of an
alien hostile and principle antagonist body
of capitalism An alien body Is this
change in world economy?
CHANGES IN THE ALIGNMENT OF FORCES
noted the that revolutionary situa
generally
This is result of the powerful
revolutionary shocks this periphery capitalism expression
prof crises?