,! ,AN>*I/ ,9T]NATIONAL 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MAX ,BAG9SKI 

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,! OLD ,9T]NATIONAL AWAK5S DIV]SE FEEL+S4 ,IT WAS NO D\BT A P[]FUL ATTEMPT TO CALL 9TO LIFE ! IDEA ( ! REVOLUTION>Y PROLET>IAT 9 SOLID>IC & 9T]NATIONAL RELATION%IP4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 H[EV]1 IT S]V$ AS A C5T] ( 9TRIGUE & GOSSIP4 

,K>L ,M>X WAS ESS5TIALLY C5TRALI/IC4 ,POSSIBLY HE IMAG9$ ?AT HIMSELF1 ,5GELS & !IR IMM$IATE FRI5DS EMBODI$ ! ONLY TRUE CONCEPTION AS TO ! L9ES ?AT ,SOCIALISM & ! MOVEM5T ( ! PROLET>IAT %\LD FOLL[4 ,! FAI? 9 HIS [N 9FALLIBILITY 9EVITABLY RESULT$ 9 ,M>X BECOM+ AUTOCRATIC & AU?ORIT>IAN4 

,MI*AEL ,BAKUN9 WAS TEMP]AM5TALLY UNFITT$ = DOGMATIC & OR?ODOX IDEAS4 ,HE HAT$ ! ZIGZAG PA? ( DIPLOMACY ) ITS 9TRIGUES & SPECULATIONS4 ,REVOLUTION TO ,BAKUN9 DID NOT MEAN A SCI5TIFIC DOCTR9E1 NOR WAS IT A COLD1 AUTOMATIC RESULT ( EVOLUTION1 TO ASS]T ITSELF )\T ! EF=TS & ASSI/ANCE ( M54 ,RA!R DID HE SEE 9 ,REVOLUTION ! DIRECT RESULT ( ! CONSCI\S EMOTIONS & ASPIRATIONS ( ?OSE :O SUFF] MO/ UND] ! YOKE ( \R SOCIAL CRIMES & ]RORS4 

,! ,M>XIAN SLOGAN WAS TO SEIZE ! GOV]NM5TAL MA*9]Y ?R\< ! BALLOT4 ,BAKUN91 ON ! O!R H&1 WAG$ W> ON ALL GOV]NM5T1 9CLUD+ ?AT ( WORK+M51 P]CEIV+ 9 ANY GOV]NM5TAL & POLITICAL REGIME ! V]Y S\RCE ( OPPRESSION & TYRANNY4 

,! PRES5T SYNDICALI/ MOVEM5T1 CONSI/+ ( DIRECT ACTION1 ! ,G5]AL ,/RIKE1 ETC41 ORIG9AT$ ) ,BAKUN91 & WAS F\<T TOO? & NAIL BY ! ,M>XIAN CLIQUE4 ,?US1 C5TRALIZ$ AU?ORITY -- AS CONCEIV$ BY ,M>X -- & ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN F$]ALISM -- AS EMBODI$ BY ,BAKUN9 -- W]E DOOM$ TO CLA% & W> ) EA* O!R4 

,! WEAPONS EMPLOY$ BY ,M>X & HIS DISCIPLES 9 ?IS CONTE/ W]E FULL ( POISON & V5OM4 ,BUT IT IS NOT ! OBJECT ( ?IS >TICLE TO DISCUSS !M1 NOR ! MASS ( 9S9UATION & MALICI\S SL&] CIRCULAT$ AGA9/ ,BAKUN94 

,! OBJECT ,I HAVE 9 VIEW IS TO ACQUA9T ! READ]S ( ,MO!R ,E>? ) ! NATURE & PURPOSE ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,9T]NATIONAL1 =M$ AT ! ,AM/]DAM ,CONGRESS4 ,! NEW ,9T]NATIONAL WILL CONT9UE TO WAVE ! FLAG :I* ,BAKUN9 WAS PREV5T$ FROM DO+ BY ITS OLD NAMESAKE4 

,! MA9 RAISON D'ETRE ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BUREAU AT ,LONDON IS TO GA!R ,AN>*I/ GR\PS & F$]ATIONS N[ SCATT]$ ALL OV] ! WORLD & TO BR+ !M 9TO H>MONI\S & SOLID>IC RELATIONS ) EA* O!R4 

,! DESIRE TO COMB9E \R =CES GREW \T ( ! LACK ( CONC]T$ ACTION AMONG ! COMRADES ( V>I\S C\NTRIES1 AS WELL AS ! COMRADES ( DIFF]5T NATIONALITIES4 ,WE KN[ SO LITTLE ( EA* O!R2 WE C>RY ON A S+LEH&$1 DESP]ATE BATTLE ) ! P[]S ?AT BE1 -- A BATTLE :I* W\LD PROVE MU* MORE EFFECTIVE & LESS TRY+ W]E WE UNIT$4 

