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HE Fourth World Congress of the Communist International extends its warmest greetings and heartfelt gratitude to the heroic fighters of the Red Army and Fleet. Soviet Russia is the only place on earth where the representatives of the revolutionary workers of the world are able without interference to work for the organisation of the struggle for the liberation of toiling humanity from the yoke of capitalism. Only due to the victories of the Red Army and to its powerful defence the delegates of the working class have the opportunity to assemble for a fourth time at the World Congress.

Red warriors of the Army and Fleet! You realise that the revolutionary workers of all countries share with you the joys of your triumphs and with deep pain share with you the bitterness of defeat. In all countries the class-conscious workers realise that you were conducting a struggle not only for your own freedom, but also for the common cause of the workers of the world. At former congresses we unanimously hailed you as the warriors of the Communist International and the heroes of the struggle for all humanity.

Comrades! Warriors of the Red Army and Fleet! during the past years of the struggle the revolutionary workers of the world were unfortunately too weak to rush to your assistance in the final conflict. For this reason it was so difficult for you to conduct your struggle against the united forces of world capitalism. But the Communists of all countries did not lose a single day. They worked incessantly for the enlightenment and unification of the masses and their preparation for the overthrow of capitalism. The present Fourth Congress will also devote its entire time to this foremost task of the world proletariat.

Congratulating you, heroic warriors of the Red Army and Fleet, on your brilliant victory in the Far East, the Fourth Congress of the Communist International warns you that the time for universal disarmament, the time for the cessation of wars has not yet come. As long as power is held in the majority of countries by capitalists, who use their armies for their piratic purposes, condemning to death millions of workers in the interest of capital, so long will war continue, and all nations, the nations of the Soviet Republics included, will remain under the constant threat of the horrors of war.

Be on guard, heroes of the Red Army and Fleet, the danger has not passed! The Fourth Congress with great joy greets the efforts of the Soviet Republics to fortify the power of the Red Fleet and to bring it into readiness for defence of the revolution!

Long live the Red Army and Fleet!