(1917-1924)
Introduction
The Workers’ Dreadnought was an early 20th Century weekly English Communist newspaper. Its editor and driving force was Sylvia Pankhurst, a member of the famous family of English suffragettes. The paper was launched in 1914 as the Woman's Dreadnought, but as its editor grew more radical, it was renamed the Workers’ Dreadnought in July 1917. It opposed World War I and closely followed events in Russia including explicitly supporting the Bolshevik Party and its leader Lenin.
After the Bolshevik Revolution the paper aligned itself with the new regime and looked to the creation of a Communist Party in Great Britain. In June 1920, after the inaugural conference of Communist Party (British Section of the Third International) the Workers' Dreadnought was adopted as its official weekly organ. But the paper’s relationship with Moscow was a rocky one as Pankhurst’s views were closer to the leftwing council communists like Anton Pannekoek and Herman Gorter than to Lenin’s.
After the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) was formed in August 1920 Pankhurst joined and she attended the Second Comintern Congress. But in September 1921 she refused to hand over control of the Workers’ Dreadnought to the CPGB, and was expelled from the Party.
Thereafter the paper opened its pages to dissident Bolsheviks including Alexandra Kollontai of the Workers’ Opposition and to left communists from the Communist Workers Party of Germany (KAPD). In February 1922 the paper promoted the formation of a similar group, the Communist Workers' Party (CWP) in England. The effort was not a success and by the end of 1923 the CWP was forced to dissolve. On 14 June 1924, the Workers’ Dreadnought itself ceased publication.
Over its lifetime the Workers’ Dreadnought proved to be a remarkable publication. The writings of prominent communists from around the world – Lenin, Trotsky, Zinoviev, Rosa Luxemburg, Clara Zetkin, Alexandra Kollontai, Anton Pannekoek, Herman Gorter, Harry Pollitt, Louis Fraina, Claude McKay, Ludwig Lore, S.J. Rutgers, and many others – appeared in its pages.
Here we provide a complete run of this important publication.
1917
Volume 4, Number 18, July 28, 1917
Volume 4, Number 19, August 4, 1917
Volume 4, Number 20, August 11, 1917
Volume 4, Number 21, August 18, 1917
Volume 4, Number 22, August 25, 1917
Volume 4, Number 23, September 1, 1917
Volume 4, Number 24, September 8, 1917
Volume 4, Number 25, September 15, 1917
Volume 4, Number 26, September 22, 1917
Volume 4, Number 27, September 29, 1917
Volume 4, Number 28, October 6, 1917
Volume 4, Number 29, October 13, 1917
Volume 4, Number 30, October 20, 1917
Volume 4, Number 31, October 27, 1917
Volume 4, Number 32, November 3, 1917
Volume 4, Number 33, November 10, 1917
Volume 4, Number 34, November 17, 1917
Volume 4, Number 35, November 24, 1917
Volume 4, Number 36, December 1, 1917
Volume 4, Number 37, December 8, 1917
Volume 4, Number 38, December 15, 1917
Volume 4, Number 39, December 22, 1917
Volume 4, Number 40, December 29, 1917
1918
Volume 4, Number 41, January 5, 1918
Volume 4, Number 42, January 12, 1918
Volume 4, Number 43, January 18, 1918
Volume 4, Number 44, January 26, 1918
Volume 4, Number 45, February 2, 1918
Volume 4, Number 46, February 9, 1918
Volume 4, Number 47, February 16, 1918
Volume 4, Number 48, February 23, 1918
Volume 4, Number 49, March 2, 1918
Volume 4, Number 50, March 9, 1918
Volume 4, Number 51, March 16, 1918
Volume 4, Number 52, March 23, 1918
Volume 5, Number 1, March 30, 1918
Volume 5, Number 2, April 6, 1918
Volume 5, Number 3, April 13, 1918
Volume 5, Number 4, April 20, 1918
Volume 5, Number 5, April 27, 1918
Volume 5, Number 6, May 4, 1918
Volume 5, Number 7, May 11, 1918
Volume 5, Number 8, May 18, 1918
Volume 5, Number 9, May 25, 1918
Volume 5, Number 10, June 1, 1918
Volume 5, Number 11, June 8, 1918
