,PROPOS$ ,COMMUNI/ ,SETTLEM5T3 ,A ,NEW ,COLONY = ,TYNESIDE OR ,WE>SIDE 

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,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

,TAGS 3 ALL ! COMMUNI/ COLONIES1 SMALL COMMUNAL EXP]IM5TS1 SMALL & ISOLAT$1 SMALL COMMUNAL1 COMMUNAL EXP]IM5TS1 COMMUNI/ COLONY1 PET] KROPOTK91 COMMUNI/ COMMUNITIES1 H>D WORK1 UNANIM\S DECISION4 

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,! ,NEWCA/LE ,DAILY ,*RONICLE3 ,FEBRU>Y #b1 #a#i#h#e1 P#d4 

,REPR9T$ 9 ,SMALL ,COMMUNAL ,EXP]IM5TS & ,:Y ,!Y ,FAIL 

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,$ITOR'S ,PREFACE 

,PET] ,KROPOTK9 7#a#h#d#b-#a#i#b#a7 WAS ONE ( ! GREATE/ AN>*I/ !ORETICIANS ( 
HIS TIME4 ,AL?\< HE ADMIR$ ! DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC & NON-AU?ORIT>IAN 
PRACTICES ( ! TRADITIONAL PEASANT VILLAGE COMMUNE1 HE WAS NEV] AN ADVOCATE 
( SMALL & ISOLAT$ COMMUNAL EXP]IM5TALISM4 ,MANY PEOPLE1 UPON READ+ HIS 
WORKS1 HAVE BE5 9SPIR$ TO F\ND SU* COMMUNITIES1 BO? 9 HIS [N TIME AS 
WELL AS ! HIPPIES ( ! #a#i#fS 7A P]IOD :5 ,KROPOTK9'S MAJOR WORKS W]E  
REPUBLI%$ & 9FLU5TIAL74 ,KROPOTK9 DID NOT CONSID] SU* V5TURES W]E 
LIKELY TO BE SUCCESSFUL OR USEFUL 9 A*IEV+ WID] REVOLUTION>Y GOALS4 ,HIS 
FRI5D1 ,ELISEE ,RECLUS1 :O HAD BE5 9VOLV$ 9 SU* A V5TURE 9 ,S\? 
,AM]ICA 9 HIS Y\?1 WAS EV5 MORE HO/ILE TO SMALL COMMUNAL EXP]IM5TS4 ,IT 
IS A PITY ?AT SOME ( ! F\ND]S ( ! MANY HIPPIE COMMUNES 9 ! #a#i#fS 
7NE>LY ALL ( :I* FAD$ RA!R QUICKLY7 DID NOT READ ,KROPOTK9 MORE 
C>EFULLY4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 !Y MADE ! SAME MI/AKES AS MANY AN>*I/S1  
COMMUNI/S & SOCIALI/S HAD MADE A C5TURY BE=E !M4 ,9 ! AN>*I/ 
PRESS TODAY ONE /ILL F9DS ADV]TS = PROSPECTIVE SMALL & ISOLAT$ 
AN>*I/ COLONIES4 ,ALSO1 MANY COMM5T>IES AB\T ,KROPOTK9 /ILL MISREPRES5T 
HIM AS HAV+ HAD A VISION ( SOCIETY CONSI/+ ( UNF$]AT$ & 
9DEP5D5T VILLAGE-LIKE SETTLEM5TS & ( ADVOCAT+ SMALL COMMUNAL 
EXP]IM5TS AS A MEANS ( A*IEV+ AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY4 ,! FOLL[+ SPEE* 
& TWO 'OP5' LETT]S1 :I* HAVE NOT BE5 9 PR9T = A C5TURY1 CLE>LY 
%[1 ?AT AL?\< NOT EMOTIONALLY OPPOS$ TO SU* V5TURES1 HE WAS HI<LY 
SKEPTICAL AB\T !IR *ANCES ( SUCCESS & G5]ALLY BELIEV$ !M TO BE A 
DRA9 UPON ! 5]GIES ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,DESPITE HIS W>N+S1 !SE 
>TICLES ALSO CONTA9 MU* GOOD & PRACTICAL ADVICE TO ?OSE :O >E /ILL 
TEMPT$ TO F\ND SMALL EXP]IM5TAL COMMUNES 9 ! WILD]NESS1 OR P]HAPS1 
?OSE TEMPT$ 9 SOME FUTURE ]A TO COLONIZE SPACE4 

