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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG 

,TEXT 3 

,G]MAN ORIG9AL3 ,PROTOKOLL D] ,V]H&LUNG5 DES ,P>TEITAGS D] ,SOZIALDEMOKRATIS*5 ,P>TEI ,DEUTS*L&S1 ABGEHALT5 ZU ,NURNB]G VOM #a#c4 BIS #a#i4 ,SEPTEMB] #a#i#h1 ,B]L9 #a#i#h1 PP4 #b#f#g-#b#f#i4 
,S\RCE3 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG1 ,GESAMMELTE ,W]KE1 ,VOL4 ,I,I1 PP4 #b#e#f-#b#e#i4 
,TRANSLATION3 ,RIDA ,VAQUAS4 
,REVISION3 ,E9DE ,O',CALLA<AN4 
,TRANSCRIPTION @& ,M>KUP3 ,E9DE ,O',CALLA<AN = ! ,M>XI/S' ,9T]NET ,>*IVE4 

,AT ! ,MANNHEIM ,CONGRESS1 :5 ! QUE/ION ( WORK+ TOGE!R ) ! TRADE UNIONS WAS UNFURL$ 9 ALL ITS CONSEQU5CES & WAYS & MEANS W]E S\<T1 SO ?AT WE W\LD BE ABLE TO A*IEVE ! 9EVITABLY NECESS>Y CLOSE COOP]ATION 9 ! 9T]E/S ( BO? BRAN*ES ( ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T1 ,I WAS AMONG ?OSE COMRADES :O LEA/ EXPECT$ A FRUITFUL COLLABORATION ?R\< ! MO/ S5IOR ORGANIZATIONAL HEADS ( BO? BRAN*ES ( ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T COMMUNICAT+ DUALI/ICALLY & REA*+ AGREEM5TS1 :I* W\LD !N BE B9D+ = BO? P>TS ( ! WORK]S MOVEM5T4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT1 AFT] ! FIR/ TWO IMPORTANT TE/S ( COLLABORATION US+ ?IS DUALI/IC SY/EM1 :I* WE HAVE N[ EXP]I5C$1 \R FE>S AT ! TIME HAVE BE5 FULLY CONFIRM$4 

,!SE TWO DI%E>T5+ TE/S HAVE BE5 ,MAY ,DAY & ! Y\? ORGANIZATION4 ,! QUE/ION ( ,MAY ,DAY HAS RI<TLY BE5 DEBAT$ AT ALL ,G]MAN P>TY CONGRESSES4 ,?IS CORRESPONDS P]FECTLY TO COLOSSAL SIGNIFICANCE ( ?IS EXPRESSION ( \R WORK]S' MOVEM5T4 ,H[EV]1 JU/ REC5TLY A :OLE NEW ASPECT HAS BE5 ?R[N 9TO CONSID]ATION1 :I* C\LD HAVE CALAMIT\S CONSEQU5CES = ! CAUSE ( ,MAY ,DAY4 ,?AT IS ! QUE/ION ( SUPPORT4 ,:5 WE 9 ! ,G]MAN DELEGATION HAD REA*$ ! DECISION 9 ,/UTTG>T .<#a.> ?AT ! ,P>TY IS ALSO PREP>$ TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! SUPPORT ( ,MAY ,DAY VICTIMS1 IT WAS ONLY 9T5D$ 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! S5SE & SPIRIT ( ?IS AGREEM5T ?AT ! P>TY ON ITS P>T WI%ES TO DO EV]Y?+ )9 ITS P[] TO BUILD UP ! CELEBRATION ( ,MAY ,DAY A MANN] ?AT WAS AS WOR?Y AS POSSIBLE4 ,9 PRACTICE1 ! QUE/ION ( SUPPORT HAS ALREADY PROV5 ITSELF QUITE QUICKLY TO BE A NOOSE1 :I* MAY ?ROTTLE CELEBRATION ( ,MAY ,DAY1 IF WE DO NOT PREV5T ?IS ISSUE BE+ RESOLV$ ! WRONG WAY4 ,COMRADE ,FIS*] HAS SAID ?AT HE CAN'T GRASP :]E ! LOGIC LIES1 IF ONE ADVOCATES ! IDEA ?AT ?R\< ! RESOLUTION ( ! ,SUPPORT ,QUE/ION ! EFFECT & PREVAL5CE ( ,MAY ,DAY WILL BE R$UC$4 

