,REPORT FROM ,MOSC[ 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,OTTO ,RUHLE 

,TEXT 3 

,I TRAVEL$ ILLEGALLY TO ,RUSSIA4 ,! BUS9ESS WAS DIFFICULT & 
DANG]\S2 BUT IT SUCCE$$4 ,ON #a#f? ,JUNE ,I /EPP$ ON TO ,RUSSIAN SOIL3 ON ! 
#a#i? ,I WAS 9 ,MOSC[4 

,! DEP>TURE FROM ,G]MANY W5T HA/ILY4 ,9 ,APRIL1 UPON 9VITATION FROM 
,MOSC[1 ! ,K,A,P,D 7,COMMUNI/ ,WORK]S ,P>TY--,G]MANY7 HAD S5T TWO COMRADES 
AS NEGOTIATORS TO ! ,EXECUTIVE1 TO ADVISE UPON ! ,K,A,P,D'S JO9+ ( ! 
,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,IT WAS BE+ SAID ?AT ! TWO COMRADES HAD BE5 >RE/$ 
9 ,E/ONIA ON ! RETURN J\RNEY4 ,! NECESSITY WAS TO IMM$IATELY RECOMM5CE 
! NEGOTIATIONS & TO BR+ !M TO COMPLETION & IF POSSIBLE TO S5D BACK A 
REPORT TO ! ,K,A,P,D1 SO ?AT 9=MATION FROM ! ,K,A,P,D C\LD BE RECEIV$ BE=E 
! />T ( ! ,CONGRESS4 

,ALL 9 ! GREATE/ RU%1 9 ?AT ! CONGRESS %\LD ALREADY BEG9 ON #a#e? 
,JUNE4 

,HAV+ >RIV$ 9 ,RUSSIA1 ,I F\ND \T TO MY JOY ?AT ! NEWS AB\T ! 
>RE/S ( \R COMRADES HAD BE5 9CORRECT4 ,!Y HAD TRAVEL$ BACK VIA ,MURMANSK 
& SO W]E ALREADY 9 ,NORWAY ON ! WAY TO ,G]MANY4 ,I ALSO LE>N$ ?AT ! 
CONGRESS WAS NOT TO BEG9 ON ! #a#e? ,JUNE BUT ONLY ON ! #a#e? ,JULY4 

,:AT ,I FUR!R CON/ITUT$ WAS LESS PLEAS+4 ,MY FIR/ CONV]SATION ) 
,RADEK WAS A REAL >GUM5T4 ,H\RS LONG4 ,P>TLY HI<LY VEHEM5T4 ,EV]Y S5T5CE ( 
,RADEK WAS A S5T5CE \T ( ! 0,R$ ,FLAG40 ,EV]Y >GUM5T A 
,SP>TACI/ >GUM5T4 ,RADEK IS AFT] ALL1 LORD & MA/] ( ! ,K,A,P,D4 ,DR4 ,LEVI 
& CONSORTS >E HIS WILL+ P>ROTS4 ,!Y HAVE NO OP9IONS ( !IR [N & >E 
PAID BY ,MOSC[4 

,I ASK$ ,RADEK TO H& OV] TO ME ! ,OP5 ,LETT] TO ! ,K,A,P,D4 ,HE PROMIS$ ME 
IT1 BUT DIDN'T KEEP HIS WORD4 ,I REM9D$ HIM ( IT REPEAT$LY /ILL & 
O!RS TO REM9D HIM BUT DIDN'T RECEIVE IT4 ,:5 ,I LAT] HE>D ?AT ! 
TWO COMRADES :O'D BE5 ACT+ AS NEGOTIATORS HAD ONLY RECEIV$ ! ,OP5 
,LETT] ONLY AT ! V]Y LA/ MOM5T BE=E !IR DEP>TURE1 ! PSY*OLOGY ( 
,RADEK'S BEHAVIOR BECAME CLE> TO ME4 ,HE1 ! WILIE/ ( ! WILY1 & ! 
MO/ UNSCRUPUL\S ( ! UNSCRUPUL\S1 CONSID]+ ! P]FIDI\S LIES & 
9SOL5CES :I* ABSOLUTELY AB\ND$ 9 ! ,OP5 ,LETT]1 FELT ( C\RSE 
SOME?+ SO LIKE %AME ?AT HE %I$ AWAY FROM HAV+ TO ACC\NT = HIMSELF 
EYE TO EYE ) ! 9SULT$ & LIBEL$4 

