The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-11
CHAPTER VI
The Red Army

The necessity for Red Guard" RED Army" was
apparent to the Boshevk minority from the earliest days
the March, 1917 Revolution organization
and armament of the prOetara and bring the
reauons with the Revolutionary Army.
Rise of the Red Army
The Bohevk Party consequently at once began intensive
work in this direction fight the opportuns defensive"
policy of the Menshevks They upon the workers
and sodery in order the proletara develop it's
strength IN readiness for the next stage of the Revouonhat
struggle for the Dictatorship of the poorer
peasany which the Boshevik Party knew shortly
The work of organizing the Red began March
1917 District Stats formed and by June the Red
already several thousand strong July year these
District Stats were proclaimed illegal by the Kerensky Govern
ment and forced underground work did
being
The Korniov attempt August brought the Red Guard
again to the surface The Provisional Government authorities
found themselves forced allow arm and after
the Kornov affair had been cleaned up the began
In Leningrad at this time drilling carried out at 70
works and factories and Factory Committees setting up
their own system of compulsory military training The
at several undertakings enlisted body in the
SO that the Bohevk military organization could hardly provide
BY the time November (Bolshevl) Revolution the
Red Guard in Perograd men, machine
guns and armored Similar work had gone Moscow
where than 5000 workers before
Der Revolution. Organization same simultaneously
proceeded in the Donetz mining region
at Odessa and other But while building up Red
Guard in these places the Boshevk Party also busy
the Army began in February 1917 but there
development here until April after the formation Pays
In June 1917 place Party's "AlRussan Mill
tay Conference to which came from 60
organizations 43 of these Frontne" bodies
by 10000 Bolshevik soldiers.
BY these considerable already
in October the shape of Red Guard numbering
thousands When the decisive moment the
portant point Leningrad) $4,000 armed
available in addition sympahiZers
Besides these the greater number soldiers
fronts the side of the Boshevs
to the Constituent Assembly almost all the 10000 the
Baltic Fleet voted for them Out of 10000 the
Front 100000 Bolsheviks Western
Front 900 of $4,000 Including
grad garrisons of total of 1900 900
for the Bolsheviks. ag-
This explains November Revolution BY
December the Red Guards in Lenngrad numbered
formed which took part in the fighting against Petyua Kae
din ekseyev Konioy Denn and other
airy military leaders. essg-H
Red Army Becomes Regular Force .ev
Waging with these mprovised showed the
necessity for regular military establishment The old
had broken along the lines of its natural class distinctions
plain until peasanry convinced itself
that the land had been taken from landowners
becoming of the necessity defending
the working class the shape of the Red Guard helped
those who had joined the Red Guard from the ranks
the old must bear the weight of the struggle against
the Revolutions enemies
The Government forced by hard necessity had decided
February 22nd 1913 accept the BestLovsk Peace Treaty
with Germany which imposed Russia disqualification
Len oreseeng the need of armed defense
Revolution the day signed decree (whose details
worked month earier for raising
Army preamble this decree thus THE Work
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