The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 14, 1925, Page 7

omy | ee LS | BLt we “The idez becomes power when it pene-” trates the masses.” Karl Marx. SPECIAL MAGAZINE SUPPLEMENT THE DAILY WORKER. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER.@ 1925. << 20 Bn et SECOND SECTION This magazine supple ment will appear every Saturday in The Daily Worker. Se re | Russian Labor’s Tasks in 1908 - — By¥ictann THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION OF 1905 WE are now in the days preceding the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Russian revolution of 1905. ‘recent forms of struggle, The following article by Comrade Lenin appeared for the’ first time ' in. the Molodaja Rossija (Young Russia) of 4th January 1906, Ed. WHEREIN consists the pecu- liarty of the situation of the great Russian revolution? It consists in the fact that the further events have complete- ly exposed with all its hollow- ness of the Czar’s Manifesto of 17th October. The constitu- tional illusions have been de- stroyed. Reaction prevails al, along the line. Despotism has been completely restored, it ha: even been “‘deepened’’ by the dictatorial rights of LEasteri satrapism, beginning with Du bassov* right down to the low er police authorities. * Civil war is raging. The pol itical strike, as such, is begin ning to exhaust itself, it is be ginning to be left behind as a: obsolete form of the movement in the past. In St. Petersburg, for example, the exhausted and enfeebled workers were not able to carry thru the December strike.. On the other hand the movement, although it is stifled for the present by the reaction, | has doubtless reached a much "Die herbie Moscow proletar- iat showed that It is possible to conduct an active struggle, and drew along with it a mass of such sections of the popula- tion who have hitherto been politically indifferent, if not re- actionary. The Moscow: events, however, represent one of the most definite forms of the “tendency” which revealed _it- self in all the corners of Russia. The new form of action was confronted with tasks of such a gigantic character that they of course could not be solved at one stroke. These tasks are now, however, clearly confront- ing the entire people, the move- _ment is being raised to a higher level, it is becoming steeled andj consolidated. The revolution can no longer be deprived of these ‘achievements. Dubassoy’s cannons revolu- tionized enormous masses of fresh people. The new farce of the Duma’ encountered far greater hostility in the ranks of the advanced fighters and an in- comparably greater scepticism in the ranks of the bourgeoisie than did the old Bulygin Duma. What is the situation now? We will look the facts straight in the face. A new task now confronts us of assimilating and analysing the lessons of a work of preparing and organiz- ing the forces in the chief cen~ ters of the movement. It would be: of great advan- tage to the government to sup- press, as hitherto, the seattered and isolated actions, of the pro- letariat. The government: would} — ‘very much like to provoke the (*) Admiral Dubassoy, governor of Moscow, who suppressed the Moscow revolt in December 1905. Wi general |. The day set apart by the Communist International is Dec. 20th. On this day great mass meetings and demon- strations will be held in all parts of the world. In the Union of Soviet Republics the anniversary celebrations will be held in the humblest hamlets as well as in the greatest cities, This anniversary must receive a fitting observance from great masses of American workers and farmers. In order to better acquaint labor in this country with the 1905 Russian revolution, the forerunner of the Bolshevik triumph of November, 1917, The DAILY WORKER will publish from time to time special articles on the 1905 struggle for power, while in December a special issue will be devoted to this historic event. Read these articles and pass them out among other workers. workers in St. Petersburg to im- mediate struggle under most dis- advantageous conditions for the latter. The workers, however, will not respond to this provoca- tion and will succeed in: pursu- ing their over the whole country. Forces: are to hand for such an action: they are growing jmore quickly than we. Only a |limited portion of these forces were drawn into the stream of the Detomber events, The movement has not by a long way revealed its entire breadth and depth. Let us cast a glance at the moderate bourgeois and _ ultra- reactionary press. Nobody, not even the Noyoye Vremya (The New Times, organ of. the re- | actionary nobility. Ed.) places any belief in the boastings of the government that it will im- mediately nip any new action in the bud. Nobody doubts that the enormous-inflammable mat- jerial—the peasantry—will real- ves ‘that’ the government will or can honestly convene the Duma under the old system of repressions, of bureaucracy, of deprivation of rights, ete. Not irresponsible acts of re- volutionaries, which in such a ber The peasants’ revolt is grow- ing. The financial collapse is approaching. The gold curren- ey: is losing its value. The deficit of half a milliard rubles {cannot be made good even with all the help of the reactionary bourgeoisie of Europe who are hastening to the aid of despot- ism. All those troops who are ready to fight against the re- volution have been called up, but the “pacification of the Caucasus and Siberia” is far- ther off than ever. The ferment in the army and in. the fleet, which found clear expression after the 17th October, will of course not be stifled by the em- ployment of force against the fighters for freedom thruout all Russia. The return of the war prisoners and the return of the Manchurian army will only increase the ferment. The mob- ilization of fresh divisions of troops against the enemy at home only entails fresh dangers to despotism. The crisis has not only not been solved, on the contrary, it has only been extended by the Moscow “victory.” The socialist labor party must be. clear re Suaits- tasks. Down with the,panstitubional i- lusions! The “lessons” of the two great revolutionary months (November and December) must “be collected.” Every- where where it is necessary we must know how to go over into ‘ ; 5 illegality. The enormous tasks situation are a hundred times : more dangerous than the -de- of the new action must be fac- cisive action, but obvious facts, which are even recognized by opponents of the revolution, go to prove that the “victory” of the government in Moscow has ed more definitely, the prepara- tions for the same must be car- ried out with more perseve- rance and more systematically, the forces of the proletariat, ex- rendered its position more des- mangted by the strikes, must, perate than it was before Octo- (Continued on page 7) | The Growing March Against Tyranny |