The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-04

amongst us also in the past, thus for
instance, in the period Of the third
Duma, which however, did not inter
fere with the unity of our party. Third
ly it will not be superfiuous to ask
what was Comrade Trotsky's attitude
at that time, he who now takes malic
ious pleasure in long past, differences
of opinion.
2. The period Of the revolutionary
mobilization of the masses (May-Au-
gust. Fundamental facts of this per-
iod: a. The April demonstration in
Petrograd and the formation of coal
ition government with the participa-
ton of the Socialists; b, the demon
stration on May l, in the most import
ant centers of Russia with the slogan
of the democratic peace; C, the June
demonstration in Petrograd with the
chief slogan: Down with the capital
ist minister's; d, the June offensive
on the front and the failures of the
Russian army; e, the armed July de-
monstration in Petrograd and the re-
signation Of the ministers of the cadet
party from the government; (, the
bringing up of counter-revolutionary
troops from the front, the destruc-
ton Of the editorial Office of the
"Pravda," the fight of the counter
revolution against the Soviets and the
formation Of new coalition govern
ment with Kerenski at its head &, the
sixth party session at which was Civ
en- the slogan for the preparation of
an armed instruction; b, the counter
revolutionary imperial council and the
general strike in Moscow; i, the unfor-
tunate attack of Kornilov on Petro-
grad, the revival of the Soviets, resig-
nation of the cadets and formation of
the "directorium."
AS the characteristic feature of this
period we must regard the sharpening
of the crisis and the destruction Of
that unstable equilibrium between the
Soviets and the provisional govern
ment, which in the previous period
had, for better or worse, continued to
exist. The double rule was unbear-
able for both Sides The fragile con-
struction of the contact commission"
saw its last days. The "crisis of pow
err and the ministerial leap frog
were at that time the most fashion
able expressions. The crisis at the
front and the disintegration behind
the front did their work in that they
strengthened the extreme wings and
wedged in the social compromisers
and social patriots on both sides. The
revolution was modified, which brot
about the mobilization of the coun-
ter-revolution. The counter-revolution
on the other hand famed the flame of
the revolution by intensifying the re-
evolutionary confagration. The ques-
ton Of the transference of power to a
new class became the question of the
day.
Were there at that time differences
Of opinion in our party? There were.
But, contrary to the statements of
Comrade Trotsky who attempted to
discover right" and a left" wing
Of the party they were Of a purely OBJ
jective nature. That is to say, they
were differences of opinion Of a kind
without which no active party life and
no real party work can exist
Comrade Trotsky is wrong when he
maintains that the April demonstra-
ton in Petrograd brought about diff
ferences of opinion within the c. c.
The c. G. was in this question abso-
lutely unanimous and condemned the
attempt of group of comrades, to
arrest the provisional government