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sla ana the small communist groups
of the nearby countries. One month
before, Feb. 3, the Berne Conference
of the Second International was held
with all but the Italian and Russian
Parties participating.
The differences between the two
Congresses and Internationals at
this early, formative period of work
ing class reorganization after the
war foretCli the fate of the two
bodies. At the Congress Of the
Third International there were gath
cred the revolutionary workers; at
the Berne conclave the revolutionists
were banned. Now that the war
was over, the Berne social-patriots
wanted peace and unequivocally de-
clared themselves against proletar-
ian revolution. On the other hand,
the Communist International en-
phatically declared and pledged it
self for the inclusion within it's
ranks only of revolutionary work
ers, and the substitution of relent-
less class war for the national i'm
perialist capitalist wars.
Within one year the Second In,
ternational became a "decrepit rel
ic." All the parties, except the
British Labor Party and the Ger
man Social Democrats, deserted it.
The German Independents, the
French Socialist Party and the In
dependent Labor Party of England
detached themselves from this
corpse. Then came the winning over
of large proportion of the masses
of these centrist bodies by the Com
munist international. The desper-
ate attempts of the Centrist lead
ers to hold their followers by an
effort to maintain an International
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(From speech on March 6, 1920
before the Moscow Soviet

(From a speech on March 6, 1920
before the Moscow Soviet)
COMRADES, since the foundation
~ of the Communist International
a year has gone by. In the course
of this year the Communist Inter-
national won victories which we
would have never expected, and it
may be said that at its foundation
no one expected such tremendous
successes.
At the beginning Of the Revolu-
ton many cherished the hope that
the Socialist Revolution in West
Europe would begin at the momenS
that the imperialist war would come
to an end, for at that time, when
the masses were armed, the Revolu-
ton could have gone ahead in few
countries of the West with the
greatest success. This could have
happened if it had not become evi,
dent that the split of the working
class Of Western Europe was deep
er, that the betrayal of the former
Socialist leaders there had taken on
greater proportions.
If the International had not been
in the hands of betrayers, who in the
critical moment saved the capitalist
class, there would have been many
a chance for the revolution to fol-
low very quickly in many of the
warning countries and in a few neu-
trail countries where the people were
under arms, and then the outcome
would have been entirely differ
ent.
Comrades, before the war it
seemed as if the essential division
in the labor movement was the divi-
sion into Socialists and Anarchists.
And it did not only seem so, but it
was actually the case. For a long
time, until the imperialist war and
until the revolution there was no OBJ
jective revolutionary situation in the
great majority of European cOun-
tries. The task was to utilize this
slow work for preparing the revolu-
ton. The Socialists set about this
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-05
By NICOLAI LENIN

