The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-27
Shows Close Bonds Between
Regime and Communists
in Propaganda
QUOTES FROM PAPER
Makes Public Translation as
Part of Effort to Show
Connection


gan izvestia, which appeared in tina,
publication of November Z. 1922, and
acknowledged the close bonds be-
tween the Soviet regime and the
Communist International, was made
public by the state department
4 Excerpts from the article were
quoted recently by the state depart
ment in substantiation of its charge
that the Soviets were active in con-
Quoting revolutionary propaganda in
this country and that there was no
real difference between the Com
munist International and the Soyic,
government. Subsequently, Stcklov
challenged Secretary Hughes to pro-
duce the date on which the article
appeared, and the department not
only announced the date, but made
public the text as follows:
Republics of Sovicts and Ill In
lternatonal:
"Thc coincidence Of the date Of the
celebration of the fifth anniversary
of the October revolution and the
opening of the 4th congress of the
communist international is by no
means an accidental or arbitrary o.
currence. This coincidence has a
deep significance and flows out of the
organic connection between two his.
itorical phenomena.
Russians Aided Founding.
Az "The Soviet republic celebrates its
Fifth jubilee; the Communist Inter.
national cOnvenes it's 4th congress.
Thus the community international
appears somewhat younger than its
Soviet brother. And in fact, it was
i, founded in the second year Of the
Soviet republic, and, on the formal
initiative and under the strong in
tluence of the Russian communist
party, The majority of the Com
munist parties, entered into it's com,
position were founded later than the
Russian party. This has given
cause to our enemies to affirm that
the whole Communist international
as such, is a creature Of Moscow.
But in fact it is not at all so.
However, paradoXical it may APP
pear at the first glance, the October
1 revolution and the Russian Com
munist party which realized it, from
a broad historical point Of view, are
themselves the product and creation
of the Communist International. To
be sure. as a complete and formal
organization, the communist interna-
tional arose later But as an idea,
lit existed earlier than they. Before
it's formal proclamation, the Com
lMunist International existed in the
consciousness Of all revolutionary
Marxists.
Developed at Conferences.
"Its fundamental elements were
devclopeda t the conference in Tim.
merwald and ,Kienthal, and in the in
ter-party disputes during the i'm
|perialist war. AS categorical i'm
perativc and directing spirit. it
was active long before the constitu-
eAt congress of the Ill Internations
al. In particular. the Russian bol.
shcviks as far back as 1914-15 looked
upon themselves as part of the fu.
turc Ill International, acted in con-
formity with its principles, and il,
accordance with them, carried GU,
the October revolution.
"But. however, We may look upoi.
the chronological succession Of events
close organic and spiritual bond be-
tween the Soviet republic, product
of the October revolution and the
Communist International cannot be-
doubted. And even if the connection
had not been admitted, many times
by both sides, it would, nevertheless.
be clear to all and as an established
fact. 1t is clear to us as to our en-
|emics
"Comradc Kalinin in his speech at
he opening Of the last session of the
all Russian central executive com
mittce remarked that in the general
strength of the Ill Communist In
ternational, the strength Of the
Significance and that the workers
and peasants Of the soviet republic
arc one Of the great component
forces Of the Communist Intcrnati0n-
lal.'
"That is deep truth. The cOun-
ter revolutionary press makes sport
over the Russian peasant being in
terestcd in the International. Re
garding the Russian worker that
lprcss raises no quarrel. But in re-
Iga4l to the peasant, the assertion OF
tkaiinin is true. It is possible that
the average Russian peasant has a
livery poor conception Of just what
1.-The Communist International is, and
,.(ken less understands its program +.
Nevertheless, he knows very we'll
about the Communist international
and feels himself bound to it. Com
PEELED for four years to defend them
selves from the attacks Of inter1ia-
ltional capital, the Russian laboring
masses on their own skin keenly felt
1.-THE significance Of the international
solidarity Of the workers The la
Iborers and peasant masses of the
Soviet republic, hitherto boycottco
land blockaded by the capital of The
imperialist powers understand per.
lfectly that their daily material in
terests are closely bound up with the
success of the International revolu'
tionary movement. And in this sense
Russia is now the country most in
ternationalistically inclined in its
broadest masses.
Not Subject to Doubt.
On tbs side the very close bond
between the Soviet republic and the
Communist International is not sub
ject to doubt This connection ia
not only Of a spiritual, but also Of 9
material and palpable charaster. OF
its side, the communist international
in the same measure is spiritually
and materially connected with Soviet
Russia. 1t is not a question Of ma