344 polities Thusanewpossibilitypresentsitselfforthousandsandtens ofthousandsofworkersandlowermiddle-classelements: climbingthesocialladderthroughmereobediencetopolitical andunionleaders,whiletheworkingmassesremainexploited andoppressed.Thisinturnmakesforatendencytowardde- compositionanddisintegrationoftheworkingclass. Thesocialconditionofthisclassdoesnotremainunchanged either.Thecontrolledeconomyorientedtowardpowerpolitics doesnotknowofcrisesofoverproductionwithresultingun- employment,butonlyofthecrisisofeternalwant.Theneeds notonlyforrawmaterialsandindustrialinstalationsbutalso formanpowerareneversatisfied.Unemploymentdisappearsto makeplaceforoverworkandforcedwork.Furthermore: whereastheworkerisforthecapitalistanobjectofexploitationonly,heisforthemastersoftheneweconomybecause maximumeficiencyonthenationalplaneandnotprivate profitisthemotornameansofproductionthatmustbe treatedgently.Nurseryschoolsandaspecialserviceforthe protectionofmotherhoodaresetuptoalowwomentowork infactorieswhileservingthedemandsforincreaseofhuman material. Manisconsideredapartofamachinewhichissupposed toyieldmaximumeficiency.Thismakesforasocialsecurity policyonamuchlargerscalethanunderprivatecapitalism wheremanisarawmaterialabundantlyavailable.Thissociety ofthe"generalinterest"orientedtowardthebuildingofa powerpotential,whichdoesnotrecognizethedesireforluppniessofthemassesbutratherperpetuatestheirmisery,tends atthesametimetoassurethem,thoughataverylowlevel,a socialsecuritywhichdidnotexistinthecapitalisteconomy orientedtowardprofit.Yetitmustbewelunderstoodthat thissocietytakessuchmeasuresonlyinordertobeterdefend itsinterestsofpowerwhichexcludeforeverhappiness,liberty, culture,andmustinevitablyleadtowar. Thoughthissocialtransformationisasyetstillatitsvery beginning,itisalreadypossibletoformanideaonwhatit wilmeanfortheworkerinthefactory.Thereorganization ofmanagementthattookplaceduringthedaysofliberation attheBerlietplant,forinstance,wasnotbasedonanymass action.Andinthelaterperiodnotraceofdemocracywas permitedinthefactory.Theleadingpersonnel,includingthe uniondelegates,owetheirascendancetotheCPandthe unions.Theyareinnosensedelegatesoftheworkerssince theyareneitherelectednorcontroledbythem.Intheonly placewheretheworkerscanraisetheirvoice—inthegeneral assembeilsofthefactories—onediscussesonlysuchmatersas pricecalculations,animprovementofprofessionalknowledge, etc.Theworkershavenorighttotalkaboutwages.Theyare consultedonlyonthebestmeanstofurtherincreasetotalpro- ductionandindividualproductivity.Thefactorypaper Contact, editedbyStalinists,publishespicturesandnamesofthose who"winourvictoriesinthebattleofproduction,"i.e.,of thosewhoworkovertime,onholidays,etc.Thepaperisfull ofadmirationfortheStakhanovitemethodsofworkcompetition.Workerswhoaredeemedtobeinsuficientlyproductive areexposedanddenouncedas"saboteurs"and"fifthcolumnists."Theworkersareaskedtoeliminatethosewho"hamper therhythmofwork"orwho"simulatesickness,whichaccountsforalossofalmost4milionfrancsfortheenterprise." Thisfactory,ontheotherhand,hasnurseries,vegetablegarrdens.an.ddairyrfarmsloritsworkers,organizesthedistributionoftoysfortheworkers'children,etc.Thisissupposedto makeupforwagestoolowtoallowtheworkerstoeatorbe dresedproperly,andtoquiettheirrevoltagainsttheircondi- tionT sh . iskindofsociety,if itmatures,couldnotbeconsidered aprogressivestageontheroadtosocialismevenifcapitalism shouldbecompletelyliquidated.Itwouldonthecontrarybe anewobstaclesinceitwouldreplaceacapitalismalreadyim- potentanddyingbyasocietywhichitspoliceandterrorapparatusoncefullydeveloped—couldmaintainitselfforalong time. PERSPECTIVES PowerpoliticsandaPlannedEconomytoimplementthem areindissolublylinkedinpostwarFrance.Thecompleterealizationofthenationalizationprogramoftheworking-class partieswouldmakethesepartiesthemasterofthiseconomy, sinceitisdominatedbythosewhodisposeofthecreditma- chineryandthekeyindustries.Thenationalizationsrealizedso farareasyetincompletefromeverypointofviewandcan certainlynotyetgivepowertotheworking-classparties.As longastheirenemiesmaintainleadingpositionsinthena- tionalizedsectoraswelasintheeconomicandstateapparatus,itisstillpossibletointerrupttheevolutiontowardacon- troledeconomyofpowerdominatedbytheworking-classparties—andinthelastanalysisbytheCP—andtoreplaceit eitherbyarealmovementofsocialandeconomicliberation orbyaPlannedEconomyorientedtowardpowerunderthein- fluenceofpoliticalforceswhichwouldliquidatethedegeneratedworking-classpartiesaswelasal trulyrevolutionaryor- ganizations.Finalytherestil isthepossibilitythattherivalry ofthepartiesreducesFrancetoazoneofinfluenceofthe greatWesternpowers.Theonlysolutionwhichiscompletely excludedistherestorationoftheautonomouspowerofcapital. Renewaloftheworking-classmovementagainstbourgeois reaction,againstfascismandagainstalltheoldparties,based onanewunderstandingoftheobjectivedevelopment,or destructionofalsocialandindividuallibertiesforawholehistoricalepoch:thatisthealternativeatthisturningpointof thehistorynotonlyofFrancebutofEuropeandoftheworld. FORESIGHTINMEDIA,PA. It'sabouttimethatMediahadsomesortofwarmemorialfor its WorldWar IIveterans. . .Howaboutacombinedmeetingofallthe civic,service,veteranandbusinessorganizaticnsinthetowntomapout amemorialprogram?Dangerinpostponementisthatanotherwarmight beonusbeforethememorialfortheotheronehasbeendecidedand placeEd. ditorialintheMediaWeeklyComment,Sept. 5. FOOTNOTEONCYPRUS Mr.TurtonaskedtheColonialSecretaryhowmanyJewsareatpresent residentinCyprus;andwhatstepsheistakingtoencouragetheimmigrationofJewsintothiscolony. Mr.GeorgeHall:ThenumberofJewsnowresidinginCyprusis107. TheconditionsofCyprusoffernoopportunityforlarge-scaleimmigration ofanykind. —Proceedings,HouseofCommons,May15. NOJOKERS Theforeignpolicystatementwaspassedunanimously.Neitherpronor anti-Sovietblocsformedduringthediscussion. . .Therewerenojokers intheforeign-policyreportthecommiteepresented.Itwentdownthe lineforthekindofgenuinelyAmericanpolicydemandedbyHenry W—ala frcoem. areportontheChicagoconferenceoftheCIO-PAC;inThe NewRepublic,Oct.7.
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