The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-24
ARTICLE vi.
An Interview With LenIn.

were acquainted with American con-
ditions. happened to be one OF them.
This was at the time when the Com.
its efforts to unite the different Com
munist tendencies in America. The
representatives of the American Com
munist factions were, Of course, too
partial in this question. There were
comrades among them who cared
nothing about utilization OF, unitication
One side flung accusations at the
other. The &c. p" Communist
Party) considered the q. G. P. (Unit-
ed Communist Party fatal centrists
and opportunists; on the other hand,
the U. P. C. thought the c. P. narrow
dogmatic sectarians, who were against
any Communist mass-action. Along
came the &c. u. c." Communist Uni
fication Committee) and spared Meth
er side.
The representatives of the various
factions agreed, however, on one point.
that in America there could be nc
question at that time about an open
and legal Communist party. Even
though there would be a unifcation OF
all Communist forces into one party,
the united party would be forced II
exist as an underground and illega
organization.
Lenin paid little OF no attention t.
the facts and arguments of the fight
svo Il ,If he ffr,on
the opinion, that whatever the con
ditions in America were at the time
one thing was certain-the Commun
list Party must exert its efforts to car
ry on Communist mass propaganda;
among the masses.
For this purpose it was necessary
to attract all the left elements Of til
socialist party and bring about a so
idification, one way or another, Of tn
radical forces. That was why Lenir
found it necessary to consult thos
comrades who had lived in Americs
before the outbreak of the Russian
revolution, who were able to renal
impartial concerning the fractional
conflicts in the American Communis
movement.
And because the movement of tn
workers Of America always interested
me and now though l was in Russia
/ was nevertheless in close contac
with the American delegates, LeniI
invited me to his cabinet to private
talk
Tho ,,,aunor ~ tha snwsko4srv, sx-oo41-
surprised me. No denite date no
hour was set. The question was:
What is the most convenient day 70
me and all this thru the telephone
I, of course, answered. that I was
ready to come at any time Comradt
Lenin would find it possible to inter-
view me.
That same day, late at night, com
ing home from a party meeting,
found note, in which was requested
by Lenin to be at his Office at two in
the afternoon the next day. But {
make sure that could keep the ap
pointment the secretary Of the coun-
Gil of the peoples commissars ("Sov-
narcom") would phone me at nine In
the morning.
The Waterman who brought me this
note looked at me with great respect
felt that he looked at me with ad-
miration. When he asked me to give
him cigaret, he eagerly uttered:
"Will you be tomorrow at nyich's
himself? Eth, wish had chance to
sneak to him personally. / know II
isn't hard, he receives everybody
without any formalities, but can't
bother him just for the sake of sat.
isfying my curiosity"
The next moring exactly at nine the
telephone rang. The secretary told
me that at two Lenin had a recess
period between sessions OF the cen.
trail committee Of the Russian Com
munist Party. That the doorman a.
the entrance to Kremel would let me
pass and I'd be escorted to the office