,CAPTUR+ ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK ,TEXT 3 ,PUBLI%$3 9 ,9T]NATIONAL ,C\NCIL ,CORRESPOND5CE ,VOL4 #a1 NO4#h1 ,MAY #a#i#c#e1 PP #b#b-#b#f4 ,S\RCE3 ,ANTONIE ,PANNEKOEK ,>*IVES ,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,GRAHAM ,DY] ,! DEVELOPM5T ( ! ,AM]ICAN LABOR MOVEM5T HAS BE5 DIFF]5T FROM ?AT ( ,EUROPE & ,5GL& 9 SEV]AL RESPECTS4 ,! TRADE UNION MOVEM5T H]E NOT ONLY REFRA9S FROM 9DEP5D5T POLITICAL ACTION1 BUT ACTIVELY SUPPORTS ! CAPITALI/ P>TIES4 ,REPEAT$LY ! SOCIALI/ & COMMUNI/ MOVEM5TS HAVE TRI$ EI!R TO CAPTURE OR TO DE/ROY ! ,AM]ICAN ,F$]ATION ( ,LABOR4 ,!SE TACTICS HAVE FLUCTUAT$ BETWE5 0BOR+ FROM )90 TO \TRI NECESSITATE A COMPLETE REVISION ( ! E>LI] CONCEPTIONS BY ,M>XIANS4 ,! EXPECTATIONS ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,MANIFE/O HAVE NOT BE5 FULFILL$4 ,HOPEFULLY AS ! UNIONS W]E GREET$ 9 #ahdh & AS LATELY AS #ahg 9 ! DAYS ( ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL1 !Y HAVE N[ DEF9ITELY ASSUM$ A REACTION>Y *>ACT]4 ,AL?\< ! ,AM]ICAN MOVEM5T %[S CONSID]ABLE DIFF]5CES 9 DEVELOPM5T FROM ?AT ( ,EUROPE1 ! TRADE UNIONS ( ,EUROPE & ,AM]ICA ALIKE DEMON/RAT$ !IR REACTION>Y *>ACT]4 ,! ,SOCIALI/ UNIONS ( ,EUROPE W]E NO LESS 5?USIA/IC 9 !IR SUPPORT ( ! MASS SLAU ( LOS+ !IR TREASURIES & 0A*IEVEM5TS01 FROM !IR G5]AL SATISFACTION ) ! /ATUS QUO4 ,! TRADE UNIONS ( ,G]MANY W]E AS CONS]VATIVE AN 9FLU5CE ON ! ,G]MAN LABOR MOVEM5T AS W]E ! REVISIONI/ ,B]N/E91 & ! AGR>IAN ,VOLLM>4 ,!Y 9SI/$ ON & E/ABLI%$ ! PR9CIPLE ?AT !Y BE NOT EXPECT$ TO COME 9TO ACTION = ANY REVOLUTION>Y PURPOSE1 & W]E AS AUTONOM\S ( ! ,G]MAN WORK]S' POLITICAL MOVEM5T AS ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 WAS ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T4 ,! OPPORTUNISM ( ! ,G]MAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY W9K$ AT & EV5 5C\RAG$ ! REACTION ( ! UNIONS4 ,! ,SOCIALI/ CONCESSIONS TO ! UNIONS 5SUR$ ,PYRRHIC P>LIAM5T>Y VICTORIES1 & ! LESSON SO CLE> TO ,AM]ICAN REVOLUTIONI/S AT AN E>LY DATE - ?AT ! PR$OM9ANT UNIONS W]E REACTION>Y & HOPELESS - WAS NOT LE>N$ BY ! FEW REVOLUTIONI/S 9 ! ,EUROPEAN MOVEM5TS UNTIL TOO LATE4 ,AS A CONSEQU5CE1 ! ,G]MAN UNIONS PAV$ ! WAY = ,HITL]4 ,!Y W]E UNWILL+ TO RISK !IR EXI/5CE ON 0REVOLUTION>Y ADV5TURES04 ,!Y ACTUALLY PREF]R$ ,HITL]ISM TO COMMUNISM1 = !Y W]E MU* MORE AGGRESSIVE AGA9/ COMMUNISM ?AN AGA9/ ,HITL]ISM4 ,! ,AU/RIAN TRADE UNIONS LIKEWISE HESITAT$ & TEMPORIZ$1 & LIKE ! ,G]MANS PAV$ ! WAY = ! POLITICIANS :O F9ALLY DE/ROY$ !M4 ,! ,BRITI% TRADE UNIONS1 UNWILL+LY W]E PRECIPITAT$ 9TO ! #aibf G5]AL /RIKE & !N RECOIL$ 9 HORROR AT !IR [N TEM]ITY4 ,N[ !Y >E PASSIVE :ILE DOLE & WAGE CUTS >E PROCE$+ APACE4 ,A REVIEW ( ,AM]ICAN TRADE UNION HI/ORY WILL %[ ! DEVELOPM5T ( ?IS REACTION>Y T5D5CY TO A PO9T :]E IT BECOMES OBVI\S ?AT ! ,AM]ICAN ,F$]ATION ( ,LABOR - ! JUNCTION ( UNIONS UND] ! CON/ITUTION & LAWS ( ?AT F$]AT$ BODY - MU/ BE DE/ROY$ AS A DEF9ITELY C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y =CE4 ,ITS =M ( ORGANIZATION IS NOT SUSCEPTIBLE TO *ANGE4 ,IT IS SO REMOV$ FROM RANK & FILE CONTROL ?AT EV5 A SEV]E CRISIS >\S+ ! MEMB]S ( ! UNIONS COMPOS+ IT W\LD KEEP !M HELPLESS & P[]LESS4 ,IT IS ESS5TIALLY AN ORGANIZATION ( (FICIALS :OSE COM=TABLE1 WELL PAID JOBS & POLITICAL CONNECTIONS HAVE RECONCIL$ !M TO ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM1 & :O W\LD FIIAN VICTORY AS A DIRECT ?REAT TO !IR POSITIONS4 ,A REAL PROLET>IAN VICTORY IS POSSIBLE ONLY AFT] ?IS BULW>K ( REACTION HAS BE5 DE/ROY$4 ,:ILE HI/ORY IS BUT ! REC\NT+ ( ! DEAD PA/1 ! HI/ORY ( ! ATTEMPTS TO *ANGE1 RE=M1 & DISPLACE ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 WILL 5ABLE US TO =M A CORRECT E/IMATE ( ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 & TO =MULATE ! POSITION ( REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S 9 RELATION TO IT4 ,!SE ATTEMPTS MAY BE R\TY FROM #aibh ONW>DS4 ,! FIR/ MAJOR CONFLICT BETWE5 ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 & ! ,SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T OCCURR$ 9 #a#h#i4 ,AT ! ,DETROIT CONV5TION ( ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 9 ?AT YE>1 ! ,C5TRAL ,F$]AT$ ,UNION ( ,NEW ,YORK WAS REFUS$ A *>T] BECAUSE IT ADMITT$ DELEGATES ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LABOR P>TY TO ITS DELIB]ATIONS4 ,BITT] CONFLICTS CONT9U$ AT SUCCE$+ CONV5TIONS UNTIL #ahie :5 ! ,SOCIALI/ ,TRADE & ,LABOR ,ALLIANCE WAS ORGANIZ$4 ,?IS WAS 9 EFFECT A DUAL UNION 9 OPPOSITION TO ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L42 BUT IT NEV] PROSP]$4 ,IT NEV] DEVELOP$ BEYOND ! /AGES ( A PROPAG&A ORGANIZATION4 ,)9 ! ,S4,L4,P4 IT 5G5D]$ A CONFLICT ?AT SPLIT IT 9 #ahii & RESULT$ 9 ! ORGANIZATION ( ! ,SOCIALI/ P>TY 9 #a#i#a4 ,! ,S4,L4,P4 7,DE ,LEON7 C>RI$ ON A VIGOR\S CAMPAIGN AGA9/ ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 :ILE ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY 7,HILLQUIT1 ,B]G]1 ,DEBS7 HOP$ TO W9 OV] ! F$]ATION BY $UCATION & PROPAG&A4 ,IT WAS BELIEV$ AT FIR/ ?AT ! CORRUPTION ( ! 