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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-24

the Comintern and its sections, than We aetu-
ally have today.
The revolutionary crisis will inevitably ma
ture because the mass revolutionary move
ments, which are developing will accelerate the
further shattering Of the capitalist system, and
this process in its turn will aid the growth Of
the forces Of proletarian revolution and Of the
forces of the Comntern. It viii inevitably ma
ture because, in proportion to the fulhllment Of
the Second Five-Year Plan and the strengthen
ing of the proletarian dictatorship in the
.USSR, the correlation of class forces in the
circumstances of a deepening OF the general
crisis Of capitalism will change in a direction
favorable to the proletarian revolution.
Capitalism, it would seem, has passed the
lowest point of the economic crisis, and since
1882 it has now been marking time. But even
if it has succeeded in temporarily scrsmbling
up to the stage of depression, and even little
bit higher, nevertheless, there will be neither
prosperity nor the restoration Of capitalist
sterilization. And in this respect capitalism of
the period Of depression, and even of stage
little bit higher, would be different from cap
talism as it was when it entered upon the world
economic crisis of 1929, Five years Of this crisis
have still further shattered the world system of
capitalism and made its general crisis more
profound, the more so because the economic,
political and military strength Of the Soviet
Union has grown during these Ave years, be-
cause new outpost of the world proletarian
revolution has been formed on the shores OF
the Pacific in the shape Of the Chinese Soviets
and because there has been a growth of other
political factors which accelerate the growth of
the revolutionary crisis-the war in the Far
East and the setting up Of fascist dictator
ship in Germany.
And this must be specially emphasized for
it is Of great significance in determining the
revolutionary perspectives Of the world labor
movement. The stage of depression would not,
for example, give German fascism that breath
ing space which Italian fascism enjoyed in the
period Of partial capitalist sterilization.
During these five years of the world eco
nomic crisis the shattering of the capitalist
system has gone so far that the objective pre-
requisites of a revolutionary crisis have already
matured in the weakest links of the capitalist
system, the colonies and dependent countries;
they have almost matured in Central Europe
Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia) in the Bal
kans, in Poland, in the Baltic States they are
maturing in the strongest links of the capt.
talist system which occupy the commanding
heights in tin the United States, France.
England.
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The internal discord in the camp Of the bour-
geoisie, accompanied as it is by the bankruptcy
Of bourgeois democracy, is already growing over
In number Of capitalist countries into ns-
tion-wide crisis that is to say, into Crisis
where the accumulated discomfort Of the masses
does not flow through the channels Of fsscism
but is directed against the capitalist system IT.
self And the incipient disintegration Of bour-
geois power and the elements Of the nation
wide revolutionary crisis which is maturing are
basic features inherent in the present situation,
distinguishing this situation from the position
occupied by capitalism before its entry upon
the world economic crisis.
In 1929, at the time Of the Tenth Plenum
Of the E. c. G. L, We measured the growth Of
the revolutionary upsurge by the number Of
strikes and political dernonstra tons, these be-
ing the most typical symptoms Of the aeoen-
tuated position of capitalism. And just because
revolution has gone forward and not backward
since that time, today in 1884 it is not only
strikes and demonstrations which constitute orr
criterion for determining the now white-hot
class antagonisnns, but also the growth Of other
elements Of the revolutionary crisis in each in
divdual capitalist country.
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The UHeUeHneSs of the GroUth Of
the Revolutionary Crisis