,! ME?ODS :I* ,I SAW PRACTIC$ ON ME 9 ,MOSC[ >\S$ MY /RONGE/ 
AV]SIONS4 ,:]ETO ,I SAW3 POLITICAL 'SC5E-%IFT+'1 CALCULAT$ AS 
BLUFF1 US+ FLA%Y REVOLUTION>Y RESOLUTIONS TO CONCEAL ! OPPORTUNI/IC 
BACKGR\ND4 ,BE/ ( ALL ,I'D HAVE GONE UP & AWAY AGA94 ,H[EV] ,I DECID$ 
TO /AY UNTIL ! SECOND DELEGATE ,COMRADE ,M]GES 7,BRAUNS*WEIG71 W\LD 
>RIVE4 

,I US$ ! TIME TO MAKE /UDIES4 

,FIR/ ,I LOOK$ >\ND ,MOSC[1 MO/LY )\T (FICIAL GUIDANCE1 SO AS TO ALSO 
SEE ?AT :I* WASN'T DECRE$ TO BE = VIEW+4 ,!N ,I MADE A LONG C> 
T\R TO ,KA%IRA & A TRIP TO ,NIS*NY-,NOVGOROD1 ,KASAN ,SIMBIRSK1 ,SAM>A1 ,S>ATOV1 
,TAMBOV1 ,TULA1 ETC41 ?US GETT+ TO KN[ ! MO/ IMPORTANT PLACES 9 ,C5TRAL 
,RUSSIA4 ,?AT PROVID$ AN ABUNDANCE ( IMPRESSIONS MORE UNPLEASANT ?AN PLEASANT4 
,RUSSIA WAS SUFF]+ 9 ALL ( ITS LIMBS1 FROM EV]Y DISEASE4 ,BUT H[ C\LD IT 
HAVE BE5 ANY DIFF]5T6 ,LOTS WAS BE+ REPORT$ BUT ! EXAMPLE ( ,CRISPI5 & 
,DITTMAN DIDN'T TEMPT ME TO FOLL[ SUIT4 ,:OSE 9T]E/S W\LD BE S]V$ 
!N8 ,ONLY ! OPPON5TS ( ,COMMUNISM4 ,ALL !SE %ORTCOM+S & DRAWBACKS 
>5'T1 ( C\RSE1 ANY EVID5CE AGA9/ ,COMMUNISM4 ,AT ! MO/ AGA9/ ! 
ME?ODS & TACTICS EMPLOY$ BY ,RUSSIA TO REALIZE ,COMMUNISM4 

,I,I 

,! ,RUSSIAN TACTIC IS ! TACTIC ( AU?ORIT>IAN ORGANIZATION4 ,IT HAS BE5 
SO CONSI/5TLY DEVELOP$ & 9 ! 5D C>RI$ TO EXTREMES1 BY ! ,BOL%EVIKS 
TO ! FUNDAM5TAL PR9CIPLE ( C5TRALISM ?AT IT HAS L$ TO OV]-C5TRALISM4 
,! ,BOL%EVIKS DIDN'T DO ?AT \T ( WANTONNESS OR DESIRE TO EXP]IM5T4 
,! REVOLUTION =C$ !M TO IT4 ,IF TODAY ! REPRES5TATIVES ( ,G]MAN P>TY 
ORGANIZATIONS >E FILL$ ) 9DIGNATION & CROSS !MSELVES OV] ! 
DICTATORIAL & T]RORI/IC PH5OM5A 9 ,RUSSIA1 ITS EASY = !M TO TALK4 ,W]E 
!Y 9 ! POSITION ( ! ,RUSSIAN GOV]NM5T4 ,!Y'D HAVE TO ACT EXACTLY 
SO4 

