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An RCG Archive

The
JOHN MACLEAN
75^thANNIVERSARY
COMMEMORATIVE
COLLECTION

Biography: John MacLean (1879-1923) was a Scottish schoolteacher and Marxist educator. His Marxist evening-classes produced many of the activists who became instrumental in the Clyde revolts during and after WWI. MacLean was appointed both an Honorary President of the first Congress of Soviets and Soviet Consul to Scotland in recognition of his consistent socialist position on the imperialist war and his tireless work in support of the Bolshevik revolution.
MacLean was at odds with much of the British left and dismissive of the newly-formed Communist Party of Great Britain. He had already turned his back on economism and the syndicalism favoured by the Clyde Workers' Committee, had recognised the nature of British imperialism and come to the conclusion that revolution could only come about through the destruction of the British Empire.
He died on 30th November, 1923.

SPEECHES & ARTICLES

1907 Time-saving and Karl Marx [6.5Kb]
First published in Justice, 14 December 1907
The Greenock 'Jungle' [35.6Kb]
First published as a pamphlet in 1907

1911 The Foundation of the British Socialist Party [6.5Kb]
First published in Justice December 9, 1911

1918 Speech from the Dock [48Kb]
Delivered at the High Court, Edinburgh on May 9, 1918
The War After the War [35Kb]
The War After the War in the Light of Working Class Economics
Glasgow Economics Class pamphlet No.1
Published by the Scottish Labour College.

1919 Now's the Day and Now's the Hour [4Kb]
First published in The Call, January 23, 1919
Will Capitalism Collapse? [11Kb]
First published in The Call August 28, 1919
Capitalists Everywhere Accept Marxism [13Kb]
First published in The Worker, November 1, 1919

1920 Away with the Idle Rich [6.5Kb]
First published in The Call, 22 January 1920
"The Vanguard" resurrected [5.9Kb]
First published in The Vanguard, May 1920
The Irish Tragedy: Scotland's Disgrace.. [36Kb]
First published as a pamphlet in 1920
The Unemployed [5.8Kb]
First published in The Vanguard, November 1920
A Scottish Communist Party [6.5Kb]
First published in The Vanguard, December, 1920

1921 Open letter to Lenin [11.5Kb]
First published in The Socialist January 30, 1921

1923 Election Manifesto 1923 [11.5Kb]
Candidature of John MacLean M.A.,Republican, 23rd November 1923

Related material: The John MacLean March
by Hamish Henderson
The Ballad of John MacLean
by Matt McGinn

`An RCG Archive`
The JOHN MACLEAN 75^thANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE COLLECTION
Biography: John MacLean (1879-1923) was a Scottish schoolteacher and Marxist educator. His Marxist evening-classes produced many of the activists who became instrumental in the Clyde revolts during and after WWI. MacLean was appointed both an Honorary President of the first Congress of Soviets and Soviet Consul to Scotland in recognition of his consistent socialist position on the imperialist war and his tireless work in support of the Bolshevik revolution. MacLean was at odds with much of the British left and dismissive of the newly-formed Communist Party of Great Britain. He had already turned his back on economism and the syndicalism favoured by the Clyde Workers' Committee, had recognised the nature of British imperialism and come to the conclusion that revolution could only come about through the destruction of the British Empire. He died on 30th November, 1923.

SPEECHES & ARTICLES
1907	Time-saving and Karl Marx [6.5Kb] First published in Justice, 14 December 1907 The Greenock 'Jungle' [35.6Kb] First published as a pamphlet in 1907
1911	The Foundation of the British Socialist Party [6.5Kb] First published in Justice December 9, 1911
1918	Speech from the Dock [48Kb] Delivered at the High Court, Edinburgh on May 9, 1918
	The War After the War [35Kb] The War After the War in the Light of Working Class Economics Glasgow Economics Class pamphlet No.1 Published by the Scottish Labour College.
1919	Now's the Day and Now's the Hour [4Kb] First published in The Call, January 23, 1919 Will Capitalism Collapse? [11Kb] First published in The Call August 28, 1919 Capitalists Everywhere Accept Marxism [13Kb] First published in The Worker, November 1, 1919
1920	Away with the Idle Rich [6.5Kb] First published in The Call, 22 January 1920 *"The Vanguard" resurrected* [5.9Kb] First published in The Vanguard, May 1920 The Irish Tragedy: Scotland's Disgrace.. [36Kb] First published as a pamphlet in 1920 The Unemployed [5.8Kb] First published in The Vanguard, November 1920 A Scottish Communist Party [6.5Kb] First published in The Vanguard, December, 1920
1921	Open letter to Lenin [11.5Kb] First published in The Socialist January 30, 1921
1923	Election Manifesto 1923 [11.5Kb] Candidature of John MacLean M.A.,Republican, 23rd November 1923

Related material:	The John MacLean March by Hamish Henderson The Ballad of John MacLean by Matt McGinn