,WE MAY REMA9 P]FECTLY 9DIFF]5T TO ! S5SATIONAL GU/ ( ! CAPITALI/ PRESS ?AT ,AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS >E SYNONYM\S ) BLOOD-CURDL+ CONSPIRACIES4 ,BUT WE CANNOT AF=D TO HAVE ! M9DS ( ! WORK]S POISON$ BY !SE MISREPRES5TATIONS4 

,! ,AN>*I/S1 MORE ?AN ANY O!R SET ( ?9K]S1 HAVE EV] EMPHASIZ$ ! DANG]S ( SECT>IANISM1 YET MANY ( US HAVE FAIL$ TO APPLY \R IDEAS TO ! EV]YDAY LIFE1 & TO 5T] ! BROAD1 WIDE FIELD ( ! ECONOMIC /RUGGLE4 ,AS ,AN>*I/S1 WE CANNOT REMA9 M]E PREA*]S & PROPHETS2 WE MU/ BE PRACTICAL BUILD]S ( ! F\NDATION ?AT IS TO SUPPORT ! FUTURE4 ,IT IS A LAM5TABLE FACT ?AT SO FEW COMRADES >E ACTIVELY 5GAG$ 9 ! TRADE UNION MOVEM5T1 YET IS !RE ANYONE SO EM95TLY EQUIPP$ TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! DAILY ECONOMIC /RUGGLE BETWE5 CAPITAL & LABOR ?AN ! WELL-9=M$ ,AN>*I/8 ,HE KN[S ?AT ! PROLET>IAT FURNI%ES ! S\RCE ( REVOLT AGA9/ ! PRES5T SOCIAL CONDITIONS4 ,IT !RE=E BEHOOVES HIM TO DIRECT ?AT S\RCE 9TO SU* *ANNELS :I* WILL PAVE ! WAY = A NEW SOCIAL >RANGEM5T4 

,I DO NOT CONT5D ?AT ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BUREAU WILL REPRES5T ! =CE ?AT IS TO RECON/RUCT ! LABOR MOVEM5T2 :AT ,I DO 9SI/ UPON IS ?AT ! ,BUREAU CAN BECOME 9/RUM5TAL 9 BR++ AB\T A MORE ?OR\< UND]/&+ BETWE5 ,AN>*I/S & ! ORGANIZ$ LABOR =CES4 

,TO A*IEVE ?IS ! ,BUREAU NE$S ! 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE COOP]ATION ( ALL COMRADES4 

,A CIRCUL> LETT] JU/ RECEIV$ FROM ! SECRET>Y ( ! ,BUREAU PUTS SEV]AL QUE/IONS TO ! READ]S ( ,MO!R ,E>?4 ,I RECOMM5D ?AT ?OSE QUE/IONS BE ?OR\<LY DISCUSS$1 & :ATEV] CONCLUSIONS ! COMRADES WILL >RIVE AT %\LD BE S5T TO ! SECRET>Y )\T FAIL4 

,9 CONCLUSION1 JU/ A FEW MORE WORDS4 ,SOME PEOPLE1 EI!R \T ( IGNORANCE OR = P]SONAL REASONS1 *>GE ?AT ! ,CONGRESS1 9 =M+ ! ,9T]NATIONAL1 WAS >BITR>Y & 9CONSI/5T ) ,AN>*ISM4 ,!SE GOOD PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE =GOTT5 ?AT ! PROPOSITION ( AN ,9T]NATIONAL WAS SUBMITT$ TO ! COMRADES SIX MON?S PRIOR TO ! ,CONGRESS2 ?AT IT WAS DISCUSS$ & DECID$ UPON BY MANY GR\PS & 9DIVIDUAL COMRADES1 & ?AT SEV]AL ( ! DELEGATES W]E S5T ) ! EXPRESS PURPOSE TO URGE ! =MATION ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,BUT ASIDE ( ALL ?IS1 ,I WI% TO /ATE ?AT ! ,9T]NATIONAL IS NOT TO BE IMPOS$ UPON ANY GR\P OR 9DIVIDUAL4 

,! ,BUREAU HAS NO /ATUTE BOOKS1 NOR IS !RE ! SLI<TE/ DANG] ?AT IT WILL DEVISE ANY CATE*ISM :I* EV]Y ,AN>*I/ WILL BE COMPELL$ TO ACCEPT4 ,AS A M$IUM = CREAT+ CLOS] ,9T]NATIONAL COMRADE%IP1 GREAT] UNITY ( ACTION & MORE LA/+ RESULTS1 ! ,BUREAU IS TO BE HE>TILY WELCOM$4 

,LET EV]Y COMRADE ASSI/1 & ! ,AN>*I/ ,9T] NATIONAL WILL BECOME A TREM5D\S FACTOR4 

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