The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-03-26

LENIN'S SPEECH
(Continued from last week.
Srd Installment.

OOlIIdueS, Wiltil we ldhS up tiS Hocooaoh |
of the revolutionary press, of why unrest |
has been created throughout the entire world
Gas the English bourgeois economist eX-
presses himself), we meet first OF all the
mistakes and opportunism of some of those
who wish to enter the III International and
the opportunism of those outright deceivers
of the proletariat, namely, the people who
put the question of revolution in a dishonest
light. They put the question thus: Is this
revolution an absolutely inevitable crisis,
and can one prove that there is no way out
except revolution? Some who sincerely SYM
pathize with the revolution and are abb
solutely loyal revolutionists considering
themselves foremost revolutionists) try
frantically to prove that there is mo way
out. / think that the question put in that
way is fundamentally incorrect.
There Is No Absolutely Issueless Situation.
"a revolutionary crisis is at hand. Can
we place hope in the strength and organiza-
tion of revolutionary class, a class of op-
pressed, to overthrow this disintegrating
society of exploiters? That is how the ques-
tion should be put You can not show the
absolute inability to find way out OF the
crisis. To try TO show this last is mere
pedantism and playing with words.
1T is sufficient and necessary to prove
and convert into action that which is lacking
in Europe and in the entire world The ex
plotted masses lack the revolutionary con-
seriousness of the organization and prepared
ness of their vanguard, namely, that very
thing for the sake of which we have come
together at this End Congress of the Com
munist International.
"What we shall attain with decisive sue
cess (of this there cam be no doubt) in the
preparation of revolutionary forces, in order
to take advantage of the revolutionary
crisis which indisputably is ait hand which
grows throughout the entire world and
which lacks only decisiveness, consciousness,
and organization. Communist parties in
each country, in touch with all the exploited
masses-this is what is lacking. (Con-
tinued)*
Is Nonciass Government Possible?
"The representative of the British In
dependent Labor Party, Macdonald, admits
that the revolutionary movement is grow
ing, that the workmen are for the Soviet
regime, that they have seen that they have,
i'm fact, dictatorship of the bourgeoisie.
He declares: A dictatorship is a bad thing,
but if you must have class government
then it is better that it should be boil
shevist rather than a bourgeoisie govern
ment. But he sets about to try to inspire
people with the hope that some kind OF q
nonclass government is possible. But we
know this latter. We saw an almost noncass
government of Kerensky, Chenlov, anC
Tseretelh. The Germans see an absolutely
nonclass government of Scheidemann anC
Noske, and of their followers. Hungary ant
Finland had the same experience.
''But we are net dealing with theory, fo
we know from practice what kind Of fact
are these which make workmen laugh whec
they hear this talk. Macdonald says: "A
the present moment there is revolutionar.
movement everywhere, and the worlNnel
are on the side of Soviet Russia and 0
dictatorship. Because of the war everything
has been shaken and disturbed, but all o
this will settle down and all this will pass
Thus writes the representative of a part
which wishes to join the III Internationa
Of course you have here an out-and-ou
bourgeois pacifist, who reckons that an
crisis will pass and be settled. This man,
is true, does not call himself Marxist;
is only representative of the Independer
Labor Party.
"But it is not question Of whether tn
crisis will progress far. On this point ol
can debate without end. The point is tn
people who are duty-bound to assist t
revolutionary movement are getting out
it by phrases: All this will pass; all til
will settle ITSELF Such people are not
cialists and are not leaders Of the woi
men; and what is more, they can not
members of the III International.
Opportunism Of Social Democracy.
"This opportunism can be noted not OF
among the parties that have remained
the II International but even among tn,