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Page Forr (Continued 1 ag Page One) Benin insistently impressed upon the | delegates: “Hirst of all, don’t be carried away | by victory and don’t be proud Secondly, clinch the victory; thi despatch the enemy for he is merely Vanquished, but far from He causticaily ridiculed thc being di @ates who thou sly that “Now it’s ail over with the Menshev It was not difficult for he Mensheviks stili ment, tha wiv him to prove that t had roots in the labor m: it was necessary rugele them understand: , in every w @voiding an overvaiuation of ow. Strength and especially an under Waluiation of the strength of th enemy. “Don’t allow victcry to turn your | head.” This is the peculiarity in the character of Lenin which helped him | to judge soundly ngth of th enemy and insure the party against “ possible surprises. the st Stern Adherence to Principle. EADERS of a party must noi fai to esteem the opinion of the ma- jority of their party. She majority i @ strength with which the leader: eannot afford not to reckon. Lenin understood this no le than every other leader of the party. But Lenin} never became a siave to the majority, especially when t majority was not based upon princ There were times in the history of our party when the opinion of the majority or the Momentary interests of the party cam into the conflict with the fundamenia! interests of the prolet: In such eases Lenin, without hesitation, siood resolutely for principle against the majority of the party. Moreover, he| did not fear in such a case to come| forth literally alone against all the rest, relying on the fact that, as he| often expressed it, “the policy of| stern adherence to principle is the truest policy.’ The following two illustrations are especially characteristic of this at- titude: 1. In the period of 1909 to 1911, the party, shattered by the counter-| fevolution, passed through a period of complete disintegration. ~ This was a period of lack of confi-| dence in the party; an ‘epidemic of} desertion not only on the part of the} intellectuals, but also to some extent 6f the workers; a period of renounce- ment of underground work; a period of liquidationism and decomposition. Not only the Mensheviks, but the Bolsheviks as well, produced a whole series of fractions and tendencies,| broken away to a large extent from} the labor movement. You all know that it was during *--*this period that the idea arose of complete liquidation of underground | principle is the truest policy. |acquainted with the history of the revolution from end to end, are yet |the creative ability of the masses. THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1928 eit aC A A JOSEPH STALIN. succumbed to the general madness of vatriotism and gave themselves up to heir native imperialisms. This was he pe when the Second Interna- tional lowered its banner before capi- talism, when not even such people as hanov, Kautsky, Guesde, and ers withstood the wave of chauvin- Lenin was then the only one, or nearly the only one, who raised a resolute fight against social-chauvin- ism and social pacifism, who exposed the treachery of the Guesdes and Kautskys, and who branded the half- rted s of the wavering “revo- lutionaries.” Lenin knew well enough that he hadan insignificant minori |hind him, but that was of no decisive importance to him, for he knew that the only true policy, the only one which could succeed, was the policy of consistent internationalism. He knew that the policy of stern adherence to In this struggle for the new inter- national, Lenin proved himself the victor. “The policy of stern adherchce to principle is the truest policy”—this is the formula with the aid of which Lenin took by storm new “unassail- able” positions, capturing the best elements of the proletariat for the cause of revolutionary Marxism. Faith in the Masses. HEORETICIANS and leaders of the party, though knowing the his- tory of the people, though thoroughly sometimes afflicted with one shame- ful sickness. This sickness is a fear of the masses—lack of confidence in This gives rise to a certain aristo- cratic attitude on the part of the leaders towards the miasses, who, though not experienced in the history of the revolution, are yet called upon | ver work and of the organization of!to break down the old and build up Workers into a legal liberal Stolypin|the new. The fear that the spon party. Lenin was then the only one|taneity of the masses may run wild, Who did not succumb to the general) that the masses may “destroy more contagion and held aloft the banner/than is necessary” the desire to play ef our party organization, rallying|the role of governess, endeavoring to the dissipated and shattered forces of |“teach” the masses from hooks, but the party with marvelous patience|not wishing to learn from the masses and with unheard of tenacity, fight-| —those form the basis of this type of jon among the food workers in this ’ In the present strike in the Colo- ing against any and every anti- -party | tendency within the labor movement, | defending the party principle with ‘mequalled valor and perseverance. We all know that in this struggle| for the party principle, Lenin after-.