Workers Unite!: The International 150 Years Later

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Major political and economic shifts have succeeded one another over the past twenty-five years. The rise to prominence of ecological issues, social changes generated by neoliberal globalization, and – most recently – one of the worst world economic crises ever, compels us to reflect urgently on the need for alternatives to the capitalist system. In its brief life, the International Working Men’s Association (IWMA) became the symbol of class struggle and influenced the ideas of millions of workers all over the planet. The 150th anniversary of its birth (1864-2014) offers an important opportunity to reread their resolutions, to learn from the experiences of its protagonists, and to better theorize solutions to our contemporary issues. This sourcebook includes the most valuable documents (30 appearing for the first time in English) of all the currents of the IWMA, and, in his introduction, acclaimed scholar Marcello Musto provides critical evaluations to the texts and to their historical context. Carefully selected and translated, this volume is an invaluable resource for all those interested in the foundations of labor movement history’s as well as in the critique of capitalism. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface Introduction The International Working Men’s Association: Addresses, Resolutions, Interventions, Documents Part 1 The Inaugural Address Chapter 1 Karl Marx, Inaugural Address of the International Working Men’s Association1 Part 2 The Political Program Chapter 2 Karl Marx, [Resolutions of the Geneva Congress (1866)]3 Limitation of the working day Juvenile and children’s labour (both sexes) Cooperative labour Trades’ Unions: Their past, present and future Direct and indirect taxation Standing armies; their relation to production6 Chapter 3 Various Authors, [Resolutions of the Brussels Congress (1868)]7 Trades unions and strikes The effects of machinery in the hands of the capitalist class The question of education Property in land, mines, railroads, & etc. Reduction of the hours of labour War and standing armies Part 3 Labour Chapter 4 Karl Marx, [Inquiry on the Situation of the Working Classes]8 International combination of efforts, by the agency of the association, in the struggle between labour and capital Chapter 5 François Dupleix – Ferdinand Quinet – Jean Marly – Adrien Schettel – Jean Henri de Beaumont, [On Machinery and its Effects]10 Chapter 6 P. Eslens – Eugène Hins – Paul Robin, [On Woman’s Emancipation and Independence]11 Chapter 7 Karl Marx, [The Influence of Machinery in the Hands of Capitalists]12 Chapter 8 Eugène Steens, [The Effect of Machinery on the Situation of Workers]13 Chapter 9 Pierre Fluse, [The Effect of Machinery on the Wages and Situation of Workers]14 Chapter 10 Eugène Tartaret, [For the Reduction of Working Hours]15 Chapter 11 V. Tinayre, [On Working Women’s Equality and the Inclusion of Different Political Opinions]16 Part 4 Trade Union and Strike Chapter 12 Karl Marx, [The Necessity and Limits of Trade Union Struggle]17 Chapter 13 Karl Marx, [Against Strike Breaking]19 Chapter 14 Various Authors, [Interference in Trades’ Disputes]21 Chapter 15 César De Paepe, [Strikes, Unions, and the Affiliation of Unions with the International]22 Chapter 16 Karl Marx, The Belgian Massacre24 To the workmen of Europe and the United States Chapter 17 Jean Louis Pindy, [Resolution on Resistance Funds]25 Chapter 18 Eugène Hins, [Resistance Societies as the Organization of the Future]26 Chapter 19 Robert Applegarth, [On the Resistance Societies]27 Chapter 20 Adhémar Schwitzguébel, [On Resistance Funds]28 Chapter 21 Alfred Herman, [Promoting Solidarity for Strikers]29 Chapter 22 Johann Philipp Becker, [International Trade Union Organization]30 Part 5 Cooperative Movement and Credit Chapter 23 César De Paepe, [Credit and the Emancipation of the Working Class]31 Chapter 24 Ludwig Buechner – César De Paepe – André Murat – Louis Müller – R. L. Garbe, [On the Cooperative Movement]32 Chapter 25 Johann Georg Eccarius – Henri Louis Tolain, [Fourth Estate and Modern Production]34 Chapter 26 Various Authors, [The Question of Mutual Credit Among Workers]35 Chapter 27 Aimé Grinand, [Cooperative and Workers’ Emancipation]36 Chapter 28 Eugène Hins, [Cooperative Associations as a Model of the Future Society]37 Part 6 On Inheritance Chapter 29 Karl Marx, [On Inheritance]38 