,P>T #b1 ,*APT] #bh ,! ,F\R? ,CONGRESS ( ! ,C,N,T ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ABEL ,PAZ ,TEXT 3 ,*,A,P,T,] ,X,X,V,I,I,I4 ,! ,F\R? ,CONGRESS ( ! ,C,N,T ,! ,NOSOTROS GR\P A*IEV$ A NEW LEVEL ( DYNAMISM AFT] ,JANU>Y #a#i#c#f4 ,ITS MEMB]S ?REW !MSELVES 9TO ACTION3 !Y WORK$ TO /R5G!N ! ,C,N,T'S UNIONS1 BUILT UP ,C,N,T-,F,A,I ,DEF5SE ,COMMITTEES1 & =G$ CONTACTS ) SOLDI]S 9 ORD] TO /AY 9=M$ AB\T DEVELOPM5TS )9 ! MILIT>Y4 ,( C\RSE !Y ALSO W5T ALMO/ DAILY TO CONF]5CES1 UNION MEET+S1 & RALLIES4 ,H[EV]1 ! ,NOSOTROS GR\P WASN'T ALONE 9 ?IS2 ALL ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I MILITANTS SEEM$ TO BE GR[+ 9CREAS+LY 5GAG$4 ,! ,C,N,T HAD NO PAID /AFF1 O!R ?AN ! G5]AL SECRET>Y ( ! ,NATIONAL ,COMMITTEE & ! 9COME IT BR\CELONA71 IT /ILL MANAG$ TO BE AN IMPORTANT PRES5CE 9 ,SPANI% LIFE1 ) ITS MILLION & A HALF MEMB]S4 ,IT IS A TE/AM5T TO ! 9CR$IBLE D$ICATION & =TITUDE ( ITS MILITANTS ?AT ! ORGANIZATION C\LD RECOV] SO QUICKLY1 PUT ITS UNIONS 9 ORD]1 & PREP>E A ,NATIONAL ,CONGRESS ?AT ?\S&S ( ACTIVI/S W\LD ATT5D4 ,WE DON'T KN[ ( ANY COMP>ABLE ORGANIZATION4 ,!RE WAS A C]TA9 LEAD]ISM 9 ! ,C,N,T1 BUT ! ,CONF$]ATION'S ANTI- AU?ORIT>IAN /RUCTURE MADE IT UNIQUE4 ,IT >OSE SOLELY FROM AN ACTIVI/'S ABNEGATION & DET]M9ATION1 & ! M5 ) SU* VIRTUES RECEIV$ NO REW>D O!R ?AN ! RESPECT ?AT !Y 9SPIR$ AMONG !IR FELL[ WORK]S4 ,!IR PRE/IGE D]IV$ FROM !IR CONDUCT & COMMITM5T 9 ! DAILY /RUGGLE4 ,!Y EM]G$ AS ACTIVI/S AMONG ! WORK]S 9 ! FACTORY4 ,!Y W]E ON ! FRONT L9ES ( EV]Y BATTLE4 ,!Y W]E ALWAYS ! FIR/ TO GO TO PRISON1 HAD NO RIY LIVES4 ,?AT FAME & E/EEM WEI<$ LIKE A TOMB/ONE ON ,DURRUTI & ,ASCASO4 ,BO? KNEW ?AT :ILE !Y EX]CIS$ NO =MAL P[]1 !Y W]E V]Y PROM95T & ?AT C\LD BE P]NICI\S FROM AN AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE4 ,!Y EXPRESS$ !IR DISCOM=T ) ?IS BY CONT9UALLY MAK+ /ATEM5TS LIKE3 0,A MAN SUBJECT TO ANO!R MAN'S 9FLU5CE WILL NEV] BE HIS [N MA/]20 & 0IF A MAN ISN'T MA/] ( HIMSELF1 HE'LL NEV] BE COMPLETELY FREE40 ,IRONICALLY1 9/EAD ( DIM9I%+ PEOPLE'S REG>D = !M1 !SE COMM5TS ACTUALLY 5HANC$ IT4 ,!IR AW>5ESS ( !IR IMPORTANCE TO ! MOVEM5T OCCASIONALLY CAUS$ CONFLICTS ) !IR CLOSE COMRADES OR O!R MILITANTS4 ,?IS WAS P>TICUL>LY TRUE ( ,G>CIA ,OLIV]1 = EXAMPLE4 ,HE WAS V]Y CONFID5T 9 HIS VIEWS & TYPICALLY EXPRESS$ HIMSELF ) BRUTAL HONE/Y1 :I* GAVE HIM A C]TA9 AIR ( SUP]IORITY4 ,!RE WAS ALWAYS A RISK ?AT ! FEEL+ ( SUP]IORITY C\LD PROMPT HIM TO ADOPT A CONSCI\S LEAD]ISM OR FALL 9TO ! ROLE ( 09FLU5TIAL MILITANT40 ,G>CIA ,OLIV]'S P]SPECTIVE HAD MATUR$ GREATLY 9 REC5T MON?S4 ,HE SAW ! COM+ ( ! MILIT>Y C\P ) PRECISION & ?