,C5TRALISM IS ! ORGANIZATIONAL PR9CIPLE ( ! B\RGEOIS-CAPITALI/ AGE4 
,) IT ! B\RGEOIS /ATE & ! CAPITALI/ ECONOMY CAN BE BUILT UP4 ,NOT 
H[EV] ! PROLET>IAN /ATE & ! SOCIALI/ ECONOMY4 ,!Y DEM& ! C\NCIL 
SY/EM4 

,= ! ,K,A,P,D--CONTR>Y TO ,MOSC[--! REVOLUTION IS NO P>TY 
MATT]1 ! P>TY NO AU?ORIT>IAN ORGANIZATION FROM ! TOP D[N1 ! LEAD] NO 
MILIT>Y *IEF1 ! MASSES NO >MY CONDEMN$ TO BL9D OB$I5CE1 ! 
DICTATOR%IP NO DESPOTISM ( A RUL+ CLIQUE2 COMMUNISM NO SPR+BO>D = ! 
RISE ( A NEW ,SOVIET B\RGEOISIE4 ,= ! ,K,A,P,D ! REVOLUTION IS ! BUS9ESS ( 
! :OLE PROLET>IAN CLASS )9 :I* ! COMMUNI/ P>TY =MS ONLY ! MO/ 
MATURE & DET]M9$ VANGU>D4 ,! RISE & DEVELOPM5T ( ! MASSES TO 
POLITICAL MATURITY ( ?IS VANGU>D DOESN'T AWAIT ! TUTELAGE ( ! 
LEAD]%IP1 DISCIPL9E & REGULATION4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y3 !SE ME?ODS PRODUCE 9 
AN ADVANC$ PROLET>IAT SU* AS ! ,G]MAN EXACTLY ! OPPOSITE RESULT4 ,!Y 
/RANGLE 9ITIATIVES1 P>ALYZE ! REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY1 IMPAIR ! 
COMBATIV5ESS1 R$UCE ! P]SONAL FEEL+ ( RESPONSIBILITY4 ,:AT C\NTS IS TO 
TRIGG] ! 9ITIATIVE ( ! MASSES1 TO FREE !M FROM AU?ORITY1 TO DEVELOP 
!IR SELF-CONFID5CE1 TO TRA9 !M 9 SELF-ACTIVITY & !REBY TO RAISE !IR 
9T]E/ 9 ! REVOLUTION4 ,EV]Y FI<T] MU/ KN[ & FEEL :Y HE IS FI<T+1 
:AT HE IS FI<T+ =4 ,EV]YONE MU/ BECOME 9 HIS CONSCI\SNESS A LIV+ 
BE>] ( ! REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE & CREATIVE MEMB] ( ! COMMUNI/ 
BUILDUP4 ,! NECESS>Y FRE$OM !RE=E WILL H[EV] NEV] BE WON 9 ! 
CO]CIVE SY/EM ( C5TRALISM1 ! *A9S ( BUREAUCRATIC-MILIT>I/IC CONTROL1 
UND] ! BURD5 ( A LEAD]-DICTATOR%IP & ITS 9EVITABLE ACCOMPANIM5TS3 
>BITR>9ESS1 P]SONALITY CULT1 AU?ORITY1 CORRUPTION1 VIOL5CE4 ,!RE=E 
TRANS=MATION ( ! P>TY-CONCEPTION 9TO A F$]ATIVE COMMUNITY-CONCEPTION ON 
! L9E ( C\NCILI/ IDEAS4 ,!RE=E3 SUP]CESSION ( EXT]NAL COMMITM5TS 
& COMPULSION ?R\< 9T]NAL READ9ESS & WILL+NESS4 ,!RE=E3 ELEVATION 
( COMMUNISM FROM ! DEMAGOGIC PRATTLE ( ! PAP] CLI*E TO ! HEI<T ( ONE 
( ! MO/ 9T]NALLY CAPTIVAT+ & FULFILL+ EXP]I5CES ( ! :OLE 
WORLD4 

