,POLITICAL ,P]SECUTION 9 ,REPUBLICAN ,SPA9 #aicg ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN ,TAGS 3 SPANI% COMRADES1 KURT L&AU1 DURRUTI CELL1 POLITICAL FRE$OM1 9T]NATIONAL BRIGADE1 MODELO PRISON1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE1 COMMUNI/ P>TY1 &RES N91 G]MAN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/4 ,TEXT 3 ,PHOTO BY ,M>IATE ,OVEJAS1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE ,ON MY FIR/ VISIT TO ,SPA9 9 ,SEPTEMB] #a#i#c#f1 NO?+ SURPRIS$ ME SO MU* AS ! AM\NT ( POLITICAL FRE$OM ,I F\ND EV]Y:]E4 ,TRUE IT DID NOT EXT5D TO FASCI/S2 BUT \TSIDE ( !SE DELIB]ATE 5EMIES ( ! REVOLUTION & ! EMANCIPATION ( ! WORK]S 9 ,SPA91 EV]YONE ( ! ANTI-FASCI/ FRONT 5JOY$ POLITICAL FRE$OM :I* H>DLY EXI/$ 9 ANY ( ! SO CALL$ ,EUROPEAN DEMOCRACIES4 ,! ONE P>TY ?AT MADE ! UTMO/ USE ( ?IS WAS ! ,P,S,U,C1 ! ,/AL9I/ P>TY 9 REVOLUTION>Y ,SPA94 ,!IR RADIO & L\DSPEAK]S FILL$ ! AIR4 ,!IR DAILY M>*ES 9 MILIT>Y =MATION ) !IR FLAGS WAV+ W]E FLAUNT$ 9 EV]YBODY'S FACE4 ,!Y SEEM$ TO TAKE A SPECIAL PLEASURE 9 M>*+ PA/ ! H\SE ( ! ,REGIONAL ,COMMITTEE AS IF !Y WANT$ TO MAKE ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I AW>E ( !IR DET]M9ATION TO /RIKE ! BL[ :5 !Y WILL ATTA9 TO COMPLETE P[]4 ,?IS WAS OBVI\S TO ANYONE AMONG ! =EIGN DELEGATES & COMRADES :O HAD COME TO HELP 9 ! ANTI-FASCI/ /RUGGLE4 ,NOT SO \R ,SPANI% COMRADES4 ,!Y MADE LIY /RUGGLE1 & ?AT !Y !MSELVES HAD MORE IMPORTANT ?+S TO DO ?AN WA/E !IR TIME 9 IDLE DISPLAY4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT ! ,SPANI% COMRADES HAD LITTLE UND]/&+ ( MASS PSY*OLOGY :I* NE$S FLAGWAGG+1 SPEE*ES1 MUSIC & DEMON/RATIONS -- ?AT :ILE ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I H[EV]1 W]E CONC5TRAT$ ON !IR CON/RUCTIVE TASKS1 & FII\S FRONTS1 !IR COMMUNI/ ALLIES MADE HAY :ILE !IR SUN %ONE4 ,!Y HAVE S9CE PROV$ ?AT !Y KNEW :AT !Y W]E AB\T4 ,DUR+ MY /AY ( ?REE MON?S ,I VISIT$ MANY ( ! COLLECTIVIZ$ E/ATES & FACTORIES1 MAT]NITIES & HOSPITALS 9 ,B>CELONA1 & LA/ BUT NOT LEA/1 ALSO ! ',MODELO' PRISON4 ,!N ! PLACE ?AT HAD H>BOR$ SOME ( ! MO/ DI/+UI%$ REVOLUTION>IES & AN>*I/S ( ,CATALONIA4 ,\R [N H]OIC COMRADES ,DURRUTI & ,ASCASO1 ,G>CIA ,OLIV] & MANY O!RS HAD BE5 CELL NEIT ( ! PRISON & ! RIDS4 ,AMONG ! FEW HUNDR$ ADMIR]S ( ,FRANCO W]E (FIC]S & PRIE/S4 ,!Y ASSUR$ ME 9 ONE VOICE ( ! DEC5T & JU/ TREATM5T !Y W]E RECEIV+ FROM ! MANAGEM5T 9 *>GE ( ! PLACE1 MO/ ( :OM W]E ,C,N,T-,F,A,I M54 ,! POSSIBILITY ?AT FASCI/S W\LD SOON BE REPLAC$ BY REVOLUTIONI/S & AN>*I/S WAS F> REMOV$ FROM MY M9D4 ,IF ANY?