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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG 

,TEXT 3 

,G]MAN ORIG9AL3 ,PROTOKOLL D] ,V]H&LUNG5 DES ,P>TEITAGS D] ,SOZIALDEMOKRATIS*5 ,P>TEI ,DEUTS*L&S1 ABGEHALT5 ZU ,NURNB]G VOM #a#c4 BIS #a#i4 ,SEPTEMB] #a#i#h1 ,B]L9 #a#i#h1 PP4 #c#f#c-#c#f#e4 
,S\RCE3 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG1 ,GESAMMELTE ,W]KE1 ,VOL4 ,I,I1 PP4 #b#e#i-#b#f#c4 
,M>KUP3 ,E9DE ,O',CALLA<AN = ! ,M>XI/S' ,9T]NET ,>*IVE4 

,?IS SPEE* WAS DELIV]$ BY ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG AT ! ,S,P,D'S ,P>TY ,CONGRESS ?AT TOOK PLACE 9 ,NUREMBURG FROM #ac ,SEPTEMB] TO #ai ,SEPTEMB] #a#i#h4 ,?IS CONGRESS TOOK PLACE 9 A CONTEXT :]E ! ,S,P,D P>LIAM5T>IANS 9 ,BAD5 HAD VOT$ = !IR /ATE BUDGET1 AGA9/ ! EXI/+ POLICY ( ,S,P,D :I* WAS TO ALWAYS OPPOSE /ATE BUDGETS4 ,?IS CONTROV]SY W\LD LAT] COME TO A HEAD 9 #a#i#a1 :5 ! ,BAD5 ,P>LIAM5T>IANS ONCE AGA9 VOT$ = ! /ATE BUDGET & W\LD UNITE C5TRI/S & ! ,LEFT 9 %>PLY CRITICIZ+ ,BAD54 

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,= A S]IES ( YE>S1 WE HAVE HAD A LIVELY DISPUTE ALMO/ EV]Y ,P>TY ,CONGRESS AB\T ! FUNDAM5TAL QUE/IONS ( \R PR9CIPLES & \R TACTICS4 ,ALREADY IT'S ! T5? ANNIV]S>Y ( ! MEMORABLE ,P>TY ,CONGRESS 9 ,/UTTG>T .<#a.> :]E WE HAD \R FIR/ MAJOR DEBATE ) ! SO-CALL$ REVISIONI/ T5D5CY4 ,S9CE !N WE'VE HAD SU* DEBATES ON ?IS OR ?AT OCCASION ALMO/ EV]Y YE>1 & MORE ?AN ONCE W]E ?OSE1 :O SAW 9 ?IS T5D5CY ! GREATE/ ?REAT = ! ,P>TY1 ACCUS$ ( DEFEATISM & PESSIMISM4 ,N[ ,I BELIEVE1 !RE IS NO P>TY DEBATE :]E IT IS EXPRESS$ ) SU* %>PNESS1 CL>ITY & BLUNTNESS1 TO :]E ! P>TY IS HEAD$1 IF ?IS T5D5CY IS CONC$$ TO1 AS 9 ?IS DEBATE4 70,V]Y TRUE607 

