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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,]RICO ,MALATE/A 

,TEXT 3 

,= ! ?IRD TIME ! ?9K+ PROLET>IAT ( ALL C\NTRIES AFFIRMS BY MEANS ( AN 9T]NATIONAL DEMON/RATION1 TRUE SOLID>ITY AMONG ! WORK]S1 HATR$ ( EXPLOITATION1 & ! WILL1 :I* FROM DAY TO DAY GR[S MORE DET]M9$1 TO BR+ ! EXI/+ SY/EM ( ?+S TO AN 5D4 

,GOV]NM5TS & ! CLASSES TREMBLE1 & !Y HAVE GOOD REASON4 ,NOT BECAUSE ON ?IS DAY ! REVOLUTION WILL BREAK \T--= ?AT IS AN EV5T :I* MAY HAPP5 ON ANY DAY 9 ! YE>--BUT BECAUSE :5 ! OPPRESS$ PEOPLE BEG9 TO FEEL ! WEI<T & ! %AME ( OPPRESSION1 :5 !Y FEEL !MSELVES BRO!RS1 :5 !Y =GET ALL ! HI/ORIC HATR$S FOM5T$ BY ! GOV]N+ CLASSES1 :5 !Y CLASP H&S ACROSS FRONTI]S & FEEL SOLID>ITY 9 ! /RUGGLE = A COMMON EMANCIPATION1 !N IS ! DAY ( DELIV]ANCE CLOSE AT H&4 

,:AT MATT]S IT ?AT M5 & P>TIES GIVE V>I\S REASON N[-A-DAYS AS TO !IR IMM$IATE 5DS1 & ACCORD+ TO ! PR(IT ?AT !Y HOPE TO D]IVE FROM !M8 ,! MA9 FACT REMA9S ?AT ! WORK]S ANN\NCE ?AT !Y >E ALL UNIT$1 & >E ( ONE ACCORD 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ MA/]S4 ,?IS FACT REMA9S1 & WILL REMA91 AS ONE ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT EV5TS ( ! C5TURY1 & AS ONE ( ! SIGNS H]ALD+ ! ,GREAT ,REVOLUTION--A REVOLUTION :I* WILL BR+ TO BIR? A NEW CIVILIZATION F\ND$ ON ! WELF>E ( ALL1 & ! SOLID>ITY ( LABOR3 ,IT IS A FACT1 ! IMPORTANCE ( :I* IS ONLY EQUAL$ 9 ! PRES5T DAY BY ?AT O!R PROLET>IAN ANN\NCEM5T ( 9T]NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AMONG ! WORK]S4 

,& ! MOVEM5T IS ! MO/ SIGNIFICANT AS BE+ ! DIRECT WORK ( ! MASSES1 & QUITE AP>T FROM & EV5 9 OPPOSITION TO ! ACTION ( P>TIES4 