Volume 5, Number 12, June 15, 1918
Volume 5, Number 13, June 22, 1918
Volume 5, Number 14, June 29, 1918
Volume 5, Number 15, July 6, 1918
Volume 5, Number 16, July 13, 1918
Volume 5, Number 17, July 20, 1918
Volume 5, Number 18, July 27, 1918
Volume 5, Number 19, August 5, 1918
Volume 5, Number 20, August 12, 1918
Volume 5, Number 21, August 17, 1918
Volume 5, Number 22, August 24, 1918
Volume 5, Number 23, August 31, 1918
Volume 5, Number 24, September 7, 1918
Volume 5, Number 25, September 14, 1918
Volume 5, Number 26, September 21, 1918
Volume 5, Number 27, September 28, 1918
Volume 5, Number 28, October 5, 1918
Volume 5, Number 29, October 12, 1918
Volume 5, Number 30, October 19, 1918
Volume 5, Number 31, October 26, 1918
Volume 5, Number 32, November 2, 1918
Volume 5, Number 33, November 9, 1918
Volume 5, Number 34, November 16, 1918
Volume 5, Number 35, November 23, 1918
Volume 5, Number 36, November 30, 1918
Volume 5, Number 37, December 7, 1918
Volume 5, Number 38, December 14, 1918
Volume 5, Number 39, December 21, 1918
Volume 5, Number 40, December 28, 1918
1919
Volume 5, Number 41, January 4, 1919
Volume 5, Number 42, January 11, 1919
Volume 5, Number 43, January 18, 1919
Volume 5, Number 44, January 25, 1919
Volume 5, Number 45, February 1, 1919
Volume 5, Number 46, February 8, 1919
Volume 5, Number 47, February 15, 1919
Volume 5, Number 48, February 22, 1919
Volume 5, Number 49, March 1, 1919
Volume 5, Number 50, March 8, 1919
Volume 5, Number 51, March 15, 1919
Volume 5, Number 52, March 22, 1919
Volume 6, Number 1, March 29, 1919
Volume 6, Number 2, April 5, 1919
Volume 6, Number 3, April 12, 1919
Volume 6, Number 4, April 19, 1919
Volume 6, Number 5, April 26, 1919
Volume 6, Number 6, May 3, 1919
Volume 6, Number 7, May 10, 1919
Volume 6, Number 8, May 17, 1919
Volume 6, Number 9, May 24, 1919
Volume 6, Number 10, May 31, 1919
Volume 6, Number 11, June 7, 1919
Volume 6, Number 12, June 14, 1919
Volume 6, Number 13, June 21, 1919
Volume 6, Number 14, June 28, 1919
Volume 6, Number 15, July 5, 1919
Volume 6, Number 16, July 12, 1919
Volume 6, Number 17, July 19, 1919
Volume 6, Number 18, July 26, 1919
Volume 6, Number 19, August 2, 1919
Volume 6, Number 20, August 9, 1919
Volume 6, Number 21, August 16, 1919
Volume 6, Number 22, August 23, 1919
Volume 6, Number 23, August 30, 1919
Volume 6, Number 24, September 6, 1919
Volume 6, Number 25, September 13, 1919
Volume 6, Number 26, September 20, 1919
Volume 6, Number 27, September 27, 1919
Volume 6, Number 28, October 4, 1919
Volume 6, Number 29, October 11, 1919
Volume 6, Number 30, October 18, 1919
Volume 6, Number 31, October 25, 1919
Volume 6, Number 32, November 1, 1919
Volume 6, Number 33, November 8, 1919
Volume 6, Number 34, November 15, 1919
Volume 6, Number 35, November 22, 1919
Volume 6, Number 36, November 29, 1919
Volume 6, Number 37, December 6, 1919
Volume 6, Number 38, December 13, 1919
Volume 6, Number 39, December 20, 1919
Volume 6, Number 40, December 27, 1919
1920
Volume 6, Number 41, January 3, 1920
Volume 6, Number 42, January 10, 1920
Volume 6, Number 43, January 17, 1920
Volume 6, Number 44, January 24, 1920
Volume 6, Number 45, January 31, 1920
Volume 6, Number 46, February 7, 1920
Volume 6, Number 47, February 14, 1920
Volume 6, Number 48, February 21, 1920
Volume 6, Number 49, February 28, 1920
Volume 6, Number 50, March 6, 1920
Volume 6, Number 51, March 13, 1920
Volume 6, Number 52, March 20, 1920
Volume 7, Number 1, March 28, 1920
Volume 7, Number 2, April 3, 1920
Volume 7, Number 3, April 10, 1920
Volume 7, Number 4, April 17, 1920
Volume 7, Number 5, April 24, 1920
Volume 7, Number 6, May 1, 1920
Volume 7, Number 7, May 8, 1920
Volume 7, Number 8, May 15, 1920
Volume 7, Number 9, May 22, 1920
Volume 7, Number 10, May 29, 1920
Volume 7, Number 11, June 5, 1920
Volume 7, Number 12, June 12, 1920
