The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-10
Some Problems OF the Indian
Revolution
By QUIRT.

ton in the chief colonial countries" (Sixth
Congress Colonial Thesis.)
The agrarian revolution is part of the strug-
gle for independence and national emancipa-
ton from the yoke of the British empire 1t
would be senseless to think that the feudal,
landed arstocracy could be defeated without
defeating and driving out British Imperialism.
The struggle in India is not assuming i'm
mediately the character of proletarian revo-
luton. AT the present stage not the class
forces nor the objective conditions are ripe
for that. We therefore have to deal in India
with the bourgeois democratic revolution, which
is the preparatory stage for the proletarian
revolution and establishment of the dictator
ship of the proletariat.
Knowing the class interests of the Indian
national bourgeoisie one cannot think for a
moment that the agrarian revolution and ma
tional liberation can be achieved under the
leadership of the native bourgeoisie. The ma
tional bourgeoisie is organically connected not
only with the landowners, but also depends on
British imperialist credits and thereby also be-
comes a part of the British capitalist system.
The Indian bourgeoisie receiving cheap
credit in London, is giving its loaned capital
at higher per centage to the landed aristo-
cIdcy, thereby establishing an economic OASIS
for the close connection between them and the
feudal landowners.
This, therefore, makes it impossible for the
Indian bourgeoise to separate itself complete
ly from the landed aristocracy or British i'm
perialism. The colonial thesis of the Sixth
World Congress correctly states:
"The bourgeoisie of China, India and
Egypt is by its immediate interests so closely
bound up with landlordism, with usury capt.
tai and with the exploitation of the peasant
masses in general, that it takes its stand
not only against the agrarian revolution but
also against any decisive agrarian reform"
Therefore the only ones who can carry
through the agrarian revolution and conse-
quently the national independence are the
working class and poor peasantry They feel
most the burden of imperialist oppression and
consequently are the determined enemies of
British imperialism and the landed aristocracy
are its chief allies.
1t is, therefore, of decisive Importance when
considering the forms of struggle in India,
to develop the independent role of the workers
and peasants, to expose the role of the national
bourgeoisie and not to merge together the two
classes. Above all in this situation one must
build an independent Communist Party.
The Second Congress of the Comintern gave
clear answer to this question Lenin in a
speech at that Congress and in his resolution
on the colonial question pointed out that the
establishment of workers and peasants So
viets is the most effective organ of struggle
and development of Independent leadership.
That the idea of Soviets is applicable not only
to countries where capitalist relationships in
production exist but also to those having feudal
and semi-feudal peasant relationships, Lenin
stated
What is necessary TO point out in the
Thesis of the Communist International is
that peasant Soviets, Soviets of the exploited,
are means Adaptable not only for capitalist
countries, but also for countries with pre-
capitalist relationships" (Lenin at the Sec
ond Congrees.)
Ito be Continued)