Three Aspects of the Russian Revolution
in the course of an evolution which, while in a sense a conflict, will not necessarily have the character of an open combat.
Already we can notice clearly defined differences of opinion between their leaders. In the factories the members of the committees often belong to the Bolchevik party (Extremists); the Trade Union leaders in general hold more moderate views. And although the claims of the committees themselves may be generally less extreme than would be the claims of the workers in the factories did they act without intermediary, the Trade Unions, as they gain power, intervene constantly to advise the committees to act with prudence and moderation. One can note in this respect an essential difference between the attitude of the Labour Section of the Committee of Workmen and Soldiers, which can be considered to a certain extent like a federation of factory committees (although its members are elected by workmen directly) and that of the Federation of Trade Unions. It is very interesting to note that while the former continues to deal almost exclusively with the solution of
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