the outbreak (of a new wary will
come, but everyone sees and knows
and says that the war is unavoid-
able and is being prepared anew.
This fact in the Twentieth Cen
fury gives US the assurance that
there can be no thotght any more
of the old Reformism and Anarch-
ism. They were killed by the war.
To reshape capitalist society thru
reformism--of that there can be no
thought. Whoever speaks and thinks
that way loses all significance for
US
The Communist international is
strong because it is based on the
lessons of the imperialist world
slaughter. In livery country the
correctness of this stand is being
born out thru the experience of mil
lions Of people, and the movement
towards the Communist Information
al is now a hundred-fold broader
and deeper than hitherto. In the
course of oee year it has brought
to maturity the complete collapse Of
the III International.
In the whole world there is not
a single country so backward that
all thinking workers in it have not
entered the Communist Information
al, have not adhered to it ideologi-
cally. Therein lies the full guar
antee that the victory of the Com
munist International in the whole
world will come after a not too long
interval-that this victory is certain.
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succeeded IN preventing such gath
ering.
The Stockholm Call.
The Russian Revolution, however,
was not taking notice of thess
Thomases and Vanderveldes. On
May 8, 1917, the Petrograd Soviets
issued a call for the converting Of
all socialist parties at Stockholm on
July 8. A rift in the war clouds
was noticed by the imperialist CLIQUE
strangling the various suffering
countries. Forthwith, the capital
ist governments began to rush So
cialist jingoes to Russia to convince
the masses Of the war-stricken coun-
tries to remain in the war and dis
continue their agitation for world
peace.
Thru the interference of such So
cial patriots as Renaudel in France
and Thorne in England, the Stock
holm Conference fizzled out. The
imperialist governments of England
and France, with the able assistance
of these renegades, prevented hold
ing of this convention. On Sept.
IL, 1917, the Zimmerwald Commits
sion met and decided that a new
international was necessary. Soon
the Bolshevik Revolution came and
all this delay in the international
organization Of the proIetariat was
ended. The Russian Communists
having conquered the state power
of Russia Immediately issued a call
for the holding of an international
congress Of the revolutionary work
ers Of the world on March 2-5, 1919.
The Third International.
At the first congress of the newly
organized, the Third Communist In.
ternational, there were gathered
mainly the Bolshevik Party of Rus
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of their own, the Two-and-a-Half
international, failed. The subse-
quent attempts to reunite all the
social-patriotic groups into one in
ternational against the Communist
world party of revolutionary work.
ers and to galvanize the dead Sec
ond International into life once
more have not succeeded. The
Hamburg Congress of the Second
international was more gathering
of the ghosts of the old association
than of living groups in struggle
against the capitalist class.
Significance of Communist Interna-
tional.
Today the Communist Interna-
tional is the mightiest political or.
ganization that the world has ever
seen, the Third International count
ing its millions of adherents in prac-
tically every country on earth is
based on the international mass ac-
ton Of the working class.
The Communist international, un-
like the group still adhering to what
is left of the Second international,
bases its tactics on the fundamen-
tai recognition that capitalism has
reached and is today in its final
stage, the imperialist stage.
The tactics of the Communist In
ternational in the united front, the
struggle of the Communists to or
ganize the oppressed colonial peO-
pies for a war against their capt.
talist imperialist onpressors, the in
sistent demand of the Communists
international that the workers must
unite with the appropriated, dispos-
sessed farmers against the big cap
italists dominating the gigantic ba-
sic industries of the country, the or
ganization Of the proletarian dicta-
torship thru the Soviet State-these
are but few of the outstanding
features of the Communists 'nfc
tionaPs tactics arising from its fun
damental recognition of the imper-
ialist stage of capitalism under
which the workers of the world find
themselves today.
It is these tactics that strike ter
ror into the hearts of the imperial
lists. II is just these revolutionary
tactics that have established the his
torical significance of the Commun-
list internationally role Of undis-
puted leadership Of the exploited
working and farming masses of
every country struggling against
capitalist oppression and for the or
ganization Of the Communist Soci-
ETY..
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In ORDER to understand the his
torical significance of the Com
munist International, it is neces-
sary to know the background of its
development.
When the war came the Second
International with its powerful ma
tional organizations collapsed. Ex-
cept for the Italian and Russian par
ties, the leading national units of
the Second1nternational fell an easy
prey to the capitalist imperialists.
For some time there was no sign
of the Second international ever
having existed, except for the occa-
sional effort of the Belgian, Hugs
man, secretary of the bureau.
Then came the unofficial Zimmer-
wald conference in Switzerland.
This gathering was almost exclu-
sively pacifist and not revolutionary.
1t was the first cry against the war
that assumed international dimen-
sions.
The Kienthal Conference.
AS result of this conference,
there was called the Kienthal Con-
gress, in April, 1916. Here the
master hand of Lenin was plainly
evident. One need but read the
KienthaL manifesto to find the first
invigorating breath Of Bolshevism in
the sitting atmosphere Of Imperial
list world slaughter. Here we have
proclaimed the solidarity of the pro-
letariat, a scathing denunciation Of
the great betrayal of the social
democrats and a rousing call for
united working class action for peace
and socialism. "The conquest of po-
litical power and the ownership of
capital by the people themselves;
the real durable peace that will be
the fruit of triumphant socialism,.
these were the essence Of the pro-
posals of the Kienthalists.
But the revolutionary. end pacifist
forces were still closely interlaced.
Then came the. first decisive battle
of the mighty Russian Revolution,
the overthrow of the Czarist regime
in March, 1917. The collapse of the
Czarist Government had an immeas-
ureably wholesome effect on the in
ternational movement of the work.
ing class. Millions Of working men
in1Russia and elsewhere were now
advocating the peace program of the
Kienthal Conference. The Second
International itself thru its Bureau,
was again making an attempt to
hold a conference, but the French
Socialists of the stripe Of Thomas
and Mr.. vandervelde Of Belgium
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On the Death of Lenin