\Y EFFICI5CY4 ,IF NO?+ ELSE1 HE WAS A D>+ REVOLUTION>Y4 ,DURRUTI'S VIEWS HAD ALSO GR[N & A CONC]N APPE>$ ON HIS HORIZON ?AT PUT HIM AT ODDS ) ,G>CIA ,OLIV]1 PRECISELY OV] ! QUE/ION ( EFFICI5CY4 ,AL?\< ,DURRUTI UND]/OOD ?AT ! ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I W]E ,SPA9'S ONLY G5U9ELY REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATIONS1 :AT HE WANT$ WAS AN AN>*I/ REVOLUTION1 NOT A ,C,N,T-,F,A,I REVOLUTION4 ,A ,C,N,T-,F,A,I REVOLUTION W\LD ALMO/ BE A ,BOL%EVIK REVOLUTION1 :]EAS AN AN>*I/ REVOLUTION W\LD 9VOLVE ALL ! POPUL> =CES ORI5T$ T[>D LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM4 ,G>CIA ,OLIV] WAS A V]Y PRACTICALLY M9D$ REVOLUTION>Y1 BUT HIS PRACTICAL S5SE C\LD LEAD HIM TO A DICTATOR%IP ( ! ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I4 ,DURRUTI1 EV5 :ILE RECOGNIZ+ ! REVOLUTION>Y S+UL>ITY ( ?OSE ORGANIZATIONS1 DID NOT WANT A ,C,N,T-,F,A,I DICTATOR%IP BECAUSE OBVI\SLY AN AN>*I/ DICTATOR%IP W\LD /ILL BE A DICTATOR%IP4 ,IMPLICIT 9 BO? ( !IR VIEWS WAS ! QUE/ION ( REVOLUTION>Y P[]1 A TABOO TOPIC ?AT YIELD$ MISUND]/&+S TO ! EXT5T ?AT IT WAS NOT ADDRESS$ DIRECTLY4 ,AL?\< ?OSE MISUND]/&+S W]E NOT A T]RIBLY PRESS+ ISSUE AT ! MOM5T1 !Y W\LD BE AS SOON AS ! ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I HAD TO CONFRONT A REAL REVOLUTION4 ,DURRUTI & ,G>CIA ,OLIV] CLA%$ AT A MEET+ ( ! ,MANUFACTUR+ & ,TEXTILE ,WORK]S' ,UNION DUR+ A DISCUSSION ( REVOLUTION>Y PREP>ATION & DEF5SE4 ,G>CIA ,OLIV] >GU$ = BUILD+ A P>AMILIT>Y ORGANIZATION TO RESI/ ! ANTICIPAT$ C\P1 :]EAS ,DURRUTI BELIEV$ ?AT W\LD BE UNT5ABLE1 EV5 FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( EFFICI5CY4 0,IT'S TRUE10 HE SAID1 0?AT ,G>CIA ,OLIV]'S !ORY IS MORE EFFICI5T1 9 MILIT>Y T]MS1 ?AN ! GU]RILLA /RATEGY ?AT ,I ADVANCE4 ,BUT !RE'S NO D\BT ?AT A P>AMILIT>Y ORGANIZATION ( ! SORT WILL LEAD TO REVOLUTION>Y DEFEAT4 ,IT WILL IMPOSE ITSELF AS AN AU?ORITY--PRECISELY 9 ! NAME ( EFFICI5CY--& 5D UP ASS]T+ ITSELF OV] ! REVOLUTION4 ,! ,BOL%EVIKS CRU%$ ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION 9 ?AT WAY EXACTLY4 ,I'M SURE ?AT WASN'T !IR 9T5TION1 BUT IT WAS 9EVITABLE4 ,WE %\LDN'T REPEAT !IR MI/AKES40 .