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==April== | ==April== | ||
| − | *Paris conference establishes International Revolutionary Marxist Center | + | *Paris conference establishes International Revolutionary Marxist Center.<ref>Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.293.</ref> |
| − | + | *'''18''' Lovestone warns of war in letter to [[Sasha Zimmerman]] from London.<ref>Ted Morgan, A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster, Random House, 1999, p.133.</ref> | |
| − | *'''18''' Lovestone warns of war in letter from London. p.133 | ||
==May== | ==May== | ||
==June== | ==June== | ||
| − | *Martin takes followers into AFL. Launches strike in failed attempt to win over workers | + | *Martin takes followers into AFL. Launches strike in failed attempt to win over workers.<ref>Ted Morgan, A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster, Random House, 1999, p.131.</ref> |
*'''11''' Roosevelt meets George VI.<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception, Brassey's 1999, p.5.</ref> | *'''11''' Roosevelt meets George VI.<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception, Brassey's 1999, p.5.</ref> | ||
*'''24''' Lovestoneites criticise CIO's [[John L. Lewis]] for saying Labor unity impossible | *'''24''' Lovestoneites criticise CIO's [[John L. Lewis]] for saying Labor unity impossible | ||
==July== | ==July== | ||
| − | *'''29''' Herberg attacks official communists as Stalinists.<ref>Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.91.</ref> | + | *'''29''' [[Will Herberg]] attacks official communists as Stalinists.<ref>Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.91.</ref> |
==August== | ==August== | ||
| − | *Lovestonites receive letter from | + | *Lovestonites receive letter from Group of International Marxists of Germany about expulsion from KPO.<ref>Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.153.</ref> |
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==Sep== | ==Sep== | ||
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*International Marxist Center opposes War.<ref>Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.293.</ref> | *International Marxist Center opposes War.<ref>Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.293.</ref> | ||
*'''1''' Nazi invasion of Poland | *'''1''' Nazi invasion of Poland | ||
| − | *'''Labor Day'' | + | *'''Labor Day'' [[Independent Labor League of America]] calls Nazi-Soviet Pact death sentence of [[Third International]].<ref>Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.127.</ref> |
==October== | ==October== | ||
Revision as of 20:18, 6 October 2011
Notes towards a chronology of the modern history of covert action with particular reference to the role of the Lovestoneite movement.
Contents
January
- 22 - Homer Martin suspended by CIO after suspending United Auto Workers (UAW) board.[1]
Feb
- 8 - Jay Lovestone warns David Dubinsky that Martin defeat would strengthen Communist position in UAW.[2]
March
- Workers Age publishes letter to KPO about internal differences.[3]
- 4 Martin holds convention with one fifth of the UAW.[4]
- 27 CIO holds rival UAW convention.[5]
April
- Paris conference establishes International Revolutionary Marxist Center.[6]
- 18 Lovestone warns of war in letter to Sasha Zimmerman from London.[7]
May
June
- Martin takes followers into AFL. Launches strike in failed attempt to win over workers.[8]
- 11 Roosevelt meets George VI.[9]
- 24 Lovestoneites criticise CIO's John L. Lewis for saying Labor unity impossible
July
- 29 Will Herberg attacks official communists as Stalinists.[10]
August
- Lovestonites receive letter from Group of International Marxists of Germany about expulsion from KPO.[11]
Sep
- French PDSOP ICO linked group opposes war.[12]
- International Marxist Center opposes War.[13]
- 1 Nazi invasion of Poland
- 'Labor Day Independent Labor League of America calls Nazi-Soviet Pact death sentence of Third International.[14]
October
November
December
- French PSOP leaders arrested
- 22 Independent Socialist Parties declaration ILP-KPO Neue Weg, International Marxist Group. Appears in ILP's New Leader.[15]
Notes
- ↑ Ted Morgan, A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster, Random House, 1999, p.130.
- ↑ Ted Morgan, A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster, Random House, 1999, p.130.
- ↑ Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.153.
- ↑ Ted Morgan, A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster, Random House, 1999, p.131.
- ↑ Ted Morgan, A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster, Random House, 1999, p.131.
- ↑ Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.293.
- ↑ Ted Morgan, A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster, Random House, 1999, p.133.
- ↑ Ted Morgan, A Covert Life - Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist and Spymaster, Random House, 1999, p.131.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception, Brassey's 1999, p.5.
- ↑ Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.91.
- ↑ Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.153.
- ↑ Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.263.
- ↑ Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.293.
- ↑ Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.127.
- ↑ Robert J. Alexander, The Right Opposition: The Lovestoneites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930s, Greenwood Press, 1981, p.154.