Volume 7, Number 13, June 19, 1920
Volume 7, Number 14, June 26, 1920
Volume 7, Number 15, July 3, 1920
Volume 7, Number 16, July 10, 1920
Volume 7, Number 17, July 17, 1920
Volume 7, Number 18, July 24, 1920
Volume 7, Number 19, July 31, 1920
Volume 7, Number 20, August 7, 1920
Volume 7, Number 21, August 14, 1920
Volume 7, Number 22, August 21, 1920
Volume 7, Number 23, August 28, 1920
Volume 7, Number 24, September 4, 1920
Volume 7, Number 25, September 11, 1920
Volume 7, Number 26, September 18, 1920
Volume 7, Number 27, September 25, 1920
Volume 7, Number 28, October 2, 1920
Volume 7, Number 29, October 9, 1920
Volume 7, Number 30, October 16, 1920
Volume 7, Number 31, October 23, 1920
Volume 7, Number 32, October 30, 1920
Volume 7, Number 33, November 6, 1920
Volume 7, Number 34, November 13, 1920
Volume 7, Number 35, November 20, 1920
Volume 7, Number 36, November 27, 1920
Volume 7, Number 37, December 4, 1920
Volume 7, Number 38, December 11, 1920
Volume 7, Number 39, December 19, 1920
Volume 7, Number 40, December 25, 1920
1921
Volume 7, Number 41, January 1, 1921
Volume 7, Number 42, January 8, 1921
Volume 7, Number 43, January 15, 1921
Volume 7, Number 44, January 22, 1921
Volume 7, Number 45, January 29, 1921
Volume 7, Number 46, February 2, 1921
Volume 7, Number 47, February 12, 1921
Volume 7, Number 48, February 19, 1921
Volume 7, Number 49, February 26, 1921
Volume 7, Number 50, March 5, 1921
Volume 7, Number 51, March 12, 1921
Volume 8, Number 1, March 19, 1921
Volume 8, Number 2, March 26, 1921
Volume 8, Number 3, April 2, 1921
Volume 8, Number 4, April 9, 1921
Volume 8, Number 5, April 16, 1921
Volume 8, Number 6, April 23, 1921
Volume 8, Number 7, April 30, 1921
Volume 8, Number 8, May 7, 1921
Volume 8, Number 9, May 14, 1921
Volume 8, Number 10, May 21, 1921
Volume 8, Number 11, May 29, 1921
Volume 8, Number 12, June 4, 1921
Volume 8, Number 13, June 11, 1921
Volume 8, Number 14, June 18, 1921
Volume 8, Number 15, June 25, 1921
Volume 8, Number 16, July 2, 1921
Volume 8, Number 17, July 9, 1921
Volume 8, Number 18, July 16, 1921
Volume 8, Number 19, July 23, 1921
Volume 8, Number 20, July 30, 1921
Volume 8, Number 21, August 6, 1921
Volume 8, Number 22, August 13, 1921
Volume 8, Number 23, August 20, 1921
Volume 8, Number 24, August 27, 1921
Volume 8, Number 25, September 3, 1921
Volume 8, Number 26, September 10, 1921
Volume 8, Number 27, September 17, 1921
Volume 8, Number 28, September 24, 1921
Volume 8, Number 29, October 1, 1921
Volume 8, Number 30, October 8, 1921
Volume 8, Number 31, October 15, 1921
Volume 8, Number 32, October 22, 1921
Volume 8, Number 33, October 29, 1921
Volume 8, Number 34, November 5, 1921
Volume 8, Number 35, November 12, 1921
Volume 8, Number 36, November 19, 1921
Volume 8, Number 37, November 26, 1921
Volume 8, Number 38, December 3, 1921
Volume 8, Number 39, December 10, 1921
Volume 8, Number 40, December 17, 1921
Volume 8, Number 41, December 24, 1921
Volume 8, Number 42, December 31, 1921
1922
Volume 8, Number 43, January 7, 1922
Volume 8, Number 44, January 14, 1922
Volume 8, Number 45, January 21, 1922
Volume 8, Number 46, January 28, 1922
Volume 8, Number 47, February 4, 1922
Volume 8, Number 48, February 11, 1922
Volume 8, Number 49, February 18, 1922
Volume 8, Number 50, February 25, 1922
Volume 8, Number 51, March 4, 1922
Volume 8, Number 52, March 11, 1922
Volume 9, Number 1, March 18, 1922
Volume 9, Number 2, March 25, 1922
Volume 9, Number 3, April 1, 1922
Volume 9, Number 4, April 8, 1922
Volume 9, Number 5, April 15, 1922
Volume 9, Number 6, April 22, 1922
Volume 9, Number 7, April 29, 1922
Volume 9, Number 8, May 6, 1922
Volume 9, Number 9, May 13, 1922
Volume 9, Number 10, May 20, 1922
Volume 9, Number 11, May 27, 1922
Volume 9, Number 12, June 3, 1922
Volume 9, Number 13, June 10, 1922
Volume 9, Number 14, June 17, 1922
Volume 9, Number 15, June 24, 1922
