of the revolution was to abolish for good and
all the “ right ” of one set of individuals to
exploit the life and work of their fellow men
and women. Further, it is no part of my
business as a Socialist to search out and strive
to discover material for criticism or denunciation :
I did not go to Russia as a cold-blooded
investigator seeking to discover what
there was of evil ; I went as a Socialist, to see
what a socialist revolution looks like at close
quarters ; and, above everything else, to look
at the faces of those who made the revolution.
It was the spirit moving the men and women
responsible for the revolution I wanted to
discover, for all else is of no importance.
The Russian people have a long and difficult path to tread before they reach their goal : there will be much more agony and bloody sweat. I am confident, however, that from this young, mighty people new life will come. In the meantime we who live in lands where the people are much older and more experienced in the methods and ways of the devil, and where enthusiasm is frowned upon, must look to it that we put no obstacles in the way of this young people ; instead, we too should cast away the works of darkness and join them in their march toward the dawn.
