,! #a/ ( ,MAY 9 ,ITALY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AMADEO ,BORDIGA 

,TEXT 3 

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,TRANSCRIB$ @& M>K$ UP BY ,E9DE ,O',CALLA<AN = ! ,M>XI/S' ,9T]NET ,>*IVE 

,9 VIEW ( ! FACT ?AT ! #a/ ( ,MAY ?IS YE> FELL DUR+ ! ,G5OA ,CONF]5CE1 ! ,ITALIAN ,GOV]NM5T S5T CUT V]Y /R+5T 9/RUCTIONS TO ! *IEFS ( POLICE1 PROHIBIT+ ANY & ALL POLITICAL DEMON/RATIONS4 ,! ,FASCI/I ANN\NC$ ?AT !Y LOOK$ UPON ! #a/ ( ,MAY & UPON ALL DEMON/RATIONS CONNECT$ ) IT AS AN ANTI-,FASCI/I PROVOCATION2 ?R\< !IR MEAG] ORGANIZATION )9 ! UNIS !Y MADE AN ATTEMPT TO %IFT ! WORK]S' HOLIDAY TO ! #b#a/ ( ,APRIL1 ?US TURN+ IT 9TO A SOLEMN FIASCO4 ,!Y EV5 ANN\NC$ ?AT !Y W\LD OPPOSE ALL PROLET>IAN PROCESSIONS4 

,! ORGANIZATION ( WORK]'S DEMON/RATIONS WAS ASSIGN$ TO ! LOCAL COMMITTEES ( ! ,ALLIANCE ( ,LABOR :I* COMPRISES ALL ! UNION ORGANIZATIONS4 ,TO ! DEMON/RATIONS ?AT W]E ORGANIZ$ BY !SE ,COMMITTEES1 ! ,SYNDICALI/S1 ! ,COMMUNI/S1 ! ,SOCIALI/S & ! ,REPUBLICANS S5T !IR RESPECTIVE SPEAK]S4 

,ON ?IS OCCASION ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ISSU$ ITS MANIFE/O1 & (F]$ ITS [N ORGANIZATION & ALL MEANS AT ITS DISPOSAL TO ! ALLI$ ORGANIZATIONS1 9 ! EV5TUALITY ?AT !Y %\LD DECIDE TO DEMON/RATE PUBLICLY 9 SPITE ( ! PROHIBITIONS & ?REATS ( ! ,GOV]NM5T & ,FASCI/I4 ,BUT ?IS (F] WAS NE>LY EV]Y:]E REJECT$4 ,9 ITS MANIFE/O ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ANALYZ$ ! PRES5T POLITICAL SITUATION & REAFFIRM$ ! TACTICS ( ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL 9 FAVOR ( ! UNIT$ FRONT1 AS WELL AS ITS [N MEASURES 9 ,ITALY1 ) A VIEW ( R5D]+ ! ,ALLIANCE ( ,LABOR AN EFFECTIVE & REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION4 ,AS A VOICE ( PROTE/ AGA9/ ! PROHIBITION ( ! ,GOV]NM5T1 ! ,MILAN ,COMMITTEE ( ,ALLIANCE ( ,LABOR1 :OSE MAJORITY IS ,SOCIALI/1 & ?AT ( ,TUR91 :OSE MAJORITY IS ,COMMUNI/1 PROPOS$ ! CALL+ ( A G5]AL /RIKE ?R\<\T ,ITALY4 

