Bolshevism: The Enemy of Political and Industrial DemocracySpargo, John
History
Bolshevism: The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy
Spargo, John
Communism -- Soviet Union; Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
When the delegates finished their session and adjourned, the old
guards had been dismissed for their submissive attitude toward the
delegates and replaced by armed civilian followers of Lenine and
Trotzky. The latter issued an order to disband the delegates, but
there were none to be disbanded.
The following day the government of the Bolsheviki dishonestly and
basely slandered the people's representatives in their official
announcement which appeared in Pravda. That lying newspaper wrote
that the representatives of the people had forced their way into
the palace, accompanied by Junkers and the White Guards of the
bourgeoisie, that the representatives wanted to take advantage of
their small numbers and had begun the work of the Constituent
Assembly. Every one knows that this is slanderous as regards the
representatives of the people. Such lies and slanders were
resorted to by the old regime.
The aim of the slanders and the lies is clear. _The usurpers do
not want the people's representatives to have the supreme power
and therefore are preparing to disband the Constituent Assembly_.
On the 28th of November, in the evening, _having begun to arrest
members of the Constitutional-Democratic party, the Bolsheviki
violated the inviolability of the Constituent Assembly. On
December 3d a delegate to the Constituent Assembly, the
Socialist-Revolutionist, Filippovsky, who was elected by the army
on the southwestern front, was arrested_.
In accordance with their decision reached on November 28th, the
delegates gathered at the Tavrichesky Palace on November 29th and
30th. As on the first day, armed soldiers stood guard at the
entrance of the palace and would not let any one pass. The
delegates, however, insisted and were finally allowed to enter.
On the third day, scenes of brutal violence toward the people's
representatives took place at the palace. Peasants were the
unfortunate victims of this violence.
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