,:5 ! ,/ATE ,SOCIALI/S 9 ! ,P>IS ,CONGRESS ( #a#h#h#i1 CALL$ ! #a/ ( ,MAY A DAY ( 9T]NATIONAL /RIKE1 IT WAS M]ELY ONE ( ?OSE PLATONIC DEF9ITIONS ?AT >E MADE AT CONGRESSES JU/ TO /ATE A PR9CIPLE1 & :I* >E =GOTT5 AS SOON AS ! CONGRESS IS OV]4 ,P]HAPS !Y ?\<T FUR!R ?AT SU* A DECISION MI<T HELP TO GIVE IMPORTANCE TO !IR P>TY1 & TO BE USEFUL TO C]TA9 M5 AS AN ELECTORAL TOP2 = UNHAPPILY !SE PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE HE>TS ?AT CAN ONLY BEAT ) 5?USIASM = ELECTION PURPOSES4 ,9 ANY CASE IT REMA9S C]TA9 ?AT FROM ! MOM5T !Y P]CEIV$ ?AT ! IDEA HAD MADE HEADWAY1 & ?AT ! DEMON/RATIONS BECAME IMPOS+ & ?REAT5$ TO DRAW !M 9TO REVOLUTION>Y PA?S1 !Y 5DEAVOR$ TO *ECK ! MOVEM5T & TAKE AWAY FROM IT ! SIGNIFICANCE ) :I* POPUL> 9/9CT HAD 5D[$ IT4 ,TO PROVE ?IS1 ONE NE$ BUT RECOLLECT ! EF=TS ?AT HAVE BE5 MADE TO %IFT ! DEMON/RATION FROM ! FIR/ DAY ( ,MAY TO ! FIR/ ,SUNDAY 9 ,MAY4 ,S9CE IT IS NOT ! RULE TO WORK AT ALL ON ,SUNDAY1 TO SPEAK ( SUSP5SION ( LABOR ON ?AT DAY IS SIMPLY A F>CE & A FRAUD4 ,IT IS NO LONG] A /RIKE1 NO LONG] A MEANS ( ASS]T+ ! SOLID>ITY ( ! WORK]S & !IR P[] ( RESI/+ ! ORD]S ( ! EMPLOY]S4 ,IT REMA9S NO?+ BUT A FETE OR HOLIDAY--A LITTLE M>*+ AB\T1 A FEW SPEE*ES1 A FEW 9DIFF]5T RESOLUTIONS1 PASS$ ) APPLAUSE FROM L>G] OR SMALL] MEET+S--?AT IS ALL6 ,& 9 ORD] /ILL MORE EFFECTUALLY TO KILL ! MOVEM5T :I* !Y UN?9K+LY />T$1 !Y HAVE GOT SO F> AS TO WANT TO ASK ! ,GOV]NM5T TO DECL>E ! #a/ ( ,MAY AN (FICIAL HOLIDAY6 

,! CONSEQU5CE ( ALL !SE LULL+ TACTICS IS ?AT ! MASSES :O AT FIR/ ?REW !MSELVES 9TO ! MOVEM5T ) 5?USIASM >E BEG9N+ TO LOSE CONFID5CE 9 IT1 & >E COM+ TO REG>D ! #a/ ( ,MAY AS A M]E ANNUAL P>ADE1 ONLY DIFF]5T FROM O!R TRADITIONAL P>ADES AS BE+ DULL] & MORE ( A BORE4 

,IT IS = REVOLUTIONI/S TO SAVE ?IS MOVEM5T1 :I* MI<T AT SOME TIME OR O!R GIVE OCCASION = MO/ IMPORTANT CONSEQU5CES1 & :I* 9 ANY CASE IS ALWAYS A P[]FUL MEANS ( PROPAG&A :I* IT W\LD BE FOLLY TO GIVE UP4 

,AMONG ,AN>*I/S & ,REVOLUTIONI/S !RE >E SOME :O TAKE NO 9T]E/ 9 ! MOVEM5T1 SOME :O EV5 OBJECT TO IT BECAUSE ! FIR/ IMPULSE1 9 ,EUROPE AT LEA/1 WAS GIV5 BY ! P>LIAM5T>Y ,SOCIALI/S :O US$ ! DEMON/RATIONS AS A MEANS ( OBTA9+ PUBLIC P[]S1 ! LEGAL EI<T H\RS DAY1 9T]NATIONAL LEGISLATION ) REG>D TO LABOR1 & O!R RE=MS :I* WE KN[ TO BE M]E BAITS1 S]V+ ONLY TO DECEIVE ! PEOPLE1 & DIV]T !M FROM PUTT+ 9 SUB/ANTIAL CLAIMS1 OR ELSE TO APPEASE !M :5 !Y M5ACE ! ,GOV]NM5T & ! PROPRIET>Y CLASSES4 

,!SE OBJECTORS >E WRONG 9 \R OP9ION4 ,POPUL> MOVEM5TS BEG9 H[ !Y CAN2 NE>LY ALWAYS !Y SPR+ FROM SOME IDEA ALREADY TRANSC5D$ BY CONTEMPOR>Y ?\<T4 ,IT IS ABSURD TO HOPE ?AT 9 ! PRES5T CONDITION ( ! PROLET>IAT ! GREAT MASS >E CAPABLE BE=E !Y /IR ( CONCEIV+ & ACCEPT+ A PROGRAM =MULAT$ BY A SMALL NUMB] TO :OM CIRCUM/ANCES HAVE GIV5 EXCEPTIONAL MEANS ( DEVELOPM5T1 A PROGRAM :I* CAN ONLY COME TO BE CONSCI\SLY ACCEPT$ BY ! GREAT NUMB] ?R\< ! ACTION ( MORAL & MAT]IAL CONDITIONS :I* ! MOVEM5T ITSELF MU/ SUPPLY4 ,IF WE WAIT TO PLUNGE 9TO ! FRAY UNTIL ! PEOPLE M\NT ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ COLORS1 WE %ALL RUN GREAT RISK ( REMA9+ ET]NAL DREAM]S2 WE %ALL SEE ! TIDE ( HI/ORY FL[ AT \R FEET :ILE SC>CELY CONTRIBUT+ ANY?+ T[>D DET]M9+ ITS C\RSE1 LEAV+ A FREE FIELD MEAN:ILE TO \R ADV]S>IES :O >E ! 5EMIES1 CONSCI\S OR UNCONSCI\S1 ( ! TRUE 9T]E/S ( ! PEOPLE4 

