The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-01
By NIKOLAI LENIN---
Extracts Prom Speech Delivered at Moscow
Show the Arch-Priest of the Bolshe-
viks Is Alive to the Possibilities of
Capitalistic Development.

Off from discussion for decades and
and the revolution could not develop
without period Of meetings on alb
subjects. . - That caused confus-
ion in many cases. 80
We must declare that those who
want to cause our destruction. and
whom we hold to DO worthy Of de-
struction, must disappear. and then
our soviet republic viii survive; or.
on the other hand. II 10 the capt.
talists will survive and our repub-
lie will perish. There IL. and can
be. no other alternative, and all
sentimentality must be set aside.
Sentimentality Ii a. seriousa crime
a. desertion in time Of war. =
MUST LEARN QUICKLY.
The capitalists win be working
\ beside you: and beside you also
win be the foreign capitalists. the
concessionaries, the contractors.
who win make profits In your
country up to several hundred per
cent: who will grow rich beside
you. Let them grow rich. but You
will. learn from them the art of
conducting the national industry.
and II II only then that you win,
be able to create the communist
republic. You must learn quickly;
any siackness would be the great
est Of crimes You must study
this science. this hard. severe and
even cruel science, for there 10 no
other way Of escape.
. Tho state must learn to trade
In such . way as to satisfy the
needs Of the peasants. Things must
be 20 arranged that every worker
uses his capacity to strengthen
the workers and peasants state.
It 10 only then that industry on q
large scale can be created. I'm.
derstanding Of this position must
penetrate among the masses of
the people: better still. It must at.
tain practical results. There
was q time when we required
declarations, manifestoes. DEGREES.
We have had enough. They were
necessary to show the people what
We aimed at and how We wanted
to construct, what new and un-
known things they possessed. But
can We 80 on showing the peo-
pie what We want to construct?
No. The simplest worker will
laugh at US. He win say to US:
Have you done showing us how
you want to construct Show ef-
fectually how you are able to con-
struct. And II you cannot. we have
done with you. 60 to the devil"
And he win be right.
Among the Communists at least
half do not know how to fight. not
to speak Of those who hinder the
struggle. Ninety-nine per cent Of
you are Communists. and you
know that we are proceeding with
IN operation to purify the party.
1t II to be hoped that We shall
expsl 100000: some people put It
a. high a. 5000. and they please
me better. I for my part am
counting on the expulsion of 100. 900
to zoe. 900 Communists who have
caught on to the party. and who
not only do not know how TO strug-
gle against apathy and corruption.
but oppoce the struggle. 80 In
my opinion man has three arch
enemies to fight. Independently of
the part which he plays In the
state. These three enemies are:
Communist Dragging. ignorance,
and corruption. Communist brag-
sing IL found among those who
imagine that they can solve all
problems by Communist DEGREES.
80 Az regards the second enemy,
ignorance. I may say that 20 long
a. IL exists in the country It vii,
be difficult to speak of political
o0uCBtiOH. AH uutcruto II OuIBt0e
politics, he must first be taught
the alphabet Finally, II
corruption exists. II II remains pos
sible. It 10 also useless to talk OF
politics. 1t 10 impossible to pursue
policy. because al measures adopted
WIN remain IN the air and give no
results. Better have no law, II We
tolerate corruption in its practical ap-
piication % Cultural prob
lens cannot be solved a. quickly a.
thoss II . political and military
nature . In war one can
conquer IN . fsw months: but In the
cultural sphere far more time IL
needed And We must be prepared
for that. adopt ourselves to this slow
pace. give proof Of our tenacity. per.
severance and method.
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