,ON ! CONTR>Y1 HE SAYS BY TAK+ MEASURES TO SUPPORT ! BRAVE/ & MO/ C\RAGE\S VICTIMS ( ,MAY ,DAY CELEBRATION & NOT LEAV+ !M ON ! WAYSIDE WE WILL BE ACT+ 9 FAVOR ( A WOR?Y CELEBRATION ( ,MAY ,DAY4 ,I SEE NO LOGIC ON ,FIS*]'S P>T4 ,! ,P>TY ,EXECUTIVE & ! ,G5]AL ,COMMISSION >E COMPLETELY RI<T TO DECL>E3 0,WE MAY HAVE F\ND AN 9CORRECT RESOLUTION ( ! ,SUPPORT ,QUE/ION1 N[ PLEASE GIVE US A BETT] ONE & WE WILL ADOPT IT1 UP TO N[ WE HAVE NOT F\ND A BETT] SOLUTION40 ,I ASS]T ?AT A TOTAL RESOLUTION ( ! ,SUPPORT ,QUE/ION1 9 ! S5SE ?AT1 ON ONE H&1 ,MAY ,DAY BECOMES EV] MORE PREVAL5T1 & ON ! O!R1 ?AT ALL VICTIMS ( ,MAY ,DAY >E EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT$1 CANNOT BE F\ND AT ALL4 .<0,QUITE RI<T60.> ,!RE9 LIES ! NOOSE1 :I* WILL /RANGLE ,MAY ,DAY1 IF WE CONT9UE TO ID5TIFY ALL POSSIBLE COMB9ATIONS 9 ORD] TO REGULATE ! SUPPORT 9 SU* A WAY ?AT ALL VICTIMS >E COV]$ & ,MAY ,DAY CONT9UES TO BE /R5G!N$4 ,! PREVI\S PRACTICE ( CELEBRAT+ ,MAY ,DAY1 NOT ONLY 9 ,G]MANY BUT ALSO 9 ALL O!R C\NTRIES1 HAS %[N ?AT !RE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO PREV5T VICTIMIZATION AS A RESULT ( CELEBRAT+ ,MAY ,DAY4 ,?AT IS NOT SOME ME?OD OR O!R ( >RANG+ SUPPORT BUT RA!R ! GREATE/ POSSIBLE EXPANSION ( ! CELEBRATION ( ,MAY ,DAY4 ,ONLY :5 ! NUMB] ( PEOPLE CELEBRAT+ BECOMES SO HUGE ?AT DISCIPL9>Y MEASURES BECOME IMPOSSIBLE1 ONLY :5 WE SET ! REAL P[] ( ! CLASS-CONSCI\S1 ORGANIZ$ FI<T]S ( ! WORK+ CLASSES ) ALL !IR MI<T AGA9/ ! EMPLOY]S1 ONLY !N WILL ! EMPLOY]S NOT D>E TO C>RY \T DISCIPL9>Y MEASURES AGA9/ US4 7,DISS5T & AGREEM5T.> ,WE HAVE EXP]I5CES ?AT CONFIRM ?IS AT EV]Y TURN4 .<,9T]JECTION3 0,:]E !N80.>4 ,I ASK Y\ TO TAKE A LOOK AT A C\NTRY :]E WORK]S >E CUT \T ( EXACTLY ! SAME CLO? AS ,G]MAN WORK]S1 TAKE A LOOK AT ,RUSSIAN ,POL&4 .<,DISS5T.> ,!RE WE HAVE HAD ?IS YE> 9 ,W>SAW A ,MAY ,DAY CELEBRATION :I* IS UNIQUE 9 ! WORLD4 ,ALL ! FACTORY WORK]S CELEBRAT$ IT4 ,?AT DID NOT HAPP5 AT ! PEAK ( ! REVOLUTION :5 ALL SPIRITS W]E FLY+ HI<4 ,= A LONG TIME N[1 9 ,RUSSIA & ,RUSSIAN ,POL&1 !RE HAS BE5 A DECL9E1 A C]TA9 /AGNATION ( ! REVOLUTION & ( ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T4 ,WE HAVE A T]RIBLE ECONOMIC DEPRESSION1 A COLOSSAL SPIRITUAL DEPRESSION1 & YET1 DESPITE ALL ( ?AT1 ! MASSES CAME TOGE!R TO CELEBRATE ,MAY ,DAY !RE4 ,& DIRECTLY AS A RESULT ( ?AT ! DISCIPL9>Y MEASURES ?IS YE> W]E M9IMAL1 JU/ AS 9 PREVI\S YE>S4 ,WE HAVE HAD EXACTLY ! SAME EXP]I5CES 9 ,G]MANY4 ,I BELIEVE !RE WAS A PAYM5T (FICE ( WOODWORK]S 9 ,B]L9 9 ?IS YE> ?AT E/ABLI%$ EXACTLY ! SAME 9 A MEET+ AB\T ,MAY ,DAY1 NAMELY ?AT IT IS ONLY ! GREATE/ POSSIBLE EXPANSION ( ! NUMB] ( PEOPLE CELEBRAT+ WILL PREV5T DISCIPL9>Y MEASURES AGA9/ ! MASS ( ?OSE JO9+ ! CELEBRATIONS4 ,?AT IS :Y WE W\LD BE ADOPT+ A COMPLETELY 9CORRECT ME?OD IF WE ACTUALLY WI%$ TO CONC]N \RSELVES ) ! QUE/ION RAIS$ OCCUPY \RSELVES ) ME?ODS ( SUPPORT+ ?OSE JO9+ ! CELEBRATIONS4 