+1 ! HI< WAT] M>K ( ! REVOLUTION 9 ! AUTUMN ( #aicf HELD \T HOPES ?AT ! /A9 ( PRISON W\LD BE WIP$ \T ONCE ,FRANCO & HIS HORDES W]E DEFEAT$4 ,! REPORT ( ! F\L MURD] ( ! MO/ G5TLE ( AN>*I/S1 ,CAMILLO ,B]N]I & HIS ROOM MATE1 ! AN>*I/ ,B>BI]I1 WAS FOLL[$ BY :OLESALE >RE/S1 MUTILATION & DEA?4 ,!Y SEEM$ TOO FANTA/IC1 ! *ANGE 9 ! 9T]NAL POLITICAL SITUATION TOO 9CR$IBLE TO BE TRUE4 ,I DECID$ TO GO BACK TO ,SPA9 TO SEE = MYSELF H[ F> ! NEW F\ND FRE$OM ( ! ,SPANI% MASSES HAD BE5 ANNIHILAT$ BY ,/AL9'S H5*M54 ,ONCE AGA9 ,I >RIV$ ON ! #a#f? ,SEPTEMB] ?IS YE>4 ,I W5T /RAIIAN ,Y\? HUNDR$S ( ! ,P,\,M & EV5 MEMB]S ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BRIGADE W]E FILL+ ! PRISONS ( ,VAL5CIA4 ,DUR+ MY %ORT /AY !RE ,I LEFT NO /ONE UNTURN$ TO GET P]MISSION TO VISIT SOME ( \R COMRADES1 AMONG !M ,GU/EL ,DOR/] :OM ,I HAD KN[N 9 ,G]MANY AS MO/ ACTIVE 9 ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ MOVEM5TS BE=E ,HITL] ASC5D$ TO P[]4 ,I WAS ASSUR$ ?AT ,I W\LD BE GIV5 P]MISSION2 BUT AT ! LA/ MOM5T1 BE=E MY RETURN TO ,B>CELONA1 ,I WAS 9=M$ ?AT =EIGN]S W]E NOT ALL[$ TO SEE ! PRISON4 ,I SOON DISCOV]$ ! SAME SITUATION REPEAT$ 9 EV]Y T[N & VILLAGE ,I VISIT$4 ,?\S&S ( COMRADES & O!R G5U9E REVOLUTION>IES W]E FILL+ ! PRISONS UND] ! ,NEGR9-,PRIETO & ,/AL9I/ REGIME4 ,:5 ,I CAME BACK TO ,B>CELONA 9 ! E>LY P>T ( ,OCTOB]1 ,I IMM$IATELY S\RIVAL !RE ?AT ! SAME ,DIRECTOR WAS /ILL 9 *>GE4 ,HE TOO RECOGNIZ$ ME & HE AGA9 GAVE ME FULL 5TRY TO ! PRISON4 ,I DID NOT NE$ TO SPEAK TO ! COMRADES ?R\< ! HIDE\S B>S4 ,I WAS 9 ! HALL :]E !Y =GA!R1 SURR\ND$ BY ,G]MAN1 ,ITALIAN1 ,BULG>IAN1 ,RUSSIAN & ,SPANI% COMRADES1 ALL TRY+ TO SPEAK AT ONCE & TELL ME ( !IR CONDITIONS4 ,I DISCOV]$ NO *>GE :ATEV] ?AT W\LD /& 9 ANY ,C\RT1 EV5 UND] CAPITALISM1 HAD BE5 PREF]R$ AGA9/ !M1 EXCEPT ! IDIOTIC *>GE ( ',TROTSKYISM'4 ,!SE M5 FROM EV]Y P>T ( ! GLOBE HAD FLOCK$ TO ,SPA91 (T5 BEGG+ !IR WAY ACROSS1 TO HELP ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION1 TO JO9 ! RANKS ( ! ANTI-FASCI/S & TO LAY D[N !IR LIVES 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,FRANCO W]E HELD CAPTIVE4 ,O!RS AGA9 HAD BE5 PICK$ UP ON ! /REET & HAD VANI%$ )\T LEAV+ ANY TRACE BEH9D4 ,AMONG ! MANY WAS ,REIS1 SON ( ! 