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

INC HAASilFh " GGHlUS
WHEN 1t became clear to the
w counter-revolutioni that the
soviet power would not fall "of ITSELF"
as they had expected, they tried to
overthrow it. Terrorist assaults
against soviet functionaries occurred.
Supplies were destroyed, bridges
blown up, railroads demolished. The
agents of the imperialists in Russia
furnished the counter-revolutionist
with funds and means. In order to
influence the decision Of President
Wilson, the Yaroslav rebellion was in
stigated in the summer of 1918. Dur
ing the fifth soviet congress, the first
days of July, the left social-revolu-
tionaries started a rebellion in Mos
COW. They murdered the German am
bassador in order to get the Germans
to start war, and they telegraphed
all over Russia that the government
was overthrow. The rebellion was
suppressed, but the counter-reYolution
airy acts continued. Volodarsky had
been murdered in Petrograd. Uritsky
was shot by student and Social
list" woman, Dora Kaplan, shot Lenin
in Moscow at the end of August.
Lenin had made a speech in a fac
tory; like other comrades, he used
regularly to speak in the factories.
When he came out, talking with the
workers.. there stood a woman watch
ing him. AS he was ready to step
into his auto, two women asked about
the food expeditions to the country.
Lenin admitted that there might be
faults in their conduct, but steps had
been taken to correct them. These
questions had been arranged in order
to delay Lenin, and shot was fired.
The woman fled, but was captured by
the workers, who were ready to lynch
her. This was prevented. The mem
bers Of the factory committee took
Lenin to the Kremlin. He refused
their help and walked himself to his
rooms. Comrade Bontsch-Brujevitsh
gave the first medical aid. Lenin's
sister, Maria Iliinitshna, one of the
editors of Pravda, took care Of him.
His wife, Krupthaya, was out, on
party duty, altho sick. When she
went home and saw the alarmed faces
she said: "Only tell me if he is
alivel" Then she went in to him
and stayed with him all the time. Doc
tors came and examined him. He was
unconscious. There were two very
critical days. Then the doctors an
nounced that he would recover. And
soon he could speak to comrades, read
the papers, and conduct the work of
the commissariat This bullet has
tened his death.
The counter-revolutionis were ma
liciously glad. But their joy was
short-lived. Lenin lived, but the red
terror was now directed against the
counter-revolutionists The workers
demanded severe punishments. Com
mittees were elected. People, con-
victed Of counter-revolutionary activ-
ity, and hostages, were shot all over
the country. The strong fist of the
proletariat gave the counter-revolu-
tionists such blow that they did not
quickly forget it. Altho they did not
stop their actiVltleS, they were COM
PEELED to use restraint.
In the conspiracies which were dis
covered, even many Socialists" were
found to be participants. When they
were thrown into jail, the reformists
all over the world raised the cry that
their Comrades" were prosecuted in
Russia. But the workers of all coun-
tries have learned to know what kind
Of socialists" these people have been.
And the workers understand also what
a menace it would have been to the
revolutionary movement of the world
If the attempt Of Socialist" to kill
the leader of the revolution had been
successful.