,H]E WE HAVE NO MORE DISCUSSIONS AB\T AB/RACT !ORETICAL QUE/IONS1 H]E IT'S AB\T AN EM95T PRACTICAL QUE/ION1 A QUE/ION AB\T ! POLITICAL ACTION ( ! P>TY1 A QUE/ION :OSE SIGNIFICANCE IS GRASP$ BY ! WIDE/ MASSES4 ,& :AT TRANSPIRES ( IT8 ,?AT WE1 IF IT PROGRESSES 9 ?IS DIRECTION1 :I* IS N[ ADVOCAT$ 9 ,S\? ,G]MANY1 WILL BE POS$ ) ! *OICES3 B\RGEOIS RE=MI/ P>TY OR AN>*ISM8 ,:AT DID ! 5TIRE >GUM5TATION ( ,TIMM1 ,FRANK & ,HILDEBR& .<#b.> AM\NT TO8 ,! GUID+ !ME ( !IR SPEE*ES1 AS WELL AS ! /ATEM5TS ( !IR COMRADES-9-IDEAS ,DAVID1 ,KOLB1 ETC4 AM\NT$ TO ?IS3 ,EI!R WE RECOGNIZE ?AT WE CAN A*IEVE IMPORTANT ACCOMPLI%M5TS ( A POSITIVE NATURE ON ! BASIS ( ! CURR5T /ATE1 & !N IT IS NECESS>Y TO GIVE UP \R FRUITLESS FUNDAM5TAL HO/ILITY AGA9/ ! EXI/+ /ATE1 ( :I* ! UNAVOIDABLE CONSEQU5CE IS REJECTION ( ! BUDGET ( ! CLASS /ATE1 OR WE %\LD OP5LY DECL>E3 ,ON ! BASIS ( ! EXI/+ /ATE1 NO SUB/ANTIAL ACCOMPLI%M5TS >E IMPOSSIBLE4 ,!N WE %\LD DRAW ! CONCLUSIONS3 ,\T ( ! ,P>LIAM5TS6 ,!N \R /RUGGLE = A*IEV+ POLITICAL RI<TS W\LD HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO S5SE4 ,?AT IS :AT WE W]E TOLD YE/]DAY4 

,?AT !RE CAN BE A POLITICS1 ?AT LIES AS F> FROM B\RGEOIS RE=M POLITICS AS FROM AN>*I/ *IM]AS2 ?AT !RE CAN BE A SOCIALI/ CLASS POLITICS1 :I* FI<TS = POSITIVE ACCOMPLI%M5TS ) ALL \R VIGOR1 YET LIKEWISE ) JU/ AS MU* P[]FUL =CE EXPRESSES ! PR9CIPAL ANTAGONISM AGA9/ ! EXI/+ /ATE AT EV]Y TURN1 & 9DE$ ?R\< ! BUDGET VOTE - ON ?AT ACC\NT IT APPE>S ! COMRADES 9 ,S\? ,G]MANY1 AT LEA/ 9 ,P>LIAM5TS1 HAVE LO/ !IR S5SES4 

,!Y HAVE SUPPLI$ ! BE/ >GUM5T ONLY ?R\< !IR DEF5SE SPEE*ES1 :I* MAY LEAD Y\ A/RAY1 IF Y\ ACCEPT !IR PO9T ( VIEW4 ,SO :AT DID ! DEF5SE ( ,TIMM AM\NT TO8 ,IT AM\NT$ TO AN UNWITT+ YET ALL ! MORE SO EFFECTIVE GLORIFICATION ( ! C5TRAL P>TY 9 ,BAY]N4 70,V]Y TRUE607 ,IT AM\NT$ TO AN EQUALLY UNWITT+ YET ALL ! MORE EFFECTIVE PLEA = ! PROGRESSIVE ,M9I/] ( ,BAD5'S GOV]NM5T4 70,V]Y TRUE60 ,%\TS FROM ! ,S\? ,G]MANS7 ,I KN[1 Y\ HAVE *>ACT]IZ$ ! /ANCE ( Y\R GOV]NM5T :OLLY DIFF]5TLY 9 Y\R /ATE P>LIAM5T4 ,BUT ! CONTRADICTION BETWE5 ?OSE WORDS & Y\R WORDS H]E %[ EXACTLY H[ Y\ HAVE GOT Y\RSELF 9TO HOT WAT] ) Y\R OV]-CLEV] DIPLOMACY4 70,V]Y GOOD607 

