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‘ DAILY WORKER, JEW YORK, THU AY, OCTOBER 20, 1932 THE INTERNATIONAL SITUATION AND TASKS OF THE SECTIONS OF THE C. 1. — — Thesis of the 12th Plenum of the E.C.C.I. on the Report of Comr 1.—The End of Capitalist Stabilization and the Growth of the U. 8. 8. R. The sharpening of the general crisis of capitalism is proceeding with enermous strides which are carrying this crisis to a new stage. The fundamental changes which are taking place in the world situation are eharaeterized by a number of recent important facts. 1. A tremendous change has taken place in the relations of forces between the socialist and capitalist worlds, due primarily to the in- crease in the relative importance of the U.SS.R., which is carrying out its great program of socialist industrialization, collectivization and the cultural revolution at a tremendous rate. That country has com- pletely established itself in the position of socialism; the second Five- Year Plan provides for the final, abolition of classes and for the con- version of the whole of the toiling population of the country into ac- tive and conscious builders of classless socialist society. The successes achieyed in socialist construction are securing to an increasing degree the economic independence of the Soyiet Union in relation to the capi- talist world, and its international power, its reyolutionizing influence on the toilers and the exploited of all countries and its significance as the basis of the world socialist revolution have increased. 2. Meanwhile, in the capitalist world there has been a continuation of: a) The sharpening of the economic crisis—industry has contracted to sush a degree that more than half of the working class is partially or tetally unemployed; the expropriation and inproverishment of the peas- ants has reached unprecedented dimensions; b) The growing revolutionary upsurge both in imperialist and col- onial countries (stubborn and turbulent strikes, revolutionary demonstra- tions, fierce clashes between the workers and the police and fascists, mil- itant activity by the peasant masses, etc.); the sharpening of the struggles of the colonial peoples against the imperialists; c) A further sharpening of the antagonisms between the imperialist powers (trade war, acceleration of the imperialist race for armaments, rifts in the Versailles system, the Japanese war against China, an acute sharpening of the relations between Japan, and U.S.A., between Great Britain and U.S.A., between Italy and France, ketween Germany end FPranee, etc.) ; d) Intensified preparation for a counter-revolutionary war against the USSR. 3. The domination of monopolist capital which, at the present day, has brought under its sway almost the whole economy of capitalist so- ciety, makes it extremely difficult, in the conditions of the general crisis of capitalism, te overcome the economic crisis in the wey that was usual for capitalism in the period of free competition. The more the financial ®ligarchy succeeded in grabbing for themselyes, at tae expense of others, the larger share of the declining aggregate profits of the upper stratum, the more they rob the toilers, and the higher the tariff walls are raised, to this extent home and foreign markets are still further restricted and the crisis is further deepened. This, however, does not imply that capi- talism will break down automatically; it implies the inevitable further growth of the revolutionary upsurge and a further sharpening ef the fun- damental antagonisms which drive the bourgeoisie to seek a violent solu- tion of these antagonisms, both within their own countrics and on the international arena. 4, All these facts taken together completely confirm the estimate of the tendencies of development giyen in the decisions of the X and XI Plenums of the E.C.C.I, and also reveal, in the course of the deyelop- ment of the general crisis of capitalism, a definite change, a peculiar swaying of the antagonistic forces, very rapid in some places and slow in others. ni certain extremely important key points, the antagonistic forces are already becoming unleashed for the conflict. The end of rela- tive capitalist stabilization has come. But a directly revolutionary situa- tion has not yet arisen in the important and decisive capitalist countries. What is taking place at the present moment is the transition to a new tound of big clashes between classes and between States, a new round af wars and revolutions. * * * transition, which in international relations is especially acceler- ated by the military aggression of Japan and France, is taking place in the form of an uneven process in the various countries. In Spain a revolution is taking place. In China there is a revolutionary situation, and @ Soviet revolution has been victorious over a large territory. In Germany there is a tremendous sharpening of class antagonisms<.on the one hand the grawth of fascism, and on the other hand, the growth ef the revolutionary mass struggle, the accelerated maturing of the pre- requisites of a revolutionary crisis. Certain other countries are either approaching very closely to a revolutionary crisis (Poland), or, as a re- sult of the extreme sharpening of antagonisms at home and abroad, may find themselves in the situation of a revolutionary crisis in the near fu- ture (Japan). In India and the Latin American countries the develop- ment of the revolutionary crisis is retarded, primarily by the low degree of organization of the proletariat and the immaturity of the Communist Parties. In all capitalist countries the forces of the international pro- letarian revolution are steadily growing, but in such important countries of world capitalism as the U.S.A., Great Britain and France, the upsurge of the reyelutionary movement although developing, is still greatly lagging behind the high intensity of the whole international situation. U.