The growth Of this revolutionary crisis Is pro-
ceeding unevenly in the individual countries. In
the strongest links Of the capitalist systematic
u S. A, France and England-so-called bour-
geois democracy has not yet gone completely
bankrupt. Here the bourgeoisie has not been
completely deprived Of the possibility Of cor
rupting the upper strata Of the artstocracy Of
labor Here. until there are great revolutionary
upheavals, the bourgeoisie can still permit itself
the luxury Of playing with democracy and with
the parliamentary see-saw Of bourgeois parties
Here the movement appears to have an econ
omic character, but is at times taking on such
tempestuous forms as recall our Russien strikes
and demonstrations in the days of tsarsm
In France for example at Lille and strsss-
burg, it is accompanied by the building Of bar
ricades
Let us take the U. S. A. Mass strikes Of
scores and hundreds of thousands Of textile
workers and miners during 1892. During the
first six months Of 1888 the strike movement
both in the number Of strikers and in the
amount Of lost working time, reaches the record
level Of 1919. Again in 1899 there Is the farmers
movement in the U. s. A., comprising eleven
States and upwards of a million farmers: the
snraged farmers blockade the towns, declare
strikes, hold up squads Of automobiles with pro-
visions At the same time there is the mass
movement Of ex-soldiers, the veterans march to
Washington and number Of unemployed
marches. But take England weaker link
among the strongest links of the imperialist
chain England, the most conservative country
in the world where in 1888 Communists are
prosecuted on the basis of Royal Edict Of
1850, has already been in a feyerish state for
several years on end. The general strike of 1926
had already shown that great shiftings are 60
ing on in the labor movement in England in
connection with the undermining Of the privi-
legged position Of the English sristocracy Of
labor The events of the autumn Of 1881 formed
q second chapter in the development Of these
processes.
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into production; It has led to the undermining
Of the position Of the aristocracy Of labor.
Before the crisis millions Of people we're with
out work. Now tens Of millions in the capitalist
world are left and will remain jobless because
the apparatus Of production is to an increased
extent not working at full capacity and as a
result Of crisis decentralization. At the present
time the right to work in capitalist society is
becoming a privilege which fascism uses to
create a split in the ranks of the working class.
The bourgeoisie is deprUng these millions of
people Of relief, creating forced labor camps
for them, with deliberate premeditated calcula-
ton placing them in such position as to have
cannon fodder for war; it places those who
are working in tfae factories under conditions Of
q military hard labor regime.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-24
/. On the Growth of the
Revolutionary Crisis

Comrades, the period which has elapsed since
the Sixteenth Congress- marked as it is by the
development of the world economic crisis, is
characterized by the growth of fascism, by the
unleashing of imperialist wars, and by the
strengthening Of the revolutionary movement
of the Masses which is aiding the maturing
of revolutionary crises in individual capitalist
countries
The forecast of the world development given
at the Sixteenth Party Congress by Comrade
Stain has been confirmed by the whole course
of world events during the past three and a
half years.
At the Sixteenth Party Congress in the sum-
mer of 1880 Comrade Stain said that the sta
bilization of capitalism was coming to an end.
The Twelfth Plenum of the EC.CI. in 1882
placed on record the end of capitalist stabiliza-
ton.
At the Sixteenth Party Congress Comrade
Stain said that the upsurge of the revolution
airy movement of the masses would grow with
new force. At the present time the revolution
airy movement is growing in the whole capitalist
world, even taking on the form of unrest in the
army in certain countries
At the Sixteenth Party Congress Comrade
Stain said that the economic crisis would grow
over into a political crisis, lie, a revolu-
tionary crisis, At the present time in 1898, a
crisis of the upper classes" is already apparent
in number Of capitalist countries and in GER
tain countries it is growing over into nation
wide revolutionary crisis,
At that time Comrade Stain said that the
bourgeoise would seek way out in the sphere
of home politics in further fascination, en-
ploying all reactionary forces for this purpose,
including social democracy. In January, 1898,
the bourgeoisie set up a fascist dictatorship in
the center of Europe, in Germany thus giving
the signal to all world reaction for the offensive
against the working class. After the shameful
capitulation of German social democracy to
fascism the Second International is going full
steam ahead on the way to further fascination
Conlrade Stain said that in the sphere of
foreign politics the bourgeoisie would seek way
out in inperialist wars and, above all, in a
counter Revolutionary war against the USSR.
In 1881 japanese Imperialism attacked China
it is carrying on this war at the present time
and is today threatening the land of soviets
with a counter-revolutionary war.
Finally, Comrade Stain said that the prole-
tariat fighting against capitalist exploitation
and the war danger would seek way out in
revolution. During the past three years there
has been further development of the Chinese
revolution, coupled with tremendous successes
Of the Chinese Soviets. In Spain there is
revolution which is growing over from a bour-
geois-denocratic into proletarian revolution
The Thirteenth Plenum of the EC.CI. which
met month and half ago, noted that the
world is already approaching directly new
round of revolutions and wars.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-24
THE ADVANCE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY CRISIS