,I WILL HAVE TO BE MI/AK51 IF Y\R SPEE*ES FROM YE/]DAY DO NOT COME 9TO \R H&S ONCE AGA91 & 9DE$ 9 ! PAMPHLETS ( ! ,C5T] & 9 ! CIRCUL>S ( ! GOV]NM5T4 ,!RE IT WILL BE READ AS3 ,C]TA9LY !SE SAME PEOPLE HAVE PULL$ US D[N 9 ,P>LIAM5T 9 QUITE A DIFF]5T MANN]1 NATURALLY \T ( DIPLOMACY1 BUT TO !IR [N BRO!RS & COMRADES !Y HAVE AFFIRM$ MO/ PROBABLY !IR E>NE/ CONVICTION4 ,!RE !Y HAVE PRAIS$ EV]Y?+ ?AT WE HAVE A*IEV$4 ,9/EAD ( %[+ TO ! MASSES AT EV]Y TURN H[ PA!TIC1 H[ M9OR :AT Y\ HAVE A*IEV$ IS1 Y\ HAVE LOGICALLY =C$ Y\RSELF TO 7,%\TS 0,:OSE FAULT IS ?AT807 - DON'T 9T]RUPT ME1 Y\'VE HAD UNRE/RICT$ SPEAK+ TIME 70,V]Y GOOD607 - TO PORTRAY !SE TRIFLES AS GREATNESS1 TO MAKE !M \T TO US 9 OV]WR\<T WAYS AS SOME?+ QUITE IMPORTANT1 AS MAJOR ACCOMPLI%M5TS4 

,FRANK SAID3 ,BECAUSE ! P>TY PRESS CAN BE SOLD AT ! TRA9 /ATIONS1 WE >E ON ! WAY TO POLITICAL EMANCIPATION4 7,LAU<T]7 ,BECAUSE ! BUDGET ( A CIVIL S]VANT'S FAMILY HAS BE5 9CREAS$ FROM #g ,M>KS TO #a1 ,M>KS1 AN ALL[ANCE ?AT DOES NOT SUFFICE BY F> TO COV] ! F9ANCIAL LOSSES ?AT EM]G$ FROM ! ,HUNG] ,T>IFF .<#c.>1 H5CE WE CAN NO LONG] EXPRESS \R DI/RU/ ( ! GOV]NM5T4 ,WELL1 P>TY COMRADES1 ! POLITICS ( DIPLOMACY & ( /ATESMANLIKE CUNN+NESS IS A S*OOL ( MODE/Y6 70,V]Y GOOD607 ,H[ ?IS MODE/Y APPE>S 9 ! BEG9N+ IS %[N TO US BY ! ,S\? ,G]MAN ,P>LIAM5T>IANS1 H[EV] H[ ?IS MODE/Y APPE>S 9 ! 5D IS %[N TO US BY ! ,NON-,ALIGN$ ,T5D5CY .<,BLOCKFREIS9N.> 9 ,G]MANY4 .<#d.> 7,LIVELY AGREEM5T7 

,FRANK HAS EVOK$ ! L>GE %AD[ ( ,LASSALLE4 ,LASSALLE W\LD HAVE KN[N BETT] ?AN US1 :AT ! MASSES 9 ,G]MANY FEEL & /RIVE =4 ,YET1 IT WAS NONE O!R ?AN ,LASSALLE :O CO9$ ! FAM\S WORD AB\T ! DAMN$ FRUGALITY ( ! MASSES4 ,HE REG>D$ IT AS HIS TASK AS A SOCIALI/ TO NURTURE DISCONT5T AMONG ! MASSES1 TO SET !IR DEM&S SO HI< ?AT EV]Y?+ ?AT Y\ CAN A*IEVE H]E W\LD ONLY SEEM LIKE A M]E TRIFLE AGA9/ !M4 ,WE HAVE TAU<T ! MASSES ?AT ! A*IEVEM5TS ?AT WE CAN A*IEVE 9 ! EXI/+ /ATE %\LD NOT BE MEASUR$ AGA9/ ! MIS]Y ( ! OLD DAYS1 BUT RA!R :AT ! MASSES >E /ILL )HELD FROM1 9 A WORD1 ! F9AL AIM4 ,WE HAVE NURTUR$ ! MASSES TO LOOK TO ?IS F9AL AIM1 = :I* EV]Y?+1 NOT ONLY ! RI<T TO SELL ! P>TY NEWSPAP]S AT TRA9 /ATIONS1 BUT ALSO EV]Y?+ ELSE ?AT WE CAN A*IEVE1 IS ONLY A PA!TIC 9/ALLM5T4 