—The Danger of a New World War, the War of Japan Against China, the New Phase in the Preparations for Intervention Against the U.S. S. R, 1, The fierce struggle the imperialists are waging for markets and colonies, the tariff wars and the race for armaments, have already led to the immediuate danger of a new imperialist world warm French im- perialism is developing feverish activity in the strug@le for hegemony on the European continent, is trying to strengthen its old military and po- litieal alliances and to form new ones (Danube Federation), but encounters the resistance-of Germany, U. S. A. and Italy. Germany demands the gual status of an imperialist power (the annulment of reparations, quality of armaments, the revision of Eastern frontiers, etc.), while Po- and is preparing to seize Danzig and East Prussia. Thus Germany is one of the main centers of the sharpest and most intense world imperialist _ conflicts. 2. The seigure of Manchuria by Japan and the attack on Shanghai have upset the arrangement that has hitherto existed between the U.S.A., Japan and Great Gritain regarding the establishment of spheres of in- fluence in China. Japanese imperialism, in alliance with Prance and with the actual support of England, is converting Manchuria into its colony and has thus put the armed struggle for the partition of China and interyention against the U.S.S.R. on the order of the day. The League of Nations, acting at the behest of France and England, supports Japan, ‘The United States, in pursuing its imperialist aims in the Far East, open- ly threatens another race for armaments. The agglomeration of antag- cnisms in the Pacifie form the chief hotbed for breeding a new imperial- ist world war. 3. For the purpose of preparing a counter-revolutionary war against the U.S.S.R., under the cloak of the peace declarations of the League of Nations and the Second International there is proceeding the con- centration of the Japanese army in Manchuria, the formation and arm- ing of white guard units in the Far East, and also the organization of an expeditionary army in France, feverish preparations of the army in Poland, Rumania, Latvia, Esthonia and Finland, and the strengthening and activization of specially selected fascist formations, unceasing pro- vocation, ete. It is only the firm peace policy pursued by the USSR. and the ‘fears the bourgeoisie entertain of the prospects of Senperiaties ‘var being converted into civil war and of colonial uprisings, re- trains them from slipping into war and intervention, 4. Under these circumstances of rapidly approaching criminal war, specially hastened by fascism, the Communist Parties must, as.an offset to the abstract and hypocritical pacifist statemenst of the social-demo- crats, commence a real struggle against the preparations for war. The * E.C.C.I. imposes the duty upon all Communist Parties to apply with the . the fascisization of the State iu greatest persistance and energy the decisions of the Comintern on the question of struggle against imperialist war and intervention. {L—Bourgeois Dictatorship, Nationalism, Fascism and Social Fascism, 1. The bourgeois dictatorship continues to ideree transformation in the direction of the further strengthening of political reaction and and in this is revealing a contraction of the basis of bourgeois rule and manifestations of fissures and disintegration. in the of the . result in splits Inte ps ( , Finland, » in some Va tg Mien Rar og BN ra ai | | Statement of the XII Plenum of the E.C.C.1. The XII Plenum of the Executive Committee of the Com- munist International took place in Moscow at the be- ginning of September. The following reports were considered by the XII Plenum: 1. Report of Comrade Kuusinen on the interna- tional situation and the tasks of the sections of the Communist International. 2. Report of Comrade Thaeiman (C. P. of Ger- many) on the lessons of economic strikes and the struggle of the unemployed, also joint reports by Com- rade Lenski (C. P. of Poland) and Comrade Gottwald (C. P, of Czechoslovakia) on the strike movement and the struggle of the unemployed in Poland and Czecho- slovakia. 