,! ,K,A,P,D CAME TO !SE ( ITS CONCLUSIONS ?R\< ! SIMPLE REALIZATION ( 
! V]Y OBVI\S CIRCUM/ANCE1 ?AT EV]Y C\NTRY & EV]Y PEOPLE BECAUSE !Y 
HAVE !IR [N P>TICUL> ECONOMY1 SOCIAL /RUCTURE1 TRADITIONS1 MATURITY ( ! 
PROLET>IAT I4E41 !IR [N P>TICUL> REVOLUTION>Y REQUIREM5TS & 
CONDITIONS1 MU/ ALSO HAVE !IR [N REVOLUTION>Y LAWS1 ME?ODS1 RHY?M ( 
DEVELOPM5T & \TW>D APPE>ANCES4 ,RUSSIA ISN'T ,G]MANY1 ,RUSSIAN 
POLITICS >5'T ,G]MAN POLITICS1 ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION ISN'T ,G]MAN 
REVOLUTION4 ,L59 MI<T DEMON/RATE HUNDR$S ( TIMES ?AT ! TACTICS ( ! 
,BOL%EVIKS W]E A BRILLIANT SUCCESS 9 ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION--!Y 
W\LDN'T BY A LONG WAY BE ! RI<T TACTICS = ! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION4 
,EV]Y ATTEMPT TO =CE US TO ADOPT !SE TACTICS MU/ PROVOKE ! MO/ DECISIVE 
OPPOSITION4 

,MOSC[ IS MAK+ ?IS T]RORI/IC ATTEMPT4 ,IT WANTS TO ELEVATE ITS PR9CIPLES 
TO ! PR9CIPLES ( WORLD REVOLUTION4 ,! ,K,A,P,D IS ITS AG5T4 ,IT WORKS ON 
,RUSSIAN ORD]S & TO ! ,RUSSIAN MODEL4 ,IT IS ,MOSC['S GRAMOPHONE4 
,BECAUSE ! ,K,A,P,D DOESN'T PLAY ALONG 9 ?IS EUNU*-ROLE1 IT IS P]SECUT$ 
) DEADLY HATE4 ,ONE READS ONLY ! MO/ 9SULT+ ASP]SIONS1 ! POISON\S 
LIBELS & ACCUSATIONS ) :I* ONE FI<TS US )\T H9DSI<T ( ! 
REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION 9 :I* WE /& & ( ! EFFECT :I* ?IS VILE 
PRACTICE TRIGG]S 9 \R B\RGEOIS OPPON5TS4 ,DR4 ,LEVI & ,HECK]T MU/ FL+ AT 
US EV]Y PIECE ( RUBBI% ?AT ,RADEK & ,Z9OVIEV PRESS 9TO !IR H&S4 
,?AT'S :AT ?OSE BOYS >E PAID =4 ,H[EV] BECAUSE ! ,K,A,P,D 
DOESN'T GIVE 9 NEV]!LESS IT \<T TO BE C5SUR$ BY ! ,CONGRESS ( 
! ,I,I,I ,9T]NATIONAL TO COMPLY TO ,MOSC['S P[]-(-COMM&4 ,IT WAS ALL 
EXCELL5TLY PREP>$4 ,! GUILLOT9E WAS SET UP4 ,RADEK SMUGLY TE/$ ! 
%>PNESS ( ! BLADE4 ,& ALREADY ! HI< C\RT WAS SITT+4 ,IT %\LD HAVE 
BE5 A GR& SC5E4 ,TOO BEAUTIFUL TO BE ACCOMPLI%$4 

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,AS ,I RETURN$ FROM ! ,VOLGA1 ,COMRADE ,M]GES HAD >RIV$ 9 ,MOSC[4 

,ON ! SAME DAY A SITT+ ( ! ,EXECUTIVE ( ! ,I,I,I ,9T]NATIONAL TOOK 
PLACE4 ,WE W]5'T 9VIT$4 ,9 \R ABS5CE1 ! MOTION ( ,MEY] 7,K,P,D7 ?AT 
WE %\LD BE REFUS$ ADMISSION TO ! ,CONGRESS WAS DISCUSS$4 ,! MOTION WAS 
REJECT$4 ,ON ?IS !Y CALL$ US TO ! SITT+1 & W]E SO GRACI\S AS TO 
GRANT US ADVISORY /ATUS AT ! ,CONGRESS4 