9T]NATIONALLY KN[N ,RUSSIAN ,M5%EVIK ,ABRAMOVI*4 ,! MO/ REC5T VICTIM IS ,KURT ,L&AU1 A =M] MEMB] ( ! ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,AU/RIAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 & BE=E HIS >RE/ ON ! ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,P,\,M ,EV]Y EF=T TO F9D HIM HAS MET ) FAILURE4 ,9 VIEW ( ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( ,&RES ,N9 ( ! ,P,\,M & SCORES ( O!RS IT IS REASONABLE TO CONCLUDE ?AT ,KURT ,L&AU MET ) ! SAME FATE4 ,BUT TO RETURN TO ! ,MODELO PRISON4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE ALL ! NAMES1 BECAUSE !RE >E SO MANY 9C>C]AT$ !RE4 ,! MO/ \T/&+ IS A COMRADE :O1 9 A HI< RESPONSIBLE POSITION BE=E ! ,MAY EV5TS1 HAD TURN$ OV] MILLIONS ( PESETAS TO ! ,G5]ALITAT F\ND 9 ,*UR*ES & ,PALACES4 ,HE IS HELD UND] ! LUDICR\S *>GE ( HAV+ EMBEZZL$ #a1 PESETAS4 ,ANO!R ONE IS COMRADE ,HELMUT ,KLOSE1 A MEMB] ( ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I4 ,HE WAS >RE/$ ON ! #bND ,JULY4 ,NO *>GE HAS BE5 MADE UP TO ?IS DATE1 NEI!R WAS HE BR\*O-SYNDICALI/ ORGANIZATION74 ,AFT] HAV+ BE5 >RE/$ SEV]AL TIMES1 HE EMIGRAT$ TO ,YUGOSLAVIA 9 ! SUMM] ( #a#i#c#c4 ,EXPELL$ FROM !RE 9 ,FEBRU>Y #a#i#c#g1 BECAUSE ( ANTI-FASCI/ ACTIVITY4 ,HE CAME TO ,SPA9 9 ,M>*4 ,HE JO9$ ! FRONTI] S]VICE ( ! ,F,A,I1 9 ! ',DE LA ,CO/A' BATTALION4 ,AFT] ! DISSOLUTION ( ?IS BATTALION1 9 ,JUNE HE TOOK HIS DIS*>GE1 5T]$ ! S]VICE ( ! AGRICULTURAL COLLECTIVE 9 ,SAN ,ANORES4 ,9 COMPLIANCE ) ! REQUE/ FROM HIS GR\P HE UND]TOOK ! REORGANIZATION ( ! ,TAILORS' ,COLLECTIVE ( ! ,EMIGRANTS ,COMMITTEE4 ,! *>GE MADE BY ! ,*EKA ( HIS HAV+ DIS>M$ (FIC]S :ILE 9 ! ,FRONTI] ,S]VICE AT ,FIGU]AS IS 5TIRELY )\T F\NDATION4 ,COMM&] DE ,ALK]T ,KILLE4 ,HE WAS >RE/$ ON ,SEPTEMB] #g?4 ,NO REASON WAS GIV54 ,9 ,G]MANY HE HAD BELONG$ S9CE #aiai TO ! ,PRODUCTIVE ,SUPPLY ,UNION4 ,BESIDES ?IS HE WAS A MEMB] ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,9 #aicc HE EMIGRAT$ TO ,AU/RIA4 ,AFT] ! ,FEBRU>Y EV5TS HE FL$ TO ,PRAGUE3 BUT LAT] RETURN$ TO ,AU/RIA :5CE HE WAS EXPELL$ & LEFT = ,FRANCE4 ,H]E HE JO9$ ! ,G]MAN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ GR\P4 ,9 ,AUGU/ #aicf HE W5T TO ,SPA91 :]E HE AT ONCE PROCE$$ TO ! FRONT4 ,HE WAS W\ND$ ONCE4 ,HE BELONG$ TO ! ,DURRUTI COLUMN RIIZATION4 ,9 ,JUNE HE TOOK HIS DIS*>GE4 ,I ALSO VISIT$ ! ,P,\,M ,SECTOR4 ,MANY ( !SE PRISON]S >E ,SPANI>DS1 BUT AMONG !M !RE >E ALSO A L>GE NUMB] =EIGN]S1 ,ITALIAN1 ,FR5*1 ,RUSSIAN & ,G]MAN4 ,TWO MEMB]S ( ! ,P,\,M APPROA*$ ME P]SONALLY4 ,!Y SAID LITTLE ( !IR [N SUFF]+1 BUT BEGG$ ME TO TAKE A MESSAGE TO !IR [N WIVES 9 ,P>IS4 ,!Y W]E ,NICOLAS ,SUNDELEVI* -- ! SON ( ! FAM\S ,M5%EVIK :O HAD SP5T ! LONGE/ P>T ( HIS LIFE 9 ,SIB]IA4 ,NICOLAS ,SUNDELEVI* C]TA9LY DID NOT GIVE ME ! IMPRESSION BE+ GUILTY ( ! S]I\S *>GES MADE AGA9/ HIM ( 'HAV+ GIV5 ! FASCI/S 9=MATION' AMONG ! MANY O!R *>GES AGA9/ HIM4 ,IT TAKES ! P]V]T$ COMMUNI/ M9D TO HOLD A MAN 9 PRISON BECAUSE 9 #aibb HE HAD ILLEGALLY LEFT ,RUSSIA4 ,RI*>D ,TIETZ WAS >RE/$ AS HE CAME \T ( ! ,>G5T9E ,CONSULATE 9 ,B>CELONA :]E HE HAD GONE ON BEHALF ( HIS WIFE1 PREVI\SLY >RE/$4 ,:5 HE DEM&$ TO KN[ ! GR\NDS HIS >RE/ ! ,COMMISS> NON*ALANTLY SAID 0,I CONSID] IT JU/04 ,?AT WAS EVID5TLY 5\< TO KEEP ,RI*>D ,TIETZ 9 ! ,MODELO S9CE ,JULY4 ,AS F> AS PRISON CONDITIONS CAN BE HUMANE ! ,MODELO IS C]TA9LY SUP]IOR TO ! ,*EKA PRISONS 9TRODUC$ 9 ,SPA9 BY ! ,/AL9I/S ACCORD+ TO ! BE/ P>TY EXAMPLES ( ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA4 ,! ',MODELO' /ILL MA9TA9S ITS TRADITIONAL POLITICAL PRIVILEGES SU* AS ! RICELS1 TOBACCO1 ETC41 9 ADDITION TO ! SCANTY PRISON F>E4 ,!Y CAN ALSO WRITE & RECEIVE LETT]S & READ+ MAT]IAL4 ,BESIDES1 ! PRISON]S ISSUE LITTLE PRISON PAP]S & BULLET9S :I* !Y CAN PA/E 9 ! CORRIDORS :]E !Y ALL =GA!R4 ,BO? 9 ! SECTION ( \R COMRADES & ! ,P,\,M ,I F\ND SU* PRISON PAP]S1 PO/]S & PHOTOGRAPHS ( ! H]OES ( ! TWO P>TIES4 ,! ,P,\,M HAD EV5 A V]Y F9E DRAW+ ( ,&RES ,N9 & A PICTURE ( ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG1 :ILE ! AN>*I/'S SIDE HAD ,ASCASO & ,DURRUTI ON !IR WALL4 ,MO/ 9T]E/+ WAS ! ,DURRUTI CELL :I* HE HAD OCCUPI$ 9 ,B>CELONA UNTIL RELEAS$ BY ! #aicf ELECTIONS4 ,IT WAS LEFT 9TACT AS IT HAD BE5 :ILE ,DURRUTI WAS ITS 9VOLUNT>Y LODG]4 ,SEV]AL L>GE PO/]S ( \R GALLANT COMRADE MADE ! CELL V]Y MU* ALIVE4 ,! /RANGE/ P>T IS H[EV] ?AT ! ,DURRUTI CELL IS 9 ! FASCI/ SECTION4 ,9 ANSW] TO MY QUE/ION AS TO H[ ,DURRUTI'S CELL COMES TO BE 9 !RE1 ,I WAS TOLD BY ! GU>D1 0AS AN EXAMPLE ( ! LIV+ SPIRIT ( ,DURRUTI ?AT WILL DE/ROY FASCISM04 ,I WANT$ V]Y MU* TO HAVE ! ,DURRUTI CELL PHOTOGRAPH$ BUT P]MISSION HAD TO BE OBTA9$ FROM ! ,M9I/] ( ,JU/ICE4 ,I GAVE UP ! IDEA4 ,I HAD NEV] 9 MY LIFE ASK$ FAVORS ( ,M9I/]S ( ,JU/ICE1 MU* LESS W\LD ,I ASK = ANY?