Date: 1913
Source: ru:LS/v27

Date: 1913
Source: Lenin Miscellany, Volume 27
Pages: 12-158

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V. I. LENIN'S NOTEBOOKS ON IMPERIALISM
PART 11
NOTEBOOK
« *jf »
PP. I — 52

ш
4 — 52
Hoenig er (2)
[16]
Böger(1
[23]
[ 8 4 ]
Théry
[31
[20]
Cair
[25]
[ 88]
Lescuire
[51
[26]
[27]
[ 9 6 ]
Patouillet
[91
[36]
Tonnelat
[35]
[124]
Moos

[501
Colson
[37]
[130]
Bruneau
[17]
[661
Kerbloh
[39]
[132]
[19]
[71]
P. Louii
[43,
[142]
Hulckly
[22]
[82]
Morris
[47]
[148]
Ind[ications of] lit[erature] ***:
2 [16]; 7 [32] and 8 [3 2]; 13 [4 6]; 15 [5 6]; 16 [58] and 18 [7 0]; 34 [117]
* Bold numbers in the margins (here and further) indicate the numbering
of the manuscript pages. Ed.
** Columns of numbers opposite the names indicate the pages of the
notebook <ф> text devoted to the study of the corresponding authors: the left
column of numbers — manuscript pages; the right column — pages of the present
collection. Ed.
*** The following numbers indicate: numbers written by Lenin
— manuscript pages; numbers added by the editors (in square
brackets) — corresponding pages of the present Collection. Ed.
[ 14 ]

Hoeniger s.** (2)
[17]
Théry
[3]
[211
Lescuire
[5]
[27]
Patou tie
[9]
[37]
Mooc
[14]
[51]
Bruneau
[17]
[67]
Lysis
[19]
[75]
Huber
[22]
[83]
Indications of literature
2 [17 J; 7 [3 3]; and 8 ¡3 3j; 13 [4 7], 15 [57]; 16 [51 and 18 [7 1]; 34 [ 117]
1*
- 5 2
Bérard
[23]
[ 8 5 ]
Lair
[25]
[ 89 ]
Rousiers
[27]
[ 97]
Tonnelat
[35]
[125]
Colson
[37]
[131]
Kerbloh
[39]
[133]
P. Louii
[43]
[143|
Morris
[47]
[149]
★ * *

]

[R O B E R T H O E N I G E R . «D IE W IR T S C H A F T L IC H E B E D E U -
TUi\G B E S D E U T S C H E M 1 I1 L 1 T Ä R W F S E A S »]
Prof. Dr. Robert Hoeniger: «Die wirtsch[a]ft- l[i]che B[e]d[eu]t[un]g d[es] deutschen Militärwesens». L[ei]pz[ig] 1913. (Vortr[äge]
d[er] Gelie-Stiftung [zu Dresden]. Bd. У, H. 2).
Chatter of a militarily pious philistine, wh[o] pr[oves] th[at] exp[enses]
on the army are not a loss at all, because the money remains in the country, there is a hug[e] profit from them,
military service educates and strengthens
. etc. etc.
Characteristic quote:
...«Der Abgeordnete Erzberger sagte im
Reichstag (24. Apr[il] 1912): «Wenn der Herr
Kriegsminister alle die Wünsche nach Garniso nen, die an die Militärverwaltung herantreten,
berücksichtigen wollte, so müsste er mit einer sechsmal grösseren Militärvorlage kommen».
(S. 18)
The p[etty] b[ourgeoisie] benefits in every way from garrisons. One
OF THE REASONS FOR THE POPULARITY OF M ILIT[a]r[ism]!
From the lit[erature]:
Wilh[elm] Ahr: «Kriegswesen u[nd] Volks wirtschaft der Grossmächte während
der letzten 30 Jahre», B[e]rl[in] 1909.

]

Grobert Hoeniger . «The Economic Significance of the German
Military Affairs» 1
Prof. Dr. Robert Hoeniger: «The Economic Significance of German Military Affairs».
Leipzig 1913. (Reports of the «SeЬе-ЯИ^ип"» in Dresden. Vol. V, Issue 2.)
Chatter of a philistine devoted to militarism, who proves that expenses
on the army are not a loss at all, because the money remains in the country, there is a huge profit from them,
military service educates and strengthens, etc. etc.
Characteristic quote:
... <Deputy Erzberger said in the Reichstag (April 24, 1912): «If the Minister of War
wanted to satisfy all requests for garrisons that are addressed to the military
department, he would have to ask for six times more military credits».
(p. 18; The petty bourgeoisie benefits in every way
!
from garrisons. One of the
|
reasons for the popularity of mili-
:
tarism!
From the literature:
Wilhelm Ahr: «Military Affairs and the National Economy of the Great Powers over the last
30 years». Berlin 1909.

