The daily worker., 1924-05-03
BY ALEXANDER TRAcHTENBERc.

DS aAAfC tOudS anu tHS HuSSidH WDfh-
ers, whom the German proletariat
were able to aid only two years ago,
would not be helping the starving
German workers today. But the 'Vor-
waerts does not care to discuss the
results achieved by Russia. We do
not doubt that the Russian revolution
lives in the hearts of the workers
thruout the world. The declaration
Of the Executive Committee Of the
Swiss Social-Democratic party says
among other things: "We recognize
the historic greatness of Lenin, his
character Of an unbending revolution
ist and his imperishable significance
as fighter against the rule Of i'm
perialists. Before his memory we, too,
lower our banners"
Neither does Paul Levi, a Social
Democratic member of the recently
dissolved Reichstag agree with his
official party organ. "The collosal
work of Lenin," writes Levi, will be
realized only then when it will show
its political and economic influence,
not only in Russia, but in Europe and
then the rest of the world. While
there is still subject and suffering
proletariat in the world, the souls of
all will be turned with awe to the
first great experiment of liberation of
the proletariat and the man who gave
it his name"
The Austrian SociaI-Democrati or
gan, the Vienna Arbeiter-Zeitung"
after comparing Lenin with Robespier
and Cromwell, writes: I'VE shall not
forget his work in 1917 which gave
great impetus to the labor movement
the world over. We cannot overlook
the fact that the state, which he has
created in the midst of Incompatible
hardships, remains revolutionary and
continues to serve as a revolutionary
factor amidst the chaos Of the capi-
talist world"
Otto Bauer, leader of the Austrian
Social-Democracy and probably the
best post-Kautskian SocialDemocrati
theoretician, says ''me to" in discuss
ing the significance of the Russian
revolution and Lenin's role in it.
Bauer develops the theory that altho
there are differences (sic) between
the Communists and the Socialists,
the Russian revolution should be look
ed upon as the common achievement
of both sections of the labor move
ment, just as the French revolution
was the work of Danton, Marat, Rob-
espierre, who fought among them
selves. "Time will come" Bauer
writes, "wnen our children will look
upon the great revolution of our time
as the accomplishment of all of US,
Notwithstanding the differences which
divide the Communists and revolu-
tionary CD Social-Democrats In the
spirit of this community, we too, bow
before the memory of the immortal
leader. The Austrian Social-Demo-
Gratis like to distinguish themselves
from their German brothers and refer
to themselves as revolutionary So
lcialDemocrats. Perhaps, that is why
Bauer, in contradistinction to his Ger
man comrades in the Second Interna-
tional, does not share the latter's opin-
ion about the Russian revolution hav-
ing been an agrarian revolution with
proletarian trimmings. Bauer writes
we, too, were his Nenin's) pupils.
The hegemony Of the proletariat over
the peasantry Gas developed in the
Russian revolution)-th is the only
road to power. This Lenin taught u.s..
u NEVER SAW THE GENTLEMAN
In answer to an invitation OF the
Moscow 'Isvestia" to send message
concerning Lenin, Arthur Henderson
secretary OF the British Labor Party
and member of the Macdonald Cabi-
net authorized the following reply
thru his secretary: "The Minister
for Home Affairs asked me to reply
To Won that Qinoa ha navar oa,,o l..