The Class Struggle was a bi-monthly Marxist theoretical magazine published in New York City by the Socialist Publication Society. The SPS also published a series of pamphlets, mostly reprints from the magazine during the short period of its existence. Among the initial editors of the publication were Ludwig Lore, Marxist theoreticians Louis B. Boudin and Louis C. Fraina, the former of whom left the publication in 1918. In the third and final year of the periodical, The Class Struggle emerged as one of the primary English-language voices of the left wing factions within the Socialist Party of America and its final issue was published by the nascent Communist Labor Party of America.
Special Note of thanks to the following individuals and institutions that made copies of The Class Struggle available, scanned and process them for this archive: Dr. Marty Goodman of the The Riazanov Project and David Walters from the Marxists Internet Archive and Holt Labor Library.
CONTENTS BY ISSUE
(1917 – 1919 Vols I, II, and III)
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Volume I
Volume 1 May-June 1917 No. 1
The Class Struggle
Devoted to International Socialism. Published by the Socialist Publication Society, New York City
Editors: Louis B. Boudin, Louis C. Fraina, Ludwig Lore
The Task Before Us 1-14
The Russian Revolution and Its Significance By N. Bucharin 14-33
Majority Limitations and Minority Rights By Friedrich Adler
Translated by Eric Niel Part I. Solidarity 33-39
Part II Party Rule 38-41
The Emergency National Convention of the Socialist Party by L. B. Boudin 41-50
An Educational Experiment By William Bohn 50-56
The Red Cross and War By James Peter Warbasse 57-62
After the War Ends By Anton Pannekoek Translated by Lilly Lore 62-69
Reform in Germany? By Ludwig Lore 69-80
On the Road to Reaction By J. Koettgen 80-87
Current Affairs:
Conscription by L 88
America in the War – The Reason Why by B 90
America in the War – War Aims by B. 94
The First Victims of War by F 96
The Autocrat in the White House by B 98
The National Convention and its War Resolutions by B 99
A Deserved Rebuke by B 101
Kaiser-Socialists by L 103
The Mission That Failed by B 104
Documents for Future Socialist History:
An Appeal to the German Proletariat 106
Petrograd, April, 1917
Down with the Agents of Militarism and the Advoctes of Murder 107-110
by P Axelrod Cistro L. Markow, A. Martynow S. Semkowsky
The First Appeal of the Independent Social-Democracy of Germany 111-112
Berlin, April 12, 1917
The Central Committee: Wilhelm Dittmann, Hugo Hasse, Adolf Hofer,
Gustav Laukant, George Ledebour, Robert Wengles, Louise Zietz
The Control Committee: Rob. Dissmann, Frankfurt, a. M.; Paul Dittmann, Hamburg;
Hermann Fleissner, Dresden; Willi Gruetz, Remscheid;
Alfred Henke, Bremen; Sepp Oerter, Braunschweig;
Fritz Schnelbacher, Hanau.
Volume I July-August, 1917 No. 2
The Class Struggle
Devoted to International Socialism. Published by the Socialist Publication Society, New York City
Editors: Louis B. Boudin, Louis C. Fraina, Ludwig Lore
To Make the World Safe for Democracy. By Ludwig Lore 1 – 8
War and Public Opinion. By Austin Lewis . . . 9 – 16
Socialist Policy in Peace and War. By L. B. Boudin 16 – 35
A War Legislature. By Joseph A. Whitehorn . . 36 – 46
Political Majorities and Industrial Minorities. By Eric Niel 46 – 59
Socialists and War. 1) By Robert Rives La Monte 59 – 75
2) By Louis C. Fraina 75 – 99
Philipp Scheidemann. A Pen Picture . . 100 – 101
J’accuse! Friedrich Adler’s Address in Court . . 102 – 114
Current Affairs:
Peace with Victory By B 115
Lost a Peace Demand By B 117
"Automobile Patriots" By B 118
Mr. Wilson and Child Labor By B 119
The War and American Unionism By F 120
The Russian Revolution and the War By B 123
On the Road to the New International By L 126
Friedtich Adler By L 129
The Socialist Party and Stockholm By L 132
Spargo & Co. By L 135
The Attitude of Lenin By F 138.
Documents for Future Socialist History:
Majority Resolution on War and Militarism: 142
by: Victor L. Berger, Job Harriman, Morris Hillquit, Dan Hogan, Frank Midney
Patrick Quinlan, C. E. Ruthenberg, Maynard Shifley, Geo. Spiess, Jr.,
Algernon Lee – secretary
Minority Resolution on War and Militarism: 147
by: George H. Goebel, Anna A. Maley, O. M. Wassing, Elda B. Conley, A.
