The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-08
Part ].

i and the exploitation of British imperialism
Relying upon their political and economic su-
prenaacy and squeezing billions OF rupees year
by year out of the miserable national income OF
India, the blood thirsty imperiaists have brought
the toiling masses of the people to state OF
famine, hopeless poverty, intolerable slavery and
mass extinction people.
With all the power of the state in its hands,
controlling the main branches of industry, rail-
ways, sea and river transport, banks and the
credit system the greater part of the land,
forests and the irrigation system, British imper-
iaism has retarded and still obStructs the eco
nonlic development of our country in every way,
supporting and relying upon all that is back
ward and reactionary in town and country.
The supremacy OF British imperialism is the
basis of the backwardness. poverty and endless
suffering of our people. Only by the merciless
and violent destruction of the political and eco
nornic supremacy of the British imperialists will
the working masses of India succeed in rising
to their feet, achieving their independence and
creating the conditions requisite for their further
development and for the reconstruction of So
ciety in the interests of the workers and peas
ants, and with the purpose Of developing fur
Their towards Socialism.
In the enslayement of the Indian people Bri-
fish imperialism relies upon the native princes,
the landlords, the mcheylenders and the mer-
chants, Gtizng the assistance of the national
bourgeoiae. The system of landownership by
the landlords, native princes and moneylenders,
and the relics of serfdom in the land system of
India (and consequently in all midas social and
political institutons) represent the main bulwark
of British supremacy.
In order to destroy the slavery of the Indian
people and emancpate the working class and
he peasants from the poverty which is crush
.ng them down, it is essential to win the indie
1endence of the country and to raise the banner
# agrarian revolution, which would smash the
ystem of landlordism surviving from the middle
ges and would cleanse the whole of the land
rom all this medieval rubbish An agrarian
evolution, against British capitalism and land
1rdism must be the basis for the revolutionary
Emancipation OF India.
Linked up as it is with the system of land
lrdism and usury, and terrified at the thought
Z revolutionary instruction by the toiling
masses the capitalist class has long ago be-
-ayed the struggle for the independence of the
ountry and the radical solution of the agrarian
roblem Its present opposition represents
lerely maneuvers with British imperialism, cal
cllsted to sTindle the mass of the toilers and
the same time to secure the best possible
rms of compromise with the British robbers.
he assistance granted to British Imperialism
the capitalist class and its political organ
alton, the National Congress, takes the shape
- the present time OF a consistent policy of
Jmpromise with British Imperialism at the ex-
of the people, it takes the form of the
sorganization of the revolutionary struggle of
le native states. the system of landordism and
re reinforced exploitation. jointly with the i'm
2rialsts of the mass of the people, of the
orking class in particular. The greatest threat
the victory of the Indian revolution is the
ct that great masses Of our people still harbor
usions about the National Congress. and have
1t realized that it represents class orgariza-
IN of the capitalists working against the fun
mental interests of the toiling masses of our
untry.
The policy of Gandhi-ism on which the pro-
am of the Congress is founded, uses the cloak
vague phrases about love, meekness, modest
ID Woodworking existence, Tightening the bur-
on the peasantry, the national unity, the
ecal historic mission of Hinduism, etc. But
der this cloak it breaches and defends the
terests of the Indian capitalists the inevta-
lily and wisdom of the division of society into
h and poor eternal social inequality and
citation. That is, it breaches the interests of
= capitalist development of India on the bones
ID the sweat of the working masses of the
ople, in alliance with world imperialism. The
2tional Congress betrayed and disorganized the
uggle of the toilers in 1921. The National
ngress supported the manufacturers against
!, workers during the textile strikes and in fact
sisted in the passing of anti-labor legislation
he National Congress refused to support the
hit of the railwaymen against British imper-
ISM suggesting that they should ask Lord
win and Macdonald to arbtrate. The Ma
NAL Congress opposed the peasantry in their
uggle against the moneylenders, the big land
DIS and the native princes.
Jointly with the Liberals. the landlords and
: manufacturers the National Congress has
oduced the anti-popular Nehru Constitution,
which it declared the necessity of preserv
the landlords. the rajahs and the money
:" lders, remaining Junior partner in the
itish Empire and leaving supreme authority in
g hands of the British Viceroy and the Gov
aors General
The National Congress issued the Delhi Mani
sto supporting Gandhis eleven points, which
presented the moderate program of the Cham
RS of Commerce and similar associations. 1t
fried on negotiations with the Liberals in
ison, trying behind the scenes to come to an
lderstanding with the British Government, and
forth. The National Congress- and particu-
cly its Left" Wing, have done and doing
in their power to restrain the struggle of
masses within the framework of the British
q perialist Constitution and legislation.
In this connection-world history and the les
of the class struggle in India prove that
ly the leadership of the working class can
sure the fulfillment of the historic task OF
lancipating the Indian people, abolishing ma
NAL slavery, sweeping aside all the letters
ich check national DEVELOPMENT, confiscat-