<#d#e#d.> ,A MAJORITY ( ,B>CELONA'S ,MANUFACTUR+ & ,TEXTILE ,WORK]S' ,UNION SUPPORT$ ,G>CIA ,OLIV]'S MOTION4 ,TEXTUALLY1 HIS PROPOSAL READ3 0,C,N,T ACTION GR\PS & AN>*I/ GR\PS WILL =M A NATIONAL DEF5SE ORGANIZATION4 ,) ! LOCAL GR\P AS ITS PO9T ( DEP>TURE1 IT WILL =M C5TURIAS1 ! PRIM>Y ELEM5T ( ! ,PROLET>IAN ,>MY40 ,! ,C,N,T ,CONGRESS HAD A V]Y FULL AG5DA4 ,ONE ITEM FOCUS$ ON CL>IFY+ ! MEAN+ ( LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM4 ,TRY+ TO DEF9E SU* A ?+ W\LD HAVE BE5 AN IDLE EX]CISE UND] O!R CIRCUM/ANCES1 BUT IT WAS ABSOLUTELY ESS5TIAL 9 ! TURBUL5CE ( ,MAY #a#i#c#f4 ,!RE W]E TWO1 CONFLICT$ T5D5CIES )9 ! ,C,N,T3 ! SIMPLE SYNDICALI/S BELIEV$ ?AT ,C,N,T /RUCTURES %\LD PROVIDE ! F\NDATIONS ( ! NEW SOCIETY1 :]EAS ! AN>*I/S >GU$ ?AT AN ORGANIZATION =M$ TO WAGE CLASS W> %\LD NOT S]VE AS ! MODEL = ! NEW SOCIAL ORD]4 ,9 ! ?REE MON?S PREC$+ ! ,CONGRESS1 !RE W]E VIGOR\S DEBATES ON LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM & REVOLUTION>Y DEF5SE 9 WORK]S' MEET+S1 RALLIES1 & NEWSPAP]S4 ,!SE DISCUSSIONS S5SITIZ$ MILITANTS TO ! *ALL5GES ?AT !Y W\LD SOON FACE & HELP$ !M CL>IFY !IR VIEWS4 ,ON ,MAY #a1 #a#i#c#f1 ! ,C,N,T 9AUGURAT$ ITS ,F\R? ,CONGRESS 9 ,Z>AGOZA ) A L>GE RALLY 9 ! CITY'S BULLR+1 :I* WAS PACK$ ) LOCAL WORK]S AS WELL AS ?\S&S :O TRAVEL$ !RE FROM ,B>CELONA1 ,VAL5CIA1 & ,MADRID 9 SPECIALLY COMMISSION$ TRA9S4 ,! ,CONGRESS FIR/ HAD TO RESOLVE ! QUE/ION ( ! ,OPPOSITION ,UNIONS2 ?AT IS1 ! MILITANTS :O HAD LEFT ! ,C,N,T 9 ,M>* #aicc & N[ WANT$ TO RETURN 5 MASSE4 ,ACTIVI/S HAD DISCUSS$ ! ISSUE AT L5G? 9 MEET+S PRIOR TO ! ,CONGRESS & ! G5]AL S5TIM5T WAS TO ALL[ !M TO REJO9 ! ,CONF$]ATION4 ,! ,CONGRESS N[ HAD TO DECIDE IF ?AT W\LD1 9 FACT1 HAPP54 ,! MATT] WAS PRESS+1 TOO1 BECAUSE ! ,OPPOSITION ,UNIONS HAD BR\+ ON SEV]AL ITEMS ON ! AG5DA4 ,!Y >GU$ ?AT ! ,C,N,T %\LD READMIT !M BECAUSE ! 0NE$ TO /OP ! ,M>XI/S FROM OV]:ELM+ US MAKES UNITY IMP]ATIVE4 ,! ,M>XI/S HAVE NEI!R MADE REVOLUTION>Y SACRIFICES NOR CREAT$ AN 5VIRONM5T SUSCEPTIBLE TO WORK+ CLASS 9SURRECTION4 ,! FUTURE ,SPANI% REVOLUTION MU/ NOT FALL 9TO !IR H&S4 ,CONGRESS P>TICIPANTS HAVE TO APPRECIATE ! PRIM>Y IMPORTANCE ( UNITY1 SO AS TO =E/ALL ANY ,M>XI/ DE=MATION ( EV5TS40 .