Young Socialists Magazine 1917 July Dec.pdf

«ITHE YOUNG SOCIALISTS' MAGAZINEOUR INTERNATIONAL DA YA Y oung People's Socialist League in RussiaThe detailed report of the meeting of the ExecutiveCommittee of the International Federation of YoungPeople's Socialist Leagues at Stockholm last May hasjust appeared in pamphlet fann. Among the importamquestions discussed was the organization of the youngpeople of Russia. It was unanimously agreed withthe sa nction of the Russian and Finnish comrades whowere present to select a committee to immediately bendtheir (,,"'ire energy to this end. :\[any comrades. includingComrade Alexandra Kollontay, gladly offeredto assist them. The committee began the work withoutdeJay. At the close o f the meeting Comrade llild.Secretary of the Young People's O rganization o f Norway,went direcdy to Russia and attended scveralmeetings of the newly o rgan ized leagues in Petrograd.H e sent a completc report to the International Secn:­tary in Zurich. Several back numbcrs of the " J ugcnd­Intcrnationale" were translated into Russian andd ist l'ibuted in great numbers. According to the latestreports about SO,(X)() young people attended the mcetingsand demonstrations of the young people, By o rderof one of these meetings Comrade Hi\d was asked tosend the International Organization and all it s federatedleagues, through it s secretary, the heartiestfraternal grcctings of the Young Social ists of Russia.Those who were present at this mceting assured ComradeHild that thcy would work for the growth of Iheo rganization with all their might and energy and thatthey hoped soon to have a league in every city andtOWII. The secretary o f th e Intcrnational Organi zationth en publishcd the following pamphlet for generaldistribution in Russia as a reply to the fratcrnal greetingso f the Hu ss iall comradcs,k'agues IIlCt in )'Jarch, 191 5, in Bern, kmg hcf,)re the(onferenecs of Zinunerwald and Kiellla!. Since Ihatday the young Social ists of all count ries h:t\"c .;lol.){1 illbitterest revolutionary opposition to tho ,"')!l tirll1:tliollof the war, Iheir g-Q\"erlllllent and tbc "'llial p:lIriut .. (Iftheir countries" )..Tumbcrless arc the :-;teritil"l'.. hmughthy these young rc\"ollllinni,.ts eluring Ihe ~l' ~·car .. ! InIta I\" and fo'ran\.·l' a" wcll as GCf mam' and :\I1 ~lri ..l;urldreds o i our comr;\dc" were illlprlsnlll'ci hy thl'irgu\'erlllllent or ~nt tu the trenches as a plIlli .. hLlll'lll.E\"en .though the Irnpcrialists. to incTt.';\ .. e their profll;;,'-("!lei millions to Ill' ,.!aughtt'red in ilaUil' ;\1\(.1 proft,:;,;to bc deadh- ("lIemics to each otlwr. tfrl'\' stu liduuited in thcir oppo .. ition to re"ollltinn:lf.\" Socialism.:\~ international as capital, as irll efll;lli"llal a .. its methods,a~ international a,; hungcr and the "lItfl'rings ofthe workers, SO intcrnalional are