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Vol. XV JANUARY, 1936 No.1

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REVIEW OF THE MONTH ...............•. , ............. ~.... 3 By A. B.

THE GREAT INITIATIVE ................................... 19 By V. I. LENI~

WALL STREET FACES THE FAR EAST....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 35 By HARRY GANNES

OUR TASKS IN DEVELOPING ACTIVITY WITHIN THE COMPANY UNIONS ..................................... 47

By B. K. GEBERT

UNITY FOR VICTORy...................................... 58 By JACQUES DUCLOS

TOWARD THE PEOPLE'S ANTI-IMPERIALIST FRONT IN MEXICO ........................................... 72

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REVIEW OF THE MONTH ................................. . 99 By A. B.

THE PARTY OF LENIN AND THE PEOPLE'S FRONT . . . . . . . . .. 120 (Speech Deli

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Vol. XV MARCH, 1936 No.3

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REVIEW OF THE MONTH ........... ~.. ................... 195 By A. B.

THE UNITED MINE WORKERS' UNION CONVENTION ....... 211 By B. K. GEBERT

THE FIGHT OF THE SEAMEN FOR MILITANT UNIONISM... 220 By R. B. HUDSON

THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT AND THE SPECTER OF FASCISM .......................................... 230

By HAR.RY GANNES

LENIN ON THE WOMAN QUESTION .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 24-5 By IRENE LESLIE

LEFT TRENDS IN THE SOCIALIST PARTY .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 251 By ROBERT MINOI.

COMMUNISM FOR AMERICANS ............................ 270 A Re

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REVIEW OF THE MONTH ...................... . 291

ERNST THAELMANN, PROLETARIAN LEADER .... . 311

THE NATIONAL NEGRO CONGRESS .................. . 316 By JAMES W. FOllD

UNITY ON THE UNEMPLOYMENT FIELD 327 By HERBERT BEN] AMIN

ROY HOWARD'S INTERVIEW WITH JOSEPH STALIN. 337

CLOSE RANKS I FORWARD! .............. __ . . 346 By HARRISON GEORGE

THE PEACE POLICY OF THE SOVIET UNION By L.

UNITY FOR VICTORY AND ITS CONDITIONS

BOOK REVIEWS ......... _ ................... __ ....... _ ..

A Scientific Survey of American Imperialism. _ By HAR.RY GANNES "Heroes" of Our Industrial America ........ By ANTHONY BIMBA

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FOR A UNITED FRONT MAY DAY! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 4-05 (Statement 0/ the Central Committee, Cotmll-Umst Party; U.S.A.)

AKRON A NEW CHAPTER IN AMERICAN LABOR HISTORY.. 4-11 By JOHN WILLIAMSON

PROBLEMS IN OUR FARMER-LABOR PARTY ACTIVITIES, " 4-27 By C. A. HATHAWAY

THE HAND OF GO~AND THE LACK OF FLOOD CONTROL 4-34 By N. SPARKS

JAPAN, OUTER MONGOLIA, AND THE CHINESE LIBERATION MOVEMENT ... , .................................... ',. 4-4-S

By R. DOONPING

POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL NEGRO CON-GRESS ...... ",. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51

By JAMES W. FORD

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES IN THE NEW YORK DISTRICT OF THE PARTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 465

By I. AMTER

THE WORKING CLASS AND NEO-MALTHUSIANISM ......... 474 By V. I. LENIN

TEN PEAKS IN THE AMERICAN STRIKE RANGE. . . . . . . . . . .. 411 Rmewu by THEODORE REPARD

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REVIEW OF THE MONTH................................. 4-83 ByA. B.

THE STEEL WORKERS GIVE THEIR MANDATE FOR ORGAN-IZATION ........... .................................. 4-98

By B. K. GEBERT

PALESTINE-LAND OF ANTI-IMPERIALIST STRUGGLE...... 508 By PAUL NOVICK

FINANCE CAPITAL AND FASCIST TRENDS IN THE UNITED STATES............................................... 523

By ANNA ROCHESTER

NEW PARTY ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS PROVE THEIR VALUE 537 By I. AMTER

CANADIAN CAPITALISM RESHAPES ITS LINE.............. 542 By TIM BUCK

BUILD THE NATIONAL NEGRO CONGRESS MOVEMENT.... 552 By JAMES W. FORD

CLARA ZETKIN AT THE CRADLE OF THE SECOND INTER-NATIONAL............................................ 562

By BORIS REINSTEIN

BOOK REVIEW A Contribution to the Popularization of the Leninist Position

on the Negro Question. By A. W. BERRY

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REVIEW 'OF THE MONTH .................................................................................... 579

Br A. B.

PLATFORMS AND ISSUES IN 1936 .................................................................. 600

Br DAVID RAMSEY

THE PEOPLE'S FRONT STRIKES FROM THE SHOU'LDER ................ 618

Br V. J. JEROME

THE STRUGGLE FOR PUERTO RICAN INDEPENDENCE .................... 629

Br HARRY ROBINSON

PROBLEMS OF PARTY GROWTH IN THE NEW YORK DISTRICT ........ 643

(Report to the Ninth Convention of the New York District, C.P.U.S.A., June 14, 1936.)

