Evening star., 1928-05-06


.lle door of the grave open Tor him; III
three months We shall meet again.
Trotsky. driven into exile by his erst-
While co-dictator in the Political Bu-
reau and other Communist councils,
hurled this def: "TodayS victory Of
Stain is but the forerunner of his de-
hacle, his downfall is inevitable,
The bolsheviSt volcano. covering one
sixth Of the earth'S surface, once more
is active, His Punishment has no more
eliminated TrotSky and the "TrotSEy
idea from Russian politics than death
has eliminated the influence OF Lenin
and the principles he LAID down. But
II does serve 70 bring Stain into sharp
relief With TrotSky, in effect, a pris-
oner in a remote ASiaiic province. and
the members Of the opposition group he
headed failed or scattered, Stain
is brought face 10 face with tasks and
problems which may either make hlm
one OF the great statemen of modern
times or else. as TrotSky predicted.
bring about his political bankruptcy.
In the persons of these two Soviet
ANTAGONISTS two civilizations are Strug-
Cling for the molding of RuSsia's future.
TrotSky wants Russia made over in
accord with the civilization of the west
ern world. Just as Peter the Great. two
hundred years earlier. forced his noble
men 70 discard their long Russian
cloaks in favor Of short German jackets
and TO shave their boards, Trotsky
would recut every form of national
economy in Russia after the standards
of Western Europe and America. He
enviSageS an industrial Russia. dolni-
mated by her cities, her factories and
her workmen. He would pattern the
Soviet state after the dietums OF inter-
national MarxiSm.
Stalin's Position.
Stain stands both head and feet in
Bpzantiuna. A revolutionary of no less
caliber than Trotsky. he is less Of an in
ternationalist Exiled under the Car
as often as Trotsky had been. his ban
isfments never took him abroad for
long.
Stain never completely loses sight OF
the deep-Seated ASiatic roots of the
Slav empire He sees RuSSiais future
her near future at any rate, as cast
primarily IN the likeness OF her agTicul-
tural population. her 10000. 900 peas
ants In principle he is no less for
Socialist Russia" than Trotsky Is. His
socialism. however, must be homespun
simple. even ylilgarized. If necessary
Il must be suitable TO the mental acu-
men Of the Russian peasant and fiex-
fble 70 blend with the primitive struc-
t1Ire Of the Russian village.
Bitter personal recriminations hlled
the air in the Kremlin during the
months when the disposition Of TrotSky
and his faction was debated by Stain
and his majority in the Communist
councils Yet the historic break between
the two was caused not by personal or
racial ntipatlaieS-neitheT one Is Slav
5r blood-hut bv the hopeless divergence
Of their programs for the reconstruction
Of the Russian state on Socialist foun-
cstion.
TrotSky and the members OF his OPP
position group believe that the Soviet
experiment IN Russia viii maintain it
self only BY taking q short cut to So
cialism. by following a left course" as
the phrase Is among Communists. Sta
lin believes that the ultimate goal Of
Socialist form Of society in Russia Is
more likely 10 be attained by less sum-
mary proceedings. BIZ following a middle
course. course toward the right"
Is Socialist Order Coming?
Is the regime sponsored by Stain
bringing to pass in the Soviet Union
the Socialist order which the revolution
Of November. 1917. promised to the Rus
sian workers?
This question has been repeatedly
asked by Trotsky since the death Of
Lenin and the gradual ascendancy of
Stain 10 the absolute dictatorship Of
the Communist party First by innu-
endo and then openly he charged the
Stain regime with not giving sufficient
support 70 the Soviet industrialization
program and thus encouraging the as
cendancy Of the peasantry over the
working class.
He accused Stain Of having per-
Fuitted the rise o. an oppressive and
arrogant Official and industrial bureau
cracy He assaiIed vehemently the
sitting Of the free expression Of opin-
ions within the Communist party and
the mobilize hooting down Of nlinori-
ties, even though the men holding such
minority opinions were noted revolution
ISIS whose loyalty could never come into
Again and again the Comnp .,1lsr
party directed TrotEky to cease his at
tacks. On such occasions. according 10
. leading Soviet spokesman. Trotsky
demonstrated with ms silence In
fact, TrotSky's silence on occasions STIR
red up greater turmoil than his speeches
would have done
sspecter Of Ciyn War.
The specter Of civil var has been
raised by both sides in the final phaae
Of the TrotSky-GtaIin controversy
Trot6ky's continued attacks turned the
heads o. large numbers 0f students and
os the intellectual classes. They
charged Trotsky's criticisms with re-
sponslblAty for certain serious repercus~
s.oDs abroad where they are said 20
have stimulated Russian arigtOcratlc
enlgres 70 renewed agitation against
tbe Soviet Extra precautions are belng
taken by the "O2pu the Soviet secret
servlce. against possible attempts on
tne hyes of SoYlet chiefs
TsotAky's lacouic reply 10 these
charges was that not MS criticism but
tie Stain policies were fostering tne
political staDe ~ mind complained of
The Stain policies be alleged wer.-
stimulating the flse u 4 new buurgegisie
sf8o creating new class antagOnisn4s
T. glimpse ~ the personality. char
setFr anc DackgF04uo II the man VINO
is eDf3csce9 W t5e @Jft II dictator over
tfe bQig1ey3st oictatoYship" is essential
before proceeding with an analysis of
+~e D~7 economic Aoclal and political
groupings tnal are coming ~ The fore
~ hlsF after 10 years ~ the EoYlet
experiment
n H4fJc3}eat ne#lAg ~ tbe EBe rs the
distinguishing Characteristic of Joseph
stain. lfe spares ~ one not even
hlHlbf Cne u the strongest weapons
employed against him by TFo'sky and
as followers Hs& letter oI Lenin.
written shortly before bis death. iu
wnlch TIE father ~ the revolution %
among otiseT recommendations for the
9DHlFe cp{3oBct " lhe Eolsheylst regime
suggested that stain be replaced by
some one else IN The position NJ secfe.
tsry general " inc Communist party
Damaging Reflections.
IT, view ~ tbe damaging personal re-
hectl loaA Oh Stain That tl4e ienin setteT
contained tne central committee Of lI9f
Communist party negef gave n Baoif
than verbal publicity Stain himself