Marxian classics in the light of current history

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?BX1 Term 1934

Inatruator ; 'jay L-oveatonw

Session I.
OF IKS

SUGGSSrso

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5'JES*:cii FOB STUDY

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2.

a.

V.

la the prolatarlan revolution inevitable"?
Are there only two ClASS9<0?

V/hss la the eiaer.CG of eha Marxian conception
Kow does Etta proaent crisis rafieot *ourgeolfl
religio-a and political iiiuslor.aT

BSfclSS* *!?^ r t Ct l tn P*?""*-*"* development illustrating the-
SwSicMol? *>«Wl»U to revolutionizing tn3t rU!aenc f of

ItlBt IB Cfc(

of the 3tatoT

transformation

of

eraasest example of Eho economic
ting political centralisation tcdcyT
3 n .?° u P r "°7 t an ? Poeont facta eonrtrmlnr the role of
tt tha tta-pnallat henry artillery l n so-atUod
e.KiatgrSce.ixy apodiing* what 13 tho rift of
' 1 sat lor.?

94 Ho* doe* the oreaent attune*™ illustrate tho *wxlon ory

centralisation refleo-

choap war* a
backnopd countries?
capital lam to civil-

10.

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12.

IS.

14.
IS.

present sltuotlcr

the crlsla?

■hot ia new in tha present tranda towards niMlo-cUM
tldti aa distinct frorc JHaralan OMP.JllBfiion''
Sr*^! a , A 5? pJ,flor ^o^lopmcnta' in the light of tha Marxian
?£U . lnflU ! nei9 of th0 dovalopn,ont of Industry 0R fih J
HirZur. !S-*»J*^-K?»« h t OK =llo-«riko P confi?in or
workora
In View

SUffi OS,
D1SCV89

of

conception of ,tfto roal fruit of irtwedioto beetles r

coaposi-

theory

jTolota- lot

TOfUtO

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of the greet
why ia thore
infiueneo of

dovaiopnurt of conmunleatiena In tha United
no great «r unity anongat tho workers heroT
aiaaonaioaj in ruHn 6 class or. proletariat.
SiJS „i ^'V f £ ar * loa conception oa to pes si hie changed claaa

of tho middle elosa in -the Vnltoa 3ta

16. Marx aalfi: K gn the

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of the role

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20.
SI.

22,
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24.

vrhoic, hownx-, thanks to th&Ir conditions of
lire, the naff-bars of tho slun proletariat are
become the venal toolp of the forcca of
in the light of r i
What are the n»tt.«

What are the tost of

What, If any, ore the

proletarians?

On what arc the CpMTuniat

In th<

fcr raoro opt
forpea of miction". Discuss
cent Gern:cn ami jtatricsn dovalo-aaonta,
>nol nnd International phc-.to of the

to
this

decay in o social order?
dlaLLikoLions cottf-.un Coiricuniata

thtiorles bcacd?

■and otnor

i lljht of tho Karxlon eBnaoptioR c f capital diacw-a 1 -h«
P»»nc atognaticp in th« wpiti raarkot. ' " h0

Ot^o the Marxian anuria of "live labor", and -stored: i-.iwr- i„
the prosont d 6 voi epr0 „ ts ln the w.itod Stitoa and chc l!i. s!r

"S P nI^ ry ^ i UC S hC Karx!an "^'ImWm of the"
conccprs fif indopcrdonco and rrootfon,

•»*' *« u ^:«5Ss t .f°Sis t fcpSi pl JS2; 1 ,r i?Si e *,;" 1T bo

Illuatrata
hom-acolale
Marx said, '"

boon
population; It
none of it". *siafi
r-aggod Individualism m the light of this-?

SSiSJS- undor9t ^d Dy-Hawt'fl stotonunt that;

Son- SI' ^tra?/^,^,^ ^^ Q < ^P^Prletllfg -Sl5l JrSS -

iion? iii-UBBroto this ln roforonco to the n.s_s a

thac .ycoraaunllafn
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the U.S.S.H.

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pall Ttpc 1935 til Currant Ka.-iipry y-

Instructor = Jay LoWqjE.*** I

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Ir.torpX*t *ho Cd4ro»» E»4o 1™ tho rj<cnt cession of tho t^Mi(7t»
of JAtiona by Costa In tho light of tho tianlan' eoneeptLfta *r
prediction and class culture.

I- 27. Dlseuss<tho position of tho fsaily atatienllsf anrt dynasUoalty .

today on the basis or tho urelan analysis.
23. Contrast tho role of wooon In thp Fascist sot-up «n4 It* 4W^t%i-

Ist society,
29* "rfco workers howo no country"* Siaolno In the ll^jit or current.

dorclopoflnta this conception of tho state s»nd tho chinking rvLo

of national factors. y

50. G»lTi throe current ovontf btiscd oiv'tho Ucrclnn cnncupcion of thu -^
roi&tlcnshlp batvocn tho induction of owwlltlua r\nd tho rro-

duatlon of idoaa.