,AT ?IS MEET+ WE GOT TO SEE ! DISCUSSION GUIDEL9ES :I* W]E TO BE LAID 
BE=E ! ,CONGRESS4 ,!Y W]E 9T5D$ TO BE ! BASIS = ! DECISIONS ( ! 
,CONGRESS4 ,( :I* 9 HIS BOA/FUL MANN] ,RADEK HAD ALREADY SAID TO ME E>LI]1 
?AT HE HAD IT 9 ! POCKET4 0,9 ! POCKET60 

,! DISCUSSION GUIDEL9ES--W]5'T !SE NOT OLD FAMILI>S8 
,9DE$4 ,WE RECOGNIZ$ 9 !M ! NOTORI\S ,HEIDELB]G !SES REPEAT$4 ,!Y 
W]E ONLY SOME:AT MORE ELABORATELY SET \T1 SOME:AT !ORETICALLY DOCTOR$1 
SOME:AT 5HANC$ 9 0,C5TRALI/-DICTATORIAL04 ,!Y W]E MADE 9TO 
!SES ( ,RUSSIAN P[]-POLITICS \T ( !SES ( ,SP>TACI/ DIVISION-POLITICS1 
& %\LD N[ BECOME !SES ( 9T]NATIONAL VIOLATION BY ,RUSSIAN ME?ODS4 

,WE SACRIFIC$ A NI<T TO !IR /UDY1 & KNEW 9 ! MORN+ :AT WE HAD TO 
DO4 

,WE W5T TO ,RADEK1 & PUT TO HIM ! QUE/ION ( IF 9 ! ,OP5 ,LETT] 7:I* 
/ILL HADN'T BE5 GIV5 TO US7 ! DEM&$ EXPULSIONS ( ,LAUF5B]G1 
,WOLFFHEIM & ,RUHLE WAS AN ULTIMATUM1 & IF ! ,EXECUTIVE 9SI/$ UPON 
! FULFILLM5T ( !SE DEM&S BE=E ! ,K,A,P,D W\LD BE ADMITT$ TO ! ,I,I,I 
,9T]NATIONAL4 ,RADEK TRI$ MISCELLANE\S EVASIONS1 BUT WE DEM&$ A PLA9 
ANSW]4 ,!N ,RADEK EXPLA9$3 ,IT W\LD SATISFY ! ,EXECUTIVE IF ! ,K,A,P,D 
PROMIS$ ?AT !Y W\LD--AT A LAT] DATE1 AT A SUITABLE 
OPPORTUNITY--FREE !MSELVES ( ,LAUF5B]G & ,WOLFFHEIM4 ,( MY EXPULSION 
!RE WASN'T ANY MORE QUE/ION4 ,?IS REM>KABLE YIELD+ TO DEM&S :I* 
HAD BE5 RAIS$ ) ! TRUE/ R+ ( CONVICTION AS CONDITIO S9E QUA NON MADE 
US SUSPICI\S4 ,N[ WE DEM&$ TO KN[ :I* DEM&S ( ! ,EXECUTIVE CONC]N+ 
! ADMISSION ( ! ,K,A,P,D 9TO ! ,I,I,I ,9T]NATIONAL W]E DEF9ITIVE4 ,RADEK 
EXPLA9$3 ,Y\ MU/ 9 ! NAME ( Y\R P>TY AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! ,CONGRESS 
GIVE ! DECL>ATION ?AT ! ,K,A,P,D WILL ABIDE BY ALL DECISION--!N 
Y\'LL RECEIVE VOT+ /ATUS AT ,CONGRESS3 !N NO?+ WILL /& 9 ! 
WAY ( Y\R ADMISSION 9TO ! ,I,I,I ,9T]NATIONAL4 

,W]E WE HE>+ RI<T3 9 ADVANCE MO/ SOLEMNLY DECL>E ?AT WE WI%$ TO 
SUBMIT TO ! ,CONGRESS DECISIONS1 :I* WE DIDN'T EV5 KN[4 4 4 4,WAS ?AT 
SUPPOS$ TO BE ONE ( ,RADEK'S JOKES8 

