,SAMUEL ,GOMP]S 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

,TAGS 3 AM]ICAN F$]ATION ( LABOR1 F$]ATION ( LABOR1 MAT!W A S*MIDT1 BLOCKADE & 9T]V5TION1 SAMUEL GOMP]S1 RUSSIAN REVOLUTION1 AM]ICAN F$]ATION1 RUSSIAN PEOPLE1 AM]ICAN PROLET>IANS1 REACTION>Y LEAN+S4 

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,PUBLI%$ ,ESSAYS & ,PAMPHLETS 

 ,SAMUEL ,GOMP]S 
BY ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 
.<,PUBLI%$ 9 ,! ,ROAD TO ,FRE$OM 7,NEW ,YORK71 ,VOL4 #a1  
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,PHOTO BY ,BRIAN ,YAP 7871,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE ,! NUM]\S TRIBUTES PAID TO ! LATE ,PRESID5T ( ! ,AM]ICAN 
,F$]ATION ( ,LABOR1 EMPHASIZ$ HIS GREAT LEAD]%IP4 0,GOMP]S 
WAS A LEAD] ( M510 !Y SAID4 ,ONE W\LD HAVE EXPECT$ ?AT ! 
DISA/] BR\<T UPON ! WORLD BY LEAD]%IP W\LD HAVE PROV5 
?AT TO BE A LEAD] ( M5 IS F> FROM A VIRTUE4 ,RA!R IS IT A 
VISE = :I* ?OSE :O >E BE+ L$ >E USUALLY MADE TO PAY 
V]Y HEAVILY4 

,! LA/ FIFTE5 YE>S >E REPLETE ) EXAMPLES ( :AT ! 
LEAD]S ( M5 HAVE DONE TO ! PEOPLES ( ! WORLD4 ,! ,L59S1 
,CLEM5CEAUS1 ! ,LLOYD ,GEORGES & ,WILSON1 HAVE ALL POS$ AS 
GREAT LEAD]S4 ,YET !Y HAVE BR\<T MIS]Y1 DE/RUCTION & 
DEA?4 ,!Y HAVE L$ ! MASSES AWAY FROM ! PROMIS$ GOAL4 

,PI\S ,COMMUNI/S WILL NO D\BT CONSID] IT H]ESY TO SPEAK ( 
,L59 9 ! SAME BREA? ) ! O!R /ATESM51 DIPLOMATS & 
G5]ALS :O HAVE L$ ! PEOPLE TO SLAU<T] & HALF ( ! 
WORLD TO RU94 ,TO BE SURE1 ,L59 WAS ! GREATE/ ( !M ALL4 ,HE 
AT LEA/ HAD A NEW VISION1 HE HAD D>+1 HE FAC$ FIRE & 
DEA?1 :I* IS MORE ?AN CAN BE SAID = ! O!RS4 ,YET IT 
REMA9S A TRAGIC FACT ?AT EV5 ,L59 BR\<T HAVOC TO ,RUSSIA4 ,IT 
WAS HIS LEAD]%IP :I* EMASCULAT$ ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION & 
/IFL$ ! ASPIRATIONS ( ! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE4 

,GOMP]S WAS F> FROM BE+ A ,L591 BUT 9 HIS SMALL WAY HIS 
LEAD]%IP HAS DONE A GREAT H>M TO ! ,AM]ICAN WORK]S4 ,ONE HAS 
BUT TO EXAM9E 9TO ! NATURE ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,F$]ATION ( 
,LABOR1 OV] :I* ,MR4 ,GOMP]S LORD$ = SO MANY YE>S1 TO SEE 
! EVIL RESULTS ( LEAD]%IP4 ,IT CANNOT BE D5I$ ?AT ! LATE 
,PRESID5T RAIS$ ! ORGANIZATION TO SOME P[] & MAT]IAL 
IMPROVEM5T1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME1 HE PREV5T$ ! GR[? & 
DEVELOPM5T ( ! MEMB]%IP T[>DS A HI<] AIM OR PURPOSE4 ,9 
ALL !SE YE>S ( ITS EXI/5CE ! ,A4 ,F4 ( ,L4 HAS NOT GONE 
BEYOND ITS CRAFT 9T]E/S4 ,NEI!R HAS IT GRASP$ ! SOCIAL 
ABYSS :I* SEP>ATES LABOR FROM ITS MA/]S1 AN ABYSS :I* CAN 
NEV] BE BRIDG$ BY ! /RUGGLE = M]E IMM$IATE MAT]IAL 
GA9S4 ,?AT DOES NOT MEAN1 H[EV]1 ?AT ,I AM OPPOS$ TO ! 
FI<T LABOR IS WAG+ = A HI<] /&>D ( LIV+ & SAN] 
CONDITIONS ( WORK4 ,BUT ,I DO MEAN TO /RESS ?AT )\T AN 
ULTIMATE GOAL ( COMPLETE 9DU/RIAL & SOCIAL EMANCIPATION1 
LABOR WILL A*IEVE ONLY AS MU* AS IS 9 KEEP+ ) ! 
9T]E/S ( ! PRIVILEG$ CLASS1 H5CE REMA9 DEP5D5T ALWAYS 
UPON ?AT CLASS4  