,! DEMON/RATIONS ASSUM$ AN IMPOS+ *>ACT] EV5 :5 !Y W]E SUPPOS$ TO BE ( AN UN(FICIAL NATURE4 ,ALL WORK]S & PEASANTS REMA9$ AWAY FROM WORK2 EV5 ! RAILWAYM51 TO :OM ! GOV]NM5T HAD MADE SOME CONCESSIONS BY R$UC+ ! NUMB] ( TRA9S1 DECL>$ !IR COMPLETE AB/95CE FROM WORK1 9 SPITE ( ! MANY ?REATS BY ! ,FASCI/I & ! AID ( ! SOLDI]S & SAILORS4 ,!Y P>ALYZ$ ! 5TIRE S]VICE 9 SPITE ( ! (FICIAL LIES1 A FACT TE/IFIES TO !IR ADMIRABLE SOLID>ITY4 ,9 ! GREAT 9DU/RIAL C5T]S AS WELL AS 9 ! VILLAGES1 ! PROLET>IAN MEET+S W]E IMPOS+ & R\S$ ! GREATE/ 5?USIASM4 ,! COLLISIONS BETWE5 ! WORK]S & ! ,FASCI/I :O ATTACK$ ! WORK]S W]E NUM]\S4 ,!RE W]E MANY PROLET>IAN VICTIMS1 BUT ! *>ACT]I/IC FEATURE ( ! DAY WAS ! RIS+ SPIRIT ( COMBAT AMONG ! WORK]S1 :I* 9 TURN EXPLA9S ! FACT ?AT ! ,FASCI/I SUFF]$ SO L>GE A NUMB] ( DEAD & W\ND$4 

,! SPEAK]S ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY DEVELOP$ ! CONCRETE PR9CIPLES :I* ! P>TY SUPPORTS 9 FAVOR ( ! UNIT$ FRONT2 AT ! SAME TIME !Y OP5LY CRITICIZ$ ! O!R P>TIES & EV]Y:]E MET ) HUGE SUCCESS4 

,\R ,P>TY WAS *IEFLY RESPONSIBLE = ! EFFICI5T PROPAG&A AMONG ! MASSES1 AS WELL AS = ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,GOV]NM5T & ,FASCI/I REACTION4 

,AS A RESULT ( ! EV5TS ?AT TOOK PLACE1 ! PROLET>IANS ( MANY T[NS & ! ,COMMUNI/ ,TRADE ,UNION ,COMMITTEES ISSU$ ! =MAL PROPOSAL ?AT ! ,ALLIANCE ( ,LABOR DECL>E A NATIONAL G5]AL /RIKE1 BUT ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEES ( ! ORGANIZATIONS :OSE MAJORITY CONSI/S ( ,SOCIALI/S & ,AN>*I/S REJECT$ ?IS MOTION & CONT5T$ !MSELVES ) ISSU+ A PLATONIC PROTE/4 

,9 REPORT+ ! RESULTS ( ! DEMON/RATIONS1 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,PRESS EMPHASIZ$ ! SUCCESS OBTA9$1 = IT WAS REALLY A GREAT EXP]I5CE = ! UNIT$ FRONT TACTICS & IT GAVE ! GREAT MASSES AN OPPORTUNITY TO REUNITE1 !REBY RAIS+ ! PROLET>IAN MORALE4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 IT WAS PO9T$ \T ?AT :AT WAS LACK+ WAS - UNITY ( ORGANIZATION4 ,?IS %ORTCOM+ MANIFE/$ ITSELF 9 ! ORGANIZATION ( ! MEET+S P>TICUL>LY ON ! PO9T ( PROLET>IAN DEF5SE4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS OPPORTUNITY WAS TAK5 ADVANTAGE (1 & A CAMPAIGN WAS LAUN*$ = ! RE9=CEM5T ( ! ,ALLIANCE ( ,LABOR1 9 ITS ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS 9 ITS TACTICS4 

,IT WILL BE ! TASK ( ! ,ITALIAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY TO L5D TO ?IS GREAT MASS MOVEM5T ?AT ROSE SO SPONTANE\SLY AN EFFECTIVE UNITY ( LEAD]%IP 9 ! REVOLUTION>Y S5SE1 ALWAYS TE>+ AWAY A P>T ( ! MASSES FROM ! DETRIM5TAL 9FLU5CE ( ! OPPORTUNI/IC LEAD]S1 :O ALREADY SEE !MSELVES DEFEAT$ ON ! POLITICAL FIELD BY ! ,COMMUNI/ TACTICS4 ,9 SPITE ( !MSELVES1 !Y SEE ! NE> APPROA* ( ! REVOLUTION>Y 9SURRECTION ( ! ,ITALIAN PROLET>IAT4 

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