The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-24

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tion and only those have returned who
have thoroly recovered from the
"Vperjod" sickness.
Also those differences cannot be
characterized as being episodal which
arose in connection with the war.
snd which extended only to a few
prominent Bolsheviki at the beginning
Of the imperialist war. Bolshevism as
whole adopted a thoroly correct at
titude towards the imperialist war and
was conscious of the world-historical
slogan: Conversion of the imperial
list war into civil war" A few i'm
portant Bolshevist functionaries, for
example, l. Goldenberg, vacillated re-
garding the question Of the charac
ter of the war, and it came to an or
ganizatory break with these comrades
Goldenberg was not able to return to
the party until 1921, after he had
thoroIy recognized his fault.
What is the explanation Of some OF
the errors committed in the first days
Of the February revolution? The gen
eral staff of the Bolsheyiki, after years
of imperialist war and white terror.
came together from various parts o.
he earth, after the central function
aires of the Bolsheviki had lived Sc
parated from their best friends. All
we're overwhelmed by the world his
.orical events. Many things turned
out diff crently from what had been
expected. In tie first days of the
revolution the Dolsheviki themselves
were in the minority among the Petro-
grad workers. The mood of the sol
diers, whom Lenin later called hon
est defenders Of their country" Great
ed great tactical difficulties for us.
We asked ourselves how we could ap-
proach these masses. how We could
At least get them to listen to us. All
this led to those difficulties which
we're responsible for the errors Of
the "Pravda" in the first days after
the February revolution. before the
arrival OF Comrade Lenin.
Can one from this infer the exist
ance of right wing IN the Bolshevist
party. which Comrade Trctsky at
tempts to represent as a social demo
cratic" "seni-nensheEist" wing. On
Iy he who does not know the Bolshe-
visit party can say such a thing, who
judges the party from the outside,
who for fifteen years has fought
against this party, and who in 1924
again declares war against the party.
There were serious differences
among the Bolsheviki in the period
from April to September, 1917. Groups
could have been formed out Of these
differences if the comrades who had
erred had not confessed their errors,
If events had not quickly liquideted
these errors, if the party had not
unanimously repudiatcG these errors,
IL the party had not had a Lenin.
Then a split would have occurred, but
in no event would a right wing have
been formed.
There were sharp differences among
the Bolshevih in October and Novem-
Der, 1917. During this time the pres
emit writer was among those comrades
who had erred. If the errors had not
been Immediately recognized as such.
il the party had not unanimously cor
rected these errors. and again. if the
party had had no Lenin, then these
sharp differences could have led to
serious results. But as a matter of
fact the contrary Of all this occurred.
The first split between the Bolshe-
Wiki and the menshevilxi began in
1908. Since about 1910 the Bolshevist
party has had a completely indepen-
dent organizatory life. Between 1903
and 1910 Bolshevism experienced q
period OF insufficient organizatory
growth. From 1910 to 1917 this could
40 longer be the case. There was
and could be no right wing in the
Bolshevist party.
w.
Is the Formation Of Right Wing In
the r. c. p. Possible at the
Present Timer
A really serious question. Our re-