,SAMUEL ,GOMP]S WAS NO FOOL1 HE KNEW ! CAUSES UND]LY+ ! 
SOCIAL /RUGGLE1 YET HE SET HIS FACE /]NLY AGA9/ !M4 ,HE WAS 
CONT5T TO CREATE AN >I/OCRACY ( LABOR1 A TRADE UNION TRU/1 
AS IT W]E1 9DIFF]5T TO ! NE$S ( ! RE/ ( ! WORK]S 
\TSIDE ( ! ORGANIZATION4 ,ABOVE ALL1 ,GOMP]S W\LD HAVE NONE 
( A LIB]AT+ SOCIAL IDEA4 ,! RESULT IS ?AT AFT] =TY YE>S 
( ,GOMP]S' LEAD]%IP ! ,A4 ,F4 ( ,L4 HAS REALLY REMA9$ 
/ATION>Y1 )\T FEEL+ =1 OR UND]/&+ ( ! *ANG+ 
FACTORS SURR\ND+ IT4 

,! WORK]S :O HAVE DEVELOP$ A PROLET>IAN CONSCI\SNESS & 
FI<T+ SPIRIT >E NOT 9 ! ,A4 ,F4 ( ,L4 ,!Y >E 9 ! 
ORGANIZATION ( ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD4 ,! 
BITT]E/ OPPON5T ( ?IS H]OIC B& ( ,AM]ICAN PROLET>IANS 
WAS ,SAMUEL ,GOMP]S4 ,BUT !N1 ,MR4 ,GOMP]S WAS 9H]5TLY 
REACTION>Y4 ,?IS T5D5CY ASS]T$ ITSELF ON MORE ?AN ONE 
OCCASION 9 HIS C>E]4 ,MO/ FLAGRANTLY DID HIS REACTION>Y 
LEAN+S COME TO ! =E 9 ! ,MAC,NAM>A CASE1 ! ,W> & ! 
,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4 

,! /ORY ( ! ,MAC,NAM>A CASE IS V]Y LITTLE KN[N 9 ,EUROPE4 
,YET !IR /ORY HAS PLAY$ A SIGNIFICANT P>T 9 ! 9DU/RIAL 
W>F>E ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ! W>F>E BETWE5 ! ,/EEL 
,TRU/1 ! ,M]*ANTS' ,MANUFACTUR]S' ,ASSOCIATION1 & ! 
9FAM\S ,LABOR BAIT]1 ! ,LOS ,ANGELES ,TIMES1 >RAY$ AGA9/ ! 
,IRON ,/RUCTURAL ,UNION4 ,! SAVAGE ME?ODS ( ! UNHOLY TR9ITY 
EXPRESS$ !MSELVES 9 A SY/EM ( ESPIONAGE1 ! EMPLOYM5T ( 
?UGS = ! PURPOSE ( SLUGG+ /RIK]S ) VIOL5CE ( EV]Y 
=M1 BESIDES ! USE ( ! 5TIRE MA*9]Y ( ! ,AM]ICAN 
,GOV]NM5T1 :I* IS ALWAYS AT ! BECK & CALL ( ,AM]ICAN 
CAPITALISM4 ,?IS =MIDABLE CONSPIRACY AGA9/ LABOR1 ! ,IRON 
,/RUCTURAL ,UNION1 9 DEF5SE ( ITS EXI/5CE F\<T DESP]ATELY 
= A P]IOD ( YE>S4 

