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Newspaper
Sydney Communist
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 12, 1921
Page
4
A published weekly notice directs that all communications concerning party matters be sent to C. W. Baker, who serves as Acting General Secretary.
The article argues that industrial unionism alone cannot overthrow capitalism and that a revolutionary political party, specifically a Communist Party, is needed to unite workers and lead the social revolution. It cites Russia and Australia, notes the limits of large unions, and urges combining industrial strength with centralized political leadership for victory.
The Telegraph warns a new dark chapter in Russian history may unfold soon with the Whites likely to author it. The tone implies insider knowledge of a coming counter revolution led by anti Bolshevik forces.
The V.S.P. issues a withering critique of Marxists and Communists while defending a centrist stance. It accuses socialist papers of presenting only one side of the question and ridicules centralised Industrial Unionism and dictatorship of the proletariat.
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