- ,GRAHAM ,PUR*ASE 

,A NUMB] ( ,COMMUNI/S RESID5T 9 ! ,NOR? ( ,5GL& HAVE DECID$ TO F\ND A 
SETTLEM5T SOME:AT ON ! L9ES ( ,MR4 ,H]B]T ,MILL'S HOME COLONY AT ,/>N?WAITE1 BUT TO 
BE CONDUCT$ ON ,COMMUNI/IC PR9CIPLES4 ,! ,PROMOT]S ( ! S*EME >E 9 NEGOTIATION 
= V>I\S P>CELS ( L&1 BUT HAVE NOT YET COME TO A F9AL DECISION AS TO ! LOCALITY 9 
:I* !IR CAMP %ALL BE PIT*$4 ,WE >E1 H[EV]1 9=M$ ?AT1 UNLESS UN=ESE5 & 
UNANTICIPAT$ DIFFICULTIES PRES5T !MSELVES AT ! ELEV5? H\R1 ! COLONY WILL BE 
E/ABLI%$ EI!R ON ,TYNESIDE OR ,WE>SIDE1 PROBABLY ! LATT]4 ,PR9CE ,KROPOTK9 HAV+ 
BE5 9VIT$ TO BECOME ! TREASUR] ( ! FUND1 HAS RETURN$ ! FOLL[+ ANSW]3 

,VIOLA ,COTTAGE1 ,BROMLEY1 ,K5T1 ,FEB4 #a#f1 #a#h#i#e4 

    ,DE> ,COMRADE1 

    ,?ANK Y\ V]Y MU* = Y\R K9D LETT] & Y\R EXTREMELY CLE> 
/ATEM5TS ( ! FACTS4 ,?ANK Y\ /ILL MORE = Y\R TRU/ 9 ME4 ,BUT ,I MU/ SAY AT 
ONCE ?AT BY NO MEANS C\LD ,I ACT AS A TREASUR]4 ,TO ?IS ,I AM ! LEA/ APPROPRIATE 
P]SON1 AS ,I NEV] WAS ABLE TO KEEP ACC\NTS ( MY [N E>N+S & SP5D+S4 
,MOREOV] ,I REALLY HAVE NO TIME4 

    ,AS TO Y\R S*EME1 ,I MU/ SAY ?AT ,I HAVE LITTLE CONFID5CE 9 S*EMES ( 
COMMUNI/ COMMUNITIES />T$ UND] ! PRES5T CONDITIONS1 & ALWAYS REGRET TO 
SEE M5 & WOM5 GO+ TO SUFF] ALL SORTS ( PRIVATIONS 9 ORD]1 9 MO/ CASES1 TO 
F9D ONLY DISAPPO9TM5T AT ! 5D3 RETIR+ = MANY YE>S FROM ! WORK ( 
PROPAG&A ( IDEAS AMONG ! GREAT MASSES1 & ( AID TO ! MASSES 9 !IR 
EMANCIPATION1 = MAK+ AN EXP]IM5T :I* HAS MANY *ANCES = BE+ A FAILURE4 

    ,BUT ,I MU/ ALSO SAY ?AT Y\R S*EME HAS SEV]AL PO9TS :I* UND\BT$LY 
GIVE IT MU* MORE *ANCE ( SUCCESS ?AN MO/ PREVI\S EXP]IM5TS W]E 9 
POSSESSION (4 ,= YE>S ,I HAVE PREA*$ ?AT ONCE !RE >E M5 DECID$ TO MAKE 
SU* AN EXP]IM5T1 IT MU/ BE MADE3 