51. Mscuaa the proletarian dictatorship, revolution* otui ovalutlon*
and iojcdlotc progr-woa,

5?. »oi Of the rclo of plaining M lodlcaU-.t by liar* and tho oxp*rl-

onco in the D-S.3-R-T i

55-. Analyse the Borxlan ccnG&ptlon of tho 'fcrophvln-; or thu si -co In

tha light of tho 0,3-S.R. davclofmtots .
54. DIjuoss tho relation between revolution find tho Bow Doal In th#

light of Marxian concoption o'r botirGDoia DuolnllaE).
$*, Illustrate tr* prp«ienl llfo Lha rol-u of fira-innl-v; In tt\o nt niggle*

for lewKllau) dcaanda. *

S*. D-u-naa the proacnt-cUy Scrawl aoTQlopnotitrr An the taslo of cho

following stotonont by Karx; "CV-TWWU^ntly In l?fth~GOCllUFy

Gamany, tha bourgeois rowoluUon can onlf bo 1tPt*dlato r i*oetJh-

• or of a proletarian reroluclcm".

Ssaalon II. 3 DOGES HID QUEST IOC VOfi STUDY
0? SfrlTE AHD KSVQLTJTI« (tB»IJ(l

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1, Talco tha incricon govormmt toAcy; show «liatlu»> It Is m ^^am

for tha reconciliation of Gioa&ua or not.
a. Caspars tho role or tho PaaoUL ^varwnt In Qoronn-. chu itvorlal

goran-Miit In Japan, and tho royal do»ocr-itle ^vornoont irv Enelaml

U tho im li#£t.

5. Can yon eita any period In Ajs^Iccti. history o* in French history
when 6J» 5tato appeared aa a n^llator botwocn elassosf

4. TrHlAAtn -fcfr* *11-%lnctlon la iLf* of tho Knnlrtn and aha 13 mt.l»t h
concaptlon of tho stato a» illn»trttW iu th* cutrvnt Juvolor-
eonto is tho D.3.3.H. *

i> CiTc/a tfco purest aooocrflcjr, what oTlfoct aoulid Uiat havo on tho uaa **
of for^o !n tho strugglof

6. la Aat way would yott find oxaoptlofa b tto HIS., If ony. to- tho '
classical llarzlan concoption of tfnsntatoT

7. What 1« tbo btal* Qf tho dor&lopw^n.^Vn<l dociy of porllo^ontary
lutltatioaa as Indicated by racc^t tife^n in <k*>lncntly poAasn^
couatrl-os and In highly Industrial cou*t£Josl ,

5. feat JnflaoTi-co on tho taorio-in at^to appiimtua !iaa tho {tmtll.*
racc-atly) fluidity of ol&aa ^alatlotk5 Jvft<j|

9- GcwnwiPO the coJToroto atato aseoneolvad by Paaclan and tho ppo-

lotarlst attto Bf tho wortclng class aa ooneoirod by tho Coapainlst
— .'aa-flnt . ' 1

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Fagp 4 - Soaslnn II ■ SupgJ»cad tjij-o a 1 1 ^r.i

,\narchi»5» In rtfflrsnco Co tlio otnur
Sfl. CTtac lj chc fundamental htatnrlca) ilcninc-inco of ilw Paris
coraona in ragsm to tha atvii^u s<f the nroiutrnat in tho
prosont-diy dooocMtlc eouiitrSja?

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OP SIQ3TCS*?:! PISTOL.IHE (JUHK)

X ' Jt! 1, i".? 10 °» 8cn " *£ W» Mar*i«i Ffclltwophjl rnimi ■ iiko • ■ ro4

Uvos4l thru Wu IBeh Br.».nlro:

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besmgon rcwolutliinir;- aorltcra and Duutevtt lr b*w -., [,c a vl ; putty ^

bourflfloij rafrrelata, cu-accorlZQ wu .apiiri-v.m p,«*fi-war , trili ..
5303 In Ofri-anny onO fcttjtrln.

3- On the onala or the Uwi}^ eontraoi botmun uralttsrM POWlu-

roSolutiia? 1 "" »»*l«t«w mufti m.o RuwUa ™d SpsniJli

*" ?* P ?^ 1| f?V ^/PprlSnticmtiaFj talwclllry*. L>ls.%ij this proM*j

;;n^%;^ 1 rC. c i g / j ^ i, v ariM:,r lr '' b " T, **»■ ««MeiM «* a **i-

nltior oaya.
S. MJCU33 problona of mllta in tsiim i, 1(1 to r.iv L »iiiM.>r.i*t» anl

fS .««S»* h ! * v#I H°V r tho -Frew* proletariat iMihbV Ri„ c -
7. in rro3ont-day elaas »lan*rtpnl>a In ati-tain ooui.trl-.s a.v nm-

8 - i3ri-««Jis: iSj^ 8 in *™ c °- »»■ ■«* ««*. ■—■w

9 " S^MS? *e«wnia fil^t «r tho Fr«m*h piaamArr in th* nSdJIn
of tho JBth contnry with tlut of th. fmiwrJ l„ n,J J & to** /

»m>-py t» «* u ci .t of u» sow pH***.. 0,, t h ,\, n- s " or3 .