F. Stewart, S. Z. V. Young, G. J. Braun, Mary Raoul Millis, C. F. Bowman,
Harold Metcalf, W. P. Collins, Frederick Krafft, Valentine Bausch,
Murray E. King, W. H. Conley, W. B. Smith, J. C. Duke, John Spargo,
Cameron H. King, A. P. Jones, Robert Buech, Cora Davenport, W. R.
Gaytord, Florence Wattles, Walter J. Milliard, J. T. Cumbie, G. C. Porter,
E. F. Atwood, J. R. Catton, C. E. Russell, Ingmar M. Iverson, W. P.
Butler, L. C. Thompson, C. P. Neilson, Milo C. Jones, E. L. Moore, A. G.
Sechrist, Leonard Johnson, U. G. Tuttle, J. W. Houchin, S. G. Stair, S.
W. Semple, J. A. Lewis, Leo Krzkcki, J. R. Barnette, Clay Fulks, Fred L.
Fairchild, Walter Thomas Mills, Ida A. Beloof, C. C. Loomis."
Minority Report on War 148
To the Socialists of the Belligerent Countries 151
Volume I September-October 1917 No. 3
The Class Struggle
Devoted to International Socialism. Published by the Socialist Publication Society, New York City
Editors: Louis B. Boudin, Louis C. Fraina, Ludwig Lore
The New Labor Movement of the West By Austin Lewis 1 – 10
Socialist Terms of Peace By L.B. Boudin 11 – 39
The Russian Revolution and Its Problems By Morris Kolchin 40 – 56
Labor and Democracy By Louis C. Fraina 57 – 62
Faccuse! Friedrich Adler’s Address in Court 63 – 71
Recent Development of Capitalism in Japan By S. Katayama 72 – 82
La Vie des Mots By C. D 83 – 84
Our Old Masters and Their Modem Substitutes By Franz Mehring 85 – 93
Current Affairs:
The Pope’s Peace Proposal By B
The People’s Council and the National Alliance By B
Meyer London By L
Tom Mooney and Alexander Berkman By L
A Savior of His Country By L
Germany Stands Pat Discussion 110
Boudin’s Policy in Peace and War By S. J. Rutgers
Volume I November-December 1917 No. 4
The Class Struggle
Devoted to International Socialism. Published by the Socialist Publication Society, New York City
Editors: Louis B. Boudin, Louis C. Fraina, Ludwig Lore
The I. W. W. Trial. By L. C. Fraina 1 – 5
Pacifism in the Service of Imperialism. By Leon Trotzky 6 – 14
The Passing of the Nation. By L. B. Boudin 15 – 34
The Russian Revolution. By Karl Kautsky 35 – 39
Our Obedient Congress. By Ludwig Lore 40 – 48
Political Parties in Russia. By N. Lenine 49 – 63
Imperialism and the New Middleclass. By S. J. Rutgers 64 – 71
The Case of Fraina. By Edward Dryden 72 – 79
Stockholm. By Lionel Petersen 80 – 84
The Tragedy of the Russian Revolution. By L.B, Boudin 85 – 90
The Task of the Constituent Assembly.
A Republic without a President. By Marius 91 – 99
Current Affairs:
The New York Mayoralty Campaign By L
Act, Not Withdraw By B
The Italian Debacle By B
The Neue Zeit, an Obituary By B
Making Haste Slowly By B
The Situation in Italy By F
Volume II 1918
Volume II January-February 1918 No. 1
The Class Struggle
Devoted to International Socialism. Published by the Socialist Publication Society, New York City
Editors: Louis B. Boudin, Louis C. Fraina, Ludwig Lore
A Letter from Leon Trotzky to Ex-Minister Jules Guesde 1 – 8
Samuel Gompers By Adolph Germer 9 – 15
Peace and the International By Rosa Luxemburg 16 – 23
The Proletarian Revolution in Russia By Louis C. Fraina 29 – 67
Armistice on all Fronts By Ludwig Lore 68 – 72
The Common Enemy By L. B. Boudin 73 – 95
Disarmament By Fabian 96 – 100
Bolshewiki – the Masters of the Revolution By Louis Brandt 101 – 108
Plechanow and Breshkovskaya By V. Algassov 107 – 109
Documents for Future Socialist History 110 – 112
Forward! By Leon Trotzky
The Coup d’Etat of October 25 A Menshivist View By L. A. Martov 110 – 112
Current Affairs:
The Peace Negotiations By B
Eleventh Hour Conversions By B
Who Speaks?
