The sun., 1918-09-02
PREMIER LENINE
REPORTED DEAD


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real abilities and tremendous force.
They declared he was a patriot and q
philosopher who was using Berlin as
much as Berlin was using him. They
commended he was striving desperately
to rid Russia entirely OF the last trace
OF the old o1ter in that country as
rapidly as poss bile and that he was for
Russia against the whole world.
Ut was this allied certainty that
Lenine was a German tool that engen-
dered largely opposition by Germany's
foes to the then proposed Stockholm
conferences proposed by the Socialists.
Lenine purposed to abolish In Russia
autocracy and the nobility. He pur-
posed to take all authority from the
'bourgeoisie and professional class and
to vest II entirely in the peasant class.
None understood better than he that
for hundreds of years 1t had been. the
dream OF the Russian peasant to own
the land. Lenine's defenders saw in his
giving the land to them the new die
tator's realization that once In their pos
session not even the tremendous mill
tary powe' q Germany ever would be
able to wres: II from them asan.
Against this. however. the pro-Aliy
forces point to the fact that Lenine fore
saw none OF the results OF the war as
1t affected Russia. They pointed to the
fact that his safe conduct across Ger
many into Russia by Germany was pre-
coded by the incident OF his having been
on Austrian territory when the war
started in 1914: that he was arrested as
Russian subject--and promptly freed.
His Radical Paper.
From there he made his way to Switz-
erland and started a new radical news
paper which he called the Social Demo-
krat. He used that an an organ to de.
clare that for the cause Of social democ-
racy 1t was necessary that Russia should
be defeated in the war. For Lenine II
was argued that view was logical. since
he was interested only In Russia and did
not believe that the western nations wepe
really fighting for world democracy He
believed that IL Russia won the war that
autocracy had brought upon the country
autocracy would be more firmly en-
trenched than ever.
Even Lenine's friends did not venture
to refute with any great display OF proof
that the allied assertion that Lenine's
newspaper and propaganda were being
conducted with German funds. They
said he was fanatically devoted to the
idea that the end justified the means and
that he was the incorporating foe Of
all autocracies. among which he listed
the Russian Czarship. that Of the Prus-
sian military and intellectual regime and
those OF the Capitalist controlled"
democracies of England. France and
America.
Lenine was about IS or ~ years old.
His real name was Vladimir Hitch Ulia-
non The last name has been spelled In
at least twenty different ways since he
rose to power over the Bolsheviki. He
came from the Russian district Of Sim
brisk, which Is In the volga region. and
belonged to revolutionary family.
When Lenine was not more than II or
Is years old one OF his brothers was
convicted OF revolutionary undertakings
and was publicly shot That was one
of the reasons for his deep hatred Of
the Gear and all that pertained to the
older regime In Russia
Lenine himsen later incurred the
enmity Of the Russian ruling caste. He
wrotes book on economics that was
strongly impregnated with revolutionary
doctrines. 1t earned him the right to |,
fiaunt about the capitals Of the world as |
political exile. He did faunt, for he |
was possessed Of an ego that was un-
exaggerated, a fact. which |
even his most ardent champions readily |
admit.
Lenine's second book was entitled |
THE Development Of Capitalism in !
Russia 1t was published in 1893 and |
was his most widely read effort. He |
had made friends with Gorky and other
widely read Russian writer's and had |
absorbed many OF their ideas. The book |
gained big following for him among |
the Russian Socialist party. He allied |
himself with the Social democrats |
rather than with the social revolution
lists.
For a time too he was editor Of |
Iskdr tthe spark. which was published |
in Paris The paper circulated in Rus
sia-when the Russian police were I'M
able to confiscate the copies that pene-
trated from France. In 1908 Lenine at |
tended the convention Of the Social |
Democrats and wrote the agrarian pro-
gramme OF the party. The convention |
developed into a split. And 1t vas out
OF that split that Lenine became the
Intellectual leader OF the Boil |
sheviki. who were in favor Of more
radical programme than their opponents
For Twelve Years. was the title to |
a book Leniae published in 1905, Rus |
sia's fatcful yer. He tried to have him. !
self elected to the Second Duma, but |
failed and was active In the revolu- |
tionary movement which produced the !
notorious Red Monday. When the revo- |
lutionists had been beaten into subjec- |
ton Lenine again sought refuge in for |
eign countries. In those countries he |
stayed until the world war developed |
the series OF events that permitted him |
again TO get back to Russia and enter
the maelstrom that finally succeeded in
the overthrow of the Kerensky Gov
1t was contended that Kerensky really |
lost his grip on Russia at the famous
Moscow conferences. Lenine was much |
In evidence-but his name attracted but
nconsiderable notwithstanding the
brief revolution" led by Gen. Korni-
off against the Kerensky regime, which
was subdued. After that defeat Lenine
dropped into obscurity again for a time,
only to reappear about the time of the
Moscow conferences Kerensky then
was broken physically and his star was
IN the descendent.