3. Report of Comrade Okano (C. P, of Japan) on the tasks of the Communists in the struggle against imperialist war and military intervention, in connec- tion with the war which has commeneed in the Far East. 4. Report by Comrade Manuilsky on socialist con- struction in the U.S.S.R. in connection with the com- pletion of the First Five-Year Plan and the proposed fundamental principles of the Second Five-Year Plan. The Plenum received information from Comrade Bela Kun on the forthcoming fiftieth anniversary of the death of Karl Marx (Mareh 18, 1988) and in- structed the Presidium of the E.C.C.I. to prepare and carry on in connection with this anniversary a mass campaign to popularize Marxism-Leninism. The Plenum elected supplementary members to the Presidium and endorsed the financial report of the B.C.C.1, All the decisions of the Plenum were adopted un- animously. The theses, resolutions and decisions of the XII Plenum of the E.C.C.I. are being published simuliane- ously with the press statement. bourgeoisie are finding it more and more difficult to smooth over the conflicts which arise among them, In most capitalist countries the big bourgeoisie are organizing fascist units for civil war, are making @ system of political banditism, white terror, the torture of political prisuners, provocation, forging documents, the shooting dewn of strikers and demonstrators, the dissolution and / suppression of organizations of the workers. But while doing this, the bourgeoisie does not cease to utilize parliament and the services of the social democratic party to deceive the masses. In Gefmany, in an atmosphere of sharpening antagonisms abroad and extreme tension in class relations at home, the yon Papen-Schleircher Government, ‘with the help of the Reichwehr, the “Steel Helmet,” and the national socialists has established a form of fascist dictatorship, for which the social democrats and the Center prepared the way. The further de- velopment of breakdown of this dictatorship depends on the revolutionary struggle of the working class against fascism in all its forms. In those countries where a fascist dictatorship existed before the world economic crisis, a process of disintegration of fascism is observed as a consequence of the growing revolutionary mass upsurge (Poland, Yugoslavia, Italy). 2. The destruction caused by the present world economic crisis, the breakdown of the economic contacts of world capitalism and the sharp- ening of the struggle for markets favor the spread of nationalism and chauvinism among the ruling nations. In Germany a wave of chauvinist sentiments and passions has arisen out of the hatred which has accu- mulated against the humiliating and predatory conditions of the Ver- Sailles peace treaty, and out of the impotent desire for “revenge” com- bined with fear of the prospects of the further decline and collapse of German capitalism. In France, chauvinism is cloaked by the slogan of “safety of the frontiers,” in Great Britain, by the theory of “unity of the Empire,” in Japan, by the pan-Asiatic idea, in Italy, by the theory of over-population etc. A stubborn struggle must be carried on every- where for internationalism and against the dangerous ideology of chauvin- ism, and account must be taken of the peculiar character and the special forms of chauvinism in each separate country, 3. Both fascism and social fascism (social democragy) stand for the maintenance and the strengthening of capitalism and bourgeois dictater- ship, but from this position they each adopt different tactical yiews. In view of the faet that the position of the ruling bourgeoisie of every coun- try is one of inherent contradictions at the present time, which compels them now and again to maneuver between a course for determined strug- gle against their.enemies at home and abroad, and the more prudent course, this inherent contradiction in the position of the bourgeoisie is alse reflected in the difference in the position taken up by fascism and social fascism, The social fascists prefer a moderate and “lawful” appli- cation of bourgeois class coercion, because they do not want to contract the basis of the bourgeois dictatorship; they guard its “democratic” drap- ings, and strive chiefly to preserve its parliamentary forms, for without these, the social fascists would be hampered in carrying out their special function of deceiving the working masses. At the same time ,the social fascists restrain the workers from revolutionary action against the capi- talist offensive and growing fascism, play the part of a screen behind whieh the fascists are able to organize their forces, and build the road for the fascist dictatorship, 4, To the extent that the economic policy of monopolist capital is adapted to the special conditions and difficulties of the economie crisis, social democracy adapts its ideology to the requirements of the crisis policy of the financial oligarchy. The social-demoeratic leaders are again unearthing their threadbare slogans of the nationalization of certain branches of industry. In reality, in capitalist countries, the nationaliza- tion of private enterprizes is not increasing. On the contrary, state and municipal undertakings are being handed over to private capital. In those places where so-called state interference does exist, state subsidies and other government measures are employed, not for the purpose of estab- dishing state control over private monopolies, but for the purpose of es- tablishing the direct control of the private monopolists ever the state. The leaders of the Second International not only disguise, but even give direct support to this policy of Finance oligarehy (in the name of “So- cialism”!) and invent new theories for its justification. They eyen draw up for the bourgeoisie ultra-reactionary schemes of forced labor and pre- sent these quack schemes as plans to establish socialism under capitalism. 