7!N DECL9+7 ,KNITY'S ,NATIONAL ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE'S REPORT AT ! #ahif CONV5TION1 H[EV]1 ALREADY HAD FRAM$ ! 0POLITICAL-ECONOMIC0 DUALISM ?AT EV] AFT] /AMP$ ! ,DE ,LEONITE ,S4,L4,P4 ,ITS DECL>ATION READS 9 P>T3 0,! PURE & SIMPLE UNION IS NO LONG] AN ORGANIZATION ?AT EV5 PRET5DS TO BETT] ! CONDITION ( ITS MEMB]S BY FI$ A SILV] L9+ 9 !SE BLACK CL\DS2 ! ,SOCIALI/ ,TRADE & ,LABOR ,ALLIANCE IS BORN4 ,TO ! SUP]FICIAL OBS]V] IT MAY SEEM ?AT ?IS ORGANIZATION WAS =M$ ONLY BECAUSE ( ! REEK+ CORRUPTION AMONG ! G5]AL (FIC]S ( ! ONCE P[]FUL ,ORD] ( ! ,KNITY WILL GIVE NOTICE TO ! LABOR FAKIR ?AT HE HAD BETT] /& FROM UND]1 ?US MAK+ IT CLE> TO ALL ?AT ! ,SOCIALI/S & NEW TRADE UNIONI/S HAVE JO9$ H&S & >E COM+ 444 TO PUT AN 5D TO 444 ?AT >TIFICIAL B>RI] BETWE5 ! ECONOMIC & POLITICAL PHASE ( ! ,AM]ICAN LABOR MOVEM5T 444 0 ,! ,SOCIALI/ ,TRADE & ,LABOR ,ALLIANCE WAS 5DORS$ 9 ! FOLL[+ RESOLUTION 9TRODUC$ BY ,DE ,LEON3 0,:,],E,A,S1 ,BO? ! ,A 4,F4 ( ,L4 & ! ,K4 ( ,L41 OR :AT IS LEFT ( !M1 HAVE FALL5 HOPELESSLY 9TO ! H&S ( DI%ONE/ & IGNORANT LEAD]S2 0,:,],E,A,S1 ,!SE BODIES HAVE TAK5 %APE AS ! BUFF]S = CAPITALISM1 AGA9/ :OM EV]Y 9TELLIG5T EF=T ( ! WORK+ CLASS = EMANCIPATION HAS HI!RTO GONE TO PIECES2 0,:,],E,A,S1 ,! POLICY ( PROPITIAT+ ! LEAD]S ( !SE ORGANIZATIONS HAS BE5 TRI$ LONG 5\< BY ! PROGRESSIVE MOVEM5T1 & IS1 TO A GREAT EXT5T1 RESPONSIBLE = ! P[] :I* !SE LEAD]S HAVE WIELD$ 9 ! PROTECTION ( CAPITALISM & ! SELL+ \T ( ! WORK]S2 0,:,],E,A,S1 ,NO ORGANIZATION ( LABOR CAN ACCOMPLI% ANY?+ = ! WORK]S ?AT DOES NOT PROCE$ FROM ! PR9CIPLE ?AT AN IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT RAGES BETWE5 ! CAPITALI/ & ! WORK+ CLASS1 A CONFLICT ?AT CAN BE SETTL$ ONLY BY ! TOTAL OV]?R[ ( ! =M] & ! E/ABLI%M5T ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,COMMONWEAL?2 & 0,:,],E,A,S1 ,?IS CONFLICT IS ESS5TIALLY A POLITICAL ONE1 NE$+ ! COMB9$ POLITICAL & ECONOMIC EF=TS ( ! WORK+ CLASS2 !RE=E BE IT ,RESOLV$1 ,?AT WE HAIL ) UNQUALIFI$ JOY ! =MATION ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,TRADE & ,LABOR ,ALLIANCE AS A GIANT /RIDE T[>DS ?R[+ (F ! YOKE ( WAGE SLAV]Y & ( ! ROBB] CLASS ( CAPITALI/S4 ,WE CALL UPON ! ,SOCIALI/S ( ! L& TO C>RY ! REVOLUTION>Y SPIRIT ( ! ,S4,T4 @& ,L4,A4 9TO ALL ! ORGANIZATIONS ( ! WORK]S & ?US CONSOLIDATE & CONC5TRATE ! PROLET>IAT ( ,AM]ICA 9 ONE IRRESI/IBLE CLASS-CONSCI\S >MY1 EQUIPP$ BO? ) ! %IELD ( ! ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION & ! SWORD ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LABOR ,P>TY BALLOT04 ,?IS ACTION ( ! ,S4,L4,P4 WAS ! =]UNN] ( ! ORGANIZATION ( ! ,I4,W4,W4 ,! RESOLUTION LAID D[N ?AT PECULI> & DI/ORT$ 9T]PRETATION ( POLITICAL ACTION ?AT TYPIFIES ! ,S4,L4,P4 TO ?IS DAY4 ,! OV]RAT$ ,DE ,LEON C\LD NEV] UND]/& ! CLASS /RUGGLE AS ANY?+ ELSE ?AN A BALLOT /RUGGLE RE9=C$ BY 0ECONOMIC ACTION04 ,! COMIC-TRAGIC ELEM5T ( HIS 9T]PRETATION APPE>S :5 IT IS REALIZ$ ?AT ?IS 0ECONOMIC ACTION0 WAS ADOPT$ BY ! SYNDICALI/ W+ ( ! ,I4,W4,W4 LAT] AS BE+ ALL SUFFICI5T - A DIRECT REACTION TO CONFUS+ P>LIAM5T>Y ACTION AS ! SOLE =M ( POLITICAL ACTION4 ,BUT IT WAS NOT YET ! TIME = ! ORGANIZATION ( ! ,I4,W4,W4 ,DE ,LEON & ,GOMP]S BO? W]E /ATION$ 9 ,NEW ,YORK4 ,! C5T] ( 9DU/RIAL ACTIVITY WAS F>!R WE/4 ,BO? HAD !IR MAJOR FOLL[+S AMONG ! 0G5TEEL0 TRADES4 ,! HORNY H&$1 SWEAT+ & CRUDE 9DU/RIAL WORK]S 9 M9ES1 MILLS & O!R BASIC 9DU/RIES W]E \TSIDE ! 9FLU5CE ( EI!R4 ,! RAILROAD BRO!RHOODS W]E \TSIDE ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 & ,SOCIALISM BECAME KN[N TO !M CONSID]ABLY LAT]4 ,9 #ahgg ,EUG5E ,DEBS ATT5D$ HIS FIR/ CONV5TION AS DELEGATE TO ! ,BRO!RHOOD ( ,LOCOMOTIVE ,FIREM54 ,9 #ahh HE ACCEPT$ ! POSITION ( SECRET>Y-TREASUR] & $ITOR-9-*IEF ( ! MAGAZ9E AT A TIME :5 ! ORD] WAS SO WEAK ?AT NO MORE CONV5TIONS W]E EXPECT$ BY MO/4 ,BY #ahib HE FAC$ ! ,B4 ( ,L4,F4 N[ A /RONG1 VIGOR\S ORGANIZATION1 ) HIS RESIGNATION4 ,DESPITE A LOYAL FOLL[+ & A SPL5DID REPUTATION AS AN ORGANIZ]1 HE FELT ?AT ORGANIZATION WAS LACK+ 9 TRUE SOLID>ITY & HAMP]$ BY CRAFT PREJUDICES4 ,HE DIFF]$ TOO MU* ) ! ORGANIZATION TO REMA9 ANY LONG] AT ITS HEAD4 ,FOLL[+ HIS RESIGNATION1 ,DEBS ORGANIZ$ ! ,AM]ICAN ,RAILWAY ,UNION4 ,IT WAS TO EMBRACE ALL RAILWAY WORK]S - 5G9E]S1 FIREM51 SWIT*M51 BRAKEM51 %OPM5 & TRACK-WALK]S4 ,)9 ONE YE> ! ,A4,R4,U4 HAD #a#e1 MEMB]S4 ,9 ,APRIL1 #ahid TR\BLE BROKE \T ON ,JIM ,HILL'S ,GREAT ,NOR!RN ,RAILROAD & ! ,A4,R4,U4 HAD ITS FIR/ TE/4 ,BY ,MAY #a/ !Y HAD WRUNG PRACTICALLY ALL !IR DEM&S FROM ! ROAD4 ,ON ,MAY #a#a1 #ahid ! WORK]S 9 ! ,PULLMAN %OPS AT ,*ICAGO CAME \T ON /RIKE4 ,!Y CALL$ UPON ! ,A4,R4,U4 = SUPPORT & GOT IT 9 ! =M ( A BOYCOTT ON ,PULLMAN C>S4 ,TW5TY RAILROADS & #a#b#e1 WORK]S W]E AFFECT$4 ,*ICAGO-W>D TRAFFIC WAS P>ALYZ$4 ,GROV] ,CLEVEL& S5T F$]AL TROOPS TO BREAK ! /RIKE1 ! F$]AL C\RTS CIT$ & S5T5C$ ,DEBS TO JAIL = CONTEMPT ( C\RT1 & ! ,A4,R4,U4 PASS$ FROM VIEW ON ! HEELS ( ?IS DEFEAT4 ,DEBS S]V$ SIX MON?S 9 JAIL & UPON HIS RELEASE TRI$ TO RE/ORE ! WRECK$ ,A4,R4,U4 ,HE FAIL$ 9 ?IS1 BUT HE WAS TURN+ MORE & MORE T[>D ,SOCIALISM4 ,BY #ahig A CONV5TION ( ! ,A4,R4,U4 W\ND UP ITS AFFAIRS & REORGANIZ$ AS ! 0,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY04 ,DEBS' 5TRY 9TO ! ,SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE HE REPRES5T$ NO :ITE-COLL>$ 9TELLIG5TSIA1 BUT CAME FRE% FROM CONTACT ) ! WORK]S ( A BASIC 9DU/RY4 ,HE C>RI$ 9TO ?AT SECTION ( ! ,SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T :I* HAD BROK5 AWAY FROM ,DE ,LEON & ! ,S4,T4 @& ,L4,A4 ! IDEA ( FIDLY HAD ! 0SAFE & SANE0 SOCIALI/S RID !MSELVES ( ,DE ,LEON1 ?AN !Y W]E SADDL$ ) ,DEBS4 ,& ! LATT] WAS MU* MORE =MIDABLE AT ?AT TIME ?AN ,DE ,LEON4 ,HE WAS ILLOGICAL1 S5TIM5TAL & UNSCI5TIFIC - ! DIRECT OPPOSITE ( ,DE ,LEON4 ,BUT HE WAS FI]Y1 AGGRESSIVE1 & HAD A TREM5D\S REPUTATION & FOLL[+4 ,! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY HAD TO RECKON ) HIM4 ,IT WAS A /RANGE COMB9ATION ?AT LAT] MAT]IALIZ$ 9 ! ,I4,W4,W4 - ,DEBS1 ,DE ,LEON1 ,HAYWOOD1 ,A4,M4 ,SIMONS1 ,MO!R ,JONES1 ,UNT]MANN1 ,HAG]TY1 ,%]MAN & ,BOHN4 ,IT PROBABLY NEV] W\LD HAVE BE5 ORGANIZ$ BUT = ,DEBS' V5TURE ) ! ,A4,R4,U4 & ,DE ,LEON'S EF=TS TO FIR[ VIEWPO9T >IS+ !REFROM W]E 9IMICAL TO ,SOCIALI/ 9T]E/S4 ,DEBS' MOVEM5T REPRES5T$ ! REVOLT ( WORK]S 9 9DU/RY :O SAW !MSELVES BETRAY$ & =SAK5 BY ! LABOR >I/OCRACY4 ,BO? ELEM5TS FUZ$ = A TIME 9 ! ORGANIZATION ( ! ,I4,W4,W4 ,9 FUTURE ISSUES1 ! ,I4,W4,W41 ! ,T4,U4,E4,L41 & ! COMMUNI/ UNIONS WILL BE DISCUSS$4 ,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,M>* #b1 #bba 3 ,CAPTUR+ ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #h1 #bbb 3 ,CAPTUR+ ! ,A4,F4 ( ,L4 -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/