««.nnr y * > ," ll " t jracwenl loam. «i, be ftam r«» (Up ffnTS.

ppo«one *n^rlonn olnaa duvoloi^uncaT

SntSSa^'te^St}^ **«»* 1« Klaff JMaWi n M r,nlr a ««]*,
?-J-JS^ . ? Unrian la ^ly a erMuu eiftBtor-DWilBe »i" n M -

lotarlaG wuraus bcnipQcwlai.,. fc *^

11, Sy?£.. s t?: c, ]. claS3 . rolatlPMiiiPa ean .■»«. .,.,.-1 „ -rrrl ■■■■ -■-

5? JSi LS r.t,? bou 5 , l5! ' hara » e^ - K -—* "Vin th7? Ut

ia fc B JJ5J tSJ ,tflndinE i^w^timal u*unt.i vlthl, uia l«,t tbroo wSn
Suo- iTthritaSflS tf*' ?''^ nC !^ n --^^» V ^--olinl nod*

SaM.Sr^.Jii£^ S?™ n J SS- 1 "* 1- " Wflrdln ^ " U011 ^ k0 tholr

1S " JT^Ji^i^S pp«*nt-U Q y 6 l Mfl probata th.. rolloalnffi The M -

ruti«»!v PM ; lt r,ust w « u LlMn anc " ««t*r «w

i3 - Ss°M;;/SnaT^v^'f oemuv4e "*«— . «»• -«- "o.

14 ' aUUl^.V'V 01 ' 09 " """Inc ff "* Oooojr or pflPllu^atiforlan in Lpula

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Mtw. Tferittra S^ool - Marxian "GUmIc* m ttic Lirtit

Toll 'Tori 195* of ,Cui»g<fflt bjatory -

P^gfc &■ - Session 131 J&QDtlnuod; aufigoitca question*.

15. Bar* sold: "Snou^i Co soy horn tbnt %bc national Aaaflnbly woo Jn-
MfOTOOj to vanish freti the, stnto for lone Interval! ...Tho only
rofluialto wao thct tho iaaonbly should toko n pomn-nont holiday
cnO that tho Hcpubllo'o wttet, 'Llb&rtOj Saualit-o. Protornlte'
^ should be poplseod by tho umabitjuouo word*,, 'inrnntry, Cavalry,

Artillery" ''. ' Ji

Shat light doas tho above anniysLs thro* on trOftdo In tho dovolcp-
n-.cnt oT state atpuotura ov-Tor-ne of claBo 5-ule in float-war capital-

Ifi. Marx acids ■"Iffibn buainoBo was brlsli, no It itm was in tho oarly
aonth* of 1851, tho aomorol"'-! bouPEO^-isU w-,o inrn,ped nt the oroa-
po*t of mix PWXt'jiftntatv obnt* G U, ; f»r this itf£*it put tho buuneai
world out of tuspw. 3ut ahen tbc bual:»_sc was tflf.ak, na it h.&d boon
■Inoc tho end nr Pc^-u^y, pnrljoafrBtT 5" r.urneil was duclarod to So
the causa or tho alnclcwaQ, and It woe jLid that tVmro could be no
hope oil a rovlvol until tho parlLaiunfa-j- lunwiil wfifl Bottled*;
DiscuaJ thie intho llajvt of reccmt find current Fronoh Bad , fc nerr>ic B n
polltidal o-xporivnoo and dcwoloiiusntta.

17. ffltanlno lEarx'a oacaont on tho ■l^nirto-inao or tho dofOat of tho
Juno Inaupgonto, tlio ptftl owr.uii-g or tho bourgoola republic, and
t ' m tho thop oxlatlnfi dlffOrOncoa bctwoon class ruvolouauntf in Europe

and tha 9.3^1. in the light of the' prw-cnt alt nation end trond of
i , . oIubb qovolopfton-t.

Ui Conporo tho cttitudo, atrotosy ^ tactics of tba bcuroeaUle in

19. OlacuBi ifiaO in tho litfit of cortnlu phasos 'or' the rceoet dobfrto
roemfding tho How Dool, Koctot's la tut bo©Jc f "Tho Challongo t-o
liberty", and tho wgo-nl sot Ion of tho Lihorty Loa:uu.
I 20- PlBcusa tho lottery achooiu in various eountrios teflnv pa n "Dtufihtior

&5sS"i.^;bm. i,, "" ,0UI " 10 tb / ll8,t or tt * " rBteCT ot

SI. Us^oh .Mcontt owonta aro conpornblo vrs. thoao datljiatij^ bi Marji in
r ZZf^J: IZ ? d " rfl ani Baw-yer bJo«iiTVJ fiOiapoUod to"doclai-o that,

. "; 0lI f l **°l* ftotxti w«0 RoTallat, their hoods wcwo nopublloan"!

' on ?*^ s,n * wibrokon undorlyinc atratoty''or boiu>Roolilo hero.

Cofapapo tho OTolution towarda awa of BltlOr in Oonnnny with that
olj Bcnaporto's Tr^n HovonbOf ^840 to *p3il 16&L '
23. Kwnlunto tho b38le fdaturoa of Pasolan today <elass base, itata
JtruaBUM, baotios, otc.) with-thosu or the xl^ of "ill
Bonaparte. . - . °^ **-••«

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Pall Term 1S3-*

■UJgI*g CLASSICS IB TBB
VtJUWufiWT HitJI'UlK

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Inatruotors Jay Lowftstona

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W0KT3B RBVOLUr;

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(Eogela)

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Seaalon IT,SO£
GSRMAW! REVOLQ^OS AJB

To whet extant la tha method o* -uialjaifl oaplp+od by
talo toole applicable to tHo prb44nt eitiMtiorfin Qeramny?

pole of th* nifldla oUaa in Qenmny today in the light •
baolrgyeuiia and beStATior,* particularly In ttw al*
by Bawl* .

auolutfcign of ■too dnrelcpnorfc of tha working
i independent force, giro proof or dieprooff of
IJ5W off ro-oont tronda In Geraany.

