Trotsky's essay on Plekhanov, - written in 1922 and published that year by the Sovict theoretical journal, Under the Banner of Iarxism, has been republished in the form of a pamphlet costing 4d (postago asd). This introduction to the ideas and life of the founder of itussian marxism is characteriscd by its scholarly approached. This is in direct contrast to tho stealinist mothod of denigrating all the works of political opponents, Plekhanov, it is true, dsviated from his revolutionary past and was during tho first years of world war one, the main exponent of 'social patroitism', However this in no way lessoned the role he played in the past. Trotsky assesses Plekhanov's place in history, his strength, his weaknesses and the roots of both. As a by-product of 'destalinisa*ion! the Ryssian authorities are making available for the first time since tho earl 7 days of the revolution many of Plekhanov's works (a five volumo collected wor: is underway, vol. 1 boing out already). The pamphlot has previously been published by the L.S.S.P. from an article in "Fourth International" for March, 1943, FOURTH INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHUS BULLETIN IN ARABIC
The first issue of a bulletin in Arabic has been published by the Fourth International. It contains articles on the arrest of Somali students in Italy, porspogtives of the movement in Uritroa, an analysis of the 22nd Congfess, an article on crisis of Portugese colonialism and nows of the Intornational, This is a very good achievement considering the technical difficulties involved and will, no doubt, lead to the spreading of marxist ideas in whole new ficlds, ITVDUST..TAL NOTES The aftormath of Fobruary 5th
The series of struggles up and down the country which broke out over scabs, black work, vicitimisation, 8Pftor the one day strike of snginoers have nearly all resulted in victarios for the workors and a strengthening of thoir positions, At Hobourn Aero Factory , Strood, Kent, the managoment have been forced to take back the 80 nightshift weorkors that it sacked, because tho workers refused to work with blacklegs. This tock place after a strike by all the workers of tho factory. At Anglo-Coltic Glock and Watch Co. Ltd., tho 1,500 sitdown strikors, most of them girls and women havo returned to work, ‘Tho 15 chargehands, who were non-unionists ond some of whom worked on Feb 5th, haved joined tho A.2.U.. The 800. Hull ongineers who were locked out at Priestman Brothers, have won their domand for the withdrawal of the 49 now working rules, The victory of the Jaguar workers has received much pross publicity. At Raleizh, Nottingham, tho strikors , have returned to work. with thoir domands, in essonce met by the man2gonont. White-collar workers pay claim rejocted ei
The Engineering Employers Federation have rejected the claims for a substantial increase for 500,000 white-collar workers in the engiwering industry out of hand. It is to be hoped that tho unions concerned will now inst mombers te join in the larch 5th one day strike. . isoge aia