The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-18

from my WINDOW overlooking the
Theater Place OF "Ploshchad." Every
day, almost in Moscow seems a day
of demonstrations, with the Young
Leninists" and other groups and COM
panies of Red soldiers marching by to
the Red Square around the corner.
But looking down from my red
cushion on the high, broad window
sill, became aware that this was
nothing ordinary, and / then recalled
from my sub-consciousness the word
"molodyosh" that had been staring
me in the face from the billboards for
several days past. Such words make
no impression at the moment, holding
no meaning for me until spell them
out; and now spelled out with a retro
spective eye, Internationally Molo-
dyosh," and knew what it signified
that for four hours those solid ranks
Of youth and childhood with their red
banners and drums and bands,
marched past my window, by the gay
fower-beds of the plaza, where two
years ago were dusty heaps Of stones
and trash, around to the tomb of
Ilych in the Krasni Ploshchad.
And in my mail the same day, came
clippings from the home papers,
denunciations of the Youth movement
as subversive of the political teachings
of our country,-as an insidious effort
Of traitors to introduce bolshevism
into the ranks of our youth. At this
distance,-in this place,-it all sounds
so blatant and silly and futile. Here,
we take it all for granted-the for
ward march Of youth over the dead
traditions of the capitahstic past A
young woman friend here is eager to
visit America ito see what capital
list country is like" before it passes
away. At twenty-four, capitalism to
her is ancient history, and the U. S.
of A. an anachronism and curio. So
let the reactionaries rave, as the solid
ranks of youth march by to pay hon.
age to Lenin.
Anothr clipping was from an inter
view with Dr. Clampett. This well
meaning liberal has some authentic in
formation to give on several subjects,
but when he speaks of man forum
ate enough to enter and leave (Rus.'
sia) in safety" he betrays childish
ignorance, a wilful desire to mislead,
or a guilty conscience. Everyone is
safe who enters with proper creden-
tials. Without such, he may not enter
at all. If he abuses the confidence
placed in him, he will not be safer than
in other countries. His statement that
after August 1, letters addressed to
Petrograd will not be forwarded to
Leningrad, the new name of the city,
is unworthy of an intelligent person.
Dr. Clampett refers to and quotes
from the Educational Principles Of
the Soviet Government" but without
comment. There is much complaint
against this policy,-and especially in
its immediate application by dropping
out large group of bourgeois stud
ents, by visitors who do not under
stand the vital necessity to the gov
eminent, of training up an expert
proIetariat to carry on the reconstruc
ton Of Russia. One sad lesson the
revolution taught lesson that
Marx impressed; that even the SYM
pathising elements of the former bour-
geoisie cannot be trusted completely
in face Of the realities of the revolu-
ton and its class alignment, except
here and there individually, and that
counter-revolution and sabotage must
be met by a proletariat thoroughly
equipped to carry on the work.
The revolution is not established
in day-a long and still dangerous
period lies ahead; when the inten-
sifcation, of the class struggle in all
countries will reflect back to Russia,
and Russia must be 100 per cent pre-
pared, with it's proletarian army and
its proletarian experts, to meet the