5. The mass influence of the social-fascists has declined. For that very reason their maneuvers have become more energetic and varied (lead- ing the strikes with the aim of throttling them, in same cases even dem- onstrative declaration of general strikes, sham fight against fascism, for peace, in defense of the U.SS.R., etc.). In these maneuvers particular zeal is delayed by the “left” social democratic groups, who simultaneously carry on a frenzied campaign of slander against the Communist Party and the U.S.S.R. Only by taking fully into account the variety of the forms of the policy and maneuvers of the social fascists in all their concreteness will the Communists be able really to expose and isolate the social fascists. Only by directing the main blows against social democracy, this social main- stay of the bourgeoisie—will it be possible to strike at and defeat the chief class enemy of the proletariat—the bourgeoisie. And only by striet differ- entiation between social democratic leaders and workers will the Commu- nists be able, by means of the united front from below, to break down the wall which often separates them from the social demoeratic workers. IV.—The Development of the Revolutionary Upsurge and the Preparation for the Struggle fer the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, 1, The growth of the revolutionary upsurge has become particularly evident since the XI Plenum of the E.C.C.I. in the following countries: China; A mass upsurge of the antl-imperialist struggle, the develop- ment of the Soviet movement and great successes of the heroic Chinese Red Army, Spain: A rapid growth of the mass movement with the ten- dency to develop into a popular armed uprising. Poland: A wave of mass strikes, numerous militant actions by the peasants, and the rise of a new wave of the national revolutionary movement in the outlying regions of the country, Germany: An increase in the mass influence of the Com- munist Party; social-democratie workers, in spite of their leaders, have begun to resist the terror of fascist gangs. Great Britain: Strike in the Navy; turbulent workers’ demonstrations in Autumn, 1931 and the strike movement in Lancashire. Qzechoslovakia: General miners’ strike in North Bohemia and a revolutionary movement of the workers and peas- ants in Carpatho-Ukraine, France; Big strikes in the North; disruption of the mili air maneuvers. U. S. A.: Big strikes and unemployed demonstration, the march of the war veterans to Washington and the mil- itant actions of the farmers. Belgium: The General Miners’ Strike, which is of foremost international importance. In most capitalist countries, the strike struggles were accompanied by fierce clashes with the police and strike-breakers, Japan; The militancy of the workers, peasants, soldiers and students has brol through the military and police terror. India: An increase of revolutionary unrest in the towns and villages, and stubborn mass strikes. In many countries the struggles of the proletariat is inter- woven with the mass revolutionary fights of the peasants, 2. During this period the Communist Parties have inereased their bh ae ae ai see rape pera in the ond ions, an anti-faseist struggl loping under leadership of the Party on tid Bonk en Gao A Communist Party lost considerably in the parliamentary elections and that the membership of the Unitary Confederation of Labor has de- Clined, there is a considerable upsurge of the revolutionary anti-war moye- ment. In a number of countries (Czechoslovakia, Spain, Pinland) develop- ment is uneven as between district and district. Despite the weakness of the mass influence of the Communist Parties in a number of coun- tries, the Communists in all parts of the capitalist world, in numerous fights and trials, under conditions of merciless terror, have shown them- selves to be courageous and truly revolutionary, advanced fighters of the proletariat. 8. The end of capitalist stabilization, the rapidly growing pre-re- quisites of a revolutionary crisis in a number of capitalist states, and the international situation in general, sharply raises the problem of solving the main task of the Communist Parties at the present time, 1. e., of pre- paring the working class and the exploited masses, in the course of the economic and political struggles, for the impending fight for power, for the dictatorship of the proletariat. Precisely because little time remains before the revolutionary crisis matures it is necessary, without losing a moment, to intensify and accelerate dur bolshevist mass work to win over the majority of the working class, to increase the revolutionary ac- tivity of the working class. The opponents of the revolutionary move- ment have not yet lost the support of an enormous section of organized and unerganized workers, and this circumstance, which enables them to impede the reyolu‘ionization of the proletariat, constitutes the funda- mental danger from the point of view of preparing for the victory of the proletariat. Hence the necessity for really carrying out the task of winning over the majority of the working class—which was put in the forefront at the X. and XI, Plenums of the E.C.C.I. 4. The successful accomplishment of this task requires that every Communist Party shall establish, extend and strengthen permanent and intimate contacts with the majority of the workers, wherever workers may