Volume 9, Number 16, July 1, 1922
Volume 9, Number 17, July 8, 1922
Volume 9, Number 18, July 15, 1922
Volume 9, Number 19, July 22, 1922
Volume 9, Number 20, July 29, 1922
Volume 9, Number 21, August 5, 1922
Volume 9, Number 22, August 12, 1922
Volume 9, Number 23, August 19, 1922
Volume 9, Number 24, August 26, 1922
Volume 9, Number 25, September 2, 1922
Volume 9, Number 26, September 9, 1922
Volume 9, Number 27, September 16, 1922
Volume 9, Number 28, September 23, 1922
Volume 9, Number 29, September 30 , 1922
Volume 9, Number 30, October 7, 1922
Volume 9, Number 31, October 14, 1922
Volume 9, Number 32, October 21, 1922
Volume 9, Number 33, October 28, 1922
Volume 9, Number 34, November 4, 1922
Volume 9, Number 35, November 11, 1922
Volume 9, Number 36, November 18, 1922
Volume 9, Number 37, November 25, 1922
Volume 9, Number 38, December 2, 1922
Volume 9, Number 39, December 9, 1922
Volume 9, Number 40, December 16, 1922
Volume 9, Number 41, December 23, 1922
Volume 9, Number 42, December 30, 1922
1923
Volume 9, Number 43, January 6, 1923
Volume 9, Number 44, January 13, 1923
Volume 9, Number 45, January 20, 1923
Volume 9, Number 46, January 27, 1923
Volume 9, Number 47, February 3, 1923
Volume 9, Number 48, February 10, 1923
Volume 9, Number 49, February 17, 1923
Volume 9, Number 50, February 24, 1923
Volume 9, Number 51, March 3, 1923
Volume 9, Number 52, March 10, 1923
Volume 9, Number 53, March 17, 1923
Volume 10, Number 1, March 24, 1923
Volume 10, Number 2, March 31, 1923
Volume 10, Number 3, April 7, 1923
Volume 10, Number 4, April 14, 1923
Volume 10, Number 5, April 21, 1923
Volume 10, Number 6, April 28, 1923
Volume 10, Number 7, May 5, 1923
Volume 10, Number 8, May 12, 1923
Volume 10, Number 9, May 19, 1923
Volume 10, Number 10, May 26, 1923
Volume 10, Number 11, June 2, 1923
Volume 10, Number 12, June 9, 1923
Volume 10, Number 13, June 16, 1923
Volume 10, Number 14, June 23, 1923
Volume 10, Number 15, June 30, 1923
Volume 10, Number 16, July 7, 1923
Volume 10, Number 17, July 14, 1923
Volume 10, Number 18, July 21, 1923
Volume 10, Number 19, July 28, 1923
Volume 10, Number 20, August 4, 1923
Volume 10, Number 21, August 11, 1923
Volume 10, Number 22, August 18, 1923
Volume 10, Number 23, August 25, 1923
Volume 10, Number 24, September 1, 1923
Volume 10, Number 25, September 8, 1923
Volume 10, Number 26, September 15, 1923
Volume 10, Number 27, September 22, 1923
Volume 10, Number 28, September 29, 1923
Volume 10, Number 29, October 6, 1923
Volume 10, Number 30, October 13, 1923
Volume 10, Number 31, October 20, 1923
Volume 10, Number 32, October 27, 1923
Volume 10, Number 33, November 3, 1923
Volume 10, Number 34, November 10, 1923
Volume 10, Number 35, November 17, 1923
Volume 10, Number 36, November 24, 1923
Volume 10, Number 37, December 1, 1923
Volume 10, Number 38, December 8, 1923
Volume 10, Number 39, December 15, 1923
Volume 10, Number 40, December 22, 1923
Volume 10, Number 41, December 29, 1923
1924
Volume 10, Number 42, January 5, 1924
Volume 10, Number 43, January 12, 1924
Volume 10, Number 44, January 19, 1924
Volume 10, Number 45, January 26, 1924
Volume 10, Number 46, February 2, 1924
Volume 10, Number 47, February 9, 1924
Volume 10, Number 48, February 16, 1924
Volume 10, Number 49, February 23, 1924
Volume 10, Number 50, March 1, 1924
Volume 10, Number 51, March 8, 1924
Volume 10, Number 52, March 15, 1924
Volume 11, Number 1, March 22, 1924
Volume 11, Number 2, March 29, 1924
Volume 11, Number 3, April 5, 1924
Volume 11, Number 4, April 12, 1924
Volume 11, Number 5, April 19, 1924
Volume 11, Number 6, April 26, 1924
Volume 11, Number 7, May 3, 1924
Volume 11, Number 8, May 10, 1924
Volume 11, Number 9, May 17, 1924
Volume 11, Number 10, May 24, 1924
Volume 11, Number 11, May 31, 1924
Volume 11, Number 12, June 7, 1924
Volume 11, Number 13, June 14, 1924