Collected Works of V. I. Lenin - Vol. 16 - From Marx to Mao

192V. I. LENINwhich Martov signed) to Dan. “The theory of equality”of illegalists and legalists denotes a departure fromthe Central Committee’s letter, a turn on the part of Martov,for the contradiction between this “theory” and the CentralCommittee’s letter is evident to anyone who does not wantto close his eyes to it.When, after the rejection of his article (he refused itspublication as a comment, and in Diskussionny Listokas well), Martov announced in the editorial board of theCentral Organ the outbreak of hostilities by him, his positionand that of Dan became quite clear to us.It was definitely made clear to the Party by: l) the behaviourof Mikhail, Roman and Yuri; 2) the manifesto of thesixteen Russian Mensheviks; 3) Golos No. 19-20; and4) the splitting manifesto of the four editors of Golos. Tothis has now been added 5) the openly liquidationist statementof Potresov in Nasha Zarya” 92 No. 2, where he writesalong with Martov and others, and 6) the statement of theeditors of Golos Sotsial-Demokrata against Plekhanov(“A Necessary Supplement to Dnevnik” 93 ), where, side byside with the same Potresov, Martynov, Martov and Axelrodtreat the Central Organ of the Party and pro-Party Menshevismen canaille.In our leaflet “Golos (Voice) of the Liquidators Againstthe Party” and in No. 12 of the Central Organ we gave anappraisal of the first four statements.* In No. 13 of the CentralOrgan, which will be out next week, Plekhanov giveshis appraisal of Potresov’s article in Nasha Zarya.As shown already by the four resolutions of the Menshevikgroups and parts of the Menshevik groups abroad(Paris, Nice, San Remo, Geneva**), the pro-Party Mensheviksare beginning to unite and come out against Golos Sotsial-Demokrata, which has definitely gone over to the liquidators.The pro-Party Mensheviks openly oppose Golos and theRussian liquidators openly admit Golos’s turn to liquidationismafter the plenum.The result is that the situation in the Party has alteredconsiderably from that obtaining at the time of the plenum* See pp. 156-64 of this volume.—Ed.** See pp. 185-88 of this volume.—Ed.