Br MAX STEINBERG

ON THE COMMUNIST APPROACH TO ZIONISM ...................................... 666

PROFESSIONALS SPEAK ...................................................................................... 671

Reviewed by GRACE HUTCHINS

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CONTENTS REVIEW OF THE MONTH................................. 675

By A. B. THE STRUGGLE FOR WORKERS' AND PEASANTS' ALLIANCES

IN SPAIN ............................................. 689 THE WAR THREAT AND THE WORLD PEACE CONFERENCE. 692

By HARRISON GEORGE RAILROAD WORKERS RAISE STRUGGLE AGAINST CON-

SOLIDATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698 By GEORGE BROWN

ROOSEVELT AND THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. . . . . 707 By DAVID RAMSEY

FRANCE GOES FORWARD WITH THE PEOPLE'S FRONT...... 721 By V. J. JEROME

THE STALINIST DRAFT OF THE CONSTITUTION. . . . 737 By M. I. KALININ

SPECIAL PARTY CONVENTION SUPPLEMENT

ADVANCING AGAINST REACTION IN THE CENTER OF THE MOTOR INDUSTRy.................................... 747

By WILLIAM WEINSTONE SMASHING THROUGH BARRIERS TO THE ORGANIZATION

OF THE STEEL WORKERS.............................. 759 By B. K. GEBERT

FORGING UNITY AGAINST REACTION IN ILLINOIS......... 769 By MORRIS CHILDS

STRENGTHENING THE TRADE UNION BACKBONE OF THE FARMER-LABOR PARTY MOVEMENT IN OHIO. . . . . . . . .. 784

By JOHN WILLIAMSON

BOOK REVIEWS ........................................... 794 The Close of an Epoch of Marxist Research .... . By H. M. WICKS Ammunition for the Election and Other Campaigns

By H. M. WICKS

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ELECTION CAMPAIGN OUTLINE FOR 1936 ................. 819

FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY IN SPAIN.................... 829 By CLARENCE A. HATHAWAY

A. F. OF L. UNITY IS THREATENED BY THE EXECUTIVE . COUNCIL. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 845

By LOUIS F. BUDENZ

TOWARDS YOUTH UNITy................................. 855 By GIL GREEN

ON THE INTER-AMERICAN PEACE CONFERENCE. . . . . . . . . .. 865 By HARRISON GEORGE

THE HOUSING QUESTION ................................. 873 By E. C. GREENFIELD

BRITISH RULE IN SOUTH AFRICA...... .... ....... ... ..... 885 By WILLIAM L. PATTERSON

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REVIEW OF THE MONTH ................................ 899 By A. B.

FOR A DEMOCRATIC SPAIN! .............................. 914 (Mani/esto 0/ the Communist Party 0/ Spain)

THE CRISIS IN THE SOCIALIST PARTy.................... 919 By WILLIAM Z. FOSTER

THE TROTSKY-ZINOVIEV ASSASSINS BEFORE THE BAR OF THE WORKING CLASS ................................ 939

By P. LANG

REACTION BIDS FOR FARM SUPPORT..................... 956 By HENRY DAWSON

BUILDING THE PARTY DURING THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN 966 By F. BROWN

THE NEGRO PEOPLE IN THE ELECTIONS ................... 975 By BEN DAVIS, JR.

BOOK REVIEWS........................................... 988 The Textbook of Sectarianism .............. . By Earl Browder The P8ople's Front in France ............ By T Madore ReparJ Pamphlets in the Election Campaign

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REVIEW OF THE MONTH ................................. 995 By A. B.

THE SOVIETS ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE TWENTIETH yEAR ................................................. 1009

By M. J. OLGIN

THE NUREMBERG CIRCUS ................................ 1026 By ERNST BRAUN

THE CRISIS IN THE SOCIALIST PARTy ................... 1032 By WILLIAM Z. FOSTER.

PROBLEMS BEFORE THE 56TH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE A. F. OF L. ...................................... 1046

By JACK STACHEL

SIX MONTHS OF UNITY OF THE UNEMPLOyED ............ 1056 By HERBER.T BENJAMIN

THE STRUGGLE FOR THE LIBERATION OF LUIS CARLOS PRESTES ............................................. 1071

By A. MONTES

BOOK REVIEWS ........................................... 1084 A MANUAL FOR SCABS ......... ~ .... . By Louis F. Budem. PAMPHLETS OF THE MONTH

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REVIEW OF THE MONTH ·1091

By A. B.

THE COMMUNIST PARTY ON THE RESULTS OF THE ELEC-TIONS ................ 110+

(Statement of the Central Committee, C.P.U.S.A., issued

November 7, I93 6 )

THE MINNESOTA FARMER-LABOR VICTORY .... By CLARENCE A. HATHAWAY

THE WISCONSIN ELECTIONS AND THE FARMER-LABOR

1112

PARTY MOVEMENT ................................. 1125 By GENE DENNIS

THE ELECTIONS IN NEW YORK 1141 By 1. AMTER

THE CRISIS IN THE SOCIALIST PARTY ... 1154 By WILLIAM Z. FOSTER

SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE SPANISH REVOLUTION 1168 By M. ERCOLI

INDEX-VOLUME XV-1936 ................... . 1181

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