| “ward proved himself the victor. | 2. The period from 1914 to 1917, | the period of the heat of the im-| perialist war, when ail or nearly all | social democratic and socialist parties aristocratic leadership. Lenin represented the exact con- trary of such leaders. I don’t know of another revolu- tionary who believed so deeply in the creative power of the proletariat and in the revolutionary strength of pur- pose of its class instinct as did Lenin. I don’t know another revolutionary who so unsparingly flagellated the self-satisfied critics of the “chaos of Help Empros, Our Greek Daily revolution” and of the “bacchanals of the self-initiated action of the mas- ses” as did Lenin. I remember how, during one con- ation in reply to a remark of one of our comrades that “After the revo- lution normal order must be estab- lished,” Lenin sa “It’s too bad if people who want to be revolutionaries forget that, in his- tory, the order most nearly approach- ing the normal is_ revolutionary order.” Hence the scornful attitude of Len- in toward all those who endeavored to look upon the ma to learn to understand their activity, to study at- tentively the practical experience of the struggle of the masses. “Faith in the creative power of the masses”—that is the characteristic in the activity of Lenin which make it possible for him to understand its spontaneity and direct its movement into the channel of the proletarian revolution. The Genius of the Revolution. ENIN was born for the revolution. He was verily a genius of revo- lutionary outbursts and the greatest master of revolutionary leadership. He never felt so free or so exuberant as during the time of revolutionary shocks. I certainly don’t mean by this that Lenin approved equally of every revolutionary shock, or that he always and under all conditions stood for revolutionary outbursts. Not by any means! I merely mean that never did the ingenious perspicacity of Len- in ifest itself so fully and so pre- cisely as during a revolutionary out- burst. In the days of the revolution- ary upheavals, he literally bloomed, became clairvoyant, foresaw the movement of classes and the probable zigzags of the revolution, seeing them as though they were in the palm of his hand. Not without cause was it said in our party circles that “Tlyit can swim in the waves of the revolu- tion like a fish in the water.” Hence the astonshing clearness of the tactical slogans and the “be- wildering” boldness of the revolution- ary projects of Lenin. I recollect two especially character- istic events illustrating this peculiar- ity of Lenin. 1. It was the period before the October revolution when millions of workers, peasants and soldiers, driv- en on by the crisis at the front and in the rear, demanded peace and free- dom; when the military leaders and the bourgeoisie were preparing a mili- tary dictatorship in the interests of the “war to the end”; when all so- called public opinion, all the so-called socialist parties were opposed to the Bolsheviks, treating them as German spies; when Kerensky was striving ' | GREETINGS from 2F 1D H. CHIBNICK NORMAN SILBER RAE HEIMOWITZ ELLIS CHRYSSOS FLORENCE HELLAR ANNA LAWRENCE BERTHA CHEIEN WALTER SNOW ALEX GUSSAKOFF HARRY ANNIS The Central Executive Committee of the Workers (Communist) Party appeals to all Party members and all workers to help maintain the Greek daily paper, Empros, that now finds itself Wation. Barty «: sections of arty and th ers who form part of the E come to the aid financially Empros. Empros was established as a daily paper six months ago in response to the great need for a daily paper to organize the struggle of the Greek masses in this country. The Greek section of the Communist Party altho very small numerically is one df the most active sections of the Party and is participating in vefy important mass work. Win 40-Hour Week. The Greek section and Empros have been instrumental in helping to grganize the Greek fur workers. Thru its aid it was possible to establish a jour week in the fur industry. Greek section of the Party ‘and jpros are the center for organiza- n of the tens of thousands of Greek ‘kers in the food industry thruout United States and these workers an important factor in any organi- in a very difficult financial The Workers ularly (Communi: upon th ose Wo! ans t of the do coal fields there are many Greek iners who are on strike and they are g the mest militant in that area. e of the Greek militants, Nick panoudakis, was one of those killed the encounter in the Colorado ies a few weeks ago. Paper Needed. qt is also important to maintain the Communist paper, Empros, as daily, because of the situation in . The Greek government is a -| Gr 1 of British imperialism, and Brit- ny A ish imperialism is today trying to organize the Balkans into a group in order to fight against the Soviet Union. They are, therefore, using the most terroristic measures against the eek Communists and the Greek bers of parliament have been own into jail, charged with trea- on. Empros has helped a great deal in this struggle to mobilize the Greek masses in this country against the Creek government as well as carry- struggle. There is no other labor paper in the Greek language in the United States. It is, therefore, necessary to assure the existence of Empros. Must Aid Financially. The Workers (Communist) Party calls upon all workers and particular- ly those of the Balkan countries to come to the rescue financially of Em- pros and to do everything possible to tide over this crisis so that Em- pros may go on and live and carry on the struggle for the organization of the unorganized, for a labor party, for the protection of the foreign-born, and to give all possible assistance to the Communist Party of Greece and other Communist Parties in the Balk- ans. Empros is particularly important to us today since it is necessary to group together into a Balkan Federation all the left wing elements of the United States that can become a powerful force in the struggle of the Balkan masses against war and against the maneuvers and machinations of the British imperialists to throw the masses of the Balkans into a war against the Soviet Union. Comrades, fellow-workers, let us help save Em- pros. Let us help carry on the strug- gle among Greek masses. CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMIT- TEE, WORKERS (COMMUNIST) ing on its task in the American 7 International Press Correspondence 2 NUMBERS 67 70 All other numbers contain valuable material on im- portant current events—ev- ery class-conscious worker should subseribe to this periodical. A Yearly Sub. $6. Six Mo. $3. 