The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-07


THIS declaration was adopted by the
4 Soviet Congress of All Russia in
January, 1918. In the annals Of man
kind it will have honored place
among the greatest documents of his
tory. 1t leads you to think of the
American Declaration Of Independence
of 1916, and the Declaration of the
Rights of Man and Citizen, Of the
French Revolution of 1889. These doc
uments of the bourgeois revolutions,
which signified great steps forward,
signifed also the declaration of the
right of free" exploitation of men.
The Bill of Rights of the Russian revo-
luton signifies the proclamation of
the liberation of the working people,
the beginning of free mankind.
In the declaration, Russia is de-
clared soviet republic and volun-
tary union Of national republics. The
abolition of the exploitation Of man,
the end of class differences, the exter-
mination Of the exploiters and the
building up Of socialism are pro-
claimed as the purpose OF the soviet
government. Land is declared the
common property of the people, and
given to the tillers of the soil without
compensation. The forests, water
power, the big estates, and the min
erals under the earth are to be used
as national property. The supreme
council Of national economy and
workers control is established. The
arming of the working people and the
disarming of the exploiters, the crea-
ton of the red army. Mankind must
be liberated from Imperialism. For
this reason the secret treaties of car
ism are to be published. Fraterniza-
ton among the soldiers and peace
without conquest and indemnity.
Freedom to the oppressed nations and
colonies. The declaration halls the
recognition of the independence OF
Finland, the self-determination Of the
Armenians, and the withdrawal of the
Russian troops from Persia. 1t ex-
plains that there will be no place for
the bourgeoisie in government
which is established by the workers,
soldiers and peasants soviets.
A similar document-with the addi- |
ton of the obligation to work, etc
was presented to the constituent as
sembly, and when 1t refused to accept
IL and recognize the soviet power, 1t |
was dissolved. This act was at that
time denounced by the democrats"
of the whole world as crime against
democracy and the end of the Russian |
Revolution, but events have proved
that it was a necessary step in the |
revolution and the beginning of |
broader democracy than the world had
ever seen. The constituent assembly |
had become-and has since been-the |
slogan Of the counter-revolution and
at the time Of its gathering 1t no
longer reflected the real popular SEN
timent, as Lenin has proved In his |
article about the dissolution.
Adventurous RevoIutIonIsm-or the
Art Of Retreat.
r ENIN has always been against adj
anu OAAtANAACU pCNNACAJ SANS L
policy Of the socialist
On the question of |
the Brest treaty, he was compelled to
fight against the tendency towards
revolutionary adventurism IN his |
party. When the peace negotiations |
had gone on for some weeks and Com
rade Trotsky had, over the heads of
Che kaiser's generals, told the peoples
Of the world about the aims Of the
came the day when the
treaty had to be signed. Then Com
rade Trotslky made his famous procla-
nation that the Boisheviks regard the
war as ended. and withdraw their
army, but refuse to sign this Infamous
document. In Q book about Lenin.
published In 1924, Comrade Trotsky
explains that this act was necessary
In order to show the workers Of the
entente that the Rolsheyiks wore not
servants Of the kaiser, as was claimed. /