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who used similar phrases, were al
ways wildly and strongly applauded
by the delegates at our convention.
Cahan Praises the Russian
Revolution

by the delegates at our convention.
cahan Praises the Russian
Revolution.
l am going to read to you now
pages PA and 215, an address deliv-
cred by the editor of the Forward"
Mr.. Cahan:
About four years ago." said Mr..
Cahan, when the war broke out,
many of us were intensely interested
in seeing the Russian despotic regime
smashed. But the car has been elimi-
mated. There is no such thing now
as the throne in Moscow. That is a
thing of the past, thanks to great,
glorious revolution that took place in
Russia. Great applause). And, friends,
there we have a regime in Russia
that is a Socialist regime from top to
bottom great applause). The next
to go are the Kaisers. Is there an
honest man on the face of the globe
who can think, and at the same time
would not desire the downfall of that
infamous bunch? tremendous an.
plause). That bunch of highway rob.
bers that are trying to wreck the
Russian revolution for their own use
to their gain? Now that the major.
Eity party in the Reichstag, including
the scoialdemocrats and even the
ctaholic party, have been obliterated
and robbed of every influence entirely
there is nothing left but the military
chieftains, the Hindenburgs and the
Ludendorfs that rule Germany and
that there seems to be no hope for
free speech, democracy or suffrage in
Germany. In the face of all that. can
there be any true opinion as to who
should win now?
Abe Cahan Felieitates Lenin and
Trotsky and Red Flag.
After the war is over. there will
be new era in the life of labor in
this country, as well as in Europe
This war has taught us a great deal
England today is the great country
of organized labor, so powerful, SO
strong, that the powers that be in
Britain have to reckon with this; to.
day the English labor movement is
about IS per cent clear cut social
istic (applause) and in Russia, the Red
Flag is waving as the flag Of the Ma
tion. They celebrated the LIST of MAY
in Moscow, they combined that great
holiday with another festival. the
birth of Karl Marx, and this holiday
was celebrated not only by trade un
ions, not by organizations in Their
private capacity, but as a National
holiday. Lenine and Trotsky, every
member of the organization of the
government, marching alongside -oi
the great flag of Socialism as their
banner. Tremendous applause).
cahan Hopes 5olsheviks May Defeat
Capitalism.
I'VE can trust both the Bolsheviki
and the English comrades, and the
American comrades to defeat the de.
signs of the capitalist class. And let
me tell you frankly, with perfect sin.
certify, from the bottom of my heart
that so far President Wilson has TAX.
en- the right attitude toward the Boil.
sheyiki Tremendous applause.) He
is standing by them nobly and valiant.
ly, because know he has many odds
to contend with.
prepare Yourselves for Great
Change"
Comrades, new world Is coming
We are on the eve of great new
historical epoch. This country will be
different from what II is now and
what II has been so far. Everything
will be absolutely different. We are
now going thru the most remarkable
change in the history OF humanity
not only in the political history OF hu
manity, but in It's history from every
aspect and view Nothing like II has
ever happened before. Get yourselves
ready. Prepare yourselves for the
great change that is coming after the
war This war is teaching a remark.
able lesson to the workers the world
over. The membership Of the social
list party will be probably ten times
as large as II Is today about q M
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