THE COMMUNIST FOUR The Communist Party and the Social Revolution.
an and pergonal freedom of Wrangel, Morgan, Gary and the whole damnable industrial captainship of modern finance imperialiem, Coming back again to the actual facts of Russia economic life for the last three years, what do we find? land problem agrarian problem successfully solved up to the point This 1s the third anniversary ot the the proletarian state. But who supplied the 11 of introducing the Socialist mode of production Russian Soviet Republic the first proletarian dership, the organizing abilities, the dynamio into the domain of agriculture. True, this last state that has successfully repulsed all the energy for this superhuman task? The answer part of the problem 18 ag yet very far from Is, the Communist Party of Russia. It WAS attacks of International imperialism and laid and nobody having been solved in practice, the foundation for Communist Common this party and this party alone that first reall realizes the better than the Russian Commun.
wealth in Russia.
zed the supreme necessity for the building up 1st themselves. But and thege are the main If we inquire into the secret of the success of the Workers and Peasants Army for the de points Leudallem in the land relations of RusSoviets we and durability of the Russian fense of the revolution. Now this was not to be sla has been totally destroyed, rent and landcome upon one and only explanation the Com an easy task under any circumstances, parti lordism as economic factor simply does munist Party of Russia. This party was not cularly so in the midst of civil war and under not exist in Russia and the major part of only the initiator of the November Revolution the terrific pressure of external agreeston. But won Russia peasantry has been completely that brought the Russian proletariat into the Army has been created and has on many over to the revolution.
Consequently, any power, but also its leader and defender difficult and trying occasiong given an excel further development of Russia agricultural through the entire period of the existence of lent account of Itselt, life, provided the proletariat continues to hold the Russian Soviet Republic. It is only stating What made this miracle possible? At the the power of state, must proceed in the an historical fact to say, that were It not for recruiting stage of the process we the local direction of Socialism and eventually, Comthe Communist Party of Russia, neither the organizations and groups of the Communist munism.
November Revolution nor its successful course Party of Russia carrying an intensive and exLarge scale industry and commerce have Inside and outside of Russia since then, would tensive campaign among the workers and poorer been socialized. Russia industrial organism 18 have been possible peasants for enlistment into the Red Army. It functioning as a consciously regulated and or Tho Solzuro of Power, was a campaign of revolutionary and Commu.
ganized system of production and distribution It is a well known fact that the party that nist education the likes of which the world has for the benefit of all who work. The workers seized the power of state, November 7th, 1917 never seen before. Every particle of energy and are being trained and educated for the perwas the Communist Party. But it is not as ability was put to work and the result was, formance of their duties as free and equal well known that this same party has been for a constant stream of thousands upon thousands years educating and preparing its own ranks into the ranks of the new Workerc Army.
members of a Communist Commonwealth, and for this gigantic task the Communist Party and the broad working masses of Russia Just But there was another problem which for this supreme and decisive act. Ever since of Rusela 18 supplying, not only the general consider the most difficult of all, this was the the first abortive revolution of 1905 when it plans, but the actual leadership, education and getting of military leadership. In the old army became clear that the only social forces caporganization as well.
the responsible positions of field generalehip able of overthrowing the rule of the Czar and and military staff work were held by reactio Think of a political party and the Comnobility, were the workers and poorer peas nary noblemen and favorites of the Czar. Even munist Party of Russia is a political partyants, the Bolshevist faction of the former So the lower positions of the army command with sitting in convention assembled and discussing cial Democratic Labor Party of Russia has very few exceptions were in the hands of cor planning and providing for every phase of been working on the theory that a successful rupt servants of the ruling class. Consequently, Russia economic ife! The resolutions of the political revolution in Russia must necessarily an entirely new staff of military leaders and Ninth Convention deal almost exclusively with open the way for the ripening social revolution commanders had to be created. And all thiseconomic problems. This last convention was, in Europe, and that in this final struggle of almost at a moment notice. But this problem by the ature of its work, a gathering of the oppressed against the capitalist oppressors was soved and as we now know, treated suceconomists, bankers and industrialists all in the working mashes of Russia will take the cessfully. Now where did this new staff come one. And as the deliberations were complete leading part. That a successful political revolufrom? It came from the ranks of the Communist and decisions adopted, the whole Communist tion in Russia may, under certain International Party of Russia. It was the membership of this press and every single party group went ahead conditions, assume the character of a social party that suplied the material for the front educating and preparing the working masses revobatica, was clearly 1orseen by the Bolshe. ranks of the battling battalions of the revolu of Russla for new pollo es and actions. Thus viki as early as 1906 1907 and because of this, tionary army. Hundreds upon hundreds of active 1s the working class being trained for the they were the first to perceive the immense and trusted Communists were, after a short and assumption of control over its own life. But for possibilities contained in the Workers Soviets intensive training in the military art, sent to the present, when the broad masses are st111 that first sprung up in 1905 as organs of future the most dangerous and responsible positions inexperienced, it is the class conscious and the revolutionary struggles and also proletarian at the front.
revolutionary part of the working class the domination Nor is this all that the Communist Party Communist Party of Russia that is supplying While the Menshevikt were shedding tears of Russia did for the creation and successful the brains, foresight, and energy for the proof despair over the failure of the revolution functioning of the most potent instrument of letarian state and its institutions.
of 1905, burying together with their forlorn the proletarian dictatorship the Red Army. We hopes even the memory of the first Workers have heard a great deal about the political The World Revolution.