The following Is the full text Of the
speech, delivered by d. 2. MaHuilslzy before
the recent 18th Plenum of the Executive
Committee Of the Communist International
II is a remarkable analysis Of the present
world situation, particularly as it is re-
fected in the growing revolutionary crisis
which is rapidly maturing into the open
explosion Of imperislist wars and profeta-
rian revolutions.
MsnuiIsky, a leading member of the Sec
retariat of the Executive Committee of the
G. l., sounds the call to the world Commu-
mist Parties for intensified work among the
masses whose misery in the fifth year of
the crisis is reaching the breaking point,
mass work, Manuilsky emphasizes, that
must from now on be pervaded through and
through with the perspective of imminent
struggles for Soviet power.
With the rise of fascist reaction in capt.
talist countries ManuiIsky points out, there
takes place the irresistible eounter-rise of
the revolutionary upsurge of the masses,
as the open class war for power approaches
in all capitalist countries
The exceedingly fine analyses of almost
every phase OF bOtS0eVlk WQTk IN Ine va
riOus parties in relation to the needs of
the present situation, Manuilsky's speech
deserves the most earnest and devoted
study, for they are rich in Marxist feminist
insight.
Particularly valuable is his mastery de-
scription Of the Bolshevik work of the
heroic Communist Parties in China, Japan,
Germany Poland, ETC., which are meeting
their revolutionary obligations in a man
ner worthy of the banner of Lenin and
Stain.
In connection with the tasks that con-
front the American Communist Party, es-
pecialIy in the light of the coming Party
Convention to be held at Cleveland begin
ming April 2, ManuiIsky's speech should be
studied and mastered by every Party mem
Der and active worker in the class struggle
against the Roosevelt Wall Street dictator
ship.
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World On EUe of Var, y. S. S. r.
Intervention

What has become Of the Washington agree
ments by which the imperialist powers used to
regulate the correlation Of forces in the Pacific?
The Washington Nine-Power Agreement estab-
lshed the principles Of the open door and Of
equal facilities in China for the imperiaist
robbers But now the japanese imperialists,
without waiting for leave. are extending their
sphere Of facilities" acting on the principle Of
the bandit who by night in the streets strips
the passer-by naked, snatches from him every
thing he can. In the beginning-in the autumn
Of 1991-Japan grabbed ManchTia, then the
province Of Jehol, then Chakhar; at the present
time it is sneaking towards the frontiers of
Outer Mongolia, closing the open door" in
Manchuria, Jehol and Chakhar in the face Of
astonished America.
The japanese generals are but little en-
barrsssed by the other point in the Washington
Agreement-thst about the territorial integ-
rity" of China. Japan has converted not only
this point but the whole Washington Agreement
into scrap Of paper with which the Japanese
corporal wipes off the blood from his bayonet
in Chapel.
The partition of China by the imperialists
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Fascism AcceIerutes Conditions for
Maturing Crisis