,NO--IT WAS S]I\S4 

,N[ IF ! ,CONGRESS W]E TO DECIDE UPON ! DISSOLUTION ( ! ,K,A,P,D84 444 
,JOK+ AP>T3 HE DID 9DE$ HAVE ?AT 9T5TION4 

,!REBY ,RADEK WAS UNMASK$4 

,:AT WAS 9 ! !SES !N8 

,AH N[4 

#a4 ,! COMMUNI/S >E DUTY-B\ND TO SET !MSELVES UP 9 A RIGID C5TRALI/1 
IRON-H>D1 MILIT>I/IC1 DICTATORIAL ORGANIZATION4 

#b4 ,! COMMUNI/S >E DUTY-B\ND TO TAKE P>T 9 P>LIAM5T>Y ELECTIONS1 & 
TO 5T] P>LIAM5T TO C>RY \T A NEW TYPE ( REVOLUTION>Y P>LIAM5T>Y WORK 
!RE4 

#c4 ,! COMMUNI/S >E DUTY-B\ND TO REMA9 9 ! TRADE UNIONS SO AS TO HELP 
! REVOLUTION TO VICTORY 9 !SE REVOLUTION>ILY-TRANS=MABLE 
9/ITUTIONS4 

#d4 ,EA* ( ! P>TIES ?AT >E MEMB]S ( ! ,I,I,I ,9T]NATIONAL IS TO CALL 
ITSELF ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 CONSEQU5TLY ! ,K,A,P,D HAS TO SACRIFICE ITS 
CONT9U+ 9DEP5D5CE & DISSOLVE ITSELF 9TO ! ,K,P,D4 

,?US JOK+ AP>T3 ! ,CONGRESS ACTUALLY %\LD PRON\NCE ! DEA? S5T5CE 
UPON ! ,K,A,P,D1 & WE1 ! ,K,A,P,D DELEGATES1 %\LD RECEIVE VOT+ /ATUS1 I4E4 WE 
%\LD BE ABLE TO HELP PRON\NCE ! DEA? S5T5CE1 IF WE W]E TO DECL>E PRIOR 
?AT ! ,K,A,P,D WANT$ TO SUBMIT TO ! PRON\NC$ DEA? S5T5CE )\T 
RESI/ANCE4 

,C\LD !RE BE A GREAT] POLITICAL COM$Y8 ,OR A GREAT] P]FIDY8 

,WE LAU<$ 9 ,RADEK'S FACE1 & ASK$ IF HE WAS MAD4 

,A P>TY1 ?AT ON ! GR\NDS ( ! ,HEIDELB]G !SES HAD SPLIT FROM ! ,K,P,D1 
HAD CON/ITUT$ ITSELF ON A NEW BASIS1 & HAD GIV5 ITSELF ORGANIZATIONALLY A 
NEW /RUCTURE1 TACTICALLY A NEW ORI5TATION & !ORETICALLY A NEW PROGRAM1 
?AT VIGOR\SLY /OOD ON ITS [N TWO FEET1 CONC5TRAT$ 9 ITSELF ALL ! ACTIVE 
=CES ( ! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION & 9 SIZE ( MEMB]%IP IS F> SUP]IOR TO ! 
,K,P,D--SU* A P>TY REFUSES1 MAY1 9DE$ MU/ REFUSE1 EV5 ONCE TO 5T] 9TO 
A DISCUSSION ON ! DISCUSSION ( ITS RI<T TO EXI/4 ,AS A *ILD CAN NEV] 
RETURN TO ITS MO!R'S WOMB1 LIKEWISE ! ,K,A,P,D DOESN'T RETURN TO ! 
,K,P,D4 ,EV5 ONE WORD ( DISCUSSION AB\T ?IS IS MIS*IEF1 IS ABSURDITY1 IS A 
POLITICAL *ILDI%NESS4 

,WE LEFT ,RADEK /&+ SO1 ) ! HANGMAN'S ROPE ?AT HE HAD 9T5D$ 
TO PUT >\ND ! NECK ( ! ,K,A,P,D1 & W5T ON \R WAY4 ,WE FELT NO DESIRE TO 
GIVE \RSELVES FUR!R HEADA*ES 9 ?IS ATMOSPH]E ( POLITICAL TRICK]Y & 
*EAT+1 ( DIPLOMATIC /AGE-MANAGEM5T & OPPORTUNI/IC /R+-PULL+1 ( 
LACK ( MORAL RE/RA9T & COLD-GR9N+ CUNN+4 

