New-York tribune., 1922-02-26
By Leo Pasvolskv
IS A COMMUNIST revolution pos
sible in the United States

rs A COMMUNIST revolution pos
sble in the United States!
There is scarcely a person in
- this country that would not
smile at this question or else reply to
Il in terms Of utter derision.
Yet there is group of people IN
=. world who think that revolution
:, the Jritod States is not only pos
.ble, but inevitable. They derive the
t.r,c Of their conviction from their
,,ah in what they consider memorable
,aw Q: history and shape their policies
s-d actions in accordance with their
adherence 70 this faith
This group Is the Third or Commun-
;s. International, that General staff
.. HE World Revolution.' organized
!, Russia by the Soviet regime to
foster the cause OF communism and
directing communist activities through
cut the world. The leaders of this
group are utterly undismayed by tire
fsct that there arc apparently but few
PERSONS IN the United States who put
any credence in their ideas. They not
only rromulgate these ideas, but they
sctually lay down policies and see to it
that these policies are carried out by
whatever adherents they have here.
During the last year or 50 the world
hss heard much concerning changes of
policy in Soviet Russia. Capitalism
las been brough, back into the life Of
he courtry-at least. the Communist
leaders have declared their willingness
to permit it TO return in some forms
and under various guiscs. The world
a, large has been inclined to accept
this as 4 confession of loss of faith in
communism on the part of Lonino and
Tro:zky, IS we'll IS their less promi-
rent companions in the Soviet regime.
lenine and Irotzky Have
Only Changed Methods
But Lenine and Trotzky are not only
the most prominent figures in the
Soviet government but also members
cf the executive committee Of the Third
International In all their speeches
they have been insisting that what
they have given up have been merely
some Of the methods by means Of
vhich they have attempted to intro
dgce communism in Russia, not com
nunism itself. They are frank in say
Ing that by their tactics they merely
b0pe to gain once more enough strength
% overthrow capitalism, this time
nore effectively than they did during
.,s f1st three Years of their rule in
2aaia And while they have been an
se1ncins their Willingness TO enter
into temporary cooperation with the
capital,st world, they have not ceased
o emphasize the merely temporary
,sture of the arrangement and have
ever indicated any loss Of faith in
the ultimate triumph of communism.
yor have they shown the slightest IN
tioatloA Of moving toward either dis.
banding tho Third International, or
ssyering its connections with the
Soviet government by cutting of its
funds, or their own personal reaig-
nation from the executive committee
nj the International, which s it, direct
irs bodv
1he most authoritative .pokasman
fos the Third international is Gregory
z.noviev. the nre sident Of its executive
committee 1evera! weeks ago, in sd-
dressing meeting Of Petrograd WORK
men 2lnorisv presented in the follow
ing succ.nct manner tie views CT the
Third International on the question Of
+he relation between the internal Rus
'an situation, ! 9. the announced
changes Of policy with regard to ca2i-
tallst activities, ard the outlook for z
vo,ld rsvoution.
Unpleasant as II Is for u 70 men
t'a i, the fact remains that at the
Present time tbs situation in Russia
sf'sslt is N obstacle N The way Of
''yelopmert o. the Communist 1nte--
sat'onal- Whenever work"en in
Western Europe so out or strike or
s'o7 other .nclinarlons TO rise against
'Aslr masters, they arc told II you ID
MS You merely show that you want
sass!an communism, with its famine,
''!Q and chaos For some porkiaen
'asse temporary difficulties which we
experience constitute an argument
against communism. Therefore, il is
necessary for u TO realize that when
- strive 70 re-establ!sh industry. We
% 'H'a not merely a. 4 matter Of our
VTA ~sllbalng, but also "a matter Of
ae grear v'o-ld revolution'
-ealne and Trotzky face the fellow
.as alternative: Either they sre IN
Tnpathy with these vievs-and then
" Is utter,y Impossible for them 70
.asFy out the no-rropaganda guar
'~''es Vh,ch they offer to give to the
.-'s'oe world, or else, i they Intend
sacefsly to carry out these pledges,
.-sg ought 10 be willing TO dissociate,
--1NC liz.