*1 position of tho egplaiil-tnMl popu-

Pica.L

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7.

ita hljr

tuition aes'oribBd

Given tha Mapxien

olaaa aoneonE

this approach 1b the

What a a counts for the

latlon In 'the olaaa atragglot

Engela nidi "Laatly, oar***, philoaophy, that, moat ooum.lloatod.out

£JK i?S ^ ?"? PU £*i «»™»toi of tbo-fliweloprat of 'the
OQMfflD mind 4 ud deelawd for the alddlo olaaa, whor. HOgoi t n ala
PMloaopny of i^w pronounced Constitutional Monnpohy tot* the
final and M Jt pqrfisM fora off gcYornawmt.- aiiaaiitim on the
fciflta of the statue, off tha.Honnrchlcel mowomont la Oenaatw ttftr.

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on tho

question

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Cotjopo the lnfluonae of the- iwllBlaua qoeatlan in Oornmy
eontfltiona doooribod by Engole axd t!he. role,plnyed by -tola
in ^eaent-day Goratny. J

■BM go-HMmjnt off Wnoc Mottoraloh turned" upon two hlrvo-s; first 1*

to kaap^rpry one off tho dlfforont iiatlotuf aubjeateo. teth* "ratiy

£££!! ^JS +^ <fe °f ki ^w ^ Otb0P r?|nW^ eoSditionodj
S23K& 1 fcad -. *■*»}■ *l«T«ftOJ boon thb fundaa.rlr: i l,«H»ipi of P ,
absolute ia naf«Qhio. t to rely for support upap Cw olditai* tho

■too Ic- J ebbing aqpitaliata; and to
influenco nn4 poTior of Dither of
othor, flc.oa t* lear* ffull Sndopon-

ffoudal landlords oni U10 lnrgo
ba3*noo, at *,bo aontc time tbo
th<flff olcaaoa by fchtt of tho
deiiae f aotion tb fcho Ottvornncnt - *
FNb ttiia point o^'viaw horn would

3.

off Auatria-Hun
of the Japano
C^n you a 000
off tho role o
ICMbiTlhl En^ola 1
in r-eirolut toca

you eatlnota tho dia

tntogra

tlon

ry, tho trnyoll of iuetPia tolaj, and eho taotioi.
Oovopnswnt In pea aunt-day ffa r ooatorn ralottonaT
fox anti-aomltiBH lh. toctpia. todar on tbo boala
oirtain ■o-oollod jatrlab literary fftguroo In 1644?
obncoptlon of. olaa S ollsnsaonta QntTroxtilignDentB
ao llluatpatod In a flnfi gf tho moat roco\t SScpoaii
rovoLutlona -(Hungapyr Spain, .nr«, J ™-wi.w*/i

5JS !«?! ^- nda ? i r b y t« !to 0aO T0lt adainlatratlSn in PolaSn tfi '
the polo of poolio -prkB in Vionm In tie foptloB,- I

m mUHH hbh Bgfmibi cr ^ lOMnefla) p»l«Mdlt
a, ho** account for tho vletory of the Rmiion

In the

elnaa in 1S17-J
03.0oapa.po thoirolo of tho potty bourgeolajo. m 6ho
Revolutionary atru^gioi (Cntaloniojwitri xt\b rola
ana oarnnn ^tty boupgeolsle In tbo ffcxtioa.

_. voiXing in;««rtrir losing ttfc tlno doacplbed by zagsut

Latest
of tho

working

Spanish

Aua trlan

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-f 1934 of Currc-: ■it-*: n

Instructor; Z~-j iarcatc-as

fc SOi accrue* for, thd revival gf CSosh a^tip^ll«n tefifij In the
li^it rf tJ* tcTidancy tc*v3s d?5*y in - liMQf
18. On Ac bails ctf tb* sh*l? *)Ang tto sootier. ToIIowSm «ie fiof-eot
: tiw Fsrl* jwl*t-M*la*, 'discuss flrt ilgnillenneo or thi> ylctorjr

-r LVb Sasfij^ii -rc-latsriet in

5t3wrj03*^yMHlo Inpllontlons-
DireSo » {Cathollfe) *- Socialist

IT, r>r; -r* mo dielisat or tiws co

«c^-ll-ii*n ct ?ruoiln in July 1SS2 by Von Pcpcn wlth'tbo ovacts
rruista an3 tho i»oncti<m or tho Gcracm nldula -clnac upon Vno
t Oancrr.l tjranGOl 1* Borjjln J .

lg. Msettrt ai^cla 1 ' cone option 1 o-f tfcfe straW-jry of revolution in tho
light cf cspcrlQn«s In the Russian, jt-ssstIab., Spaciik, GCnann
tr-i Austrian rcvcl'jticna. \

17. St^jno the roU cf thd GQr=*n SoeS^l I>*noaMfly ahd the Ccrtuaiat
r ifff ff C-^rr^nv la jarturjy, 1933, la tto li£bt of tho following
«i«elflynkn by Sttgolsi n A woll^rtwrt-eel defeat is ft faat of ca
anofe rE^olutirrt-ry ir*portfino© as an oeslly won victory. ..It is a.
ntttop'ef erurso t!r:t r 1b QTOpy strugjUo, ho vte tokos op tho
fauntloi rlukc toln; hoaton; bat Is that a reason why ho should
cenroas taliaiclf bdatcn, ~n3 lutalt to ~tbo yoke without drawing

