"But one thing is certain." l^e added. ?
"Despite all newspaper reports to *he |
contrary Russia will not give up Com- j
1 nrunism and i evert to tlie principle of
I private property.
"In brief, our situation is this: We
have now for the flr*; time peace with
: our neighbors and have things well in
hand at home. Out- Government is will
| ing to become a capitalistic concern it-1
self in order to maintain Communism j
; within its borders. As a government. i
, it will deal with foreign concerns, grant- |
; ing and guaranteeing concessions. But ?
j the results of these deals in prod-ace nee- |
: essary for our people will continue to J
! be distributed communistically by our
Government.
"The peasants now have and for some'
time have nad a more or 'ess free oppor
. tunlty to trade through the cooperatives
and th" Communes, but as for reopening
the middlemen's business and the shops
: of individual profiteers, that is impos
. sible. a.? we will not surrender the main
I principle of Communism.