Hartwfig] Schubart: «Beziehungen zwischen] d er] wirtschaftlichen] Lage u[nd] der
Wehrkraft eines Staates». B[e]rl[in]
1910.
Militärwochenblalt. Beihefte: 90 1902; * h 10 (1904).
Fr. Braumann: «D[er] wirtsch aftl[ichej Nutzen einer Garnison». M[a|gd[cjb[urg] 1913.
Kultur der Gegenwart, IV. Tb., Bd. 12 (Tech nik des Kriegswesens).
* As in the manuscript. Ed.

ROBERT HOENIGER.
«ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF GERMAN MILITARY AFFAIRS»
1 9
Hartwig Schubart: «Relationships between the economic situation and the armed
forces of a state». Berlin 1910.
«Militärwochenblatt». Supplements: 90 (1902) * and

1901).
Fr. Braumann: «The Economic Benefit of a Garrison». Magdeburg 1913.
(«Kultur der Gegenwart» (Culture of the Present), Part IV, Vol. 12 (Technology of Military
Affairs).

E D M O N D T H É R Y . «L’ E U R O P E É C O N O M IQ U E «]

text, it seems, only to the tables.
Edmond Thèry. L’Europe économique. Pfaris*!
1911 \ (Author ed[itor] of ((L’Economiste européen», author of a m ass of economic] w[rit]ings)
The book has a lot of comparative tables:
Population (mill[ions])

[18]58— f 18)83 118]83—■
[1]908
G[e]rm[any]
36.8
46.2
63.3
+ 26°/о
+ 3/ ’/о
England
28., 35.7
45.,

Fr[ance]
Russia (Euro
34. в
37.,
З9.3

pean])
66.8
86., 129.8

all of Eur[ope]
278., 335., 436.,

State exp[enses] (millions] frs)
G[e]r[man]y
80 1 2 695 9.263
-t-236
-244
England
1.651 2.192 5.169

Fr[ance]
1.717 3.573 3.910

etc.
Exp[enses] on armaments] and the fleet

1.068

G[e]r[man]y
England
Fr[ance]
Russia
+

1.280

etc.
* In the margins to the left of the following text (in parentheses)
is the note «Fribourg» («Freiburg» — a city in Switzerland).
Apparently, this note means that Lenin ordered this book
from this city.
Ed.
[ 20 ]

[EDMOND THÉRY. «ECONOMIC EUROPE»'
Edmond Thèry. Economic Europe. Paris
1911 \ (Author editor of «L’Economiste européens, Author of a mass of economic writings)
I text, it seems, The book has a lot of comparative tables:
! only to the Population (millions)
'
tables.

1883 1908
1858— 1883 1883 -1908
Germany
36.8
46..
63.,
+ 26%
+ 37®/,
England
28.0
35.7 45.1

France
Russia (Euro
31-, 37.,
З9.3

ï
pean)
66.8
86.! 129.8

all of Europe
278.t 335.1 436.!

State expenses (millions of Francs)
Germany
801 2.695 9.263
+ 2 3 6
+ 2 4 4
England
1.651 2.192 5.169

France
1.717 3.573 3.910

etc.
Expenses on armaments and the fleet
Germany

+

1.068

England

France

Russia

1.280

etc.
[ 21 ]

Lenin Miscellany pr[oduct]ion of c[oal] in G[e]r[many]
1898/9
130.в miijj[mohobj
1908/9
205.7
~г 37%
Fr[ance]
32.4 t[o]nn
37.,
+ 1 7 »;,
England
202.0
272.!
+ 35'/.
1 [e]r[man]y
7.4
Fonte:
1-2.7
+ 72*/0
Fr[apd]ia
*•5 з.в
-ь43»/о
England
8.»
9.7
4 - 10%

EDMOND THÉRY.
«ECONOMIC EUROPE»

Germany
France
England
Germany
France
England production of coal
1898,9
130.ц millions
32.!
tons
202.о
Smelting:
7.»
2.
г
8.*
Etc.
1908/9
205.7
+ оТ°/ 0
37.,
+ 17°/д
272.!
4- 35°
12.7
+72&/0
З.в
+ 43®/о
9.7
+ 10«;.