<#d#e#e.> ,AL?\< SOME ASS]T$ ?AT IMPORTANT ISSUES AB\T ! AN>*I/S' ROLE 9 ! UNIONS W]E BE+ LEFT UNRESOLV$ UND] ! PRETEXT ( UNITY1 ! MAJORITY WANT$ TO 5D ! DISPUTE4 ,G>CIA ,OLIV]'S SPEE* WAS REPRES5TATIVE ( ! SPIRIT3 ,COMRADES ( ! ,OPPOSITION3 ,M9ORITIES ALWAYS W9 :5 !Y'RE RIN FROM US2 EV]YONE %\LD FI4 ,!N WE RELEAS$ ANO!R 9 ,MADRID .<,C,N,T .>4 ,B>CELONA'S ,SOLID>IDAD ,OBR]A GREW FIR/ TO SIX PAGES1 LAT] TO EIY ACTION 9 SUPPORT ( \R PROGRAM4.<#d#e#f.> ,ANO!R IMPORTANT PO9T ON ! AG5DA WAS A DISCUSSION ( ! CYCLE ( 9SURRECTIONS ?AT ! ,C,N,T HAD LAUN*$ OV] ! PA/ F\R YE>S3 ,!RE W]E CIRCUM/ANCES 9 #aica ?AT FAVOR$ ! PROLET>IAT & \R LIB]T>IAN REVOLUTION4 ,!SE CIRCUM/ANCES HAVE NOT BE5 REPEAT$ S9CE4 ,! REGIME WAS 9 CRISIS3 ! /ATE WAS WEAK1 & /ILL HADN'T CONSOLIDAT$ ITSELF OR FULLY TAK5 ! REIGNS ( P[]2 ! >MY WAS RELAX$ BY 9DISCIPL9E2 !RE W]E FEW] ,CIVIL ,GU>DS2 A POORLY ORGANIZ$ POLICE =CE2 & A FRI*I/S HAD ! RIE FROM ,APRIL #a#d1 ! FUR!R WE >E FROM \R REVOLUTION1 BECAUSE WE'RE GIV+ ! /ATE TIME TO RECOV] & ORGANIZE ! C\NT]REVOLUTION04444 ,! ,C,N,T MADE TWO REVOLUTION>Y ATTEMPTS1 ONE 9 ,JANU>Y & ANO!R 9 ,DECEMB]4 ,!SE CLE>$ ! WAY4 ,! FIR/ COMPLETELY PULV]IZ$ ! LEFT1 AFT] ! CRIME ( ,CASAS ,VIEJAS1 & ?REW ! MASSES & ! ,SOCIALI/S !MSELVES ON ! REVOLUTION>Y PA?4 ,IT REMOV$ ALL OB/ACLES & CRU%$ POLITICAL ILLUSIONS4 ,YES1 IT'S TRUE ?AT WE FAIL$ 9 BO? ATTEMPTS1 BUT ?OSE FAILURES MADE IT CLE> ?AT ! ,C,N,T1 = ! FIR/ TIME1 C\LD UND]TAKE VA/ NATIONAL /RUGGLES4 ,UNTIL !N WE HAD BE5 ABSORB$ BY LOCAL CONFLICTS ) EMPLOY]S & N[ WE'RE KN[N >\ND ! WORLD4 ,WE REPRES5T ! HOPE = A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ SOCIETY4 ,WE'VE GIV5 A FLAG & A SYMBOL TO ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,! ,CONGRESS ALSO PASS$ RESOLUTIONS ON ! FOLL[+ TOPICS3 LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM1 UNEMPLOYM5T1 ! MILIT>Y-POLITICAL SITUATION1 AGR>IAN RE=M1 & ! REVOLUTION>Y WORK] ALLIANCE4 ,) RESPECT TO ! F9AL ISSUE1 ! ,C,N,T 9VIT$ ! ,U,G,T TO JO9 IT 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITALISM & = A SOCIALI/ SOCIETY BAS$ ON WORK]S' DEMOCRACY4 ,! ,CONF$]ATION M>K$ ! 