Our National Executive Committee By L
St. Louis and After By B
Volume II March-April 1918 No. 2
The Class Struggle
Devoted to International Socialism. Published by the Socialist Publication Society, New York City
Editors: Louis B. Boudin, Louis C. Fraina, Ludwig Lore
Changing Labor Conditions in Wartime. By Florence Kelley 129
The Land Question in the Russian Revolution By W. D 143
Forming a War Psychosis By Dr. John J. Kallen 161
The Future of the Russian Revolution By Santeri Nuorteva 171
The Tragedy of the Russian Revolution
Second Act. By L. B. Boudin 186
Self-determination of Nations and Self-defense By Karl Liebknecht 193
Germany, the Liberator. By Ludwig Lore 204
The State in Russia – Old and New By Leon Trotzky 213
Current Affairs:
The New Danger: Peace by Negotiation By B
Recall Berger By B
Strategy and Conscience By B
Documents for Future Socialist History 237
The Bolsheviki Rising By Karl Kautsky
The British Miners and the War By Robert Smillie
Volume II May-June, 1918 No. 3
The Class Struggle
Devoted to International Socialism. Published by the Socialist Publication Society, New York City
Editors: Louis C. Fraina and Ludwig Lore
The Divine Right of the Hohenzollern By Karl Marx 249 – 259
Karl Marx By Ludwig Lore 260 – 270
Karl Marx and the International By Hermann Schlueter 271 – 288
The new "Americanism." By James Oneal 289 – 295
Pontius Pilate Scheidemann By Dr. Hans Block 296 – 297
The Rape of Finland’s Labor Republic By Santeri Nuorteva 298 – 304
The "Disarmament" Cry By N. Lenin 305 – 316
Appeal by the People’s Commissary of Education By A. V. Lunacharsky 317 – 322
The Biology of Peace and War By Dr. John J. Kallen 323 – 333
Current Affairs:
A War Anniversary by B
St. Louis – One Year After By B
Freedom of Thought and Speech By L
Foch and Siberia: A Contrast By B
War Maps and "Liberalism." By B
Toward the Revolution By L
Documents for Future Socialist History 358 – 375
Documents of Russian Constitutional Assembly
Austria’s Pacifism By H. N. Brailsford
Mr. Gompers and the British Labor Party
"Knights of Liberty" in Oklahoma (from The Liberator)
Volume II September-October 1918 No. 4
The Class Struggle
Devoted to International Socialism. Published by the Socialist Publication Society, New York City
Editors: Louis C. Fraina and Ludwig Lore
The I. W. W. Trial By Ludwig Lore 377 – 383
Soviet Russia Speaks to Britain By Maxim Litvinoff 384 – 387
Armed Peace on the Pacific By Sen Katayama 388 – 404
The Chief Task of Our Day By N. Lenin 405 – 409
Laborism and Socialism By Louis C. Fraina 410 – 431
An Open Letter to American Liberals By Santeri Nuorteva 432 – 454
Reconstruction in Russia 455 – 491
Editorials 492 – 520
The Prospects of Peace By F
Spargo, Simons, and Private Kopelin By L
The A.F. of L. Labor Mission By F
Progress Backward By L
Imperialism in Action By F
Volume II December 1918 No. 5
The Class Struggle
Devoted to International Socialism. Published by the Socialist Publication Society, New York City
Editors: Louis C. Fraina and Ludwig Lore
A Letter to American Workingmen By N. Lenin 521-533
Bridging the Gap of State Socialism By william J. Fielding 534-541
In British Captivity By Leon Trotzky 542-555
A Finnish Document By Z. Hoglund (Stockholm) 556-559
The Awakening of Austria Victor Adler’s Last Speech 560-572
A Letter to Polish Socialists (27 September 1880) 573-575
By Karl Marx, Friedrich Engles, Paul LaFargue, F. Lessner
New Germany By Ludwig Lore 576-591
The Torrent of the Revolution by Maxim Gorki 592-599
A Japanese Interpretation of the Recent Food Riots By Sen Katayama 600-606
Economic and Menshevik determinism By Maurice Blumlein 607-616
Editorials :
The Bubble Has Burst By L 617
Eugene V. Debs By L 622
The Red Flag By L 622
One Meaure for All By L 628
"Our" Peace Delegates By L 630
Victor Adler By L 632
Documents
A Protest of the Independent Labor Party of England 634
An Appeal of the Soviet Government 636
Abrogation of the Brest Treaty Between Russia and Turkey Chicherin’s Note 637
Volume III 1919
Volume III February 1919 No. 1
The Class Struggle
Devoted to International Socialism. Published by the Socialist Publication Society, New York City
Editors: Louis C. Fraina and Ludwig Lore
The Day of the People By Eugene V. Debs 1 – 4
The State and Revolution By Nikolai Lenin 5 – 22
Lenin versus Wilson By Karl Island 23 – 26
Problems of American Socialism By Louis C. Fraina 26 – 47
Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg By Ludwig Lore 47 – 64
The Labor Parry By A Dreifuss 64 – 67
Karl Marx By Franz Mehring 68 – 75
Economic and Menshevik Determinism By Maurice Blumlein 76 – 87
