The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19
[ENIN, THE SOUL OF THE RUSSIAN REVOLT TION


war is equal to the sacrifice of the
revolution. Therefore peace by all
means, even a brigand peace.
Lenin was the proletariats great
est teacher because he was its great
est leader. His maxim was that the
working class viii learn methods and
aims Of struggle only in the struggle
itself. The Marxist, as q header, leads
the masses on to the highways OF
experience, and, as a teacher, he in
terpretes that experience for and TO
them. The application Of that maxim
is the essence of Leninism. And
Leninism is the secret Of success Of
the Russian revolution, a success
gained apparently against terrible
odds. Leninism is the guiding prin-
ciple of the Third international. Le-
ninism accomplishes the tremendous
task Of clarifying and crystallizing
the international revolutionary work
ers' movement out Of the indefinite
mass it became under pseudo Marx
ian leadership.
Leninism.
Lenin was the undisputed leader
of his party and of all Russia. His
enemies and especially those who felt
the lash Of his accusations for their
treachery toward the working class
explain this leadership by accusing
Lenin of dictatorial methods. But It
is not the heartless despot who gains
the love Of millions. The despot is
feared, not loved. To convince and
to inspire his comrades and his fol-
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that was his tactic.
| Yet he was no sentimentalist. Like
a rock he stood and fought for the
thing he considered Of Importance
and value to the success of the revo-
luton. He was ruthless against what
{, he considered treacherous and false
theories and tactics. But he was
patient with the masses that lacked
understanding.
Soul of Russian Revolution.
The theoretician, the teacher and
the leader of the working class COM
bined in a wonderful harmony in
Lenin the revolutionist. Lenin can
not be disassociated from the Rus
sian revolution. Lenin was the head
and the soul Of that revolution. His
convictions supplied hope to it when
all seemed hopeless. His resource
fulness supplied new ways and new
methods when all seemed lost. His
indomitable spirit supplied energy
when the long and terrible struggle
seemed to have exhausted everybody.
He led the revolution. He guarded
I the revolution. He was the revolu-
ton.
Though Lenin is dead, Leninism
will live and will lead the proletariat
on and on. The revolutionary work
ers of the world realize the tremen-
dousness of their loss. They close
their ranks more tightly then ever.
Every individual revolutionist tries
to double his energy and activity to
make up for the loss.
Over the bier of Lenin the COM
munists the world over, pledge to
follow the path that he has hewn as
his life work out of the solid rock
of the via dolorosa of the working
class. And to those of his enemies,
who rejoiced at the death of our
leader we will demonstrate that Le-
min in his death is as terrible to them
and to their system as ever he was
while alive.
Lenin will live in the memory Of
+, mankind fdever. His life work has
put its stamp upon future society.
And the loyalty and love of the revo-
lutionary working masses win COM
plete whatever was left undone at
the time of the unexpected death of
their great leader Vladimir Ilyich
Ulianov, Lenin.