,J4 ,J4 & ,JIM ,MAC,NAM>A1 BE+ AMONG ! MO/ >D5T & 
UNFL9*+ MEMB]S ( ! ,UNION1 CONSECRAT$ !IR LIVES & 
TOOK ! MO/ ACTIVE P>T 9 ! W> AGA9/ ! =CES ( 
,AM]ICAN 9DU/RIALISM & HI< F9ANCE UNTIL !Y W]E TRAPP$ 
BY ! DESPICABLE SPIES EMPLOY$ 9 ! ORGANIZATION ( ,WILLIAM 
,J4 ,BURNS1 ! 9FAM\S MAN HUNT]4 ,) ! ,MAC,NAM>AS W]E TWO 
O!R VICTIMS1 ,MAT!W ,A4 ,S*MIDT1 ONE ( ! F9E/ TYPES ( 
,AM]ICAN PROLET>IANS1 & ,DAVID ,CAPLAN4 

,SAMUEL ,GOMP]S1 AS ! ,PRESID5T ( ! ,A4 ,F4 ( ,L4 C\LD NOT 
HAVE BE5 UNAW>E ( ! ?+S !SE POOR M5 W]E *>G$ )4 
,HE /OOD BY !M AS LONG AS !Y W]E CONSID]$ 9NOC5T4 ,BUT 
:5 ! TWO BRO!RS1 L$ BY !IR DESIRE TO %IELD 0! HI<] 
UPS0 ADMITT$ !IR ACTS1 IT WAS ,GOMP]S :O TURN$ FROM !M & 
LEFT !M TO !IR DOOM4 ,! :ITEWA% ( ! ORGANIZATION WAS 
MORE TO HIM ?AN HIS COMRADES1 :O HAD C>RI$ \T ! WORK 9 
CON/ANT DANG] TO !IR [N LIVES1 :ILE ,MR4 ,SAMUEL ,GOMP]S 
5JOY$ ! SAFETY & ! GLORY AS ,PRESID5T ( ! ,A4 ,F4 ( ,L4 
,! F\R M5 W]E SACRIFIC$4 ,JIM ,MAC,NAM>A & ,MAT!W ,A4 
,S*MIDT S5T TO LIFE IMPRISONM5T1 :ILE ,J4 ,J4 ,MAC,NAM>A & 
,DAVID ,CAPLAN RECEIV$ FIFTE5 & T5 YE>S RESPECTIVELY4 ,! 
LATT] TWO HAVE S9CE BE5 RELEAS$1 :ILE ! =M] >E 
CONT9U+ A LIV+ DEA? 9 ,/4 ,QU5T9 ,PRISON1 ,CALI=NIA4 ,& 
,SAMUEL ,GOMP]S WAS BURI$ ) ! HI<E/ HONORS BY ! CLASS 
:I* H\ND$ HIS COMRADES TO !IR DOOM4 