    .<#a.> ,NOT 9 DI/ANT C\NTRIES1 :]E !Y W\LD F9D1 9 ADDITION TO !IR [N 
DIFFICULTIES1 ALL ! H>D%IPS :I* A PIONE] ( CULTURE HAS TO COPE ) 9 AN 
UN9HABIT$ C\NTRY 7& ,I ONLY TOO WELL KN[ BY MY [N & MY FRI5DS' 
EXP]I5CE H[ GREAT !SE DIFFICULTIES >E71 BUT 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD ( L>GE 
CITIES4 ,9 SU* CASES EV]Y MEMB] ( ! COMMUNITY CAN 5JOY ! MANY B5EFITS 
( CIVILIZATION2 ! /RUGGLE = LIFE IS EASI]1 ON ACC\NT ( ! FACILITIES = 
TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( ! M>K DONE BY \R =EFA!RS & = PR(IT+ BY ! 
EXP]I5CE ( \R NEI<BORS2 & EV]Y MEMB] :O IS DISCONT5T$ ) COMMUNAL 
LIFE CAN AT ANY GIV5 MOM5T RETURN TO ! 9DIVIDUALI/ LIFE ( ! PRES5T 
SOCIETY4 ,ONE CAN1 9 SU* CASE1 5JOY ! 9TELLECTUAL1 SCI5TIFIC1 & >TI/IC LIFE 
( \R CIVILIZATION )\T NECESS>ILY AB&ON+ ! COMMUNITY4 

    .<#b.> ,?AT A NEW COMMUNITY1 9/EAD ( IMITAT+ ! EXAMPLE ( \R =EFA!RS1 & 
/>T+ ) EXT5SIVE AGRICULTURE1 ) ALL ITS H>D%IPS1 ACCID5TS1 DRAWBACKS1 & AM\NT ( 
H>D WORK REQUIR$1 V]Y (T5 SUP]IOR TO ! =CES ( ! COLONI/S1 \<T TO OP5 NEW WAYS ( 
PRODUCTION AS IT OP5S NEW WAYS ( CONSUMPTION4 ,IT MU/1 IT SEEMS TO ME1 />T ) 9T5SIVE 
AGRICULTURE - ?AT IS1 M>KET G>D5+ CULTURE1 AID$ AS MU* AS POSSIBLE BY CULTURE UND] GLASS4 
,BESIDES ! ADVANTAGES ( SECURITY 9 ! CROPS1 OBTA9$ BY !IR V>IETY & ! V]Y MEANS ( 
CULTURE1 ?IS SORT ( CULTURE HAS ! ADVANTAGE ( ALL[+ ! COMMUNITY TO UTILIZE EV5 ! 
WEAKE/ =CES2 & EV]Y ONE KN[S H[ WEAK5$ MO/ ( ! T[N WORK]S >E BY ! 
HOMICIDAL CONDITIONS UND] :I* MO/ ( ! 9DU/RIES >E N[ ORGANIZ$4 

    .<#c.> ,?AT ! FIR/ CONDITION ( SUCCESS1 AS PROV$ BY ! ANAMA PEASANT COMMUNITIES1 ! 
,Y\NG ,IC>IS1 & SEV]AL O!RS1 IS TO DIVE/ COMMUNISM FROM ITS MONA/ICAL & B>RACK 
G>M5TS1 & TO CONCEIVE IT AS ! LIFE ( 9DEP5D5T FAMILIES1 UNIT$ TOGE!R BY ! DESIRE ( 
OBTA9+ MAT]IAL & MORAL WELL-BE+ BY COMB9+ !IR EF=TS4 ,! !ORY1 ACCORD+ TO :I* 
FAMILY LIFE HAS TO BE 5TIRELY DE/ROY$ 9 ORD] TO OBTA9 SOME ECONOMY 9 FUEL US$ 9 ! 
KIT*51 OR = HEAT+ ! SPACE ( ITS D9+ ROOMS1 IS UTT]LY FALSE2 & IT IS MO/ C]TA9 
?AT ! ,Y\NG ,IC>IANS >E ABSOLUTELY CORRECT 9 9TRODUC+ AS MU* AS POSSIBLE ( FAMILY & 
FRI5DLY GR\P+ LIFE1 EV5 9 ! WAYS !Y >E TAK+ !IR MEALS4 