Dear comrade Of the lowly ones Of earth
Today, upon your bier, you passed me by
With cold face upward turned to a cold sky,
The gilded trappings could not cry your worth
So surely the tears that came to birth
In griefclenched hearts and sprang from every eve
The comrades that you loved they bore you high
On strainng breasts to give you back to earth
Twas so you bore upon yonr grieving heart
The SORROWS Of the toiling multitude
They mourn your loss. who gIimpsed the rosy dawn
Now, rest you for gentle interlude -
The love you lOOsed earth flows swiftly on
BEATRICE CARLIN.
Moscow, Jan. 49, 1924
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Sentiments on Fifth Anniversary
BY ALEXANDER BITTLEMAN
Secretary. Jewish Section, Workers Party

(By telegraph New York City, March A. 1924.
bride, happiness and unboundd determination
final liberation of the working ass-tese the sentiments
of every Communist the Fifth Anniversary
International On this the Workers Party
position in the proearian family Of International
With intensified devotion redoubled energy
tnue activities until the working class America
to the ideas and principles represented by the Communist
International
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CURRENT FICTION.
(The Weeks Rest Smeller.

NAHc VCch . DcSb DlucitcA.
eve tell every Jew to live ac-
cording to the highest teachings Of
his rabbi. We encourage every Cath
ole to respond to the spiritual sum-
mons of his priest. We tell every
Protestant to measure up as far as
he can to the appeals of his pastor.
We desire to strengthen in every
young man the moral and spiritual
forces within his reach" William
]. Parker, Secretary, Chicago Y. NJ.
C. A.
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ceeded in preventing such gath
The Dolores star., 1924-06-27
pENNISON GRANT
SYNOPSIS. = Transley's hay

SYNOPSIS. - Transley's hay
nuttInR OUTFIT. after stacking
> 900 tons, is on its way to the
h,v YD. ranch headquarters.
Transley is a master of men and
circumstances. Linder. foreman.
ia substantial. but not self-asser-
tive. George Drazk. one of the
men. is an irresponsible chap who
proposes to every woman he
meets. Transley and Linder dine
with Y.D. and his wife and
daughter Zen. Transley resolves
TO marry Zen. Y.D. instructs
Transley to cut tho South Y.D.,
spite O. hi an high water"
and a fellow named Landson.
Drazk proposes to Zen and is
neatly rebufred. Transley pitches
camp on the South Y.D. and finds
Iandson's outfit cutting hay. Dem
nIson Grant. Landson's manager.
notlfles Trnnsley that he is work.
ing under a lease from the legal
owners and warns Translcy on.
All of which means war. Y.D.
and Zen ride to the South Y.D.
Zen is natural vamp. not yet
halter-broke and ripe for mating.
YD. has taken u liking to Trans
ley. Zen holds Transley on and
encourages Linder. Zen enjoys
the prospect of a race between
TransIey and Linder for her ia
vor, but secretly laughs at both.
She has another and more serious
encounter with Drazk. Y.D. now
ing machines are ruined by iron
stakes sot in the grass. Zen pre-
yenta open war with Landson.
TrRnslsy halfway proposes and
is turned on. Drazk sets fire
That attacks the Landson stacks.
The I'D OUTFIT hastens to aid the
enemy. Zen rides on alone to
help. The wind changes and the
Y.D. people now have to fight
the prairie fire. Zen rides into
the river to escape flames. Drazk
tries to ahduct her. She browns
him-or thinks she has.
The Dolores star., 1924-06-27
CHAPTER VI