[NOTES
ON BOOKS: m O V T E S Q U IO U «E E S O B L I G A T I U I »
A M É R I C A I N E S r/W P O U T E F R U I liL i: F R I M A I S » ; b . E S T É V В
«U A L A 1> U V L L L L P S V C U O L O G I E D E L ’ I M P É R I A L I S M E :
L E A L S 1 S E I L L I È U E » ; AND ARTICLE BY S. T . R E V E R E « L A T 1 A -
A H E R I C A A T R A D I P O S S I U I L I T I E S » ]
Montesquiou. Les obligations américaines et le portefeuille français. PLaris] 1912.
(Advice to c[apital]ists: beware)
L. Estève: Une nouvelle psychologie de l’impéria
lisme: Ernest Seillière. P[aris]1913 \
/ I psychological understanding of imp[erial-\ \
\ l ism à la Nietzsche, and only about psychology / /
S. T. Revere:
«Latin-American Trade Possibi lities» article in North American]
Review 1915 ^vol. 201), p. 78:
«The South American Journal, pu blished in London, is authority
for the statement that British investments in Latin America at
the end of 1913 reached a total sum of $ 5.008.673.000»
Compare with P a ish 1909 j
5 billion doll[ars]
X 5
25 b[illion] frs // NR
* The same note «Fribourg» is present as on the previous page
of the manuscript. Ed.
** On Peish, see in notebook «a», Lenin Miscellany XXII, p. 58. Ed.
*** This calculation is made in the manuscript in the margins to the left, near
the title of Revere's article. Ed.

[NOTES ON BOOKS: MONTESQUIOU «AMERICAN OBLIGATIONS
AND THE FRENCH PORTFOLIO*; L. ESTÈVE «NEW PSYCHOLOGY OF IMPERIALISM :
ERNEST
SÉAILLIÈRE »; AND ON ARTICLE BY S . T . REVERE «TRADE POSSIBILITIES OF LATIN AMERICA»!
Montesquiou. American Obligations and the French Portfolio. Paris 1912.
(Advice to capitalists: beware)
A. Estève: New Psychology of Imperialism:
Ernest Séaillière. Paris 1913 \
/ / psychological understanding of imperial ism à la Nietzsche, and only about psychology
S. T. Revere: «Trade Possibilities of Latin America» article in North
American Review 1915 (vol. 201), p. 78:
«The South American Journal, published in London, reports
that British investments in Latin America at the end
of 1913 reached a total sum of $5,008,673,000»
Compare with Peish 1909
5 billion dollars
Х 5
25 billion Francs /7 N11 r 25 J

TJEAW L E S C IIB E . -I .’ E P A R G N E EK F R A N C E »
NB
Je an L e s с и r e. L’Épargne en France.
P[aris] 1914*.
Auth[or] s[ays] in the pref[ace] th[at] his work has already been printed in Se h r [ i f leíг/
d[es У er ¡eins] f[ür] S: ozialjp olilil; tome 137, 111 — in the questionnaire on épargne in different countries.
Note p. 110, Tableau Vf. Statistique de la fortune française
(d’après M. Neymarck)
Milliards de francs
Titres français:
titres étrangers:
1850 -
—
 
—

-----------------------—
—
----------------------
—
1860 —

I860 —

1880 -

1890 — --------
7 4 ------------------
------------------

1902 -
--------

à 90 -------- ------------------
-25 à 27
1909 — --------
105 — 116
— ------------------
35 à 40
Dépôts de fonds (millions de 1rs (mill, frs)
(р. 51)
Gdédit] Lyonnais
Soc[iété]
Compt[oir]
Générale d'Escompte

-
 
9.s
-
57. *
—
—

-
54.6
-
88.a
-
-

—
139.7
205.7
-
—

—
244.6
-
253.; — -

300.8
—
-51.9
-
122.9

-
546.0
-
347.e
-
365. i

-
839.e
—
562.2
—
6ЗЗ.3

—
859.€
—
446.5
—
674.3
* Above the title of the book is written:
«G[eneva] lib[rary] in.
4607 t-1 8 » and below the author's name, in the margins to the left: «(Оепеуе)» (Geneva). Ed.
[ 26 1

[JEAN LESCURE. «SAVINGS IN FRANCE»]
Jean Lescure. Savings in France.
Paris 1914 \
The author says in the preface that his work has already been printed in «S c h r i f t e n des
Vereins für
Sozialpolitik», vol. 137, III — in the || NB questionnaire on savings in different countries.

