,ON ! ,5GELS-,KAUTSKY ,CORRESPOND5CE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

,REVIEW ( ,5GELS-,KAUTSKY ,CORRESPOND5CE4 ,ORBIS-,V]LAG1 ,PRAGUE4 
,FIR/ ,PUBLI%$3 ,9T]NATIONAL ,REVIEW1 ,FEBRU>Y #a#i#c#g2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,ADAM ,BUICK2 
,PRO($3 & CORRECT$ BY ,GE(F ,TRAU<1 ,JULY #b#e4 

,KAUTSKY'S RELATIONS ) ,5GELS BEGAN 9 #a#h#h#a4 ,9 EXPLANATION1 ,KAUTSKY 
PREC$ES ! COLLECTION ( LETT]S ) A %ORT SKET* ( HIS [N DEVELOPM5T1 
%[+ ! GREAT 9FLU5CE EX]CIS$ BY ,5GELS 9 ! MAK+ ( ,KAUTSKY4 ,! 
CORRESPOND5CE ITSELF CANNOT CONTRIBUTE MU* TO ?IS4 ,IT CONTA9S LITTLE ( 
!ORETIC MATT]4 ,IT %$S MORE LI<T ON ! HI/ORY ( ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATIC 
,P>TY4 ,KAUTSKY REF]S TO ,M>X & ,5GELS1 9 ! TYPICAL SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC & 
PHILI/9E MANN]1 AS ! 0GREAT MA/]S10 ! 
0,OLYMPIAN10 ! 0,?UND] ,GOD10 ETC41 :OSE SUCCESSOR HE 
WAS TO BECOME4 ,SOON AFT] !IR FIR/ MEET+1 HE F\ND HIMSELF ALONE ) 
,5GELS4 ,SOON HE DRANK BE] ) ! ,MA/]4 ,KAUTSKY WAS EXTREMELY HONOR$ 
0?AT ,M>X DID NOT RECEIVE HIM 9 ! SAME COLD WAY ) :I* ,GOE! 
RECEIV$ HIS Y\NG COLLEAGUE ,HE9E40 ,! APPR5TICE HONORS ! MA/]1 
= HE SEES 9 HIMSELF ! FUTURE MA/]4 

,5GELS' REM>KS ON ! POLITICAL QUE/IONS ( ! TIME1 AS PRES5T$ 
9 !SE LETT]S1 >E QUITE (T5 9 GROSS CONTRADICTION ) LAT] FACTUAL 
DEVELOPM5T2 !Y WILL1 NEV]!LESS1 BE US$ AS POLITICAL K9DL+ WOOD4 ,HIS 
IDEAS ON ! QUE/ION ( NATIONALI/ 9DEP5D5CE MOVEM5T1 = EXAMPLE1 DO NOT 
LAG F> BEH9D ! ,L59I/ NATIONALI/ POLICY1 & >E NO MORE T5ABLE 9 \R 
TIME4 ,:AT CAN BE TODAY -- OR :AT C\LD HAVE BE5 9 ,5GELS' [N 
TIME -- ! MEAN+ ( ! FOLL[+3 0,IT IS HI/ORICALLY IMPOSSIBLE 
TODAY = A GREAT PEOPLE TO DISCUSS E>NE/LY ITS 9T]NAL PROBLEMS AS LONG AS 
IT LACKS NATIONAL 9DEP5D5CE 444 ,! ,IRI% & ,POLES >E MO/ 
9T]NATIONALI/ :5 !Y >E NATIONALI/0 7#b3#g3#h#b74 ,IF IT IS TRUE ?AT 
?IS NATIONALISM CONTRIBUT$ TO ! G5]AL DEVELOPM5T ( CONTEMPOR>Y 
SOCIETY1 IT IS ALSO TRUE ?AT IT HAS CON/ITUT$ & CON/ITUTES A REACTION>Y 
ELEM5T4 ,?IS D\BLE SIGNIFICANCE ( ! NATIONALI/ MOVEM5T F9DS ITSELF 
EXCLUD$ 9 ,5GELS' S+LE-SID$ JUDGM5T4 

