Communist call to the workers and peoples
So long as there is exploitation
of man by man and capitalism destroys the very existence of humanity in the
world, there will be struggle.
So long as the imperialist and bourgeoisie oppress weak nations and defenceless
peoples, there will be struggle.
So long as the workers and peoples of the world aspire to transform today's
society and to change it for their own benefit and win or die for it, there
will be struggle.
"The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles." (Communist Manifesto)
Contrary to the class conciliatory
sermons of the capitalists, according to which workers and the owners of the
means of production have the same interests, we emphasise anew the Marxist thesis
that class struggle is the driving force of history in class society.
The class struggle will not end so long as the noble and basic aims of the workers
and the peoples to build socialism and communism on the ruins of capitalism
have not been fulfilled.
In the last decades the communist and the workers' movement has been badly hit.
The process of capitalist restoration that spread after the 20th Congress of
the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and that gave rise to events such as
those in Eastern Europe and the ex-USSR, the treason in Albania, etc., are part
of the actions of imperialism and the reactionary, revisionist and pro-capitalist
forces. The historical limitations, inexperience, the lack of development of
theory, the underestimation of the contradictions in the socialist society,
the bureaucracy, the isolation of the communist parties from the workers and
peoples -these were causes which led to inability of the communists, workers
and peoples to defend their achievements and prevent capitalist restoration.
Nor were we able to prevent the rise of a new bourgeois class, which, behind
a "socialist" mask, seized power and destroyed socialism.
After this last generalised assault of imperialism and capitalism, which intended
to wipe out Marxism-Leninism, scientific socialism, communism, proletarian revolution
and anti-imperialism, we are rising again, in all corners of the world. Communists
are being born again in every workers' strike, in every popular mobilisation,
in every struggle of the working class and peoples for freedom and democracy,
in every revolt of the youth and in every guerrilla group. We reorganise, unite,
draw lessons from what has happened and continue to march forward.
We will not give up our endeavour until we accomplish our historical mission.
We are millions of human beings in struggle. We workers continue to be the main
producers of all wealth, everywhere and the different conditions in which the
means of production develop. Nothing in essence will change so as others live
from our sweat and so long as we have not achieved the transformation of this
society into a more advanced one.
What innovation, what type of technical-scientific revolution can displace us
as the main axis of thecontemporary society? No scientific and technical progress
or discoveries can change the basic nature of the proletariat. Nor do they change
the fact that the means of production continue to be in capitalist hands. The
wealth produces by our work has been and continue to be the material base for
all scientific and technological developments.
The class struggle cannot be abolished, neither will it disappear so long as
the private ownership of the means of production is maintained. But of course
we should take into account these scientific and technical developments, learn
how to control and use them for the benefit of the peoples and for the revolution.
"The proletarian movement
is the self-conscious, independent movement of the immense majority, in the
interest of the immense majority."
"Proletarians have nothing of their own to secure and fortify; their mission
is to destroy all previous secur›ties for and, insurances of, individual
property." (Communist Manifesto)
No other social class or
stratum can achieve these objectives, This is the task of the proletariat. The
proletariat is the most revolutionary class in society, with the highest skill
and ability, able to unite and to lead other exploited classes and strata in
the struggle against capital.
We are here today and active in the resent epoch. We workers and peoples have
not set aside a single instant in the struggle for our objectives, Nothing substantial
has changed in our epoch as Lenin defined it. It continues to be the epoch of
imperialism and proletarian revolutions. Everything that has occurred since
the October Revolution of 1917, the Second World War and the defeat of fascism,
the liberation of the colonial peoples, the Chinese, Vietnamese and other revolutions,
the advanced that took place in the building of socialism, the final imperialist
onslaught and the struggle of the peoples today -all these confirm the Leninist
thesis about the epoch in which we live. The fundamental contradictions remain
as before.
Imperialism and the bourgeoisie fiercely attack Marxism-Leninism and proclaim
its invalidity. We may well ask: because they very wee know that this theory
is still valid and unassailable. Marxism-Leninism is based on the continuously
developing scientific knowledge, on the development of social experiences and
on progressive human thought. It is a theory with a revolutionary character
which represents the historical interests of the proletariat and of all humanity.
It progresses dialectically; breaks down barriers and engenders what is new.
We Marxist-Leninist are conscious of our weaknesses in the comprehension, application
and development of Marxism- Leninism. The problem is one of our own limitations,
a problem that we will overcome. Historical experience has demonstrated the
vitality of Marxism-Leninism. If there are old and obsolete ideologies and theories
that belong to the past, these are bourgeois theories. Marxism-Leninism belongs
in the present and to the future.
"Does it require deep
intuition to comprehend that men's ideas, views and conceptions, in one word,
man's consciousness, changes with every change in the conditions of his material
existence, in his social relations and in his social life?"