Note p. 110, Table VI. Statistics of the wealth of France (according to Mr. Neymarck)
Billions of Francs
French securities:
foreign securities:
1850 -------------

—
1860 ----------------------

—
|
1869 ----------------------

]
1880 ----------------------

;
1890 ----------------------

!
1902 ---------------------- from
87 to 9 9 ---------------------------------------from

to 27
1909 ------------------
» 105 » 1 1 6
1>

» 40
Government securities (millions of
Francs )
(p. 51)
Lyons Credit
General
Discount Society Bank

-
—
57.4
—
—

—
54.6
-
88., -

—
139.:
—
205.7
—
—

—
244., -
253.7
—
—

—
300.8
251.9
-
122.9

—
546., -
З47.в
-
366.4

—
839.0
—
562.3
—
633..

—
859., 446.5
-
674.а
[ 27 ]

¿BONN COLLECTION
Nombre des comptes au Crédit Lyonnais (p. 52):

—
2.568

—

—
14.490

—

—
28.535

—

—
63.674
144.000
263.768
633.530
P. 60: Sommes portées en réserve par 9 sociétés
métallurgiques françaises:
b cpfeAiieM] 3a 1S04 — 1908 (b cp[eAiicM] b toa) = 2 3 .8 millions] frs
(пока ограничусь этим из просмотра)

JEAN LESCURE.
«SAVINGS IN FRANCE»

Number of accounts in Lyons Credit (p. 52):

—
63.674
P. 60: Reserve amounts of 9 French metallurgical societies:
on average for 1904— 1908
(on average per year) = 23.8 million Francs (for now I will limit myself to this from the review)


2.568
14.490
28.535


144.000
263.768
633.539

[H IS H ID A , «T H E IN T E R N A T IO N A L P O S IT IO N O F J A P A N
A S A G R E A T P O W E R » AND INDICATIONS OF LITERATURE]
Hishida. The international position of Japan as a great power.
N[ew] Y[ork] 1905. (Diss[ertation]).
A scholarly] thing, apparently. Retelling of the history of Japan in comp[arison] with other
countries from 660 BC to 1905.
«Since that time (Chinese war 1894/5) the
Far East has become a centre of the ambitions chiefly of France, Gr[eat] Britain, Germany,
Japan, Russia & U. States, in their efforts to satisfy the wants of «imperial expansion», com
mercial & political», (p. 256).
«The economic activity of the great powers has assumed the form of «imperialism» which
signifies the ambition of the great powers to control, for economic or political purposes, «as
large a portion of the earth’s surface as their energy & opportunities may permit»», (p. 269)
Cites]:
Beinsch (Reinsch). World Politics. Ntew1 Y[ork]
1902.
TJ. A .] Hobson. l[mperiali]sm. [N. Y. 1902.]
[A. B.] Colquhonn. The Mastery of the Pacific.
N[ew Y ork
1902.
Debidour. Histoire diplomatique de 1’Europe.
Piaris] 1891. (2 vis.)
[ 30 ]

[GIPI1IL. «INTERNATIONAL POSITION OF JAPAN AS A GREAT POWER» AND INDICATIONS OF LITERATURE]
Hishida: International Position of Japan as a Great Power. New York 1905. (Dis
sertation).
A scholarly thing, apparently. Retelling of the history of Japan in comparison with other
countries from 660 BC to 1905.
«Since that time (since the Chinese war
1894/5^ the Far East has become the main object of claims, mainly by France,
Great Britain, Germany, Japan, Russia and
the United States, in their efforts to satisfy their needs in commercial and political
((imperialist expansion»», (p.256,.
((The economic activity of the great powers has taken the form of «imperialism», which
means the claim of the great powers to control— for economic or political
purposes— «over such a part of the earth's surface as corresponds to their energy and
opportunities»». (p. 269)
Quotes:
Reita (Reinsch). World Politics. New York
!9°2.
[J. A.1 Hobson Imperialism. New York 1902.
[A. R.) Colquhoun Dominance in the Pacific Ocean.
New York 1902.
Debidour. Diplomatic History of Europe.
Paris 1891. (2 volumes)
[ 31 }