,9 ! ,W>1 ! LATE ,PRESID5T ( ! ,A4 ,F4 ( ,L41 TURN$ ! 
5TIRE ORGANIZATION OV] TO ?OSE HE HAD O/5SIBLY F\<T ALL 
HIS LIFE4 ,SOME ( HIS FRI5DS 9SI/ ?AT ,GOMP]S BECAME OBSESS$ 
BY ! ,W> MANIA BECAUSE ! ,G]MAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS HAD BETRAY$ 
! SPIRIT ( ,9T]NATIONALISM4 ,AS IF TWO WRONGS EV] MADE A 
RI<T6 ,! FACT IS1 ?AT ,GOMP]S WAS NEV] ABLE TO SWIM AGA9/ 
! TIDE4 ,H5CE HE MADE COMMON CAUSE ) ! W> LORDS & 
DELIV]$ ! MEMB]%IP ( ! ,A4 ,F4 ( ,L41 TO BE SLAU<T]$ 9 
! ,W>1 :I*  
IS N[ BE+ RECOGNIZ$ BY MANY ]/:ILE >D5T PATRIOTS1 TO 
HAVE BE5 A W> NOT = DEMOCRACY1 BUT = CONQUE/ & P[]4 
,! ATTITUDE ( ,SAMUEL ,GOMP]S TO ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 MORE 
?AN ANY?+ ELSE1 %[$ HIS DOM9ANT REACTION>Y LEAN+S4 ,IT 
IS CLAIM$ = HIM ?AT HE HAD ! 0GOODS0 ON ! ,BOL%EVIKI4 
,!RE=E HE SUPPORT$ ! BLOCKADE & 9T]V5TION4 ,?AT IS 
ABSURD = TWO REASONS3 ,FIR/1 :5 ,GOMP]S BEGAN HIS CAMPAIGN 
AGA9/ ,RUSSIA1 HE C\LD NOT POSSIBLY HAVE HAD ANY KN[L$GE ( 
! EVIL DO+S ( ,BOL%EVISM4 ,RUSSIA WAS !N CUT (F FROM ! 
RE/ ( ! WORLD4 ,& NO ONE KNEW EXACTLY :AT WAS HAPP5+ 
!RE4 ,SECONDLY1 ! BLOCKADE & 9T]V5TION /RUCK D[N ! 
,RUSSIAN PEOPLE1 AT ! SAME TIME /R5G!N+ ! P[] ( ! 
,COMMUNI/ ,/ATE4 

,NO1 IT WAS NOT HIS KN[L$GE ( ! ,BOL%EVIKI :I* MADE ,GOMP]S 
GO ) ! SLAY]S ( ,RUSSIAN WOM5 & *ILDR54 ,IT WAS HIS 
FE> = & HIS HATR$ (1 ! ,REVOLUTION ITSELF4 ,HE WAS TOO 
/EEP$ 9 ! OLD IDEAS TO GRASP ! GIGANTIC EV5TS ?AT HAD 
SWEPT OV] ,RUSSIA1 ! BURN+ IDEALISM ( ! PEOPLE :O HAD 
MADE ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,HE NEV] TOOK ! SLI<TE/ PA9S TO 
DIFF]5TIATE BETWE5 ! ,REVOLUTION & ! MA*9E SET UP TO 
SIDETRACK ITS C\RSE4 ,MO/ ( US :O N[ MU/ /& \T AGA9/ 
! PRES5T RUL]S ( ,RUSSIA DO SO BECAUSE WE HAVE LE>N$ TO SEE 
! ABYSS BETWE5 ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 ! IDEALS ( ! 
PEOPLE & ! CRU%+ DICTATOR%IP N[ 9 P[]4 ,GOMP]S NEV] 
REALIZ$ ?AT4 

,WELL1 ,SAMUEL ,GOMP]S IS DEAD4 ,IT IS TO BE HOP$ ?AT HIS S\L 
WILL NOT BE M>*+ ON 9 ! RANKS ( ! ,A4 ,F4 ( ,L4 ,MORE & 
MORE ! CONDITIONS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES >E DRAW+ ! L9E 
RIGIDLY BETWE5 ! CLASSES4 ,MORE & MORE IT IS BECOM+ 
IMP]ATIVE = ! WORK]S TO PREP>E !MSELVES = ! 
FUNDAM5TAL *ANGES ?AT >E BE=E !M4 ,!Y WILL HAVE TO 
ACQUIRE ! KN[L$GE & ! WILL AS WELL AS ! ABILITY TO 
RECON/RUCT SOCIETY ALONG SU* ECONOMIC & SOCIAL L9ES ?AT 
WILL PREV5T ! REPETITION ( ! TRAGIC DEBACLE ( ! ,RUSSIAN 
,REVOLUTION4 ,! MASSES EV]Y:]E WILL HAVE TO REALIZE ?AT 
LEAD]%IP1 :E!R BY ONE MAN OR A POLITICAL GR\P1 MU/ 
9EVITABLY LEAD TO DISA/]4 

,NOT LEAD]%IP1 BUT ! COMB9$ EF=TS ( ! WORK]S & ! 
CULTURAL ELEM5TS 9 SOCIETY CAN SUCCESSFULLY PAVE ! WAY = 
NEW =MS ( LIFE :I* %ALL GU>ANTEE FRE$OM & WELL-BE+ 
= ALL4 

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