    .<#d.> ,IT SEEMS TO ME PROV$ BY EVID5CE ?AT1 M5 BE+ NEI!R ! ANGELS NOR ! SLAVES 
!Y >E SUPPOS$ TO BE BY ! AU?ORIT>IAN UTOPIANS -- ,AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES >E ! ONLY ONES 
UND] :I* A COMMUNITY HAS ANY *ANCES TO SUCCE$4 ,9 ! HUNDR$S ( HI/ORIES ( 
COMMUNITIES :I* ,I HAVE HAD ! OPPORTUNITY TO READ1 ,I ALWAYS SAW ?AT ! 9TRODUCTION ( ANY 
SORT ( ELECT$ AU?ORITY HAS ALWAYS BE51 )\T ONE S+LE EXCEPTION1 ! PO9T :I* ! 
COMMUNITY /R&$ UPON2 :ILE1 ON ! O!R SIDE1 ?OSE COMMUNITIES 5JOY$ A P>TIAL & 
SOMETIMES V]Y SUB/ANTIAL SUCCESS1 :I* ACCEPT$ NO AU?ORITY BESIDES ! UNANIM\S DECISION 
( ! FOLKMOOT1 & PREF]R$1 AS A C\PLE ( HUNDR$ ( MILLIONS ( ,SLAVONIAN PEASANTS DO1 & 
AS ! ,G]MAN ,COMMUNI/S 9 ,AM]ICA DID1 TO DISCUSS EV]Y MATT] SO LONG AS A UNANIM\S 
DECISION ( ! FOLKMOOT C\LD BE >RIV$ AT4 ,COMMUNI/S1 :O >E B\ND TO LIVE 9 A N>R[ 
CIRCLE ( A FEW 9DIVIDUALS1 9 :I* CIRCLE ! PETTY /RUGGLES = DOM9ION >E ! MORE ACUTELY 
FELT1 \<T DECID$LY TO AB&ON ! ,UTOPIAS ( ELECT$ COMMITTEES' MANAGEM5T & MAJORITY 
RULE2 !Y MU/ B5D BE=E ! REALITY ( PRACTICE :I* IS AT WORK = MANY HUNDR$S ( YE>S 
9 HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( VILLAGE COMMUNITIES -- ! FOLKMOOT -- & !Y MU/ REMEMB] ?AT 9 
!SE COMMUNITIES1 MAJORITY RULE & ELECT$ GOV]NM5T HAVE ALWAYS BE5 SYNONYM\S & 
CONCOMITANT ) DIS9TEGRATION -- NEV] ) CONSOLIDATION4 

   ,TO !SE F\R PO9TS ,I HAVE COME1 FROM :AT ,I KN[ ( ! ACTUAL LIFE ( 
,COMMUNI/ COMMUNITIES1 SU* AS HAS BE5 WRITT5 D[N BY NUMB]S ( ,RUSSIANS 
& ,WE/ ,EUROPEANS :O HAD NO !ORETICAL CONCEPTIONS1 PROMOT$ NO !ORETICAL 
VIEWS1 BUT SIMPLY PUT D[N ON PAP] OR V]BALLY TOLD ME :AT !Y HAD LIV$ ?R\<4 
,MIS]Y1 DULLNESS ( LIFE1 & ! CONSEQU5T GR[? ( ! SPIRIT ( 9TRIGUE = 
P[]1 HAVE ALWAYS BE5 ! TWO *IEF CAUSES ( NONSUCCESS4 

   ,N[1 AS F> AS ,I SEE FROM Y\R LETT]1 ! COMMUNITY :I* Y\ TRY TO BR+ 
9TO EXI/5CE TAKES ! ABOVE F\R PO9TS AS FUNDAM5TAL1 & 9 SO DO+ IT HAS1 ,I 
BELIEVE1 AS MANY MORE *ANCES ( SUCCESS4 