INDICES OF LITERATURE FROM ENGLISH BOOKS AND FROM
« J A n illiT C llE I t » BY CONRAD]

II z Engl[ish] books:
S. K. Hobson. The Export of Capital. 8°. (290 pp.). 7 s. 6 d.
(Constable). May 1914.
J. A. Hobson. Traffic in treason: a study of political parties. 8°.
( I s.) (Unwin). June 1914.
— » — Work & Wealth: a human valuation. (8°). (386 pp.).
8 s. 6 d. (Macmillan). June 1914.
— » — Towards international government. 8° (216 p.) 2 s. 6 d.
(Allen & Ufnwin]). July 1915.
J. H. Jones. The economics of war & conquest (about Norman Angell). June 1915 (King\ 178 pp. (2 s. 6 d.)
//. G. 11 e//s. The war & socialism. 1 d. (Clarion
Press'.
Fe
bruary] 1915.
Hartley Withers. War & Lombard Street. 8 (180 pp.) 3 s. 6 d.
(Smith). Jan uary] 1915.
Cl. W. Barron. The Audacious War. (4 s. 6[d.]). May 1915.
A. L. Bowley. The effect of the war on the external trade of the
U[nitedl Kiingdora] 1906 — 1914. 8°.
(64 pp.) 2 s.
Mar[ch] 1915
^
A.
W. Humphrey. International socialism & the war. 8°. (176 pp.)
3 s. 6 d. February] 1915.
/ ’. W. Hirst. The political Economy of war.
July
/ У.9// 6*.
8°
(312 p.) 5 s.
Vigilant. Revolution & war. 1 s. net. (September] 1915).
Connolly. (The"! Reconquest of Ireland. 6 d. Apr[il] 1915.
S
J a h r b ü c h e r f ü r IS at // ana I oe h ¡о n о m i ej e t с. Conrad
Register: II. F. 1470 dsa (1901 -1910 ) , W B 3. F. 49. lid. = 1915, 1)
cifa ( = до 1901
S O- F. lid. 21 = 1901. Bd. 40 = 1910.)

[INDICES OF LITERATURE FROM ENGLISH BOOKS
AND FROM «J A H R B Ü C H E R » BY CONRAD]
From English books:

S. K. Hobson. The Export of Capital. 8°. (290 pp.). 7 shillings 6 pence.
(Constable). May 1914.
J.
A. Hobson. Trade in Treason: A Study of Political Parties. 8°. (1 shilling). (Unwin). June 1914.
— » — Labor and Wealth: A Human Assessment. (8°). (386 pp.).
8 shillings 6 pence. (Macmillan). June 1914.
— » — Towards International Government. 8° (216 pp.)
2 shillings 6 pence. (Allen and Unwin). July 1915.
J. G. Jones. The Economics of War and Conquest (about Norman Angell). June 1915 (King). 178 pp. (2 shillings 6 pence)
G. J. Wells. War and Socialism. 1 penny. («Clarion
Press»).
February 1915.
Hartley Withers. War and Lombard Street. 8° (180 pp.) 3 shillings
6 pence. (Smith). January 1915.
Cl. W. Barron. The Audacious War. (4 shillings 6 pence). May 1915.
A.
L. Bowley. The Impact of War on the External Trade of the United Kingdom 1906 — 1914. 8°. (64 pp.) 2 shillings.
March 1915.
A.
W. Humphrey. International Socialism and War. 8°. (176 pp.)
3 shillings 6 pence. February 1915.
F. W. Hurst. Political Economy of War. July 4915. 8°
(342 pp.) 5 shillings.
Vigilant. Revolution and War. 1 shilling. (September 1915).
[J.] Connolly. The Reconquest of Ireland. 6 pence. April
1915.
J a h r b ü c h e r f ü r N a t i o n a l ö k o n o m i e etc. by Conrad
g
Register: II. Series 1470 dsa (1901 — 1910)
sua ( = before 1901)
(NB 3 series. 49 vol. = 1915, \)
(3 series. Vol. 21 = 1901. Vol. 40 = 1910.)
[ 33 ]

.iimmcKHti cboi'iiiik
Gl i e r : Zur gegenw[8rtigen] Lage dcr aincrj.ikanischen] Eisenindfu-
strie]. 3. F. 35. Bd., 587
Jcreniias Jenks. Die Trusts i[n] d[en] Y[ereinigten] St