Soviets, the Bolsheviki were reaching out commissars the eyes and ears of the revolution after new. political orientations in which the Very little need be said about the part as they are called, that are attached to the social revolution and Workers Soviets were played by the Communist Party of Russia in military command of the army. These commisoccupying a central and dominating position.
the international revolutionary movement. Bars are charged primarily with the duty of In looking over the Bolshevist literature It is true that the mother of the Third, Comlooking after the morale and physical well being since 1906 we are struck by the fact that not munist International was the social revolution, of the Red soldiers. But they also keeping an for one moment did they lose sight of the then the Communist Party was its father. It international eye upon the doings of the military command.
character of the proletarian is this last circumstance that has given rise And who are these commisars They are active, struggle. They always thought and spoke in to the ridiculous idea spread by the socialterms of world revolution and when in August trusted, and devoted members of the Communist patriots and weak hearted Centrists, that the 1914, the war broke out, they were the only solid Party of Russia. It is they who educate and Russian Communists want to dictate and lord ly organized working class party that had a encourage and enthuse the battling forces of the revolution. It is they who guard the proover the revolutionary movement of the world.
clear vision of its revolutionary duty to make That the Communists of Russia have been the that war the last capitalist war by transformletarian dictatorship against possible treachery.
Initiators and creators of the Third Communing in into the first international civil war of Thus has many and many a Communist laid 1st International, there can be no doubt. That down his life on the field of battle for the libe.
Communism against Capitalism. They, the Bolthey are at present, the strongest and most ration of the workers of Russia as well as the sheviki, not only had the vision but also the influential factor in this general staff of the oppressed and down trodden the world over.
will and the daring and the courage to chalworld revolution is equally true. But it is lenge the further misrule of imperialist banEconomic Roconstruction.
also an undeniable fact that the international ditry and planted with both their feet upon As to the reconstruction and rehabilitation policies of the Communist Party of Russia the solid foundation of Marxian economics, of economic life of Russia the Communist Par were prompted by one single desire to revolutrained in years for open struggle against the ty of that country is clearly the only practically tionize the proletarian movement of Europe most unscrupuluous tyrannies the world has organized group that had has, even previous and America and to surrender the leadership ever known and determined upon doing their to the November Revolution, a definite concepof the International revolution to the workers duty towards th oppressed and suffering masses tion of what is to be done to repair the damage of these countries as soon as they are able of the world, the Bolsheviki, who are now known as the Communist Party of Russia, were wrought upon Russia economic lo by tho and willing to take it. There is not another otrangulating rule of Czarism and the effocts party in tho whole world that is as truly and bending their whole line of conduct towards of the Imperialist war. None of the opponents the liberation of the working class from the consistently international in its outlook, polloof tho Communist Party of Russia have as yet les and dealings as the Communist Party of horrors of capitalism. Hence their glorious produced any plan of economic reconstruction Russia. And to accuse this party of dictatorial act of November 7th, 1917.
that wonld on the face of it, even promise designs upon the worktrs of other countries Defending the Power of the Workors, lot alono Bocuroa boarablo existence for the The state power of Russia soized on Nois to play directly into the hands of worldvember 1917 was tons of millions of Russia tollers. Wo hear imporlalism, which is seeking to destroy the ccessfully hold and doex of course a ded against tho aggressions of world imperiagreat deal of toritioism directed Third, Communist International, its only ofagainst the economic plans and activities of footivo lism for three long years. By whom? By the and dangerous opponent. Nover will working masses of course, the Red Army on the Russian Communists. Thoy tell us, there tht class conscious workers of the world for.
the tal of battle and their comrados at hono smart crition, that thoooonomio polloles lead ret the dobt that they owe to the Communist in the shops and tactorios, have been bending to inocloney, wastotuinons, too much central Party of Russle for its great and courageous ther Its swalls their nervou, all wortzation, eto, oto, but we only smile. For wo plozcoring is the cause of international Comricing their lives to sustain tho x1ylch of know full well that none of them havo any munism.
thing better to protut unless At bo omoloty (COA on page 6)