   ,TO !SE F\R PO9TS ,I %\LD ALSO ADD A FIF?1 ON :I* Y\ >E AGRE$1 ( 
C\RSE1 BE=EH& ,IT IS TO DO ALL POSSIBLE = R$UC+ H\SEHOLD WORK TO ! 
L[E/ M9IMUM1 & TO F9D \T = ?AT PURPOSE1 & TO 9V5T IF NECESS>Y1 ALL 
POSSIBLE >RANGEM5TS4 ,9 MO/ COMMUNITIES ?IS PO9T WAS AWFULLY NEGLECT$4 ,! 
WOMAN & ! GIRL REMA9$ 9 ! NEW SOCIETY AS !Y W]E 9 ! OLD ONE - ! 
SLAVES ( ! COMMUNITY4 ,>RANGEM5TS TO R$UCE AS MU* AS POSSIBLE ! 9CR$IBLE AM\NT ( 
WORK :I* \R WOM5 USELESSLY SP5D 9 ! RE>+ UP ( *ILDR51 AS WELL AS 9 
H\SEHOLD WORK1 >E1 9 MY OP9ION1 AS ESS5TIAL TO ! SUCCESS ( A COMMUNITY AS 
! PROP] >RANGEM5T ( ! FIELDS1 ! GRE5H\SES OR ! AGRICULTURAL MA*9]Y4 
,EV5 MORE4 ,BUT :ILE EV]Y COMMUNITY DREAMS ( HAV+ ! MO/ P]FECT 
AGRICULTURAL OR 9DU/RIAL MA*9]Y1 IT SELDOM PAYS ATT5TION TO ! SQU&]+ ( 
! =CES ( ! HONE/ SLAVE1 ! WOMAN4 ,SOME /EPS 9 ADVANCE HAVE BE5 MADE 9 
,GUISE'S FAMILI/]E4 ,O!RS C\LD WISELY BE F\ND \T4 ,BUT1 ) ALL ?AT1 A 
COMMUNITY />T$ )9 ! PRES5T SOCIETY HAS TO COPE ) MANY ALMO/ FATAL 
DIFFICULTIES4 

   ,! ABS5CE ( COMMUNI/ SPIRIT IS1 P]HAPS1 ! LEA/ ( !M4 ,:ILE ! 
FUNDAM5TAL FEATURES ( HUMAN *>ACT] CAN ONLY BE M$IAT$ BY A V]Y SL[ 
EVOLUTION1 ! RELATIVE AM\NTS ( 9DIVIDUALI/ & MUTUAL AID SPIRIT >E AMONG ! 
MO/ *ANGEABLE FEATURES ( MAN4 ,BO? BE+ EQUALLY PRODUCTS ( AN ANT]IOR 
DEVELOPM5T1 !IR RELATIVE AM\NTS >E SE5 TO *ANGE 9 9DIVIDUALS & EV5 
SOCIETIES ) A RAPIDITY :I* W\LD /RIKE ! SOCIOLOGI/ IF HE ONLY PAID ATT5TION 
TO ! SUBJECT1 & ANALYZ$ ! CORRESPOND+ FACTS4 

   ,! *IEF DIFFICULTY IS 9 ! SMALLNESS ITSELF ( ! COMMUNITY4 ,9 A L>GE 
COMMUNITY1 ! ASP]ITIES ( EV]YONE'S *>ACT] >E SMOO!D1 !Y >E LESS 
IMPORTANT & LESS REM>K$4 ,9 A SMALL GR\P !Y ATTA91 [+ TO ! V]Y 
CONDITIONS ( LIFE1 AN UNDUE IMPORTANCE4 ,MORE CONTACT BETWE5 NEI<BORS ?AN 
EXI/S N[ADAYS1 IS ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y4 ,M5 HAVE TRI$ 9 VA9 TO LIVE 9 ISOLATION1 
& TO ?R[ UPON ! GOV]NM5T'S %\LD]S ALL ! PETTY AFFAIRS :I* !Y >E 
B\ND TO ATT5D TO !MSELVES4 ,BUT 9 A SMALL COMMUNITY1 ! CONTACT IS TOO CLOSE1 
&1 :AT IS WORSE1 ! 9DIVIDUAL FEATURES ( *>ACT] ACQUIRE AN UNDUE IMPORTANCE1 
AS !Y BE> UPON ! :OLE LIFE ( ! COMMUNITY4 ,! FAMILI> EXAMPLE ( #b PRISON]S 
%UT UP 9 ONE ROOM1 OR ( ! #b PASS5G]S ( A /EAMBOAT1 :O SOON BEG9 TO HATE EA* 
O!R = SMALL DEFECTS ( 9DIVIDUAL *>ACT]1 IS WELL WOR?Y ( NOTE4 

