The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-09-22
MAXIM CORK REPLIES TO THE
ENEMIES OF THE SOVIET UNION

name is known not only within the
frontiers of the u. S. S. r. but al
most in every part of the globe. 1t
Is but natural that an author with
such a reputation be listened to by
the whole world not only when he
speaks in his usual language of a
letion writer, bat also when he
raises his voice as a social worker
and politician.
In this respect Maxim Cork is
cne of the few writer's whose pro-
auctions were frequently imbued
with distinctly revolutionary spirit.
In days gone by Cork was con-
neeted with the Bolshevik Party and
had very close relations with Com
rade Lenin who highly appreciated
the great gift of this writer. This,
however, did not prevent Cork from
going astray, and he did not always
keep pace with the Bolsheviks, par
bicularly in regard to the attitude to
the bourgeois intelligentsia.
A Friend of the Soviets.
Compelled by the state of his
health to live in South Europe, Cor
ii followed very attentively develop
nents in Soviet Russia, watching
greedily any shoots of new life. In
spite of all his vacillations Cork
vas always a revolutionist, friend
If the workers and peasants Soviet
,ountry, and what passed before his
yes during the ten years of great
constructive work has made him
riend and defender of the Soviet
)ower. Without any vacillation, in
words which cannot be twisted and
urned he gave expression to this
IS social and political writer in an
lrticle dedicated to the Tenth An
liyersary of the October Revolu-
ion-"My Congratulations" pub
ished in the Moscow newspaper.
This article caused great excite
nent among all the White Guards
broad. The article was a stone
brown into the emigre morass. 1t
hould be stated that generally
peaking Cork was not greatly
onored among the emigres.
The White Guards.
Emigre newspapers which con-
idred themselves friends of the
eople" and ''revolutionists" were
eeply offended when revolution
wept them from their path as soon
they went against the revolution,
gainst October, and they could not
course forgive Cork, the intellec-
lal, his "treachery." No gossip
as considered too dirty to be used
y the White Guard emigres against
orki. White Guard writers were
bitter against Cork that they
cyan even to cast doubt in in
umerable article and feuilletons on
-orkl's gift as an artist: there is
sally nothing great in this writer.
Gorki's October article in which
e says that he is proud of the new
ussians, in which he welcomes the
oviet power and speaks of it's &C
Movements, filled the cup of emf
re patience to overflowing. The
}hite penny a-liners replied to this
rticle in their organs 'Rul" and
Dni." The author of the "Reply"
avs:
what induces you ii. e., Gorki) to
asely flatter these illdoers and to
eep silent on their crimes"
Gorki's Reply.
In the "Izvestia" of December rs
orki gives a fit answer to the
nigre penny-a-liners. At the same
me Cork replied to the well-known
ussian Menshevik Dan whose
anderous article appeared on Nov
m yer z in the Manchester
uardian" side by side with Gorki's
-ticle dedicated to the Tenth An
versary of October. This is what
orki writes:
wo Anonymous and Pseudonym
Writers.
II deem it necessary to inform
lie author of The Reply and those
no are of one mind with him that
ct. loft et1Ob 4k5r
zen receiving very often. Formerly,
lack-hundred elements were writ
e me in this strain, threatening
it'll all manner of things just as
aople of whom 1920 years ago l
ought to be true enemies of all
ack-hundred theology, are threat
ling me now. Literature of this
nd did not prevent me then from
oing my work; it does not prevent
now, neither will it prevent me
the future. As an old bird-catcher,
zen when l do not see the bird, /
low what it's song is. | also know
at reforms for instance, reforms
Peter |, were also condemned by
sople who wanted to lead the old
'e.'
"But today not Peter the Great is
orking in the Soviet Union, but
an the Great-worker and peasant
mbined, and it is not a question
Nv Of reforms but of a radical
iange Of all the foundations of the
d life. This explains the condem-