The Principles of Democracy and Proletarian Dictatorship By Leon Trotzky 88 – 91
The National Constituent Assembly By Karl Kautsky 91-94
Editorials:
A World Safe for Democracy By L 95
The Crime of Crimes By F 97
Mexico and American Imperialism By F 101
Franz Mehring By L 106
The Constitutional National Assembly By L 109
Party Discussion:
What is the "Left Wing" Movement and its Purpose? by Edward Lindgren 111
The Communist Propaganda League of Chicago 114
Documents:
A Swedish Party Correspondence 117
The German Revolution and Russia 120 By "Joffe"
The Appeal of the "Spartacus" Group to the Berlin Workmen 122
An Appeal of the "Spartacus" Group 124
last is by Klara Zetkin Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Leibnecht, Franz Mehring
Volume III May, 1919 No. 2
The Class Struggle
Devoted to International Socialism. Published by the Socialist Publication Society, New York City
Editors: Louis C. Fraina and Ludwig Lore
The First of May, 1919 By L. 129 – 131
Church and School in the Soviet Republic. – By N. Bukharin 131 – 139
What the Under-Class Answers to the Most Impressive Phrases of the Upper-Class
By August Strindberg 139 – 144
The Truth About the Allied Intervention in Russia By Philips Price 145 – 154
Berne – A Post-Mortem Conference By Ludwig Lore 155 – 162
Russian Tale By Maxim Gorky 162 – 165
Japan and China By Sen Katayama 165 – 172
Can the Exploited and the Exploiter Be Equals By Nikolai Lenin 172 – 178
Socialism and the League of Nations By Maurice Sugar „ 178 – 187
The Logic of Insanity By Charles Rappaport 187 – 192
An Unusual Friendship By Franz Mehring 192 – 200
Bankruptcy or Revolution – Which? By Andre A. Courland 200 – 208
Party Discussion:
Manifesto and Program of the "Left Wing" Section, Greater New York.
Editorials:
Communism in Hungary By L 217
The Left Wing By F 225
Eugene V. Debs, a Revolutionist By L 229
The Representative of a Free Working Class By L 231
Mass Strikes By F 233
Archangel, a Hopeful Sign By L 235
Documents:
Maxim Gorky’s Confession
A Letter from Friedrich Adler
The International of Youth
Manifesto by the Soviet of Railway, Petrograd
From the Commissariat of Labor to all Workers
Facsimiles of Soviet Circulars issued to Foreign Soldiers on Russian Soil – 247 – 255
The Mystery Solved 256
Volume III August, 1919 No. 3
The Class Struggle
Devoted to International Socialism. Published by the Socialist Publication Society, New York City
Editors: Louis C. Fraina and Ludwig Lore
Left or Right? By Ludwig Lore 257-264
What Is Bolshevism? By Rosa Luxemburg 265-268
Radicalism in California. By Max Bedacht 268-271
The Development of Socialism from Science into Action By Karl Radek 272-295
Greetings from Soviet Russia By S. J. Rutgers 295-300
Autumn Slush By August Strindberg 300-304
The S. L. P. By Max Eastman 304-306
Russia and Germany By A. S. Sachs 306-318
On the Unhappy Peace By N. Lenin 348-352
Documents:
The Soviet Government and Peace
Allied Propaganda
The Constitution of the Hungarian Socialist Federated Soviet Republic
The Last Appeal of the Hungarian Soviet
Government to the Working Class of Hungary.
Editorials :
The Lusk Fishing Expedition By L 334
The Railroad Situation By S.D. 336
The Negro Problem – a Labor Problem 339
Socialist Germany and Peace 341
The First Victim of the League of Nations By L 344
The National Convention By L 346
Volume III November, 1919 No. 4
The Class Struggle
Devoted to International Socialism. Published by the Socialist Publication Society, New York City
Editors: Louis C. Fraina and Ludwig Lore
Hands off Russia! A call to the American Working-Class By the Communist Labor Party 354-355
Two Years of Soviet Russia By Ludwig Lore 355-366
Work, Discipline and Order to Save the Soviet Republic By Leon Trotzky. 366-382
The Invincible Power of the Russian Revolution By A. S. Sachs – 382-386
Oh! How – German is this Revolution! – By Rosa Luxemburg 386-389
Convention Impressions – By William Bross Lloyd 389-394
Concerning the Jewish Question By Karl Marx 395-406
The Twilight of Leadership By A. Bilan 406-408
The Military Program of the Proletarian Revolution By N. Lenin 409-413
Rosa Luxemburg – Her Fight against the German Betrayers of International Socialism By Clara Zetkin 414-424
Documents:
Bolshevist Propaganda: Leaflets, Distributed to British and American Soldiers in North Russia
The Agrarian Program of the Communist Party of Germany
Editorials:
The Communist Labor Party By L 438
The Dynamic Class Struggle By M. B. 443
One Year of German Revolution By L 445
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