    ,9 ORD] TO SUCCE$1 ! ,COMMUNI/ EXP]IM5T1 BE+ AN EXP]IM5T 9 MUTUAL 
ACCOMMODATION AMONG HUMANS1 \<T TO BE MADE ON A GR& SCALE4 ,A :OLE CITY (1 AT LEA/1 
#b1 9HABITANTS1 \<T TO ORGANIZE ITSELF = SELF-MANAG$ CONSUMPTION ( ! FIR/ NECESSITIES ( 
LIFE 7H\SES & ESS5TIAL FURNITURE1 FOOD & CLO?+71 ) A L>GE DEVELOPM5T ( FREE GR\P+S 
= ! SATISFACTION ( ! HI<] >TI/IC1 SCI5TIFIC1 & LIT]>Y NE$S & HOBBIES -- BE=E IT BE 
POSSIBLE TO SAY ANY?+ AB\T ! EXP]IM5TALLY TE/$ CAPACITIES1 OR 9CAPACITIES1 ( \R 
CONTEMPOR>IES = ,COMMUNI/ LIFE4 7,BY ! WAY1 ! EXP]IM5T IS NOT SO UNFEASIBLE AS IT MI<T 
SEEM AT FIR/ SI<T47 

    ,! NEXT GREAT DIFFICULTY IS ?IS4 ,WE >E NOT 9DIG5\S PEOPLE UNT\*$ BY CIVILIZATION 
:O CAN BEG9 A TRIBAL LIFE ) A HUT & A FEW >R[S4 ,EV5 IF NO HUNT+ LAWS DID EXI/1 WE 
%\LD C>E -- ! MAJORITY AT LEA/ -- = SOME ADDITIONAL COM=T & = SOME BETT] /IMULANTS 
= HI<] LIFE ?AN A DROP ( :ISKEY SUPPLI$ BY ! TRAD] 9 EX*ANGE = FURS4 ,BUT 9 MO/ 
CASES1 A ,COMMUNI/ COMMUNITY IS COMPELL$ TO />T ) EV5 LESS ?AN ?AT1 AS IT IS BURD5$ BY 
A DEBT = ! L& IT IS P]MITT$ TO SETTLE UPON1 & IS LOOK$ AT AS A NUISANCE BY ! SURR\ND+ 
L& & 9DU/RY LORDS4 ,IT USUALLY />TS ) A HEAVY DEBT1 :ILE IT \<T TO />T ) ITS %>E ( 
! CAPITAL :I* HAS BE5 PRODUC$ BY ! ACCUMULAT$ LABOR ( ! PREC$5T G5]ATIONS4 
,MIS]Y & A T]RIBLE /RUGGLE = ! %E] NECESSITIES ( LIFE IS !RE=E ! USUAL CONDITION = 
ALL ! ,COMMUNI/ COLONIES :I* HAVE HI!RTO BE5 ATTEMPT$1 TO SAY NO?+ ( ! ABOVE 
HO/ILITY4 ,?IS IS :Y ,I C\LD NOT 9SI/ TOO MU* UPON Y\R WISE DECISION ( />T+ 9T5SIVE 
CULTURE UND] ! GUIDANCE ( EXP]I5C$ G>D5]S ?AT IS1 ! MO/ REMUN]ATIVE ( ALL MODES 
( AGRICULTURE4 

    ,& !N COMES 9 ! DIFFICULTY ( M5 BE+ NOT ACCU/OM$ TO H>D AGRICULTURAL 
WORK1 NAVVIES' WORK & BUILD+ TRADES WORK -- ?AT IS1 EXACTLY ?OSE SORTS ( WORK :I* >E 
MO/ 9 REQUE/ 9 ! Y\NG COLONY4 