* T-c* rtut redent evert In tho inwm&tlosi&l olnse struggle oould tho
frlLoflqE estimate by Enrols "bo appllct'bloSs 'In a involution J»
+IC* botcKhS a <Sgc1j1to position and ^•urraafiera It, Anrtcid of
r^irc *fc* ^rsc-ny tc try hi a h Rod &t fin assault t Invariably do*
Mgtyss *c $d •j-af.tcd ±s a tttaltfcr 11 .
:, Sn£*ls 1^9 ate :f tt thnt Ineurfl'blaNalady *f payllacrfnt«Tr "crctlnl«n\
Discuss, this a.-nee-jtlm In tlw light *f wot^l^ c1as& J>*lltlc*l
DXpoplaflec tiLTu tho Lfttornatloml Soolo.1 OonocMtifi o&voatnt-.
ai rcj flr.J tiny pnrcllal nttltodo la prosont»&ny Gct«it- dfiwsl5p-
'orits to the uttitudo Df tho Oorsan nldtilo oli*3fi tosupda tho
:r;»i Jc::MVjtlon in tho <fortl0al .
. DlfOUfla acr« of thc-toctios of the BalslMFik party Id 3tusaln
*■ «r4i KQJftoakr on tb* b*sl* &f lagol'i bttltodo tomiKU «io'i»oa
r r ;^ -rlr.s-Ccrnany of Its old. oanarchl&fll oncunbrcnodt"^
*•- ~ - ? * the Mtiasto of timjrrcotl^n gl-ron by Bagalj»

a cjw ftttf Q^ntaa?arary jiro-bloas fr-ftoS by" tho sarklnc cl^ss
■ v i nfi ?oi. ;.-|*ije4 by tho i>raUtartfft In ct.rtaln ocnrntrloa
**. twi nxAitt thtt aw i^rjp^Abi* with tha diction ccrtTrontUw ■
no wi:*^ bHm in car-trnl Hur6^i t^xiring tho -rcrlofl oxuilnod by

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lAat Is tha iqofwsldUiU of Win rol*\plfcrert by^tfta la tar
ariarocraojr, a role Chftrtctoriscd by lanin &i "A uni-raniti,

^hct litfl baan tha affact nf tha 58JL en the peneantrotion or

Indtiitry fcrtfl fowler** nt of Monopoly? Wiyy

Siflmiw t>o ccntroTcnr owr nfirat* parity nijw raging tuaongot

*h* loading lApalriallat pnrara In the light cf Lenin 'a ccnaop-

tlnn of -th* struggle for tho ro-dlvlalon r-P tho *arlH.

Trc« tha d^v^lopttont of trustification la. tha U.S. and opacify

carta In paaull^r failure i &f thla procaai In tha O.S.

Dlacuai'tha rtfUticnahip b*twaan truatifieatian and tha contrn-

dictiem inharant in capitalist in tha U.S., Qo'zuny, t-"h*-

paouliar ra*tti»ai j p BngUw*,, in tha untir.t world crUla.

Lanin <aidj "Thua la eo»*tltioft t?Att*for*t<l Into =a*i*.<>poly*

Va aes bafopo us tha gidr-t- prooaaa of MClaliaatSon of produr-

tAcn. Farticulorly Is the procoao or technical lnnnticna ftnd

%Tonaontf alio tain« socialised^ 4«s»l« OH tt£3 ift thfr

litfrt flf tfta ft^ficapti^tt* *f atAM.^pitfrllaa anA two wtattfndlng
political eonsequaneea or thla trsrrt in the U.S. ond Ctrnz-ny.
Rn'^MTata tha oaaantlol fa-turog of InpaMrtliam aa indicated
bj l*nkfl and iiluatrate tbeao foaturba ui japnnosa, French,.
aw^tkr^r. cgmrctal »nd foreign policy.

Dlaevaa Meant dt* p > In ajapHean colonial and for*i,gji p<-ltny
and indicate whether tw IKS* la,, baomlng nora or loai inparlnllat.
An oirtaBanrllQK fer/tara of toporlaliag. 1* the export of capital*
Racaat *re*ira-hn7a aaan n £i'.rfcofl Tnll^ag off In tho -exporc of
*&prtal. Wojid ya-j then x-y r-hit ,capitalla* baa hacrM leas
inrparlallatlo": ahyt

A Ca-wtn bourgaoli studant 1 of Sftp* ? l/.l 1 »in h£a itMoAi. "fffttlo^l
oconowy^ the* apra It la davolopoii, tJie son readily at tiirnaj tn
fha rlafcy undor'toSEtn^*, orr to Undart-altl-nga nfrroad; to- mch undei+
^alcir.ga whloh WRulni ycara Cor ttinir 4araLopr»rA OSA rirmllyj
**_ §^ah ft» Ar* L oI fc oaly local lapcrtaacc. Cosaan? on thla In
ffie L£ehc of tao hairy dafaulta ^n fwclgrt IflAna in tl%6 1a at
flw yoara- i