When Zen came to herself It was
with sense of strange swimming
In her head. Gradually it resolved It
self into sound of water about her
head; splashing, fighting water; two
heads In the water; two heads in the
water; lash floating in the water
"Oh!" She was sure she felt wa
ter on her face.
where am II"
You're all right-you1l be all right
in little whlle.'
But where am I? What has hap
pene6f" She tried to sit up. All
was dark. Where am II" she de-
manded.
Don't be alarmed, Zen-I think
your name is Zen" she heard mans
voice saying. you've been hurt, but
you'll be all right presently"
Then the curtain lifted. you are
Dennison Grant" she said. 81 re-
member you now. But what has hap
pened? Why am herewith you?"
well. SO far, you've been enjoying
about three hours unconsciousness,"
he told her. "At distance which
seems about mile from here-al-
though 1t may be less-is little pond.
I've carried water in the sleeve of my
coat-fortunately 1t Is leather-and
poured 1t somewhat generously upon
your brow. And at last I've been re-
warded by conscious word"
She tried to sit up, but deslsted
when sudden twitch Of pain held
her fast.
LET me help you" he said, gently.
eve have camped, MS you may notice,
on big, fiat rock. l found it not
far from the scene Of the accident.
so carried you over to It. 1t is drier
than the earth, and, for the fcrepart
of the night at least, will be warmer"
With strong arm about her shoul-
ders he drew her into a sitting pos
ture.
Her eyes were becoming accustomed
to the darkness. whats wrong with
my foot?" she demanded. MY boots
or"
I'm afraid you turned your ankle
getting free from your stirrup.' he
explained. "I had to do little surg
cry. l could find nothing broken. 1t
Will be painful. but l fear there Is
nothing to do but bear It,"
She reached down and felt her foot.
1t was neatly bandaged with cloth
very much like that which she had
used 10 bllndfold Culver. 1t was easy
to surmise where 1t came from. Evi-
IDENTIFY her protector had stopped at
nothing
"Wcll, are we to stay here perma-
nentIy." she asked, presently.
"Only for the night" he told her.
"If we're lucky, not that long. Search
parties will be hunting for you, and
they will doubtless ride this way. Both
OF our horses bolted in the fire"
"Oh, yes. the firel Tell me what
happened"
He hesitated.
"I remember riding into the fire."
she continued, "and then next thing
The Dolores star., 1924-06-27
DENVER MARKETS
Cattle