    ,& F9ALLY1 !RE IS ! DIFFICULTY ) :I* ALL SU* COLONIES HAD TO CONT5D4 ,! 
MOM5T !Y BEG9 TO BECOME PROSP]\S1 !Y >E 9UNDAT$ BY NEWCOM]S MO/LY ! 
UNSUCCESSFUL ONES 9 ! PRES5T LIFE1 ?OSE :OSE 5]GY IS ALREADY BROK5 BY YE>S ( 
UNEMPLOYM5T & A LONG S]IES ( PRIVATIONS1 ( :I* SO FEW ( ! RI* ONES HAVE ! SLI<TE/ 
IDEA4 ,:AT !Y \<T TO HAVE BE=E SETT+ TO WORK W\LD BE RE/ & GIV5 GOOD FOOD1 & !N 
SET TO H>D WORK4 ,?IS DIFFICULTY IS NOT A !ORETICAL ONE2 ALL ! ,COMMUNI/ COLONIES 9 ,AM]ICA 
HAVE EXP]I5C$ IT2 & UNLESS ! COLONI/S ?R[ OV]BO>D ! V]Y PR9CIPLES ( ,COMMUNISM 
& PROCLAIM !MSELVES 9DIVIDUALI/S -- SMALL B\RGEOIS1 :O HAVE SUCCE$$ & WILL KEEP = 
!MSELVES ! ADVANTAGES ( !IR [N POSITION -- 9 :I* CASE1 ! COMMUNI/ PR9CIPLE HAV+ 
ONCE BE5 AB&ON$1 ! COMMUNITY IS DOOM$ TO FAIL UND] ! DUALITY :I* HAS CREPT 92 OR1 
!Y ACCEPT ! NEWCOM]S ) AN UNFRI5DLY FEEL+ 70!Y KN[ NO?+ ( ! H>D%IPS WE 
HAVE HAD TO GO ?R\<10 ! OLD /OCK SAY71 & GRADUALLY !Y >E REALLY 9UNDAT$ BY M5 
:OSE NUMB]S SOON EXCE$ ! CAPITAL TO BE WORK$ )4 ,= A ,COMMUNI/ COLONY1 ! V]Y 
SUCCESS ?US BECOMES A CAUSE ( ULTIMATE FAILURE4 

   ,?IS IS :Y SOME ( ! ,LABOR LEAD]S 9 ,AM]ICA & !IR SYMPA?IZ]S 
FROM ! ,*ICAGO MIDDLE CLASSES :O 9T5D$ DUR+ ! LA/ ,*ICAGO /RIKE TO 
RETIRE TO SOME REMOTE /ATE ( ! ,UNION1 & !RE TO />T ) A SOCIALI/ T]RITORY 
:I* !Y W\LD HAVE DEF5D$ AGA9/ AGGRESSION FROM )\T1 HAD MORE 
*ANCES ( SUCCESS ?AN A SMALL ,COMMUNI/ COLONY4 

   ,H]E IS1 DE> COMRADE1 :AT ,I HAD TO SAY 9 ANSW] TO Y\R LETT]4 ,BY NO 
MEANS %\LD ,I LIKE TO DISC\RAGE Y\ & Y\R COMRADES4 ,I SIMPLY ?9K ?AT 
0=EW>N$ MEANS =E>M$40 ,! BETT] ONE SEES ! DIFFICULTIES 9 HIS WAY1 ! 
BETT] HE CAN COPE ) !M4 ,ONCE Y\ FEEL 9CL9$ TO ATTEMPT ! EXP]IM5T1 
AL?\< KN[+ ALL ITS DIFFICULTIES -- !RE MU/ BE NO HESITATION 9 MAK+ IT4 
,E>NE/ M5 WILL ALWAYS F9D \T 9 IT SOME?+ TO LE>N !MSELVES & TO TEA* 
!IR COMRADES4 

   ,ONCE Y\R 9CL9ATIONS GO ?IS WAY -- C]TA9LY GO ON6 ,Y\ HAVE SOME MORE 
*ANCES ( SUCCESS ?AN MANY ( Y\R =]UNN]S1 & ,I AM SURE Y\ WILL F9D 
SYMPA?IES 9 Y\R WAY4 ,M9E WILL C]TA9LY FOLL[ Y\1 & IF Y\ ?9K ?AT ! 
PUBLICATION ( ?IS LETT] CAN BR+ Y\ SYMPA?IZ]S1 PUBLI% IT AS AN OP5 LETT] TO 
COMRADES 9T5D+ TO />T A ,COMMUNI/ COLONY4 

   ,Y\RS FRAT]NALLY1 

   ,P4 ,KROPOTK94 

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