be found. For this it is first of all necessary: a) to organize on a sound basis constant Bolshevik work among non-Communist workers in the factories, in the reformist and other trade unions, and among the unem- ployed and systematically to expose the treachery of the social-democratic and reformist leaders, and to win over the workers who have come under the influence of the fascists; b) to defend the everyday interests of the workers, to be able to respond to every attack of the class enemy, always putting forward concrete slogans as will effectively mobilize the masses for struggle; systematically to pursue the policy of the united front from below, to establish an alliance between the proletariat and the small farmers, to draw into the struggle the office workers and exploited sections of the urban petty-bourgeoisie under the leadership of the proletariat; ¢) to strengthen the Communist Party itself, by training cadres, who are closely connected with the masses and trusted by them. 5. In the practical work of our Parties it is necessary to put an end to a number of repeated weaknesses and mistakes which hinder the de- velopment of their mass work. The chief of these shortcomings and mis- takes are as follows: most of our Party workers are isolated from the reformist and other non-Communist workers; work in the reformist unions meets with actual resistance; agitation is abstract and stereotyped, and this applies also to the press, and especially to slogans; there is a lack of ability to defend in a practical manner the vital interests of the workers and to take advantage of practical causes which specially excite the workers, for the purpose of organizing the activity of really broad masses, using various forms of the struggle according to the situation: there is a lack of bold application of the forms and methods of prole- tarian democracy for the purpose of building up the united front from below; and on the other hand, there is an opportunist slurring over of differences of principle when applying the tactics of t united front; there is a lack of ability to combine the struggle against the employers, the government and the fascists, with the struggle for winning the work- ers away from the influence of the social-fascist agents of the bourge- oisie; there are shortcomings and mistakes in the tactics and strategy of strikes; there is a lack of ability to develop the movement of the broad masses from comparatively elementary movements to higher and higher forms of struggle, big economic and political strikes and other revolutionary actions, 6. The XII. Plenum emphasized the importance and the urgent neces- sity of oyercoming these shortcomings and mistakes in the practice of the Communist Parties, There must be determined dissociation fram Right opportunist “tailism” which frequently manifests itself in capitulatory moods, in disbelief in the possibility of revolutionizing the reformist working masses, and from “left” opportunist subjectivism which wishes to substitute for the necessary, difficult work of the Bolshevik education and mobilization of the masses and of really developing these struggles by the organization and the winning of the leadership of the everyday struggle of the workers and peasants by empty phrases about developing revolutionary struggles. The correct Bolshevik mass policy can be carried out only in an irreconcilable struggle against the Right opportunism as the chief danger and against “Left” deviations from the line of the Comintern. * * * 'HE present situation is pregnant with unexpected outbreaks and sharp turns of events. This makes it necessary for every Communist Party to-be prepared to change the forms and methods of struggle in the event of a rapid revolutionization of the situation, and if sufficient contacts with the masses are lacking, to secure in the processof the struggle itself, ie enbbohment and strengthening of contact with the majority of workers. V.—The Immediate Tasks of the Sections of the Communist International 1, The general task of the Comintern and its sections in all capitalist countries at the present time is to wage a concrete struggle. 1) Against the capitalist offensive; 2) against fascism and reaction; 3) against the impending imperialist war and intervention in the Soviet Union, The proper conduct of this struggle against the offensive of the hourgeoisie is closely linked up with the winning over of the majority of the working class, the undermining and smashing of the mass influ- ence of social democracy, The main link with the Communist Parties must seize upon in solving this problem is the struggle for the everyday economic and political. interests of the broad masses against the increas- ing poverty, against oppression, violence and terror. This is particularly important in the conditions of the end of capitalist stabilization, of the sharp contraction of the material basis of reformism and the cynical be- trayal of the interests of the workers by social democracy and when the struggle for the elementary needs of the masses brings the masses into conflict with the very foundations of the existence of capitalism. Only by relying on the struggle for the everyday interests of the masses can the Communist Parties defend and strengthen the position of the work- ing class, and lead it up to ever higher forms