Sx^niino tho roje of the ccuntry'i flra hlagoat honlci in tho 0.3K
« Mia tail, oj sfct foUovug :tM«r.t by .Mr. rat "ftanka oacnfelim

tn» tor» t tmt n^i.y tr*c ifomj 'if soditi to6»e-
t gonuml diatrl*«itl&n ftff tha aotint af p«ductlan. f
blea of or^nrlaod eanltr:llia in tho HAt of tho
<i»l tho Qttptt* flf Oio Sow Doffkj pr.rtleulnrly

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d'jch haa boen
IKA.. fiould jo
In flho TJ-S-*
*i^-.t "-ro the
lupitelirt in
irar-coBing
finance ond 1
ar-rkot, Pr.rtl
thy rolb of it

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lcr^o miBbop^of atockh^Ldupa In tho
■ooiit a aoolalliction of eapltcl

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ra^tvlffia is tho rolntlona b<it»oon govarrnwnt sr-nd
itry « ttw hr.ai* of tho following trondas 1. Tho
u&mq of finftneo etpicdl, 2, Tho frjcalon bot»9on
*jatrl-l cnpitalj J. Tha conflict In tho world
{tarty look Into thJ-a phonomonoa on tho boa la of

P' noao goWrantmt in the ooafllct for doolnntlor
kut.

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jtow Wg?k«i"9 5*0*1 KflrKlK s ; -jj13e in the Lltfit

Pall TOPH'ISSB of Uurror-i Hlftorr

inatructor! -J^y -i-ovtiatcno

15* Within tho BrUlsS empire # Australia unti Co Jw oro er tho = ln
fforoo* akklag fop turnip Er; ? lnn4 low 3Jk ally or l»i»*Qlont
ocntrol in com or c conflict batmen U.S. and Japan. Has this
changed? If yoi| 'Ay? Ef Jto„ tfiy not?

IS. l^iftlB stupdi "Of «uPob/itf c^pltalta^ 6oq ld cJqyq1* p agriculture
^llcte Is orory*OTG toi^ b&citwr_pd in ep*p<iMa«! witJTincfastry;
if capitalist could roleo tho standard of llfo of tt*i population,
tahlch d»*j>lfco tJvc lccrtdiblo pro^o*? of technique o*vgrjar*:ro ra-
■aina hnltj starred and tin »nt, than tHeit ceroid "be » tr.ik about
a surplus .of ccpttcl * Diocuas this docZipr.tlon In tho ligiit off

too atitu* of i»6ricnii a^rioulfcurci, I

17* lBi.it Is tho t igniflonuoo of tho oxistaneu ^d pp6£*cja of tho

5ori£^ Oil on : for the oontlEUtty of lw PlaUoa"?
19- tn ^ict jcpoot sphere* of politit* I* tho 1 Torld today divided

and what is tho ^conoalo basis of tMj ddrlalonl
15* 3x»uk Unisfs theory off unovan d0 7tiloir=Qnt v .o.f cflpltnlisn in tho

li^it. of tlvojyoiitlon of tho 0,3, ftwl Mint is tho aigniflo^roo

Labor MTWfttt

of this dawJopwGHt for Eha taotia&l\tp-tc£y *f tM jvcrioan
20- When 'did Aoorlecn iwpcrf^lls* b*glx.tVJ

21*. 'feet 1a thjrq new Id tho polo of ABonesn. IvpopiAllas todbyf

22. &1»m*i tbo dttltudo towards ifipcrlallan aa vcnlfostod toy 1 Cunow
In the ft:r*o»l Social Doaoer^oy -n4 M^ainc its conssquoncdo for
Ow international gvolctaplit.

23. £*poricii*i is at the srns tlaj tho Mgjwat nnd t*w d&csdont
sto«o of wpunllaa. Dise)| flB this ** f=^ G> Jwrir. i. oonccrnod
oa tbo basla of tvonds In AnuFioin ppodttctien, the a^-pponinp

■ *t tin bfliU coaxradictio»s-oC c^>itallsfi t ajid sundry solutions
now bolng offered f*p KCttrtng CTtator equilibria In onpitt_liat
social z&A Gemjoolo polatlnns.

24. 3?u:alrw Xr*r&aky*e theory of ^ultn-limorlaiiW 1 na nmlloa to
fc^Lir^ tfrf Onltod Sxatas. ! 4 .

2S» «oold ytm b-y that ispoplrUe L6o4* to ^nwxitloTta r«J n^tloaal
oppro*iloji only in tho oaac df ^tho do*1t ponotPfLtod oouBtPios ,, ?

25- K d>-5a^ion of Oonon iapuriollm (Mm doolarcdi "if t!nD ultlvr.tQ
pofult ii that, tho nanagosont 6f tbt bonk* li ^ tj» hands of a
fi-own po^plo, thou tholr *oti»£tr la now rl«ndy qopo Iffljoptsnt.
thAtt lha tctivltj of tho pcjori^r *t WTTMGit alnistorn..'

Co-E0!it en thia In tho light of thA dot jtuir^ la th9 low Doqi

-a IsdlMtcd ty Booaovolt'a apoaOb ot tho peaoct eonrDntlon of

tb6 lAmtacct fionkvrs issoclatloa in TfeAinrton.
C7* Dlaouaa ifau ^rctoius or pianaoa oe«w^ u^Sof c^ltclisn in Ita

U5K>rioil3t stago.
28^ Ea» toorlcan.or.pi-ullsm ronohod its hijhuit point of dowlo»ontt
Z3^3Ttat ap^ tew dJClslvo sMlAl anjlioon^aio cynsoqwiMos for' U.S.