Cattle
Present prices are around the lowest
level of the season, vet the competition
is Disappointing. 1t is the general
opinion in the trade here and elsewhere
that much lighter receipts must come
about before prevailing conditions
change for the better. Most traders
express surprise that the cattle run has
been so liberal during several weeks
past Some small lots of plain steers
sold at $3.50 to SIPS and medium
load made S7.75. A lot of mixed year
lings went at $3.50 and they were
fairly good. Others We're held around
sS under a sort. A few loads of aged
steers including some held around 50
We're not sold. Two loads of 1854
weight good cows went over the scales
to n local packer at s6.15 and traders
said this was 35 cents lower than the
same grade has been bringing. Ten
head out of the run averaging 1910
were sold at s5.l5 medium load
scored S5.25 and a small bunch of fairly
good arrivals made $3.50 to s5.75. while
odd head sold at Sc to s6.25. Plain
mixed cows and heifers sold at s6. A
few head of plain heifers made Sc.
and some odd reached s6.75 A few
Gamers went at 80 and s2.25. while
cutters had plenty of flesh when sell
ing much above SO.
A top of 81 was registered early
on two loads averaging 1875 and 2oI
pOuHuS. nTee loHuS OF lSU TO glU-pOund
kind cleared at se.S5. Other sales fell
to s6.75 and below. Desirable loads
often landed at $500 while palmer
grades dropped to $6.40 and $3.50. Light
lights were steady. with most sales at
SETS. Packing sows were UNCHANGED
with the bulk of desirable kinds at
SEQ. A few fat pigs went at from
S5.25 to $3.50. Stock grades usually
cleared at s5 to s525, with onlv the
weirhtier kinds at the latter FIGURE.
A few fairly desirable stays sold at
$3.50. while better kinds were quotable
upward to $3.50.
Sheep
Prices here on few sales were
sharply lower. load of Idaho lambs
cleared at s1a.5o. with 75 head out at
$11. A few head Of desirable clfpped
yearlinrs sold at so. The local de-
dull. due to slow movement of dressed
meats
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some time before you came to you
were talking-rather foolishly. Now
If l should leave you 1t Is not only
possible. but quite probable, that you
would lapse again into unconscious
ness. really think you'll
have to put up with me here"
"Oh. wasn't thinking Of that =.
Did did l talk-foolishlyT
Rather. Seemed to think you were
swImming-or fighting-I couldn't be
sure which. Sometimes you seemed
to be doing both"
"Oh" With a cold chill the events
Of the day came back upon her. That
struggle in the water; it came to her
now like bad dream out of the long,
long past. How much had she sald7
How much would she have given
to know what she had said! She felt
herself recounting events.
Presently she pulled herself up with
a start. She must not let him think
her moody.
well, If we must enjoy each 9TH
er's company, we may as well do so
companionably," she said, with an ef-
fort at gaiety. Let US talk. Tell
me about yourself"
First things first" he parrled.
"Oh, I've nothing to tell. My life
has been very unromantic.. few
years at school. and the rest of 1t on
the range. A very everyday kind of
existence"
81 think It's the everyday kind of
existence that Is romantic" he re-
turned. ut is great mistake to
think of romance us belonging to other
times and other places. Even the
most commonplace person has expert
enced romance enough for dozen
books. Quite possibly he has not rec
ognized the romance. but 1t was there.
The trouble Is that with our limited
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l was on this rock. How did 1t all
happen"
Your horse FELL" he explained, "just
MS you reached the fire, and threw you,
pretty heavily. to the ground. I was
behind, so I dismounted and dragged
you through"
"oh" She felt her face. "But 1
am not even singed!" she exclaimed.
1t was plain that he was holding
something back. She turned and laid
her fingers on his arm. Tell me how
you did It," she pressed.
The darkness hid his modest con.
fusion. 1T was really nothing" he
stammered. You see. l had leather
coat, and I Just threw 1t over your
head-and mine-and dragged you
out"
She wns silent for n moment while
the meaning of his words came home
to her. Then she placed her hand
frankly In his.
"Thank you," she said. and even
In the darkness she knew that their
eyes had met.
You are very resourceful," she con-
tinued presently. Must we sit here
all night?"
II can think of no alternative" he
confessed. IF we had firearms we
could shoot signal, or. If there were
grass about we could start fire. al
though 1t probably would not be no.
ticed with so many glows on the
horizon tonight" He stopped to look
about. Dull splashes of red In the
sky pointed out remnants of the days
cenflagration still eating their way
through the foothills. The air was
full of the pungent but not unpleas-
ant smell of burnt grass.
"a pretty hard night to send n sig
nal" he said. but they're almost sure
to ride this way"
She wondered why he did not offer
to walk to the camp for help; 1t could
not be more than four or five miles.
Suddenly she thought she understood.
81 am not afraid to stay here alone"
she said, with n little laugh. 1t was
the first time Grant had heard her
laugh, and he thought 1t very musical
indeed. "Tve slept out many night,
and you would be back within n couple
of hours"
I'm quite sure you're not afraid"
he agreed, but, you see, / am. You
got quite tap on the head, and for
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sode of the stakes Ana .,
was something about the man that m
peaieu TO her. She had never felt that
way about Transley or Linder. She
mad been interested In them: amused
perhaps; out for an adventure nor.
maps; but this man. Nonsense, II
was the environment-the romantic
setting. As for Drazk-. A ouIcl,
sense Of horror caught her os tho
memory OF his choking face protruded
into her consciousness.
well. suppose we ride home. be
suggested. by jove! The fire has
worked around u.s."
1t was true. The hill on which thev
stood was now entirely surrounded nv
ring Of fire, eating slowly nm tho
SIDE. The warmth of its breath nj
ready pressed against their faces: the
1unnel effect created by the circle of
hre was whipping up stronger
draught. The smoke seemed to he
gathering to center above them.
He swung up close to her. "Wiu
your horse face it?' he asked. "If not.
VIC Vi Deller DilnufOlQ him."
"Tll try him." she said. "He was NIL
right this afternoon, but he was reck-
less then with hard gallop."
Len's horse trotted forward at her
urging to within dozen yards of the
circle of fire. Then he stopped, snort
ing and shivering. She rode back up
the hill
"Better bllndfold him." Grant ad-
vised. pulling Off his leather coat. "a
sleeve of my shirt should be about
right. VIII you cut 1t OFF,
She protested.
There's no time to lose" he re-
minded her, as he placed his knife in
her hand. my horse will 20 through
1t all right"
So urged she deftly cut of his
sleeve above the elbow and drew IT
through the bride of her horse across
his eyes.
Now keep your head down close to
his neck. You'll go through all right.
Give him the spurs, and good luck ="
he shouted.
She was already careering down the
hillside. few PAGES from the fire
the horse plunged into n badger hole
ana fell headlong. She went over his
head, down. with terrific shock, in
the very teeth of the fire
The Dolores star., 1924-06-27
ReiectinR the Truth

Has God predestinated some to be
lost? Certainly not. There is no such
thought in Scripture. The reason why
some perish is their own deliberate
rejection of the truth. Because they
received not the love Of the truth, tla'
they might be saved"