"When people speak of ideas that revolutionise society, they do but express
the fact that within the old society the elements of a new one have been created
and that the dissolution of the old ideas keep an even pace with the dissolution
of the old conditions of existence." (Communist Manifesto)
In accordance with their
call interests, revisionists and opportunists of all shades distorted these
statements of the Communist Manifesto and came to anti-communist conclusions.
They want to preserve their position as "great leaders" and their
own privileges: they want to guide the workers' movement and prevent the workers
from taking their destiny into their own hands. Thus they serve the bourgeoisie
and cause huge damage to the working class. Communist on the other hand struggle
against these deviations, push aside these servants of the bourgeoisie and help
the working class to rely on their own forces in order to advance.
Revisionism is a danger for the revolutionary process, for the communist parties
and for the construction of socialism. Revisionism and opportunism of all shades
continue to be a danger against which the struggle cannot be discontinued or
relaxed.
To debate these questions, to take a position on them, to establish what is
now necessary: Herein lies the inevitable and urgent ideological struggle both
in the field of revolution as in the field of the revolutionary, ideological
offensive against the assault of reaction. No communist, no vanguard party should
shrink before the task of confronting ideas and conceptions. let us open the
debate, confronting ideas, analyses, lessons and explanations, so that we may
reach conclusions which will allow us to march forward. "Facts are stubborn"
said Lenin and the obstinacy of facts requires us to be Leninists.
We created our parties in the noise battle, as we rained blows against revisionism
and opportunism. Their ideological degeneration and political treachery bear
the main responsibility for the damage caused to the international communist
and workers' movements.
Communist parties are the indispensable instruments for organising revolution
in the each one of our countries, We as a whole, are the International Conference
of the Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organisations, the real alternative for
the working class and peoples. The flame of the proletarian revolution and the
hope of the peoples continue to be in the hands of the communists.
"The communist fight for the attainment of the immediate aims, for the enforcement of the momentary interests of the working class; but in the movement of the present, they also represent and take care of the future of the movement." (Communist Manifesto)
We think that the popular
masses are -and should always and everywhere be- the pioneers of history. Only
when communist parties have become bureaucratic and ideologically degenerate,
losing their revolutionary vanguard character as servants of the working class
and of the peoples, have the masses abandoned them. The communists, workers
and peoples should never break the threads that by the thousand bind us together.
We communists, together with the working class and peoples, fighting with them
for their interests, should and can seize power; with them we should build popular-democratic
forms of the dictatorship of the proletariat and the socialist state, construct
socialism and march forward.
Imperialism has always been and will continue to be the source of aggression
and of predatory wars. In recent years Iraq, Somalia, Panama, Yemen, Ruined,
ex-Yugoslavia, ex USSR, Haiti, etc., have been the scene of aggressive, racist
and reactionary wars. We denounce the evil character of these wars. It is urgently
necessary to organise and support popular movements against these imperialist
war policy. We workers, peoples and communists should be at the head of this
struggle.
Revolution requires unity of action from the working class and the peoples.
We communists must create this unity. Conception and practice are interlinked.
Alliances are necessary. In establishing such alliances we need above all to
rely on our own strength, come together with others and practice unity with
revolutionary objectives. Then we can form alliances which do not lead us to
concessions on principles. Such alliances and actions however, should never
lead us to forget that the class struggle must be carries through with force
to the end.
We fight our decision to hold aloft the banner of Marxism-Leninism, to fight
for its application and to convert our parties and organisations into a political,
social and organisational alternative, both nationally and internationally.
Our parties and organisations restate our pledge to fight on the side of the
working class and the peoples for the proletarian revolution and for the independence
and sovereignty of the peoples, together with democrats, patriots and progressive
persons to oppose capitalist and imperialist domination.
We pledge to keep alive the spirit of the Paris Commune, of the October Revolution
and of all the revolutionary processes and experiences based upon the principles
elaborated by Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin.
"The communists disdain to conceal their views and aims, they openly declare that ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. Let the ruling classed tremble at a communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win." (Communist Manifesto)
Proletarians and peoples
of the world! The fight continues. In anticipation f the new revolutionary wave
of struggle we communists, workers and peoples must be in the front rank of
pioneers.
Let us put the historic words of Marx and Engels into action:
PROLETARIANS OF ALL COUNTRIES, UNITE!
August 1994, Quito-Ecuador
Communist Party of Benin
Communist Party of Chile (Proletarian Action)
Communist Party of Colombia (ML)
Communist Party of Labour of Dominican Republic
Communist ML Party of Ecuador
Workers Communist Party of France
Communist Party of Germany (KPD)
Labour Party of Iran (Toufan)
Organisation for the Construction of the Proletarian Party of Italy
Revolutionary Communist Party of Ivory Cost
Communist Party of Mexico (ML)
Marxist-Leninist Collective of New Zealand
Communist Organisation October of Spain
Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey (TDKP)
Revolutionary Communist Party of Upper Volta
Red Flag Party of Venezuela