Chapter 30 Mikhail Bakunin, [On Abolition of Inheritance]39 Chapter 31 Karl Marx, [On the Right of Inheritance]40 Part 7 Collective Ownership and the State Chapter 32 Jean Vasseur, [Definition and Role of the State]41 Chapter 33 César De Paepe, [On the Collectivization of the Land]42 Chapter 34 Karl Marx, [On Landed Property]43 Chapter 35 Mikhail Bakunin, [On the Question of Landed Property]44 Chapter 36 César De Paepe, [On the Reorganization of Landed Property]45 Chapter 37 Emile Aubry, [On Workers Capacity to Administer Society]46 Chapter 38 Karl Marx – Friedrich Engels – Paul Lafargue, [Critique of Bakunin’s Politics]47 Chapter 39 César de Paepe, [On the Organization of Public Services in the Society of Future]52 Chapter 40 James Guillaume, [On the Abolition of the State]53 Chapter 41 César de Paepe, [On the People’s State (Volksstaat)]54 Chapter 42 Various Authors, [On Collective Ownership]55 Part 8 Education Chapter 43 The Bookbinders of Paris, [On Free Education]56 Chapter 44 Karl Marx, [On Education in Modern Society]57 Chapter 45 César De Paepe, [On State Education]60 Part 9 The Commune of Paris Chapter 46 Karl Marx, [On the Paris Commune]61 Part 10 Internationalism and Opposition to War Chapter 47 Various Authors, [International Solidarity]70 Chapter 48 Eugene Dupont – Johann Georg Eccarius – Peter Fox – Hermann Jung – Karl Marx, [On the Necessity of an International Organization]71 Chapter 49 César de Paepe, [On the True Causes of War]72 Chapter 50 César De Paepe, [Strike Against War]73 Chapter 51 Louis Henri Tolain, [Against War]75 Chapter 52 Hafner, [The Real Causes of the War]76 Chapter 53 Karl Marx, [England, Metropolis of Capital]77 Chapter 54 Karl Marx, [First Address on the Franco-Prussian War]78 Chapter 55 Karl Marx, [Second Address on the Franco-Prussian War]80 Chapter 56 Karl Marx, [The Novelty of the International]81 Chapter 57 Karl Marx, [On the Importance of Having the International]82 Part 11 The Irish Question Chapter 58 Eugene Dupont, [On the Fenian Question]84 Chapter 59 Karl Marx, [Ireland and the English Working Class]86 Chapter 60 Friedrich Engels, [Relations Between the Irish Sections and the British Federal Council]87 Part 12 Concerning the United States Chapter 61 Karl Marx, To Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America88 Chapter 62 Karl Marx, Address from the International Working Men’s Association to President Johnson89 Chapter 63 Karl Marx, Address to the National Labour Union of the United States91 Chapter 64 Johann Georg Eccarius, [Eliminating Nationalism from the Minds of Working Men]93 Part 13 Political Organization Chapter 65 Friedrich Engels – Karl Marx, General Rules of the International Working Men’s Association94 Chapter 66 Johann Georg Eccarius – Karl Kaub – George Odger – George Wheeler – William Worley, To the Working Men of Great Britain and Ireland95 Chapter 67 Charles Perron – Pioley – Reymond – Vézinaud – Sameul Treboux, [On the Deprivation of Political Liberties]96 Chapter 68 Karl Marx, [Against Secret Societies]97 Chapter 69 Friedrich Engels, [On the Importance of Political Struggle]98 Chapter 70 Édouard Vaillant, [On Working Class Politics]99 Chapter 71 Karl Marx, [On the Political Action of the Working Class]100 Chapter 72 Karl Marx, [On the Question of Abstentionism]101 Chapter 73 Friedrich Engels, [Apropos of Working-Class Political Action]102 Chapter 74 Karl Marx – Friedrich Engels, [On the Political Action of the Working Class and Other Matters]104 Formation of working women’s branches International relations of Trades’ Unions Agricultural producers Political action of the working class General resolutions as to the countries where the regular organization of the international is interested with by the governments Chapter 75 Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, [Against Sectarianism]105 Chapter 76 James Guillaume, [Anarchist politics]106 Chapter 77 Paris Section, [On the Importance of Having a Central Organization of the Working Class]107 Chapter 78 Mikhail Bakunin – James Guillaume, [The Destruction of Political Power]108 Nature of the political action of the proletariat Organization of labour resistance – Statistics Chapter 79 Friedrich Adolph Sorge, [The Struggle With Bourgeois Society]109 Chapter 80 Friedrich Adolph Sorge – Carl Speyer, [Passing on the Torch]110 Appendix Eugène Pottier, The Internationale111 Bibliography Introduction A Reports of congresses B Primary sources C Secondary literature Index