The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-05
[ eninisrn or Trotskyisrn

"The G. G. thus finds that the insur
rection has unavoldably and complete
" matured, and therefore calls upon
all organizations of the party to act
accordingly and to judge and solve all
practical questions concerning the
Soviet congress Of the northern terri
tory, the removal of troops from Petro-
grad, the coming into action Of those
from Moscow, Minsk, etc. from this
point Of view"
The resolution of the conference
between the c. C. and the responsible
functionaries on October 16 is as fol
lows: -
This assembly welcomes and warm
ly supports the resolution of the 9. G
and calls upon vail organizations and
all workers and soldiers to support the
armed insurrection in every way and
with all intensity and to support the
central committee which has been ap
pointed for this: purpose by the c. c.,
it expresses its full conviction that
the C. G. and the Soviets will in due
time make known the right moment
and the suitable means for the insur
rection."
You see, that Comrade Trotsky's
memory played him false as regards
the date fixed for the instruction and
the resolution of the C. c. concerning
the insurrection
Comrade Trotsky is absolutely ir
the wrong when he maintains thai
Lenin underestimated the legality o.
the Soviet, that Lenin had not under
stood the serious significance Of the
seizure of power by the All-Russian
Soviet Congress on October rs, that
Just for this reason Lenin had insisted
on the seizure of power before Octo
Der 25. This is untrue. Lenin pro
posed the seizure of power before DC
tober Is for two reasons. Firstly, be
cause it was to be feared that the
counter-revolutionar might at any
moment hand over Petrograd to the
Germans, which would have cost the
rising instruction blood, and that
therefore every day was precious
Secondly, because of the mistake OF
the PetrogFad Soviet in fixing and pub
licly announcing the day for the in
surrection October 25), which coul6
only be made good by the insurrection
actually takingitplace before the day
legally fixed. sng
The fact is that Lenin regarded the
insurrection as am art and must have
known that the enemy who thanks to
the lack of caution of the Petrograd
Soviet was informed as to the day
of the instruction, would undoubtedly
make every effort to prepare for this
day, that it was therefore necessary
to steal march on the enemy, i. e.
to begin with the instruction neces.
sarily before the day formally fixed.
This chiefly explains the passion with
which Lenin ine his letters upbraids
those who regard the date, October rs.
as fetish. 5tf
Events have shown that Lenin was
entirely in the right. 1t is known that
the instruction was begun before the
All-Russian Soviet Congress. 1t is
known that the power was actually
seized before the opening of the All.
Russian Soviet Congress, and that it
was seized, ot1by the Soviet congress
hut by the Petrograd Soviet, by the
revolutionary military committee. The
Soviet congress-, only took over the
power from the hands of the Petro
grad Soviets. 1For this reason Com.
rade Trotsky'sr long dissertations on
the significance of the legality of the
Soviets are certainly quite superfiu-
Gus.
A living and powerful party, at the
lead Of the revolutionary masses, who
storm and overthrow the bourgeois
power, this is the condition of our
party at that period.
This is the truth as to the legends
regarding the preparation for October
Ito be continued.)