The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-04
Reviewed by
LEONARD MINIS

LEONAhU MINIS
WITH the American publication Of
" Nos. 2 and 3, Vol. II. the Com
munist International" official organ
of the Executive Committee Of the
Comintern, enters upon new phase
in its expansion all over the world.
The publishing Of the &C. I" in this
country marks a decisive step for
ward in the basic theoretical politi-
cal education Of the revolutionary
working class in the United States
and reflects the advances made by
the Communist Party Of the U.S.A.
during the past year.
The Communist Interna tionaln
now appears twice a month in Eng
lish, Russian, German. French, Chi
nese and Spanish: 1t is published in
more different languages and at
more widely distant points than any
other journal in the world, as be-
fits the organ Of the international
fighting working class.
The editorial in No. 2 reviews the
XVII Congress of the Communist
Party Of the Soviet Union, "the con-
gress Of victors. the congress Of the
construction Of classics society"
The magnificent achievements Of
the workers Of the Soviet Union are
graphically summarized in the fact
that ION the eve of the first Five
Year Plan the U.SSR. occupied
fifth place among the countries of
the world On the eve of the sec
ond Five-Year Plan, it had adj
vanced to third place In the world
and second place in Europe"
Comrade Stains analysis in dis
cussing the revolutionary situation
throughout the world is a timely
admonition to the Communist
Parties:
"A revolutionary crisis is matur-,
ing and will continue to mature.
. But the victory of the revolu-
ton never comes by itself It has
to be prepared for and won. And
only strong proletarisn revolu-
tionary party can prepare for and
win victory"
An article on the Revolutionary
battles in Cuba" gives a concise
summary Of political events in the
Yankee semi-colony since the rise
Of the Grau-Batista government.
once More About Work in the
Reformist and Fascist Unions" by
Comrade Piatnitsky of the E.C.CI..
again raises the extremely vital
question Of the defects of Commu-
mist work in the labor unions. TAX
ing concrete examples from the &C
tivities of the Swedish, Polish, Ger
man and British Communist Par
ties, Piatnitsky points to the Com
munists' general failure to CONSOLE
date their gains made during the
leadership Of strikes-which is
major defect in our trade union
work in the United States as well.
The issue concludes with Comrade
Earl Browders speech at the 18th
Plenum Of the EC.CI. which
should be read and studied for its
cogent analysis Of the New Deal and
the problems facing the Party IN
the months TO come.
The leading article in No 3 Of
the Communist International" by
v. Knorin, an outstanding leader Of
the Communist Party Of Germany,
surveys the Vanguard Struggles Of
the Second Round Of Revolutions"
signalized by the revolutionary
events in France and Austria last
February. What has happened in
Vienna and in Paris is q timely
object-lesson to the workers Of the
United States in their mobiliza-
ton against the New Deal regime.
Fifteen Years of the Commu-
mist International" planned as
theses for party instructors, is q
very valuable and concise summary
Of the history Of the international
working class as reflected in the
development of its world leadership,
the Comintern. The colonial and
national questions, trade union
work, the betrayal role of the So
cislists, the rise Of Fascism, and
the problems facing the Commu-
mist Party leading the proletarist
towards Soviet Power through revo-
lutionary struggle are brilliantly
analyzed in these theses issued by
the Agitprop of the Comintern.
Comrade Rust, Of the Central
Committee of the C.P.GB., discusses
the advance of Communism in
Great Britain during the past Is
years in his article on the problems
of uniting all the revolutionary
forces in Britain into q single, pow
erful, Communist Party. The les
sons Of the Communist work in
England are of considerable impor-
lance for us In the United States.
The issue concludes with two val
liable reports on the problems Of
provocateurs and illegality. Com
rade Bronkovsky Of the Communist