The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-04-16

stadt and Petrograd in the beginning
Of March? l am in an advantageous
position to give to the readers OF
"The Toiler" the true story Of the
situation. | have received the "Pet-
rograd Pravda' of March 2, 8 and
4, 1921. So my duty now is: not, to
write the story bu! to translate and
connect the news, reports and de-
crees in regards % the 'mutiny."
In the issue of March 2 there is
nothing in relation to the uprising"
SO l have to begin with the issue OF
March 3, where we find the first
news.
A Leader in the "Petrograd Prav-
da" of March 3, 1921, reads
Revolution in Danger"
"Since the end of last month
among the toilers of Petrograd an
increased propaganda was carried
on for the Constituent Assembly by
the gentle Socialist -Revolutionists,
taking advantage of the increasing
difficulties in supplying food and
fuel. Behind the democrates stood
outspoken white guards, developing
open 'pogrom' (massacre) and black
hundred agitation.
"We always pointed out. that the
agitation for the Constituent As
sembiy by the S. RS. lays the
road to the rule by the reactionary
war clique and the Dictatorship Of
the generals.
"That is how it happened.
"ln Kronstadt, part of the marines
let themselves be led astrav by the
agitation of the S. RS, and after
a day since the beginning of the
commotion, an exczaristic general
appeared on the scene, raising open
mutiny against the. Soviet rule.
Let US remember, when in 1913
the s. Rs. overthrew the Soviet rule
in the Volga valley and in Siberia,
the rule of the Committee of the
Constituent Assembly, was not Of
long duration, the government of
| the democrats was ended by their
ally, the Cars general Kolchak.
"Similar experiments were done
by the S. RS. on the North and
South in Russia, and with this
same result. u
However, our democrats have not
learned the lessons yet of the last
years of the Russian Revolution,
they are still attempting to look for
luck anew,-and this time they set
their hand on Red Petrograd.
"The S. RS. gave an ex-general
the opportunity to get hold of Kron-
stadt,-the agitation Of the S.-Rs.
became he gate, thru which directly
stepped in, counter-revolution.
Revolution in danger! Thru mis-
leading and betrayal the enemy cap
tured one of the foreposts Of the
revolution, from which the Red Ban
ner had never been lowered! The re-
action of the S. Rs. and the gen
erals's have their hopes on the first
city of the Russian Revolution. Red
Petrograd.
Taking hold of it counter-vevolu-
tionists think to become the head Of
the Soviet Republic and carry their
dirty work to triumphant conclu-
sion.
"Our enemies, however, are mis-
taken in their reforming. They for
got, that the workers Of the Red
Capital know how to defend their
achievements and finish with the
mutineers.
"Red Petrograd has seen harder
days. In the Summer of 1919 Yude-
mitch marched on Petrograd, when
Finland threatened us with war. The
traitor succeeded in capturing the
fort dominating Kronstadt- dt-Krasnaya
Gorka, but it did not remain long in
their hands,--the workers of Petro-
grad smoked out the counter r-revolu-
tionists from there. "
"But at that time we had to fight
not only with traitors at our back,
but to beat back enemies on in
Vulnerable fronts.
"Will not Soviet Russia now, de-
feating its enemies, be able 10 render
impotent a gang Of bandits, taking
advantage Of our economic difficulties
to deliver treacherous blow to the
workers republic?
"The Cry; Revolution in Dang
er!" always gathered the working
masses under our glorious banner,
stained in the blood Of jnnumerable
sons of the toilipg populace, dying
for the workers and peasants.
"The workers Of Petrograd know
how to defend their city in incom-
parably harder moments, when they
had to beat back on all sides the
attacking white guards,--they will
not surrender their city TO the enc
my now, after triumphant terminn.
tion Of the struggle with the white
guards.
"Tens Of thouennds ~ voyL o,.. al