of struggle and to the decisive battles for the dictatorship of the proletariat. When the proper conditions for it exist, the preparations and calling of a mass political Strike is one of the most essential and immediate links in the revolu- tionary struggle of the proletariat. It is necessary to conduct systematic propaganda about the proletarian dictatorship and to popularize the Soviet Union, where the proletariat is successfully building a classless socialist society, 2. The specific tasks of the major Communist Parties are as follows: ©. P. of Germany: To mobilize the vast masses of toilers in defense of their vital interests, against yhe bandit policy of monopolist capital, against ade Kuusinen eee ice dies i fascism, against the emergency decrees, against nationalism and chauvi- nism, and by developing economic and political strikes, by struggle for proletarian internationalism, by means of demonstrations, to lead the masses to the point of the general political strike: to win over the bulk of the social democratic masses, and definitely overcome the weaknesses of trade union work. The chief slagan which the C.P.G. must put for- ward to offset the slogan of the fascist dictatorship (the “Third Empire”) and the slogan of the social democratic party (The “Second Republic”) is the slogan of the workers and peasants republic, i. e. Socialist Soviet Germany, which will guarantee the possibility of the voluntary affiliation of the people of Austria and other German territories. C. P. of France: To turn its work in the direction of defending the interests of the workers and peasant masses (fight against wage cuts, for social insurance, for immediate relief for the unemployed, against the burden of taxes, ete.) and to link up this defense with the struggle against the Versailles system, against the subjection of Alsace-Lorraine and the colonies, and against the war policy of French imperialism. To re- orientate the Party, the Unitary trade unions and the Young Communist Leagues in this direction; to overcome the sectarianism of its young cadres by persistent mass work, and re-educate them on the basis of a broad policy of elections and of winning the confidence of the rank and file masses, and patiently and tirelessly fight for the liberation of the syndi- calist and socialist workers from their reformist, parliamentary and paci- fist illusions. C. P. of Poland: To widen the front of economic and political sirikes; destroy the mass influence of the P.P.S,, to lead the peasant activities throughout Poland; to overcome the weakness of the Party in the big factories, on the railroads and in the army. If suitable conditions arise, the Party must take the initiative in calling a general strike. It must mobilize the broad masses of town and country against the criminal policy of anti-Soviet war and conduct a persistent ideological struggle against the nationalist prejudices of the Polish workers, peasants and the petty-bourgeoisie. C. P. of Czechosloyakia: To further develop economic and political struggles on the basis of the united front from below, linking up this struggle with the exposure of the role of the Czechoslovakia. govern- ment as the t§ol of French imperialism. Intensify the struggle against social democracy, systematically overcome all tendencies towards passivity and “talism”, win the leadership of the struggles and organizationally consolidate the mass influence the Communist Party and the Red Trade Unions have won in the course of the struggles. C. P. of Italy: The Party must come out from underground by devel- oping the mass struggle against the fascist dictatorship on the basis of the defense of the everyday interests of the toilers, taking advantage of fascist meetings, organizing impromptu meetings in the factories, penetrat- ing into the fascist trade unions, cultural and cooperative organizations, preparing and carrying on strikes and demonstrations. Mass illegal work must be increased to the maximum extent. ©. P. of Spain: Steering a course for the dictatorship of the pro- letariat and the peasants in the form of Soviets, the Party must create basic organizational strongholds for the mass movement of the toilers in the form of factory committees, unemployed committees, peasant committees, elected committees of soldiers; it must overcome sectarian aloofness and anarchist habits of work. C. P. of Great Britain: A sharp turn must be made towards work in the reformist trade unions and in the factories, and to rouse the working masses, on the basis of the united front from below, for a struggle: 1. against the new capitalist offensive on the wages of the workers and unemployment insurance benefits; 2. against the govern- ment policy of supporting and encouraging the anti-Soviet aggression of Japanese ane French imperialism; 3. for the independence of the British colonies and Ireland, C. P. of U. S. A.: The American Party must mobilize the masses and concentrate chiefly on the struggle, 1. for social insurance, against wage cuts, for immediate assistance for the unemployed, 2, for assistance for the ruined farmers; 3. for equal rights for the Negroes and the right of self determination for the Black Belt; 4. for the defense of the Chinese People and the Soviet Union. It is necessary to carry out the decision on the turn in the work of the Party and the