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,PEOPLE 3 

,$ITOR 3 ,*>LOTTE ,WILSON 

,TAGS 3 WORKMAN'S P>TY1 P>TY1 PEOPLE1 MOVEM5T1 ACTION1 REVOLUTION>Y1 SPONTANE\S1 IMPULSE1 LIFE1 MI<T4 

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,PHOTO BY ,M>IE ,AS*EH\G-,CLAUTEAUX1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,WE SPOKE LA/ MON? ( ! OV]:ELM+ IMPORTANCE ( SPONTANEITY AS AN ELEM5T 9 HUMAN EXI/5CE1 & ( ! NECESSITY = MEET+ IT ) FULL RECOGNITION4 ,P]HAPS IT SEEM$ TO SOME ( \R READ]S ?AT SU* 9QUIRIES W]E ( 9T]E/ BUT TO /UD5TS & DREAM]S2 TOO CURI\S = ! NE$S ( COMMON LIFE4 

 ,WELL1 ! ,BELGIAN ,WORKMAN'S ,P>TY LEFT ALL SU* M]ELY PHILOSOPHICAL CONSID]ATIONS \T ( !IR RECKON+ :5 !IR ,EXECUTIVE ,C\NCIL DECID$ ?AT A G5]AL /RIKE MU/ BE />T$ 0TO ORD]10 AT A TIME :5 ! LEAD]S %\LD HAVE MADE UP !IR M9D ?AT ALL ,WAS READY4 ,& SO1 :5 ! SPONTANE\S IMPULSE CAME TO ! M9]S & METALWORK]S TO FREE !MSELVES ?IS SUMM] FROM !IR 9TOL]ABLE SLAV]Y1 ! LEAD]S & WIRE-PULL]S ( ! ,WORKMAN'S ,P>TY1 ! POLITICIANS & COOP]ATORS1 F\ND NO?+ BETT] TO DO ?AN TO PREA* PEACE & SUBMISSION1 & TO ?R[ COLD WAT] OV] ! /RIKE 9 ! NAME ( UNIV]SAL SUFFRAGE & COOP]ATION1 UNTIL = ! TIME BE+ !Y HAD EFFECTUALLY MANAG$ TO SWAMP ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T4 

 ,H]E IS :AT A SPECIAL COMMUNICATION FROM SOME MEMB]S ( ! P>TY TO ! ,SOZIAL ,DEMOKRAT HAS TO SAY AB\T IT3 0,FIR/ WE SAW P>TIAL /RIKES4 4 4 4 ,!Y SPREAD RAPIDLY & SEEM$ TO GA9 COHESION4 ,9 ! C5T] ! ,AN>*I/S TOOK POSSESSION ( ! ACTIVE P>T ( ! MOVEM5T = SEV]AL DAYS1 UNTIL C]TA9 ( !IR ORATORS1 W]E >RE/$4 ,/ILL ! MOVEM5T CONT9U$4 ,IT SPREAD OV] ! ,LIEGE BAS94 4 4 4 ,NUM]\S 9DICATIONS ( /RIKES W]E TO BE SE5 ELSE:]E1 ESPECIALLY AT ,BRUSSELS4 ,! ,C\NCIL ( ! ,WORKMAN'S ,P>TY CONT9UE ) ALL !IR MI<T AGA9/ ! MOVEM5T4 ,!Y SEEM$ RESOLV$ TO NIP IT 9 ! BUD1 ESPECIALLY AT ,BRUSSELS & ,<5T4 4 4 4 ,! *IEFS ( ! P>TY LEFT ! DIFF]5T TRADES TO !MSELVES1 !Y GAVE !M NO WORD ( 5C\RAGEM5T40 

 ,9 FACT ! ORGANIZ]S /IFL$ ! RIS+ 5?USIASM ( :AT MI<T HAVE BECOME AN IMPORTANT REVOLUTION>Y \TBREAK ON ! PLEA--\R MA*9]Y IS NOT READY2 & SO ! HEAL?Y IMPULSE ( REVOLT WAS WA/$ & LO/1 & ! =CES ( REACTION 9 ,BELGIUM HAVE GA9$ ! CONFID5CE :I* IS /R5G?4 

