The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-11-08
November 7, 1926.

nOuf Tor them to march past. AS
each detachment passes the mauso-
leum, salute, a shout, then the black
or the gray or the red or the blue or
green caps disappear down the hill be-
hind the fantastic turrets of the
church of Ivan the Terrible, past the
round stone base where stood the
gallows for this the sacrifices.
\ swift movement across the square
the cavalry is mounted the
cavalry marches. Waves of cavalry.
Rhythmic movement with the rise and
fall of the swing Of the galloping
horses. Along the flank Of each
division, like fork Of Tightening, the
leader charges past his men. Waves
of men and horses. Shining steel.
Quivering horses flying with can
non behind. There must be men there
COO, but one sees only horses and can
non disappearing dawn the Hill behind
the fantastic turrets of the Church Of
Ivan the Terrible, past the stone base,
where stood the sallows.
A pause. The soldiers have passed
The crowd strains a little impatiently.
The crowd is hungry for heroes. II
surges forward to look at the ros-
trum. 1t asks; Trotskv? No. Stain?
NO Ahh . Kalcnin. 1t has
found Kalenin. 1t feasts on him. The
mounted police press back this hungry
crowd the procession Of workers
has started.
The square is again filled this
time with red banners. The square is
filled with the red banners of the
marching workers. Factory after fac
tory Dynamo, where they make
motors for street cars Amo.
where they make automobiles
Textile factories Mines. There is
a STIR ahead. The British Youth Dele
CATION, with its flying red banner
mounts the rostrum to the left of the
speakers. The British Youth. symbol
OF international Solidarity. Young
miners among them, for whom Rus
sian workers have given and give so
courageously. Mounted above the
millions, they review the spirit of the
revolution. Much is expected of them
Fifteen youths, there is much for Won
to do at home.
Past the British Youth march the
Youth of Russia Siberia
Ukraine Caucasus. Past the
British Youth march delegations of
Chinese and Japanese march
Pioneers, march mothers with babies
IN their arms, march grandfathers.
Past the British Youth march the
workers of the Comintern, the Profin-
tern. Fifteen Youths, there is much
Tor you to do at home.
The crowd is hungry for heroes. The
British Youth pleases them. Rut
again, Trotshy? Yes, there at the
corner of the rostrum in the big
brown hat Ahhh Kalenin, he IS
coming down. The crowd surpes
against the fence behind which lie the
dead heroes of the Revolution. They
surge back, they see Rykov, then
Budenny They do not see Trotsiv
lean against the mausoleum and
weakly find his way down the stairs,
supporting himself with a cane.
1t is wet, it is cold For three
hours, for four, for five. Only one
district has passed, 1t will keep on
until six in the evening banners.
bands, men, women, children, the
workers of the U.S.S.R. The ampli-
fiers announce each delegation. Com
munist Youth, Hurrah Hurrah
shout the workers and peasants.
Street car workers, Hurrah, Hurrah
shouts the crowd.
Down the hill, disappearing behind
the fantastic turrets of the church of
Ivan the Terrible, past the stone base
where stood the gallows into the
gray mist, passes the singing crowd
passes the celebration Of the
ninth anniversary of the Revolution.