LciKiriall^ flo^irj free tho protest vopLd crisia?
30^ it^s ii Au^uotBT.l and oo-ontlt:! uolc of ictim jfcnorica In tbo

:-- -i:-t: ftrtoK Of D.B. lB$d*£»lial f

SI. "toat opo the 'Slnllapltlos- find dlfeaidilaritMA 1» tfco eourio of

ispurUllst doTOlcpKnt by Qroat BPltauii and Isy tho D.S9
32, D1S6U*) ti» protlwca of onpttnllst atabiilintlcn Ui tto 13fiht of

tlio pro.jent p^Jitlon and ^bapcoti™ ^f is^wlallssi, particularly

as indicated In tho pollolol cf tho rtatopioui and ^Anquiahod

lap»rlaUst powrs In pogard to W>nallloi t w detotSj Popa«tlons p

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SiiSSSJTIopS."" *'*»*«*- ■"*> »«Por.r7 mil™., «th

3* Di » out J the Mlotion.hip tataaaVvolaaticiaB and abaonea of

tifJ^il ,5 n IS. ?* lJ" ld "* tta-fcuiiaii opportunist plaa f W

freedom of Mitleiim" jsi the «U«r, ?d >diat extant
issues inwolve>d in ithl» eanwrtvoray kLiva in tl*
oonLrovppiy in the *aneiui:-n Seaialial partyf

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tion*rj p-Artyror the »otf:in» elaaV ii *hd light of tha followliu:
fandcmont^l omiaeptiona ..if -Lonlv. t "without
ttwory thorn «an pc: po r. voiut iq-c-y

a rwToVut lcnarj

jvgraunt. ThAn cannot >o
Inaiibfid jpon too ptVongAy nt _ time ufcu-. the
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opportunluc la om>Lnud with fc^»6rrtJ-un In th«
r.-n-o«^t faraj o? praotici.1 t-ctivity ."• , .

/5*^ l !? I,0, "' t "2 <W !° thu oc ! lltri "*'»*« *">» "atrlot dartinction
af rimfluj Q f (vpinlon and fvotioattl ttiaputai ova? „ rt r *!,-

■•iw •* -"a'^tt- in.chc dbvulcprtunt if t>u PuvolotJfl(w.pv Wwig vnCT
*^t ipu th^ rul.t-.lona .wtwun tha uxjxrienaua rfr eoeTlnne r>r
^-n .ntoi-rt -tinnsl m+mn* in tin, bulldlra; or thu *»W Hiffllu-

thu world, ■

t.odny er Eh_ f oilpwing oonciuaionuroiiud "t by

t. tfi, MS ami neaibl Dwaocr-Vy in i-TMi "if.
thi» TRy'th&y mug noi. it rch

la^not in tnv intuTott
n«j country ahnuld inarch

n* national i _ 3 (--, f Rj Ba Un 3orta tBunocrjoy -.pu
hav^ nuvcp en-ifp*ntud .. ; - fl thur SaoialLat P^rt^ 1;, c
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ox rtly -t UW htud AF trw no <gw,itt—it
tfcL -B*iv^huh* th .t -fcf-.- wrlbra -i

I? **-* *f • U--»ut tu y -ailihnoimy x HonnrutOCi ?l=ec

hu caikL. lit.,, i,..i th„ , vi ai ift.nd. .rnmrt for haltiu invn

uruxpuatGd. ^:.^ tjiaa-ti' n X ■ofiui^oua orunta irill duntnd.

•our-iiffi, Ht fc -^t*,au(l dyWrnia-.tlnn -i.d «*- mil to .at
6j«1b « .....]; oi pi -Mrte -the Huanian pprlut* i-U t
or th«. i , .toi»nittl*nul rovolutloncry prolctnrwt"?
the ligic gf the Raaalun Su-woluuiono of ign
and thu 4op.tFo*vPay in flw waeld aoolallat
tnururroia. ■ '

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What i« i,enta b attitude totrarda the theory or spontaneity of
Che I^tor niairatEHrvt. and- she role or 3 cc-nsela-u* fottor*
£xi=lne this .attitude on the basis, of the rr.le ravolutioniflts

■»* P i3 V m U»« proaonr. atapo ^f dftVtUpasnt ir, rf-.e American

later novatant.

-an you illustrate on the boau of tho G*maa exe&r-Unfioa ;nj

on tte eaalt Af recent Aa«rloan Srorklng-claiB atrtRBiea she

pntentlairrol* of tho revolutionist a < j.n the arGT-.tsnoaua oe-

tlona or^fereat r.asses of Hf ksri asaiisat tho cop-taiut class

and ita gowernaantt

'"teEEdit en th* folleBlns and translate tho jarce into

«ta Ml ley for the, labor rw^ejwnt to-day-

(Haboehaya Mja*] aBaol-dtjely refuses independently to *oxk
eat a specifically Sccial DtWra^e pciley eorrweonding to
the (teqcpai ta,alea nf.Sftslallar. and to
in Russia.?

^Xm.l is thl* diauaao ehat
nulty?*

r&a you -cite any KanUutVailcku ol this illlwui in
can lafcAr coV«nw.t? "3nat izotHod o-r truntnont *c^ia
«oat tn ovorcor.e this dldeflat?