You will recall comrades, the main factors IN
these events: in connection with the accentua-
ton of the world economic crisis in the sum
nler of 1881 the Labor government, feeling itself
to be on the verge Of State bankruptcy reduced
the salaries of all State employees by ten per
cent The masses reacted to this with q ire
mendous movement recalling the best DAYS Of
Chartisln, The workers, the unemployed the
State employees, the post office officials, the
workers in municipal institutions, the teachers,
and to crown ALL even the English hobbies"
took part in this movement which spread from
town to town-London, Glasgow, Liverpool
On September IA at Invergordon an event oc-
CURED the like of which England has never
seen in all its modern history; her feet the
pride of British imperialism, the weapon of It's
naval might refused to obey orders What is
this-an uprising? No this is not yet an open
uprising. The sailors sit around on the decks,
smoke their pipes and softly whistle the na-
tional anthem while they sing The Red Flsg'
with all the force of their lungs. Hardly he's
the feet risen when the pound falls by one
quarter of its value. The feet has quietened
down, but the pound has remained at this level.
The English bourgeoisie COPIED with the dis
content of the feet for the time being. The
events pt 1891 u1U npt YET create d CTlSlS OF So
called bourgeois democracy. But the movement
in England took on such dimensions that the
country was on the eve of nation wide rev
dictionary crisis Since then the sweep of the
movement has somewhat weakened, but it had
not ceased in 1892 either when it burst out in
demonstrations of hundreds Of thousands IN
London, Belfast and Birkenhead. Nor did it
cease in 1888.
And today it is rising afresh not only In
response to measure so hated by the English
workers as the Means Test, but also in response
to the introduction of forced labor camps n
England and to the depriving of the municipal
authorities of the right to distribute unemploy-
ment benefits. But England is not Cuba or
Chile, 1t is a dominating power in the world
imperialist system, Once England is set going
this will have a decisive Importance for sc-
celebrating the maturing OF the revolutionary
crisis Of the capitalist system.
Take further more, that part Of the capitalist
world where fascist dictatorship he's already
been set up or where. under the influence of the
establishment Of the fascist dictatorship in Ger
many, the processes Of fascination are proceed
ing at an accelerated tempo Hers. 10 quote stas
Confined on next pare4
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-24
General Capitalist Crisis DeepeHs
Revolutionary Crisis

What sort of period of world development is
tlas, comrades, which is characterized by the
termination of capitalist sterilization and by
the slipping of the capitalist world into second
round of revolutions and wars? 1t is a period
OF the maturing of nationwide crises in indi-
vidual capitalist countries. 1t is period of the
maturing of a revolutionary crisis of the world
system of capitalism.
This revolutionary crisis takes its rise from
the accumulation of the general crisis of capt.
talisn. But 1t presupposes a greater shattering
Of the capitalist system, greater collapse of its
economic and political connections, greater
sweep of the mass revolutionary movement and
above all. greater organization of the forces
Of nroietaLaan revolution, greater influence by
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Crisis Has intensified All
IHHperidIist antagonists

AS result monopoly capital, although it has
apparently passed the lowest point in the decline
of industry, has nevertheless by its measures and
in particular by its frenzied pressure upon the
workers and peasants of the mother countries
and colonies led to further deepening Of the
general crisis Of capitalism.
In the sphere Of international relations the
world economic crisis has likewise sharpened all
imperialist antsgonisms.
Before the crisis irnperialst sntagonisms we're
steadily growing from year to year. The Sixth
Congress Of the Comintern in the summer Of
1928 had already pointed out that the approach
ing third period of the postwar development of
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capitalism which had commenced would inevi-
tably lead States and classes towards clashes Of
tremendous force Now imperialist antagonisrns
have matured to such an extent that the ques-
ton of the repartition Of the world has again
been raised with still greater sharpness than
In 1914.
Capitalism at the present time cannot allow
itself the luxuries of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
era as it could at the beginning of the period of
capitalist sterilization. ImperisHst war is on the
order of the day for all capitalist governments
Of the world.
Evidence of this is the fact that in number
of capitalist countries the most extreme war
parties have come to power-I have In mind
Japan, Germany, England.
This Is shown by the frenzed growth OF the
war industry in those capitalist countries which
are preparing for war most feverishly Japan
and Germany At the present time the world
Is mined on all sides with explosive material
through which the insane governments and their
agents of the type of Van der Lubbe dash by
underground passages with lighted torches.
sign of the approach of war is the rupture
of those treaties by which the ruling classes
regulated their mutual relations on the inter-
national arena during the period of the first
round of wars and revolutions. What remains
of the Versailles treaty at the present time9
One must be mad to imagine that Germany
will pay the reparations said Comrade Stain
at the Sixteenth Party Congress. Germany has
indeed gone mad, having seated the fascists on
its shoulders. but it has ceased to pay.
Germany was disarmed before the crisis 1t is
Arming now: today 1t can put a million-strong
army in the field
At Versailles Germany was thrown beggarly
portion on which the German bourgeoisie and
it's agents, the welses, lived quietly up 10 the
crisis; now fascist Germany, like snuggler, Is
thieyishly sneaking across frontiers, sowing
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-24
Capitalist Terrorism EUidense of
GrOUing Crisis