,FIS*] HIMSELF HAS UN9T5TIONALLY %[N H[ ESS5TIALLY HOPELESS ?IS ME?OD IS BY SAY+3 0,Y\ >E ALL DISSATISFI$ ) ! PREVI\S REGULATION ?AT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT ?OSE DISCIPL9$ - :O ELSE %\LD SUPPORT !M80 ,! C5TRAL P>TY FUNDS >E NOT !RE = ?AT PURPOSE1 RA!R = POLITICAL PURPOSES4 ,WE >E NOT CAPABLE ( BE>+ !SE COLOSSAL SACRIFICES4 ,! C5TRAL ASSOCIATIONS 7( TRADE UNIONS7 = !IR P>T ALSO EXPLA9 ?AT !Y HAVE TO KEEP !IR FUNDS AVAILABLE = O!R /RUGGLES4 ,!N :O %\LD PAY = ! CO/S ( SUPPORT8 ,9 ?IS WAY IT IS CLE> ?AT NEI!R ONE NOR ! O!R CAN F9D A SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION ( ! ,SUPPORT ,QUE/ION4 ,! ONLY SOLUTION IS1 9DEP5D5TLY ( SOME SORT ( REGULATION ( SUPPORT1 TO PROPAGATE ! IDEA ( ,MAY ,DAY ) ALL \R MI<T1 & NOT 9 ! TIMID UN5?USIA/IC SPIRIT ?AT CAME FROM ! P>TY EXECUTIVE & ,G5]AL ,COMMISSION 9 LA/ YE>4 .<0,QUITE RI<T60 & DISS5T.> ,DO+ IT ?IS WAY Y\ >E ACT+ SO AS TO 9CREASE ! VICTIMS ( ! ,MAY ,DAY CELEBRATIONS BECAUSE IT IS PRECISELY ! TIMIDITY ( ! LEAD+ AU?ORITIES ( ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T ?AT GIVES ! EMPLOY]S & !IR ASSOCIATIONS ! C\RAGE TO C\NT] \R /RUGGLES ) DISCIPL9>Y MEASURES4 ,SO WE HAVE ALL ! MORE REASON TO 9SI/ ) ! UTMO/ F]OCITY ON PROPAGAT+ ! IDEA ( ,MAY ,DAY1 )\T IT BE+ TANGL$ UP ) ALL SORTS ( M9OR DETAILS & ! ,SUPPORT ,QUE/ION1 AS 9 ALL LIKELIHOOD WE FACE S]I\S /RUGGLES4 ,MAY ,DAY HAS1 IT MU/ BE SAID 9 ! LI<T ( PREVI\S EXP]I5CES1 /ILL NOT %[N 9 ,G]MANY :AT IT CAN ACTUALLY A*IEVE1 RA!R IT HAS A PROMIS+ FUTURE AHEAD ( IT4 ,9 ORD] TO ADVANCE T[>D ?IS FUTURE1 WE N[ HAVE EV]Y REASON TO DEM& ) ALL \R MI<T ?AT ! CONCEPT ( CELEBRAT+ ,MAY ,DAY BE PROPAGAT$ 9 ALL ITS PURITY & ) ALL \R MI<T4 .<,APPLAUSE.> 

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