,Y\ SPEAK ( ! NECESSITY TO W9 OV] ! 9DIFF]5T MASSES4 ,I ASS]T1 ?AT IS AN \TRAGE\S & UNM]IT$ SL&] ( ! PROLET>IAN MASSES 9 ,G]MANY AS WELL AS A COLOSSAL UND]E/IMATION ( ! APPEAL ( \R F9AL SOCIALI/ AIM1 IF Y\ CLAIM ?AT IT WAS ) PRIM>ILY !SE T9Y POSITIVE A*IEVEM5TS1 !SE PA!TIC SOCIAL RE=MS1 ?AT WE HAVE PUR*AS$ \R FOLL[+ 9 ! PROLET>IAN MASSES UP UNTIL N[4 ,H[ DID WE W9 OV] ! MASSES DUR+ ! ,ANTI-,SOCIALI/ ,LAW1 :5 WE C\LD (F] !M NO?+8 ,H[ DID WE W9 !M OV] 9 ,PRUSSIA1 :]E WE'VE HAD NO ADMITTANCE 9TO ! ,P>LIAM5T UP UNTIL N[8 

,& CONSID] ?IS1 H[ WILL WE HOLD ONTO \R FOLL[+ 9 ! FUTURE & W9 NEW SUPPORT]S1 IF1 AS IS IRREFUTABLY APP>5T FROM ! 9CREAS+ ACC5TUATION ( POLITICAL CONTRADICTIONS 9 ,G]MANY1 POSITIVE A*IEVEM5TS 9 SOCIAL RE=M BECOME EV] FEW] & NO LONG] POSSIBLE8 70,V]Y GOOD607 ,UP UNTIL N[ WE HAVE NOT OBTA9$ ! TRU/ ( MILLIONS ?R\< TIPS & T9Y CONCESSIONS1 BUT RA!R ?R\< \R RU?LESS CRITICISM ( EV]Y?+ EXI/+ & ?R\< \R SOCIAL IDEALS = ! FUTURE4 7,LIVELY AGREEM5T7 

,:]E DO Y\ COME TO1 IF Y\ W&] FROM ?IS PA?1 IF Y\ BELIEVE ?AT ! MASSES CAN ONLY BE PUR*AS$ ?R\< POSITIVE TIPS8 ,?IS IS %[N BY ?OSE B\RGEOIS RE=M P>TIES & ! ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALS 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,Y\ COME TO ! 5D ( ! TRU/ ( ! MASSES1 Y\ COME TO ! 5D ( ! RESPECT ( POLITICAL OPPON5TS4 ,Y\ W9 NO?+1 Y\ LOSE EV]Y?+4 

,B\RGEOIS RE=M POLITICS3 ?AT WAS ! GUID+ !ME ( ALL SPEE*ES FROM ?IS SIDE4 ,& ! O!R GUID+ !ME WAS3 ,Y\ CAN VOTE H[EV] Y\ WANT BUT WE WON'T COMPLY4 ,?AT MEANS !N ?AT ?+S >E TURN$ A LITTLE UPSIDE-D[N1 :5 ! ,COMRADES ,FRANK1 ,HILDEBR& & ,TIMM & !IR COMRADES-9-IDEAS PRES5T !MSELVES H]E AS ! W\ND$1 ! P]SECUT$1 :OM PEOPLE WANT TO OPPRESS4 

,LET'S REMEMB] 9 PEACE JU/ H[ ?+S W]E4 ,! ,S\? ,G]MAN ,P>LIAM5T>IANS VOT$ = ! ,BUDGET1 AGA9/ ALL ( ! EXPRESS$ OP9IONS ( ! L>GE MAJORITY ( ! P>TY1 EV5 ?\< !Y W]E PREVI\SLY W>N$ BY !IR COLLEAGUES ?AT !RE W\LD BE A SC&AL 9 ! ,P>TY4 ,!Y HAVE )HELD ALL 9=MATION AB\T !IR DECISIONS FROM ! HI<E/ P>TY AU?ORITIES4 7,DISAGREEM5T74 ,!Y HAVE TRI$ TO URGE \R ,S\? ,G]MAN ,P>TY COMRADES1 \R BRO!RS1 TO NOT ATT5D \R COLLECTIVE P>TY CONGRESS4 70,V]Y TRUE607 ,& AFT] ALL ?AT !Y OPPOSE A RESOLUTION H]E .<#e.>1 :I* SETS \T 9 ! MO/ PEACEFUL & OBJECTIVE WAY 7,LAU<T]7 ONLY ! B>E M9IMUM ( :AT IS NECESS>Y 9 ORD] TO MA9TA9 ! P>TY'S POSITION4 ,EV]Y?+ ELSE IS COV]$ ) ! COAT ( ,*RI/IAN LOVE1 & YET !Y PO9T ! GUN TO \R HEAD & ?REAT5 US ) DISUNITY4 