The English richards are backing up Ger
many and Japan at the present time, surrepti-
tiously directing their hands against the U. s.
S. r, England comes forward in the capacity
OF broker, trying to smooth out the contra
dictions between France and Germany in order
to create a united front against the U. s. S. r.;
she would have liked to disrupt the work of con-
sodsting peace which has resulted in the rap
prochement between the U. 5, S. r. and France
and the recognition Of the T. S. 5. r. by Amer
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everywhere sedition and counter
anarchy. Germany has become the main in
stigstor Of war in Europe. The general stats
Of all capitalist governments already have their
fingers on the electric button which viii set the
monstrous machine Of war in motion.
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las begun. The struggle around China, as one
of the principal elements of imperialist antag-
onisms is giving rise to the great Pacific con-
fiict which is already bursting the bounds of
the other Washington Agreement the Five
Power Pact on the correlation of naval forces.
Who headed world reaction before the crisis?
Inperiahst France, which acted as the main ini-
tistor of the policy of intervention against the
q. S. S. R. and stood guard over the Versailles
treaty.
Who is heading world reaction at the present
time7 England. England is taking on herself
the leading role in the preparations for war
against the u S. S. r. because she knows that
wars with such imperialist opponents as the o.
s. A. will lead to the partition of her colonial
domnions, because she knows that a new inn
perialist war of the capitalist powers among
themselves will destroy that balance of power
which gives England its dominating position.
England wants a counter revolutionary war
against the Land of soviets so that in this way,
as its diehard politicians think, it may escape
revolutions in the capitalist countries and i'm
prove the affairs of English capitalism at the
expense of the tremendous natural wealth of
the U. S. S. r.
The Washington times., 1934-04-27
NJ 'CARRAN ASKS
AVIATION BILL .
SUPPORT
BY Universal Service

A plea by Senator McCarran
CD, Of Nevada, to rebuild the
nations aviation and not tear 1t
down through makeShift legisla.
ton, opened the Senate battle yes.
terday for passage Of his bill for
. permanent Federal aviation
commission.
Shortly before taking the floor
to seek substitution Of his bill for
the pending McKellar- Black bill,
McCarran received unexpected
support for his principles from
Senator Norris, Nebraska insur-
gent Republican.
Black FavOrs legislation
Norris demanded Of Chairman
Black, Of the Investigating Com
mittee, who spoke most Of the
afternoon, why control Of mat
tiers Of public interest" should re-
main under political control" as
proposed in one-year contracts
provided by the McKellar-Black
bill.
Black Unexpectedly proclaimed
himself favorable to permanent
commission control.
Declaring he held no brief for
or against the air mail contract
cancellations, McCarran said:
"A court Of competent juris-
dictiOn will decide on that in
time, but, are we building in
the proposed legislation here or
are we tearing DOWN."
McCalran, whose bill takes the
air mail out Of politics and puts
1t under a commission to award
to all qualified carriers at fixed
rates, declared mo Postmaster
General should have the power to
throttle the commerce Of the ma
ton" He added:
1--WE have prObed for months.
We have spent nearly $4,000
on investigation to get the facts
to get them as groundwork
for legislation, and not merely
for condemnation. Let others
cOndemn-let us write the lines
that will rebuild what has
fallen"
FavOrS Middle Course
McCarran said he hoped through
his own legislative proposal, be.
fore a final vote is reached to
strike a middle course between
the committee minority views
presented by Senator Austin and
the defense Of cancellation by
Senator Black.
AS McCarran talked many
Senators came into the chamber
which has been virtually empty
during the four days that COM
mlttee minority and majority
members completed the record Of
their cases.