,9SIDE \RSELVES WE HAD NO?+1 NO?+ AT ALL TO LOOK = 9 A CONGRESS 
:I* MET SO F> FROM ALL COMMUNISM4 

,!RE=E WE DECL>$3 0,WE DECL9E ) ?ANKS P>TICIPATION 9 ! 
,CONGRESS4 ,WE HAVE DECID$ TO TRAVEL HOME1 TO RECOMM5D TO ! ,K,A,P,D A 
WAIT-&-SEE ATTITUDE1 UNTIL A TRULY REVOLUTION>Y ,9T]NATIONAL HAS COME 9TO 
BE+1 :I* IT CAN JO94 ,ADIOS6 

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,\R DECISION HAD A SURPRIS+ EFFECT4 ,IF UNTIL !N WE W]E TREAT$ LIKE 
SPOIL$ *ILDR51 :OSE MISDE$S CAUS$ ! POOR P>5TS ANXIETY & VEXATION1 
& %\LD BE PUT ACROSS ! KNEE & GIV5 A GOOD HID+1 SO !Y N[ SUDD5LY 
/>T$ TO COME R\ND4 ,! ?REAT5+LY SWUNG :IP DISAPPE>$ BEH9D ! 
MIRROR1 & ! C>ROT WAS BR\<T \T ( ! DRAW]4 ,!Y BEGAN TO WOO US ) 
BRO!RLY WORDS1 SU* AS %\LD BE CU/OM>Y BETWE5 COMMUNI/S1 & ) ! 
APPE>ANCE ( GOODWILL T[>DS OBJECTIVE COMMUNICATION4 ,EV5 ,RADEK TOOK ON 
MANN]S4 ,HE NEGOTIAT$ REASONABLY & RAIL$ AGA9/ ! ,K,P,D1 :O HE CALL$1 
0A LAZY & C[>DLY GANG01 :O HE W\LD MAKE 0WET !IR 
PANTS01 ETC4 ,WE HAD PROLONG$ & ?OR\< DISCUSSIONS ) HIM1 ,Z9OVIEV1 
,BU*>9 & AT ! LA/ MOM5T EV5 A DET]M9$ DISCUSSION ) ,L594 ,! 
GREAT RESPECT & HI< ADMIRATION ?AT WE HAVE = HIM1 & ?AT ?R\< ?IS 
DISCUSSION W]E RAIS$ EV5 FUR!R1 DID NOT PREV5T US TELL+ HIM1 9 A 
TOTALLY ,G]MAN MANN]1 \R OP9IONS4 ,WE EXPLA9$ TO HIM ?AT WE FELT IT A 
SC&AL & A CRIME AGA9/ ! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION1 ?AT 9 A TIME :5 HUNDR$S 
( BRO*URES HAD TO BE WRITT5 OPPOS+ OPPORTUNISM1 HE F\ND ! TIME & FELT 
OCCASION$ TO WRITE A BRO*URE EXACTLY AGA9/ ! ,K,A,P,D--! ACTIVE & 
MO/ CONSI/5T P>TY ( ! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION1 :I* N[1 LIKE HIS O!R 
WRIT+S ( REC5T TIMES1 WAS BE+ US$ BY ! 5TIRE C\NT]-REVOLUTION AS AN 
>S5AL1 NOT TO CORRECT \R SUPPOS$LY WRONG TACTIC 9 ! 9T]E/ ( ! 
REVOLUTION1 BUT TO KNOCK DEAD EV]Y /IRR+ ACTIVITY ( ! MASSES ) 
>GUM5TS & QUOTES FROM ,L594 ,WE DEMON/RAT$ TO HIM ?AT HE IS COMPLETELY 
MIS9=M$ AB\T CONDITIONS 9 ,G]MANY1 & ?AT HIS >GUM5TS = ! 
REVOLUTION>Y EXPLOITATION ( ! P>LIAM5T & ! TRADES UNIONS ONLY HAVE A 
LAU<ABLE EFFECT4 ,WE F9ALLY LEFT HIM )\T ! SLI<TE/ D\BT ?AT ! ,K,A,P,D1 
AS IT REFUSES ANY MAT]IAL HELP FROM ,MOSC[1 ALSO ) COMPLETE DET]M9ATION 
WON'T /& = ANY 9T]F]5CE FROM ,MOSC[ 9 ITS POLITICS4 

