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,AU?OR 3 ,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK 

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,A REC5T LETT] FROM ,DR4 ,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK CONTA9S SU* S\ND LOGIC ?AT ,I FEEL IT %\LD BE PASS$ ALONG TO ALL WORK]S SEEK+ ! WAY TO EMANCIPATION4 

,DR4 ,PANNEKOEK WRITES ME ?AT HE & HIS FELL[ ,DUT* WORK]S HAVE N[ HOPES ?AT !IR BOOK 7,SEE ,S4,S4,R4 ,DECEMB] ISSUE7 WILL BE PUBLI%$ BY A LEAD+ PUBLI%+ H\SE 9 ,LONDON4 ,9T] ALIA1 HE M5TIONS ?AT COMRADE ,H>RIS1 ( ,NEWPORT1 ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY ( ,GREAT ,BRITA91 HAS CONTACT$ HIM & (F]$ AN ASSURANCE ( HELP BY ! ,P>TY 9 FUR!R+ ! MATT] IF NEGOTIATIONS ) ! P>TICUL> PUBLI%+ H\SE FALL ?R\<4 

,COMRADES 9 ,AU/RALIA WILL BE HE>T5$ 9 \R FI<T ?AT SU* A VALIANT FI<T] AS ,PANNEKOEK %\LD WRITE3 

0,IT WAS AN EXTRAORD9>Y PLEASURE = ME TO HE> FROM Y\ ( Y\R WORK & Y\R /EADY FAI? 9 \R COMMON CAUSE4 ,I ADMIRE Y\R /EADFA/NESS ON ?AT LONELY PO/4 ,WE KN[ ?AT CONDITIONS 9 ,AU/RALIA >E DIFFICULT = REVOLUTION>Y IDEAS & TACTICS3 ! ,5GLI% TRADITION ( P]SONAL FRE$OM1 ) ALL ITS ILLUSIONS1 & ! Y\NG ECONOMY ( COLONIAL L&S1 ) ITS RI* POSSIBILITIES ( P]SONAL 5T]PRISE1 WORK H& 9 H& H]E3 #d YE>S AGO ,NEW ,ZEAL& WAS PRAIS$ BY ,H4,D4 .<4.>OYD AS 0,NEWE/ ,5GL&01 ) ITS CULM9AT+ *APT] 5TITL$ 0,& SO WE SMA%$ ! MONEY R+0--! PETTY B\RGEOIS ILLUSION ?AT BY /AV+ (F ! USURI\S F9ANCE CAPITAL !Y W]E SAV$ FROM CAPITALISM4 ,BUT ! FACT ?AT Y\ M5TION ( ! MANY Y\NG WORK]S BE+ CAU<T UP BY ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 9 !IR FI<T+ DESIRES1 & ?US SPOIL$1 %[S ?AT AT LEA/ !RE IS N[ A Y\NG] G5]ATION ( WORK]S NUM]\S 5\< TO MAKE A REAL PROLET>IAN FI<T4 

0,?AT ! ,C4,P IS ABLE--9 ALL C\NTRIES ?IS IS ! CASE--TO CAT* !M MU/ BE ASCRIB$ *IEFLY1 ,I ?9K1 TO ! FACT ?AT !Y HAVE HAD NO?+ TO AWAK5 REAL 5?USIASM1 & DO NOT SEE !IR FUTURE 9 ! LI<T ( PURE IDEALS ( FRE$OM4 

0,WE MU/ %[ !M ! HI<] IDEALS ( SELF-ACTION1 SELF-RELIANCE1 SELF-MA/]Y OV] ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 SELF-RESPONSIBILITY1 AS ! RESULT ( !IR FI<T2 !N ! AIMS ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY SETS BE=E !M ) BIG NOISE & PASSIONATE FANATICISM3 ORGANIZ$ LABOR UND] DICTATOR%IP ( LEAD]S & (FICIALS WILL FADE & LOSE !IR ATTRACTIV5ESS444 

