The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-07-11
SOME PROBLEMS OE THE
INDIAN REVOLUTION

the bourgeois democratic revolution" and eveh
the big bourgeosie will become more reyolu
tionary, "stiffen its back with the develop
ment of the independent revolutionary activ-
ty of the working class"-then what reason
has the working class to fear the bourgeoisie
and beware of their betrayal?
On what basis will the working class fight
for hegemony in the national revolution? How
can the working class be freed from the in
fluence of the national bourgeoisie and re-
formsm? Such policy is treachery and
cial Imperialism The opinions of Lenin and
the Oomintern ON this question are well known.
The role of the Indian bourgeoisie was dis
cussed at the 9th Congress, and our policy
was clearly formulated in the colonial thesis
of the 9th Congress, which states:
g. it is no less important merciessly
to expose before the toiling masses the ma
tional reformist character of the Swarajist,
(India), Wafdist Egypt, and other ma
tional parties, and in particular of their
leaders,"
"Without this struggle the basic
strategic aim of the Communist movement
in the bourgeois democratic revolution
the hegemony of the proIetariat-cannot be
achieved"
A most shameful and dastardly act Of
spreading illusions among the masses of the
Revolutionary" role of the Indian bourgeoisie
and the National Congress is contained in the
statement evaluating the Lahore congress,
which, as in 1927 passed again resolution
demanding complete independence"
''The Lahore congress will remain a land
mark in the history for our struggle for
freedom for having made this momentous
decision" Complete Internationally
India in Revolt)
What conclusions can the Indian workers
and peasants draw from such an analysis!
One would think that the Indian bourgeoise
is really interested in fighting for complete
independence
On many occasions the National Congress
declared itself in favor of complete indie
pendence," but does the Congress fight for
complete independence? Didn't they openly
state that they will be satisfied with reforms,
with some concessions that will be granted by
British imperialism to the national bour-
geoisie? They had to pass resolution for
complete independence" in order that they
may mslead the masses and keep them under
their influence
The duty of the Communist Party is TO ex-
pose this fakery and treachery of the bour-
geoisie and develop independent revolutionary
struggle of the working class and peasantry
for national independence. To Lovestone and
Roy we shall answer in the words of Lenin:
when will you understand that we must
not boast about the bourgeoisie, Haunting
its liberalism, but warn the proletariat
against it and expose what lies at the bot
tom of it." Selections from Lenin, Vol. 81
Who Shall Lead?
The problem now is: who shall lead and de-
velop the independent revolutionary activi-
ties of the workers and peasants? Who shall
lead the bourgeois democratic revolution and
its ultimate transformation into the proletar-
ian revolution? Lenin and the Program of
the Comintern point out repeatedly that the
only force capable of giving leadership and
direction to the struggle of the masses is the
Communist Party and not any other political
party.
What does Lovestone propose? Lovestone
proposes to replace the Communist Party with
revolutionary democratic peoples alliance
organized in block"
"The central objective of the present
stage of the revolution is: self-determination
and independence for India from British i'm
perialism! The road to this is revolution
airy democratic peoples alliance the
very mobilization of class forces in the
peoples block for the nationalist revolution
will provide the basis for subsequent ma
turing of the proetarian revolution" (Love-
stone Document-"India in Revolt" EN-
phasis theirs.)
revolutionary democratic alliance means
an alliance with the bourgeoisie. 1t is the
road, not to independence from Great Britain
but to the perpetuation of imperialist rule and
feudal capitalist exploitation of the masses.
1t is not the basis for the proetarian revolu-
ton but fer the betrayal of the proletaran
revolution. 1t is proposal for an Indian
kuomntang. The 9th Congress of the Com
intern warned against the formation of block
with the bourgeoisie. The Colonial Thesis
makes it very clear:
ut is necessary to reject the formation of
any kind of bloc between the Communist
Party and the national reformist opposi-
ton"
Why? The colonial thesis of the 9Th Con-
gress explains it further:
Especial worker and peasant parties,
whatever revolutionary character they may
possess too easily, at particular periods
be converted into ordinary petty bourgeois
parties, and accordingly. Communists are
not recommended to organize such parties
The Communist Party can never build its
organization the basis of fusion Of
two classes, and in the same way also it
cannot make it its task to organize other
parties this basis, which is Characters
tic of petty bourgeois groups"
The 9th Congress position is clear Only
one who lost faith in the revolutionary role
of the Communist Party, who bases his per-
spectives on the supposed revolutionary role
OF the bourgeosie, who replaces the program
of the Communist international with national
socialimperialist reformism, can propose the
creation of a block and democratic revolu-
tionary alliance in India
1t is true that in certain circumstances it
is permissible TO establish a certain united