,! DISCUSSIONS LEFT 9 US ! FEEL+ ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN COMRADES HAD BEGUN TO 
APPRECIATE :AT A MI/AKE IT HAD BE5 TO GO TOO F>4 ,?AT 9 ! 5D ! 
,9T]NATIONAL1 I4E4 9 ! FIR/ L9E ,RUSSIA1 NE$$ ! ,K,A,P,D MORE ?AN VICE 
V]SA1 ! ,K,A,P,D ! ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,SO = !M \R DECISION WAS MO/ UNPLEASANT1 
& !Y S\<T A COMPROMISE4 ,AS WE W]E 9 ,PETROGRAD ON ! WAY HOME1 ! 
,EXECUTIVE S5T AFT] US ANO!R 9VITATION TO ! ,CONGRESS ) ! /ATEM5T 
?AT ! ,K,A,P,D 7AL?\< IT HADN'T COMPLI$ ) OR PROMIS$ TO COMPLY ) 
A S+LE ONE ( ! DRACONIAN CONDITIONS ( ! ,OP5 ,LETT]7 HAD BE5 ALL[$ 
! RI<T TO ! VOT+ /ATUS AT ! ,CONGRESS4 ,TOO CRUDE A BAIT6 ,FUNDAM5TALLY 
IT WAS ( C\RSE A MATT] ( COMPLETE 9DIFF]5CE :E!R ! ,K,A,P,D ASSI/$ AT 
ITS PROPOS$ EXECUTION 9 ,MOSC[ ) ADVISORY OR VOT+ /ATUS4 ,SO WE GAVE \R 
?ANKS ONCE MORE & TRAVEL$ TO ,G]MANY4 

,! \TCOME ( ! ,CONGRESS HAD JU/IFI$ \R TACTICS4 ,! DECISIONS TAK5 ON 
! QUE/IONS ( CONC]N TO US--BUILD+ ( ! P>TY1 P>LIAM5T>IANISM1 
TRADE UNION POLITICS--REVEAL ! MO/ UNCONCEAL$ OPPORTUNISM4 ,!Y >E 
DECISIONS ON ! L9E ( ! RI<T W+ ( ! ,U,S,P1 DECISIONS ?AT EV5 TO ! 
9T]PRETATION ( ! ,DAUMIGS1 ,CURT ,GEY]S1 ,KO55S1 ETC41 ON ! 
P>LIAM5T>Y & TRADES UNIONS QUE/IONS MEAN A VIOLATION4 ,BUT CAN & %\LD 
! ,K,A,P,D %>E ! SAME ,CONGRESS DECISIONS ON ! SAME GR\ND ) ! ,U,S,P8 ,ONE 
MU/ ANSW] 9 ! AFFIRMATIVE TO ?IS QUE/ION & ?9K \T ! CONSEQU5CES 
9 ORD] TO JUDGE ! COMPLETE MON/ROSITY & ABSOLUTE IMPOSSIBILITY ( ! 
,K,A,P,D JO9+ ?IS ,I,I,I ,9T]NATIONAL4 

,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT WE WI%$ TO OPPOSE ! ORGANIZATIONAL UNIFICATION ( 
COMMUNI/ WORK]S & AN 9T]NATIONAL ALLIANCE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y 
PROLET>IAT4 ,BY NO MEANS6 ,WE ONLY MEAN1 ?AT ! AFFILIATION TO AN ACTUAL 
REVOLUTION>Y ,9T]NATIONAL WILL NOT BE DECID$ ?R\< PAP] ,CONGRESS DECISIONS 
& ! GOODWILL ( ! /RATA ( ! HI]>*IES4 ,IT DECIDES ITSELF ?R\< ! 
WILL TO /RUGGLE & ! REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITIES ( ! MASSES 9 ! H\R ( 
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