+ FROM ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y GOV]NM5T1 ! ,SPANI% ,*EKA4 ,MY NEXT VISIT WAS TO ! WOM5'S PRISON1 :I* ,I F\ND BETT] KEPT & MORE *E]FUL ?AN ! ,MODELO4 ,ONLY SIX WOM5 POLITICALS W]E !RE AT ! TIME4 ,AMONG !M ,KATIA ,L&AU ! WIFE ( ,KURT ,L&AU1 :O HAD BE5 >RE/$ SEV]AL MON?S BE=E HIM4 ,%E WAS LIKE ! OLD TIME ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONI/S UTT]LY DEVOT$ TO H] IDEAS4 ,I ALREADY KNEW ( H] HUSB&'S DISAPPE>ANCE & POSSIBLE 5D2 BUT ,I DID NOT HAVE ! HE>T TO DISCLOSE ?IS FACT TO H]4 ,?IS WAS 9 ,OCTOB]4 ,9 ,NOVEMB] ,I WAS 9=M$ BY SOME ( H] COMRADES 9 ,P>IS ?AT ,MRS ,L&AU HAD BEGUN A HUNG] /RIKE ON ! #a#a? ,NOVEMB]4 ,I HAVE JU/ RECEIV$ WORD ?AT AS A RESULT ( TWO HUNG] /RIKES ,KATIA ,L&AU HAS BE5 RELEAS$4 ,A FEW DAYS BE=E MY DEP>TURE FROM ,SPA9 ,I WAS 9=M$ ON GOOD AU?ORITY ?AT ! OLD DREADFUL ,BA/ILLE -- ,MONTJUI* WAS AGA9 BE+ US$ TO H\SE POLITICAL PRISON]S4 ,! 9FAM\S ,MONTJUI*1 :OSE EV]Y /ONE C\LD TELL ( MAN'S 9HUMANITY TO MAN1 ( ! ?\S&S PUT TO DEA? BY ! MO/ SAVAGE ME?ODS ( TORTURE1 OR DRIV5 MAD OR TO SUICIDE4 ,MONTJUI* :]E 9 #ahig ! ,SPANI% ,9QUISITION HAD BE5 RE9TRODUC$ BY ,CANOVA ,DEL ,CA/ILLO1 !N ,PREMI] ( ,SPA94 ,IT WAS AT HIS BEHE/ ?AT #c WORK]S1 AMONG !M DI/+UI%$ ,SPANI% AN>*I/S1 HAD BE5 KEPT = MON?S 9 UND]GR\ND DAMP & DIRTY CELLS -- REPEAT$LY TORTUR$ & D5I$ C\NSEL4 ,IT WAS 9 ,MONTJUI* ?AT ,FRANCISCO ,F]R] WAS MURD]$ BY ! ,SPANI% ,GOV]NM5T & ! ,CA?OLIC ,*UR*4 ,LA/ YE> ,I VISIT$ ?IS T]RIFY+ =TRESS4 ,!N IT HELD NO PRISON]S4 ,! CELLS W]E EMPTY4 ,WE DESC5D$ 9TO BLACK DEP?S ) TOR*ES GUID+ \R WAY4 ,I ALMO/ SEEM$ TO HE> ! AGONIZ$ CRIES ( ! ?\S&S ( VICTIMS :O HAD BREA!D !IR LA/ 9 ! D5T REVOLUTION>IES :O HAD BE5 AMONG ! FIR/ TO RU% TO ! V>I\S FRONTS4 ,MILITIANTS ( ! ,DURRUTI COLUMN FREELY GIV+ !IR HEAL? & /R5G? BUT UNWILL+ TO BE TURN$ 9TO MILIT>Y AUTOMATONS -- MEMB]S ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BRIGADE :O HAD COME TO ,SPA9 FROM EV]Y L& TO FI% DIFF]5TIATION AGA9/ !M1 !IR (FIC]S & ! POLITICAL COMMISS>S & ! CRIM9AL WA/E ( HUMAN LIVES DUE TO ! 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