The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-05
CONTINUED from last issue)


After the July defeat, it is true
difference of opinion did arise be.
tween the C. C. and Lenin as to the
fate of the Soviets. 1t is well known
that Lenin, who wished to concentrate
the attention of the party on the prep
arations for the instruction outside
the Soviets, warned it against allow
ing itself to be seduced by the Soviets
as in his opinion, the Soviets which
had already been rendered nauseous
by the social patriots, had become
hopelessly barren. The G. G. and tho
9Th party session took more cautious
line and decided that there was no
sufficient reason for thinking it i'm.
possible to revive the Soviets. Kor.
nilov's advance showed that this de.
cision was right In any case, this diff
ference of opinion had not actual sig
nificance for the party. Lenin sub
sequently admitted that the line TAX
en- by the 9Th party session had been
the right one. It is interesting that
Comrade Trotzky did not cling to this
difference of opinion and did not ex-
aggerate it to "monstrous" degree.
A united and consolidated party
which stands in the center of the rev.
dictionary mobilization of the masses,
this is the picture of the situation of
our party at that period.
8. The Period of the Organization
Of the Attack OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES /.
The fundamental facts Of this period
are: (a) the summoning of the demo-
cratic council and the collapse of the
idea of a block with the cadets; (b)
the going over of the Soviets of Mos
COW and Petrograd to the Bolsheviki;
Co the Soviet Congress of the north
ern district and the resolution of the
Petrograd Soviet against the transfer
of troops; I'D the resolution Of the
G. G. of the revolutionary military
committee of the Petrograd Soviet;
(e) the resolution of the Petrograd
garrison regarding the system of the
commissioners Of the revolutionary mil
itary committee; (f) the formation OF
armed Bolshevist fighting forces and
the arrest of members of the "provin-
cial government" (g) the seizure of
power by the revolutionary military
committee of the Petrograd Soviet
and the formation of the Soviet of the
peoples commissioners by the second
Soviet Congress.
AS the characteristic feature Of this
period we must regard the rapid
growth Of the crisis, the complete con
fusion of the ruling circles, the isola-
ton of the S. R. and of the menshe-
Wiki and the wholesale going over OF
the vascillating elements to the Boil
sheyiki.
An original popularity of the revolu
tionary tactics of this period must be
pointed out This popularity consists
therein that the revolution attempted
to carry out every, or almost every
step of it's attack under the appear.
ance of defense. There is no doubt
that the refusal to permit the trans
fer Of troops was serious aggressive
act of the revolution; nevertheless
this attack was undertaken under the
slogan of the defense of Petrograd
against possible attack of the ex
ternal enemy. There is no doubt that
the formation of the revolutionary
military committee was a still more
serious step in the attack against the
provisional government; nevertheless
it was carried out under the slogan oil
the organization of the Soviet control
over the activities of the military staff
There is no doubt that the open go
ing over Of the garrison to the rev
dictionary military committee and thu
organization of the network of Soviet
commissioners indicated the beginning
of the instruction; nevertheless these
steps were taken under the slogan OF
the defense of the Petrograd Soviets
against possible attacks of the coun
ter-revolution.
1t is as though the revolution had
hidden its acts OF aggression under
the cloak of defense so as to attract
all the more easily the undecided ele
ments into its sphere of influence
This must also explain the apparent
defensive character of the speeches
articles and slogans OF this period
which none the less, in their intrinsic
value, bare thoroughly offensive char
acter.
Were there at this period differences
Of opinion within the @. c.? Yes
there we're, and those not unimport
ant ones. l have already mentioned
the differences Of opinion as regards
the iRsurrection. They were fully ex
planned in the minutes OF the c. G. o.
october 10, and 16. We must now
give more attention to three ques
tons: the questions OF the participa
ton in the preliminary parliament,