0,I ?9K ?AT \R PROPAG&A =M]LY HAD TOO LITTLE POSITIVE CONT5T TO DIRECT & ATTRACT !IR ?\<TS4 

0,SOCIALI/ !ORY1 BY A PRIMITIVE OR MI/AK5 9T]PRETATION ( ,M>X'S !SIS ( ! CONQUE/ ( POLITICAL P[]1 WAS RE/RICT$ TO ! PROGRAME ( P>TY RULE 9 POLITICS & OV]-GOV]NM5T2 IT DID NOT SEE ?AT ! !SIS %\LD MEAN AT ! SAME TIME DE/ROY+ ( ! ,/ATE P[] & ITS SUB/ITUTION BY SELF-RULE ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 :I* AS N[ SEE1 MU/ TAKE ! =M ( WORK]S' C\NCILS OR SOVIETS4 .<,ITALICS M9E--,J4,A4,D4.> ,! SAME HOLDS = COMMUNISM4 ,!ORY & PRACTICE ( ! ,C4,P4 SIMPLY /EPS 9 AT ! PLACE ( ! OLD 'RADICAL' SOCIAL-DEMOCRACY1 DI/+UI%+ ITSELF ONLY BY ITS DI%ONE/Y 9 POLITICAL 9TRIGUE = P[]4 ,9 !IR ESS5CE1 ! COMMUNI/ & ! .<LABOR.> SOCIALI/ P>TIES ASPIRE TO ! SAME AIM 7?\< 9 DIFF]5T TONES73 PUBLIC [N]%IP 79/EAD ( COMMON [N]%IP BY ! WORK+ CLASS7 ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 DOM9ANCE 7DICTATORIAL OR DEMOCRATIC7 ( ! ,/ATE (FICIALS1 & ! 5TIRE CLASS ( LEAD]S1 OV] ! WORK]S4 ,SO IT IS NO WOND] ?AT ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T ALL OV] ! WORLD %[S A DECL9E1 & WANTS A NEW ORI5TATION ALONG TRUE CLASS L9ES1 TO COME UP TO REAL P[]4 

0,BUT ,I CONSID] IT AS AN UNAVOIDABLE 9T]MEZZO1 A TIME ( TRANSITION1 TO >RIVE AT NEW CLE> OP9IONS & AIMS1 & SO TO COME TO A NEW CLASS FI<T1 AFT] OV]COM+ ! OLD SOCIALI/ ILLUSIONS ( P>TY ROLE4 

0,I WILL NOT LIVE TO SEE ! NEW REAL FI<T FRO FRE$OM 7,I AM NE>LY #g#d71 BUT ,I =ESEE IT ) CONFID5CE4 ,& ,I SEE ALL ! /RA9S 9 ! WORLD ?AT 9EVITABLY MU/ RESULT 9 ?IS DEVELOPM5T4 ,OLD CAPITALISM DOS NOT COME BACK1 ,/ATE CAPITALISM WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIX ITSELF AS A /ABLE CONDITION2 WE HAVE 5T]$ ! TRANSITORY /ATE BETWE5 CAPITALISM & FREE COMMUNISM40 

,FUR!R ON1 ,DR4 ,PANNEKOEK /RESSES ?AT 0! BOOK ON ,WORK]S' ,C\NCILS WILL APPE> UND] A PSEUDONYM1 = SEV]AL REASONS1 A4O41 ?AT ! IDEAS !RE9 CONTA9$ >E NOT P]SONALLY =M$ BY ME1 BUT GR[N \T ( ! DISCUSSIONS ( ! 5TIRE GR\P40 

,HE WILL BE S5D+ ME MATT] = ! ,S4,S4,R1 VIZ43 0A NUMB] ( !SES %ORTLY SUMM>IZ+ ! VIEWPO9TS ( \R GR\P ( ,T4,C4 7NOT (FICIALLY ADOPT$ 9 A SESSION1 BUT WRITT5 D[N BY MYSELF71 /RONGLY 9FLU5C$ BY :AT WE EXP]I5C$ AFT] ! W>40 

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