,FROM #ahhc ON1 WRITES ,KAUTSKY1 ,5GELS REG>D$ HIM & ,B]N/E9 AS 
0! TRU/WOR?Y REPRES5TATIVES ( ,M>XIAN !ORY10 & ?US 
,KAUTSKY ADOPT$ AS HIS LIFE WORK 0! CONT9UATION ( ! SCI5TIFIC 
RESULTS ( ,M>X'S 9VE/IGATION & ?\<T40 ,AT FIR/1 HE WAS 
SOME:AT CRITICAL ( ! CURR5T 0P>TY /UPIDITY10 & 9 A LETT] 
TO ,5GELS 7#e3#b#i3#h#d7 DESCRIB$ ! P>TY SITUATION AS FOLL[S3 

0,IT IS QUITE *>ACT]I/IC ?AT NE>LY ALL ! 
9TELLECTUALS 9 ! ,P>TY 444 ,CRY = COLONIES1 = NATIONAL ?\<T1 = A 
RESURRECTION ( ! ,TEUTONIC ANTIQUITY1 = CONFID5CE 9 ! GOV]NM5T1 = 
HAV+ ! P[] ( 'JU/ICE' REPLACE ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 & !Y 
EXPRESS A DECID$ AV]SION = ! MAT]IALI/ 9T]PRETATION ( HI/ORY 
-- ,M>XIAN DOGMA1 !Y CALL IT 444 ,MO/ ( !M >E DI/+UI%$ = 
!IR LE>N$ OBSCURITY40 

,SU* HUMAN MAT]IAL C\LD NOT NATURALLY HAVE BE5 GUILTY ( TREA*]Y 9 
#a#i#a#d-#a#i#a#h4 ,IT M]ELY REMA9$ TRUE TO ITSELF4 ,& IT ABSORB$ ITS =M] 
CRITIC4 ,! HI/ORIC GR\ND = ?IS E>LY DEG5]ATION WAS1 AS ,5GELS WROTE TO 
,KAUTSKY 7#a#a3#h3#h#d71 ?AT 0! DEVELOPM5T ( CAPITALISM PROV$ ITSELF TO 
BE /RONG] ?AN ! REVOLUTION>Y C\NT]-PRESSURE4 ,A NEW UPSURGE AGA9/ 
CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION NE$$ A VIOL5T %OCK1 AS ! LOSS BY ,5GL& ( ITS 
DOM9ION ( ! WORLD M>KET1 A SUDD5 REVOLUTION>Y OPPORTUNITY 9 
,FRANCE40 

,9 ! MEANTIME1 ! RE=MI/S RAC$ AMONG !MSELVES1 & ,5GELS REMA9$ 
F> BEH9D ! O!R REAL-POLITIK]4 ,9 SPITE ( ALL HIS PRIVILEGES AS 
A MA/]1 HE P]MITS HIMSELF TO COMPLA9 AB\T ! PUBLICATION ( ! 
,CRITIQUE ( ! ,GO?A ,PROGRAM 7#b3#b#c3#i#a73 0,IT IS 9 FACT A 
BRILLIANT ?\<T TO HAVE ,G]MAN SOCIALI/ SCI5CE PRES5T1 AFT] ITS 
EMANCIPATION FROM ! ,BISM>CKIAN ,SOCIALI/ LAWS1 ITS [N ,SOCIALI/ LAWS1 
=MULAT$ BY ! (FICIALS ( ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY40 

,MANY LETT]S WRITT5 BY ,5GELS TO ,KAUTSKY ON ! QUE/IONS ( ! DAY PO9T 
TO /RONG RE=MI/ T5D5CIES 9 ,5GELS HIMSELF4 ,HIS 9T]E/ 9 PRES]V+ 
& /R5G!N+ ! P>TY ORGANIZATION BR\<T HIM AT TIMES TO C\NSEL 
CAUTION1 AS %[N BY HIS OP9ION ( ! G5]AL /RIKE4 ,IT MAY BE CONSID]$ 
UNFAIR TO EVALUATE ,5GELS ON ! BASIS ( *ANCE REM>KS1 IT IS1 H[EV]1 
IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE ?AT ,5GELS REJOIC$ OV] ,KAUTSKY'S WORK 9 ! 
MEASURE ?AT HE DEVELOP$ 0! DEMOCRATIC ME?OD ( PROLET>IAN /RUGGLE 
9 ! DEMOCRATIC C\NTRIES1 9 OPPOSITION TO ! POLICY ( VIOL5CE4 ,I 
7,KAUTSKY7 /OOD !N = ! SAME POLICY ?AT ,I DEF5D ALSO TODAY0 7PAGE 
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