The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-19
Lenin-and Leninism

leader of our time misfortune the work
ing class of all countries.
enns hand was the strongest that has shaped history in
all time His work of a kind and magnitude which
dwarfs comparison with any of his contemporaries The
whole future of human civilization the decisive currents of
present history fall under the influence of that which call
"Leninism By its best definition, in the words of Stain:
"Ieninism of epoch imperialism and of
the revolution To be precise Lennsm the
theory the tactic of the rOearan revolution general and
PARTICULAR SHls 'N'''' V
This definition correct Stain says first of all, because
it gives accurate demonstration of the historical roots of
Lennsm, which is described MarXism OF the epoch of
Imperialism this being answer to certain critics of Lenin
who falsely suppose that Lennism did not originate until
after the mperast is correct in the second place.
because il accurately indicates the international character OF
Leninsnl-ths being to the socialdemocra who
consider that Lennsm is not applicable anywhere except in
Russia 1t is correct in the third place because accurately
shows the organic connection between Lennism and the
teaching Marx describing Lennism Marrism of the
epoch mperiasmhis being to certain critics
of Lenn who believe that Lennism is not further develop
ment of Marxsm, but merely revival OF Marxlsm and an
application of MarXlsm to Russian condtons
The death of Lenn did not altogether deprive the revou
ton of Lenns guidance. Lenin built too well for that
Heavy the blow of his DEATH great is the loss of
his living participation in struggles Lenin left to the
worlds oppressed millions the of utilizing his leader
ship for the gigantic class struggles that proceeding and
will proceed for decades after his death.
For Lenn the founder of the Communist (Bolshev
Party of Russia the leader in the creation of the wordparty
of revoluton-he Communist International His leadership
fortified the vanguard of the working with revou
onary MarxstLennist science tactics and organzatona
principles which guide the proetarat to what must
regard as inevitable victory throughout the world
The first great stronghold of the world-revoution
ouered under the leadership of Len stands sody based in
onexh of the surface of the EARTH and just firmly based
the loyal support of the rapidly increasing
sections of the working class in all countries of the world The
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics stands victor against
all past efforts of capitalism to destroy it. Its safety has
than dozen times been confded and is still confded
to the working it's watchfu guardians in all capital
st countries and to the Red Army workers and peasants
The Soviet Union is truly the wordforress of the revou
tionary working class it is not nationalist Russia, it is
the Socialist FaheIand of all workers of all Countries its
Red Army Red Army-the Red Army of the American
workers less than that of the Russian workers 1t
Lenn, above ALL who taught this internatonalsn.
Leninsm is peasantRussia product but the high
est development of the science and practice OF international
revolution The dictatorship of the proetarat is the tap
of the revolution said Lenn Leninsm is the guiding
light Of the proletaridn revolution.
But Lennism vastly different from the shallow chauvn-
list Socialism Of the Second International which pretends
to conne Marxism within the boundaries OF the civilized
g. e. captalist countries The Marism of the epoch of
of Imperialism sweeps the continent of ASIA with its
more-thanhaf of the worlds population, it flows through
the heart of Africa to the Congo through South America
Cuba Hattie ndonesa and the farhet ends of the earth
Lenn showed the oppressed of the world that is the firm
alliance of the oppressed naonaes of colonial and semi
colonial peoples with the industrial proetariat of the capital
list countrieha this is the revolutionary front which will
invincbly overthrow world Imperialism Upon the alliance
of the workers with the peasants Of Russia Lenns party
founded its victorious revolution in that country And upon
the alliance of the ord working class with the prolearan
and peasant of those countries exploited by imperial
ISM will be founded the victory of the world revolution The
Chinese workers and peasants revolution less than that
of Russia, its clarifying light to Lennlsm
1t of course not accident that the first victorious
struggle of the wordproetaan revolution occurred in the
midst of the imperast world To socialist
men betrayed by vena leaders, agents of their imper
as bourgeose Lenin brought the fiery example of pro-
earat working for the defeat of its bourgeose Against
the treacherous peybourgeos program for bringing the
to utopia of capitasc peace Lenin brought forth
the revolutionary workngclass program of war against
war; the Transformation of the imperalst between
nations into the cv for the overhro of the bougeosie
On this anniversary of the death Of great leader the
capitalist world is heavily armed than it the
of the last world Rapidly the preparations for the
coming mperialist war being carried forward
Will also do duty the Party of Lenn did in 1917
Shall We the heirs of the revolutionary traditions of Lenn
be able to purge Communist Parties Of the poisonous in
fuence of bourgeois theology the working class, the
opportunism of socalreformsm in time enough that
Communist Party may in the coming imperast show
itself the true feminist leader of the working class?
To the extent that Bshevise Party to the extent
that we mercessy criticize and eradicate mistakes to
the extent that steel Party in the lessons and practice