5D ( ! ,CONGRESS ) A L>GE RALLY 9 ,Z>AGOZA1 FOLL[$ BY O!RS 9 ,B>CELONA1 ,VAL5CIA1 ,SEVILLA1 ,MADRID1 & ELSE:]E4 ,9 ITS F9AL PIECE ON ! ,CONGRESS1 ,SOLID>IDAD ,OBR]A WROTE3 0,! ,CONGRESS IS OV]2 N[ ! GREAT WORK ( ,CONF$]AL RECON/RUCTION & REVOLUTION>Y PREP>ATION BEG9S4 ,NO ONE'S P]SONAL OP9ION PREVAIL$ AT ! ,CONGRESS1 BUT RA!R ! ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIVE ?\E TO MAKE ! REVOLUTION40 .<#d#e#g.> ,A MILLION & A HALF WORK]S DECL>$ !MSELVES = LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM ?R\< REVOLUTION4 ,W]E !Y UTOPIANS8 ,EV5TS WILL SOON %[ ?AT !IR UND]/&+ ( ,SPA9'S SITUATION WAS COMPLETELY LUCID4 ,! ,POPUL> ,FRONT HAD ONLY ! MO/ T5U\S CONTROL OV] ! C\NTRY4 ,ANALYZ+ EV5TS BETWE5 ,FEBRU>Y & ,JULY1 ,F]N&O ,CLAUD9 CORRECTLY NOTES ?AT ,SPA9 0WAS LIV+ UND] A TRIP>TITE P[]3 ! LEGAL1 :I* HAD M9IMAL EFFECTIV5ESS2 ! WORK]S1 :OSE P>TIES & UNIONS DEMON/RAT$ 9 BROAD DAYLILIAM5T>Y REPRES5TATIVES1 ECONOMIC SABOTAGE1 & FASCI/ /REET ACTIONS4 ,ABOVE ALL1 ! C\NT]REVOLUTION OP]AT$ 9 MILIT>Y QU>T]S1 :]E IT WAS METICUL\SLY PREP>+ ! MILIT>Y C\P4 ,ITS PREP>ATIONS W]E A PUBLIC SECRET3 ! ,G5]ALS' CONSPIRACY WAS D5\NC$ 9 ,P>LIAM5T & AT PUBLIC RALLIES4 ,ANYONE /UDY+ ?OSE CRUCIAL MON?S 9 #aicf MU/ AT LEA/ WOND]3 :Y DIDN'T ! P>TIES & LABOR ORGANIZATIONS ACT 9 A CONC]T$ WAY TO CRU% ! MILIT>Y UPRIS+ 9 ! WOMB & RESOLUTELY PU% ! REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS =W>D80 .<#d#e#h.> ,! WORK]S BECAME 9CREAS+LY RADICALIZ$ DUR+ ,JUNE & ,JULY4 ,EV]Y BATTLE SEEM$ TO RE-AFFIRM ! REVOLUTION>Y /R5G? ( ! PROLET>IAT & ! PEASANTRY4 ,YET1 ! B\RGEOISIE1 W$D$ TO ! ,>MY & ,*UR*1 ALSO DEMON/RAT$ ?AT IT 9T5D$ TO CONFRONT ! WORK]S4 ,DURRUTI HAD BE5 RIY HORIZON BROAD5$ AFT] ! ,POPUL> ,FRONT VICTORY 9 ,FRANCE1 :I* UNLEA%$ A TREM5D\S WAVE ( FACTORY OCCUPATIONS4 .<#d#e#i.> ,! COMB9ATION ( ! ,SPANI% & ,FR5* EV5TS OP5$ ,EUROPEAN-WIDE POSSIBILITIES = PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION4 ,AT A PUBLIC MEET+1 ,DURRUTI DECL>$3 0,IF ! /RIKE MOVEM5T BECOMES MORE RADICAL 9 ,FRANCE & ! WORK]S DON'T LET !MSELVES BE TRICK$ BY POLITICIANS OR UNION BOSSES1 WE'RE GO+ TO 5T] A REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS ON A CONT95TAL SCALE4 ,COMRADES1 PRECIPITATE ! EV5TS60 ,MILITANTS 9 ,CATALONIA URG$ ! ,C,N,T ,NATIONAL ,COMMITTEE TO PU% ,U,G,T LEAD]%IP TO IMM$IATELY =M ! 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