Tn -rtiat extent la tbc following tlauly to-day. and tP fihM ex-
tif. are tLhwe any ajrrerencM ir. the srrlfcation of strategy

£/2ftS i.S lS S ^ D " 5 -- fr0B tfl3t 0f *""*= a? »* ^'n-
Ing if tho#20th-,cenYuroyr -i

J8 - !?**! a *° nGtic < factory J exposures have own tn import -
V ", n hu °' c,3nr "" 3Q *c*y«le and thuy am oontlnuo to
long c * fl-pltaliarc, ahich croatos. th^nood fer =ho
thu-.^ivoa, exists,

tft^o-eo thu role of Are rswoVationory political
wpftiiatlon and tho traau union in ttio slass. ■ thirty P ar-

Ji-.t ia tht -t.tltuio.o.r revolutionary Socloi-Eonocritcy (to-
l^LlTtT^^ r -OV.atda roforra 2nd rhu rolo or ryfoms ln^

rwl-jtlar.ary atrugglu for llburty and for socialist*
oiir.tnv WIS In tho light ot tho attltaflea ^onard* La.oiiaU

&.» anciaitfii r9*Mt*nr prior t* *h« Ruaalan

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to. seet-iystroat or=atafflDr5 ElSrca*

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Suggested ajieetlor-a For' Studj Of *ta*% la To So DDre"' (Lenin).

1. flhae are tha requisite* for g«n.vlaa elaaa c6naeSouaneaa eafldrdia.g
to LeoinT rilueTtrate thla phanoosenon in the Aaarlcan e«Laes itrug-
gle to?dar-

2. lhat is she Leninia- conception of what ootietltuEes a revolution-
ary leelftllat? ■

3. Lenin said: "All e-res- the world, laoludlflg R'jfiU, the polio*
fnenselvai ofter. gj?-e the eeonoele atr-uggla 4 pciltlc+1 cBaraeter
ana the worleers op* Deajlnnina; td understand jAn tha soveraEvent
su-sporta". la tha ll£ht of this eo-nelualor, rhtt would yoa say la
tba tMk or tha CoBDruciKta Id rtlation to trade union nil it lea*

4. riluatrata on the baale or Aawr-leui labor history of laasedSata
pre-war .days the following evaluation 'made by Lenin, or Russian
experiences 1 "The -aconoaiata and she Bodem terrorists spring
Tfob a costum root, sanely aacacrv'.onstf -,o apontanaltr *.

I. attat did Lenin -eon Aan he sajdi "A Social S-socrat, If ho real-
ly believe* It le nee eatery to eavelsp the political conacie-ua- .
-:eae of toe proletariat, a-oat 1 go asong all elMeee of tha people"

can you eita an Illustration of thta In tha strugglo against im-
perialist war and fasciae: to-day?
! . Bhat ia -.he Laniaiat conception of tha rolWof tha *i ajiguard" and

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Sli attitude to those who call U'aawalvaa the "eanguard" and lax

"-■ !era ■*>* >"»t*»* .ihare and tbenT Can -jot give throe auch icstin-
eaa in resent American CoBsauniat deTo!djw.o;st?

T. illustrate through an* analyaip 5 f the A. ?, of L. pcUtica the
truth or Lania'a eeeeluelon that: ■aerkiRg class trade union por-

^ licics ara precisely working claaa bourgeois poMtles".

5- Lis cue a tha problens for s revolutionary eovesent la aueh ecua-
trlea as floreany M-day. growlnr out of in* ti tut Iotas and practi-
se* of a nature a tailor to thou agencies and prnctlcaa knoani In
3uaela undar the fUr aa ■fiajrodia". '

&. "that practical l4*#ona oan yea draw for the Ar-orlcan rawolotlot
nary cov-nant fro« LanloV e a tU*t f the neeca for flout 11 lty
in taotiCB aa foraulated by hia In hU «fttro*ar»T ilsh the "la-
bochoTe DTOlo'l —

!»• 1 Se~dlBtlactlona dram' by Lenin between tha afetlalti*.

ot zfit eroreaaional rovolutloulat and the eetivitlaa of the B"*at
aasi of -arkera ia tha gonoral claaa atrrttgileT
u. in tha preaent eoatrovoray In. tha Coaanmlat -aovaeost ower the la-
* J'P"^ 1 u ««i*R, -tan you find, under oof or of left phrajoa, a
v. £?* stlett pt «ll7 eeatfl*X#a fcj the oooncaalata in Ruaala?

£> \ I " nln J »Pf^^*«h to. the dlffarootLatiLon botwaan workers
and int-auaatual* in the frerolationarj -aoTenor.t and tha need Tor
dotnt; a-»y witn any Bueh differentiation at oextalu polntaTT Can

JaUtl! if S* hSir* M t " lltfYt M ** lTO '- n V,;ore to * rma * ni - d *T «•

iS ' ^"J.l?! Ct f 5 ^ pacullorlty of ftuaalan 0X44* doVolofconta aorirea
!Le« La*™" *" II ™ Ul ' ^P"" 1 ™ *V" thw. wa no diffa- '
MtlMel 6en rarolutlOM7, J r "Blaliata end t*ad* ^,,0 0Pg(Bl i.

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