Trade Union Unity League. C. P. of Japan: The Japanese Party has the task of transforming its struggle against war and the seizure of the territory of China into a real mass movement of the workers and peasants, linking it up closely with the struggle for the immediate needs of the masses. Workers’ and Peasants Selfdefense Committees and the combined action of villages must be organized against the forcible collection of rents and taxes from the peasants and the seizure of land from tenants; the Party must ex- plain to the masses the necessity for a revolutionary struggle for the confiscation of the land of the landlords without compensation for tne benefit of the peasants, - C. P. of China: 1. To mobilize the masses under the slogan ef the national revolutionary struggle against the Japanese and other imperial- ists and for the independence and integrity of China; 2. to develop and unite the Soviet territories, to strengthen the Red Army; 3. to fight fer the overthrow of the Kuomintang regime; 4. to pursue a resolute policy of converting the Red trade unions into mass organizations, to win over the workers belonging to the Kuomintang unions; 5, to develop the guerilla movement, putting forward.in Manchuria slogans calling fer the formation of peasant committees, for boycotting taxes and government decrees, the confiscation of the property of the agents of the imperialists, the establishment of an elected people's government; 6, the populariza- tion of the achievements of the Soviet districts and the slogan of the fraternal alliance of the workers and peasants of China with the US.S.R. C. P. of India: To strengthen the Communist Party, politically and organizationally; to train Bolshevik cadres, to wage a stubborn struggle in the reformist trade unions, develop a wide anti-imperialist front, to liberate the masses from the influence of the National Congress, to make agitational and organizational preparations for a general strike, to give the greatest possible support to the peasant movement for the non-pay- ment of taxes, rent and debts, to popularize the basic slogans and tasks of the agrarian revolution, 8. In regard to organization, the chief tasks of the sections of the C. I, are: a) carefully to conceal the Communist nuclei in the factories, combining this with fearless mass work; ..., ; ¢) to wage a determined struggle against provocation in all forms; d) to take measures to ensure that the Party can promptly pass to an illegal basis in case of necessity; e) to transform the Party press into real mass organs which must deal with all questions that concern the workers in simple language intelligible to the workers; f) there must be a thorough elimination from the leader- ship of all branches of Party work of Super-Centralism, of the mere issuing of orders. The maintenance of a big central apparatus while the local organizations are bereft of forces must not be permitted, The E. C. C. T. insists on the Y. C. L. being converted into a real mass organization and imposes on all the Communist Parties the duty of secur- ing an improvement in the political mass work among the youth and the strengthening of the Party leadership of the work of the Y.C.L, Equally, ° the Comintern insists on the conversion of the sports leagues, and the LL.D. (LR.A.) into real mass organizations. Once and for all an end must be put to the underestimation of work among proletarian women, which is specially important at the present time. Working women must be mobilized on the basis of delegate meetings. This work being regarded as general Party work. A chain of Party schools must be organized for the purpose of educating the newly recruited Party members and the new Cadres who must also be drawn into the everyday revolutionary work among the broad masses. Inner Party democracy, Bolshevik self-criticism, the discussion of the most important political problems in the lower Party organizations, cone crete leadership of their work, all this must be the basis of all Party ace tivity. This also is a necessary condition for strengthening iron Bolshevik discipline in the ranks of the Party, A relentless struggle must be waged against all distortions of Marx. ism-Leninism, for the purity of Party theory in the spirit outlined im Comrade Stalin’s letter, Propaganda must be carried on for the principles of Communism, the dictatorship of the proletariat and the Soviet State, . . . 'HE CRISIS has shaken the capitalist system to its very foundations, In the Soviet Union socialism is achieving victories of world historie importance, The forces of social revolution are growing and rising the world over. But at the same time the attack of world counter-revolution is becoming fiercer. The imperialist governments are ready to plunge the nations into the most criminal of all criminal, predatory wars. The Sections of the C. I. must answer this challenge of the world bourgeoisie by intensifying to the utmost their Bolshevik work, by hastens ing the revolutionization of the broad masses, developing and leading the class struggles of the toilers on the basis of the united front fram below by leading the working class to mass political strikes, winning over majority of the working class and directing the whole movement exploited classes and the oppressed peoples along the channel of the socialist revolution, 5 e