The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-01
By N. Leniin

our mistakes always looking after the
best and most efficient solution OF
our problem. But in spite Of all our
mistakes, we have every reason to
be proud of our accomplishments. and
particularly Of the fact that it was
we who started the greatest revolu.
ton In human history, which marks
the epoch Of the coming into power OF
new class, whose struggles and vic
tories win eventually relieve HUMANE
ty OF the disgraceful rule Of capitalism
and imperialism.
Since 1914, the question of imperial
ist war and Of it's main driving force.
finance capital, which is imposing its
rule Of robbery, plumber, and oppres-
sion upon the weak and backward ma
tions--this question has became the
central point in the political life OF
the entire world. It is a question Of
life and death for tens Of millions OF
people. It is question Of whether we
shall again have to pass thru an i'm
perialist war (which capitalism is pre-
pairing right now before the eyes OF
the whole world which will again de.
stroy tens Of millions of human lives
and in this question also, our Noyen-
Der revolution opened up new era
in human history.
The servants of the bourgeoisie.
such as the mensheviks, the socialist
reyolutionaries and the Socialists
democracy OF the whole world, have
been ridiculing our slogan of trans.
forming the imperialist war int a
civil war. And what do we find?
That this slogan has proved the only
truth in the world OF lies spread nv
the chauvinists and social patriots
These lies are being exposed now.
Every day brings new revelations to
the masses as to the meaning of can't
talist peace and capitalist war. The
masses are gradually coming to the
realization Of the truth of our old
siogan-that there is no other wav
OF aboiishing the imperiaIist war ex-
cept by bolshevist struggles and bol.
shevist revolutions.
Let the bourgeoisie and the naci-
fists and all pious Christians ana
knights of the Second and Secondhand.
a-Half Internationals keep on condemn
ing the bolshevist revolution. 1t win
not help them. No amount If con.
demnation and lies will be able to do
away with the great historical fact
that 1t was for the first time in hun
dreds and thousands of years that the
oppressed slaves have risen in their
anger and have declared that thew
are not going to fight the battles ~
their masters. 1t was for the first
time in thousands Of years that the
vague and blind instincts Of the mass
es found their expression in a clear.
cut political program in an ORGANIZED
struggle OF millions Of oppressed nm
der the leadership Of the proletariat
which resulted in the first victory Of
the working class and the victory OF
the Russian revolution.
This first victory is not yet the final
victory The Russian masses have
paid an immense price for what thew
nave already achieved. We have COM
mited mistakes which we are not
afraid to admit. We shall continue TO
study our experiences soberIy and i'm
partially, in order to improve our pro-
gram Of struggle against world can't
taiism. We know that we have only
made a beginning. The triumphant
end is yet to come. And altho we
cannot say precisely when and in what
country the proletariat win make the
next decisive step, there is one thing
we do know - and that is, that the
ice is broken, the way has been shown
to the workers of the world, how to
fight capitalism and establish the rule
Of the working class.
NOTE.
This speech by Leiin is part Of the