The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-08

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great leaders of the masses-Mar1
and Lenin. In 1847 Marx had written
"The state-the proletariat organized
~ ruling class" and Lenin ampli
fled it with 1.-THE major question Of
the revolution is the question of pow
err" Translated into organization
education and the armed struggle fol
power these simple phrases became
in Russia, November is, 1917, the
greatest of all working class state
ments-the first Proclamation of the
council Of peoples commissars, sign
ed by Lenin as chairman.
1t reads:
Comrades: Workers, Soldiers,
Peasants, All who TOLL
The workers. and peasants revo-
luton has finally been victorious in
Petrograd, scattering and capturing
the last remnants Of the small bands
of cossaeks duped by Kerensky. In
Moscow the revolution was sue
cessful even before a few trainIoads
of our fighting forces arrived there
from Petrograd. In Moscow the
Junkers and other Kornilovites have
accepted the conditions of peace:
the disarminu Of the Junkers, the
dissolution Of the COMMITTEES Of
safety" From the front and from
the provinces there flows in, daily
and hourly, news of the support by
the peasants in their villages Of the
new government and it's DEGREES on
peace and giving the land to the
peasants. The success of the revoIu-
ton Of workers and peasants is as
sured, for the majority of the people
have already come out in its favor.
It is quite clear that the land
holders and capitalists, the chino
viks bureaucracy and office-hoId-
ers, closely connected with the bour-
geoisie, In a word, all those who
are rich or who are aiding the rich,
will be hostile to the new revolution,
will oppose it's success, will threaten
to cease the activity of the banks,
will disorganize or stop the work of
certain institutions, will spread con-
fusion and sabotage in every way,
directly and Indirectly. Every class
conscious worker knows very we'll
that we must inevitably meet with
such opposition, that the higher Off
Gals are opposed to the people and
will not surrender their charges to
the people without opposition, not
for moment do they tremble before
the threats and sabotage of the sup
porters Of the bourgeoisie.
Behind US are the majority Of the
people. Behind US are the majority
Of the toiIers and the oppressed of
all the world. We are fighting in the
cause Of justice, and our victory is
certain.
The opposition Of the capitalists
and Of the higher officials will be
broken. Not a man will be deprived
by US Of his possessions without a
special law for the naturalization
Of the banks and syndlcates. This
law is being drawn up. Not a single
worker will be deprived of copek;
on the contrary, aid will be given
him. Without establishing any new
imposts, for the present, the gov
eminent will first take up the task
Of a strict supervision and control
Of the collection of taxes already es-
tabIished, without any conceaIment
whatever.
In the name OF these Just de-
mands, the vast majority Of the peo-
pie have rallied around the ProvI-
sionaI Workers and Peasants gov
eminent.
Comrades and ToiIers: Remenn-
Der that II 10 you who now con-
troll the government. No one will
help you unless you yourselves unite
and take all government functions
into your hands. From now on your
soviets are the organs Of govern
ment power, fully authorized, de-
cislve organs.