 ,A LITTLE MORE ?AN FIFTE5 YE>S AGO ! CITIZ5S ( ,P>IS W]E PASS+ ?R\< A %>P] CRISIS ?AN \R ,BELGIAN COMRADES4 ,IT WAS ! FIR/ WEEK AFT] ! ,COMMUNE HAD BE5 PROCLAIM$ BY ! SPONTANE\S ACTION ( ! PEOPLE4 ,! B\RGEOIS WORLD HAD LO/ ITS HEAD4 ,IT WAS P>ALYZ$ BY ?AT HELPLESS CONFUSION AMONG ! AU?ORITIES :I* ALWAYS FOLL[S A SUDD5 \TBREAK ( 5]GETIC REVOLUTION>Y ACTION4 ,! IMPULSE ( ! PEOPLE WAS TO M>* AT ONCE UPON ! DISORGANIZ$ >MY & T]RIFI$ GOV]NM5T AT ,V]SAILLES4 0,BUT WAIT10 9SI/$ C]TA9 WELL-MEAN+ LEAD]S1 0WE MU/ FIR/ ELECT A POPUL> GOV]NM5T 9 DUE DEMOCRATIC =M40 

 ,& 0,P>IS S5T H] DEVOT$ SONS TO ! ,HOTEL DE ,VILLE4 ,!RE DISB&$ FROM ACTIVE S]VICE1 UP TO ! EYES 9 MU/Y P>*M5TS =C$ TO GOV]N :5 !IR 9/9CTS IMPELL$ !M TO BE & ACT ) ! PEOPLE2 =C$ TO DISCUSS :5 IT WAS TIME TO DO1 & LOS+ ! 9SPIRATION ?AT COMES FROM CONT9UAL CONTACT ) ! MASSES1 !Y SAW !MSELVES R$UC$ TO IMPOT5CE4 ,P>ALYZ$ BY !IR DI/ANCE FROM ! WELL-SPR+ ( REVOLUTION1 ! PEOPLE1 !Y !MSELVES P>ALYZ$ ! POPUL> 9ITIATIVE0 7',LES ,P>OLES D'UN ,REVOLTE74 ,& SO ! G5]AL 5?USIASM DI$ D[N1 & ! ,COMMUNE WAS LO/4 

 ,BUT IT IS NOT 9 GRAVE SOCIAL CRISES ONLY ?AT ! SPONTANE\S \TLEAP ( 5]GY IS ! ALL-IMPORTANT FACTOR ( EFFECTUAL ACTION4 ,IT IS ! SAME 9 EV]YDAY CONDUCT & EV]YDAY RELATIONS4 ,ASK A MAN :O HAS LABOR$ TO KEEP TOGE!R A POLITICAL CLUB WOR?Y ! NAME 9 A DI/RICT :]E PEOPLE HAVE LE>N$ FROM BITT] EXP]I5CE ?AT P>LIAM5T>Y TALK IS NO B5EFIT TO ! WORK]S1 & :]E AS YET !Y >E NOT >D5TLY 9SPIR$ BY ! IDEA ( ,SOCIALISM4 ,SU* A MAN WILL TELL Y\ ?AT1 = ALL HIS PA9S1 HE HAS BE5 :IPP+ A DEAD DONKEY ALONG ! ROAD4 ,& YET :IL/ ! HOPE WAS FRE% 9 M5'S HE>TS ?AT ! BALLOT-BOX C\LD BRIM1 !M DELIV]ANCE FROM !IR MIS]Y1 !RE WAS NO LACK ( COHESION & 5]GY 9 ! POLITICAL CLUBS ) :I* ,5GL& WAS HONEYCOMB$4 ,ANY %$ OR G>RET WAS ATTRACTIVE 5\< !N = A MEET+-PLACE :]E9 TO EX*ANGE EAG] ?\<TS & PLAN COMMON ACTION2 :]EAS N[1 9 LOCALITIES :]E ! OLD IDEA IS DEAD1 M5 CAN ONLY BE DRAWN 9TO %AM FELL[%IP BY AN 5DLESS R\ND ( AMUSEM5TS4 

 ,WE MI<T MULTIPLY 9/ANCES 9 SOCIAL & 9DIVIDUAL LIFE BY ! ?\S& TO ILLU/RATE A FACT :I*1 ONCE RECOGNIZ$ SEEMS SELF-EVID5T1 YET A FACT MORE P]SI/5TLY IGNOR$ ?AN ANY O!R ( EQUAL IMPORTANCE4 ,BUT P]HAPS 5\< HAS BE5 SAID TO %[ :Y WE--& ESPECIALLY ?OSE ( US :O >E AWAK5+ TO ! 9EVITABLE NECESSITY ( GREAT SOCIAL *ANGES--MU/1 ON REFLECTION1 COME TO CONSCI\SLY REALIZE ! 5ORM\S 9FLU5CE ( SPONTANEITY 9 HUMAN LIFE1 :E!R IT BE = GOOD OR ILL4 ,NEXT MON? WE WILL RETURN TO ! SUBJECT4 

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