,P>TY COMRADES1 A UNITY :I* IS B\<T BY ?IS1 ?AT A MAJORITY ( A DEMOCRATIC P>TY =GO !IR FUNDAM5TAL RI<T TO =MULATE !IR OP9IONS & IMPOSE B9D+ RULES ON ALL MEMB]S1 IS AN ILLUSION4 ,WE %\LD NOT ACCOMMODATE SU* ACTIVITIES BECAUSE UNITY )9 MU/ BE MA9TA9$4 ,WE HAVE EV]Y REASON = US TO %\T TO ?IS POLITICALLY & ORGANIZATIONALLY RU9\S T5D5CY3 ,SO F> & NO FUR!R6 7,LIVELY APPLAUSE7 

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#a4 ,! ,P>TY ,CONGRESS ( ! ,S,P,D TOOK PLACE 9 ,/UTTG>T FROM #c-#h ,OCTOB] #ahih 

#b4 ,! ,S\? ,G]MAN OPPORTUNI/S ,JOHANNES ,TIMM1 ,LUDWIG ,FRANK & ,K>L ,HILD5BR& HAD ATTEMPT$ TO JU/IFY ! APPROVAL ( ! /ATE BUDGETS BY ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC DELEGATIONS 9 ! ,L&TAGS ( ,BAD5 & ,BAV>IA ON #ab & #ac ,AUGU/ #aih & 9 ! ,L&TAG ( ,WURTTEMB]G ON #bg ,JULY #a#i#g4 

#c4 ,ON #ad ,DECEMB] #aib A NEW CU/OMS LAW & CU/OMS RATE WAS DECID$ 9 ! ,REI*/AG1 BY :I* ! 9DU/RIAL & AGRICULTURAL CU/OMS DUTIES W]E SUB/ANTIALLY 9CREAS$4 ,! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC DEPUTIES 9 ! ,REI*/AG1 :O HAD /RUGGL$ AGA9/ ! CU/OMS-PR(ITE]S US+ ALL P>LIAM5T>Y MEANS & SUPPORT$ BY A PROTE/ MOVEM5T ACROSS ALL ( ,G]MANY1 W]E OB/RUCT$ 9 !IR P]=MANCE BY REPEAT$ 9FRACTIONS ( ! ,REI*/AG'S PROC$URAL RULES4 ,ON #a ,MAY #aif ! NEW CU/OMS RATE CAME 9TO =CE & BR\<T AB\T A WORS5+ ( LIV+ CONDITIONS = ! MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION4 

#d4 ,AFT] ! ,REI*/AG ELECTIONS 9 #a#i#g1 ! ,CONS]VATIVES1 ,NATIONAL ,LIB]ALS & ! ,LEFT-,LIB]ALS CONSOLIDAT$ !MSELVES 9TO ! ,BUL[ ,BLOCK 7,HOTT5TOTT5BLOCK74 ,SUPPORT$ BY ?IS BLOCK1 IT WAS POSSIBLE = ,B]NH>D VON ,BUL[ TO PASS A S]IES ( REACTION>Y LAWS & MEASURES 9 ,REI*/AG4 

#e4 ,A RESOLUTION WAS 9TRODUC$ BY ! ,P>TY ,EXECUTIVE ?AT AFFIRM$ ! DECISIONS ( ,P>TY ,CONGRESSES 9 ,LUBECK 7#a#i#a7 & ,DRESD5 7#a#i#c7 AGA9/ BUDGET APPROVAL1 ?AT CONDEMN$ ! CONDUCT ( ! ,S\? ,G]MAN OPPORTUNI/S & DESCRIB$ !IR CONDUCT AS IRRECONCILABLE ) ! PR9CIPLES ( CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,! RESOLUTION WAS ACCEPT$ BY #beh VOTES TO #aai VOTES4 

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