10 Cents a Single Issue, Order from WORKERS LIBRARY PUB- LISHERS, 39 E. 125th St. Special editions deal- ing with the discus- sion in the Russian Communist Party. PARTY. New York, N. Y. tically remarked: | to drive the party of the Bolsheviki \underground—-and had already par- tially suceeeded; when the whole of the army of the Austro-German coali- tion, still strong and well-disciplined, confronted our tired and disintegrated rmy and when the West-European socialists” remained in blissful coali- tion with their bourgeois governments in the interests of “war to complete victory. .. .” What does it mean to raise a re- bellion at such a moment? To raise a rebellion in such a situa- tion means to stake everything on one card. But Lenin did not fear to risk it, for he knew, he saw with his own clear-sighted vision, that the uprising was unavoidable, that the uprising would succeed, that the uprising in Russia would set in motion the mas- ses of the west, that the uprising in Russia would transform the imperial- ist war into the civil war, that the uprising would bring forth a republic of Soviets, that the republic of So- viets would serve as the bulwark of the revolutionary movement of the whole world. You all know that this revolutionary forecast of Lenin’s was realized after- wards with marvelous exactness. 2. In the first days after the Oc- tober revolution, the Council of Peo- ple’s Commissars tried to compel the treacherous general, Commander-in- Chief Dukhonin, to disconttnue war activities and open negotiations with the Germans for an armistice. I re- member how Lenin, Krylenki (the future Commander-in-Chief) and I GREETINGS from 2D 3F. a GREETINGS International Branch, Section 1D. GET ONE NOW 14-Karat Gold Emblem SS (Actual Size and Design) SCREW-CAP TYPE $1.25 went to the General Staff in Peters- burg to negotiate with Dukhonin. The moment was a painful one. Dukhonin and the staff categoric- ally refused to fulfill the order of the Sovnarkom (Council of People’s Com- missaries). The whole commanding apparatus of the army was in the hands of the staff. As far as the soldiers themselves were concerned, it ‘was uncertain what the twelve mill- ions would say, held in subjection by | the so-called army organization that | was bitterly hostile to the Soviet | power. As you all know, the uprising of the Junkers was then maturing in Peters- burgh. Moreover, Kerensky also was attacking Petersburgh. I remember how after a few moments Lenin’s face was illuminated with a kind of un- usual light. It was clear that he had already made his decision. “Come to the radio station,” he said. “It will serye our purposes; we will remove General Dukhonin by a special order, appoint Comrade Kry- lenko in his place as Commander-in- Chief, and appeal to the soldiers, over the heads of the commanding staff, to surround the generals, to discontinue war activity, to get in touch with the Austro-German soldiers, and to take the cause of peace into their own hands.” That was a leap into the unknown. But Lenin did not fear this “leap”; on the contrary, he looked forward to it, ; for he knew that the army wanted peace, and that it would obtain peace, sweeping away on the road to peace each and every obstacle; for he knew that this method of gaining peace] would not fail to affect the Austro- German soldiers and that it would unleash the desire for peace on all fronts without exception. __ Who does does not know how this revo- Firetrap Catches Many \On Top Floors; Scores Endangered by Flames When a fire broke out in the four- story tenement house at 120 East 118th street yesterday, police and fire- men found great difficulty in rescu- ing scores of men, women and chil- dren imprisoned by it. Like thousands of similar houses occupied by workers, fire escape fa- | cilities were so primitive that many were forced to charge through the flames to save their lives. Many were heard from the windows, Many were overcome by sifioke LENIN, MOUN TAIN EAGLE --- STALIN WRITES OF GREAT LEADER lutionary forecast of Lenin’s was also realized afterwards with absolute exactness? Perspicacity amounting to genius, the ability swiftly to grasp and devine the inner meaning of events taking | place—this is the characteristic of Lenin which helped him to frame the correct strategy and clear line of con- duct in the various windings of the revolutionary movement, Typographical Union to Demand 1 Year’s High School for Apprentices CHICAGO, Jan. 20 (FP).—The Chi- cago Typographical ion No. 16 and the Franklin Association of employers are notifying all shops that the rule requiring at least 1 year of attendance in a standard high school will be strictly enforced in the case of all candidates for apprenticeship- “We find there are many boys with 4 years’ high school education eager to become apprentices,” says organ- izer L. J. 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