,\R FLAG WE MU/ M\NT \RSELVES1 & WE \<T TO C>RY IT HI< :]EV] !RE >E PEOPLE :O SUFF]1 P>TICUL>LY :]EV] !RE >E PEOPLE :O %[ ?AT !Y >E TIR$ ( SUFF]+1 & >E /RUGGL+ 9 ANY WAY GOOD OR BAD AGA9/ OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION4 

,WORK]S :O SUFF]1 BUT :O UND]/& LITTLE OR NO?+ ( !ORIES1 WORK]S :O >E HUNGRY & COLD1 :O SEE !IR *ILDR5 P9E & DIE ( />VATION1 :O SEE !IR WIVES & SI/]S TAKE TO PRO/ITUTION1 WORK]S :O KN[ !MSELVES TO BE M>*+ /RAI<T TO ! WORKH\SE OR ! HOSPITAL--!SE HAVE NO TIME TO WAIT1 & >E NATURALLY DISPOS$ TO PREF] ANY IMM$IATE AMELIORATION NO MATT] :AT--EV5 A TRANSITORY OR AN ILLUSORY ONE1 S9CE ILLUSION SO LONG AS IT LA/S PASSES = REALITY4 ,YES1 RA!R ?IS ?AN WAIT = A RADICAL TRANS=MATION ( SOCIETY :I* %ALL DE/ROY =EV] ! CAUSES ( WRET*$NESS & ( MAN'S 9JU/ICE TO MAN4 

,?IS IS EASY TO UND]/& & TO JU/IFY1 & IT EXPLA9S :Y ! CON/ITUTIONAL P>TIES :O EXPLOIT ?IS T5D5CY BY SPEAK+ ALWAYS ( PRET5D$ RE=MS AS 0PRACTICABLE0 & 0POSSIBLE10 & ( P>TIAL BUT IMM$IATE IMPROVEM5TS G5]ALLY SUCCE$ BETT] ?AN WE DO 9 !IR PROPAG&A AMONG ! MASSES4 

,BUT :]E ! WORK]S MAKE A MI/AKE 7& IT IS = US TO SET !M RI<T7 IS 9 SUPPOS+ ?AT RE=MS & IMPROVEM5TS >E MORE EASY TO GET ?AN ! ABOLITION ( ! WAGE SY/EM & ! COMPLETE EMANCIPATION ( ! WORK]4 

,9 A SOCIETY BAS$ UPON AN ANTAGONISM ( 9T]E/S1 :]E ONE CLASS RETA9S ALL SOCIAL WEAL? & IS ORGANIZ$ 9 POLITICAL P[] 9 ORD] TO DEF5D ITS [N PRIVILEGES1 POV]TY & ! SUBJECTION ( ! DIS9H]IT$ MASSES ALWAYS T5D TO REA* ! HI<E/ MAXIMUM COMPATIBLE ) ! B>E EXI/5CE ( MAN & ) ! 9T]E/S ( ! RUL+ CLASS4 ,& ?IS T5D5CY MEETS ) NO OB/ACLE EXCEPT 9 ! RESI/ANCE ( ! OPPRESS$3 OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION NEV] /OP TILL ?AT PO9T IS REA*$ AT :I* ! WORK]S %[ !MSELVES DET]M9$ TO 5DURE NO MORE ( IT4 

,IF SMALL CONCESSIONS >E OBTA9$ 9/EAD ( GREAT ONES1 IT IS NOT BECAUSE !Y >E EASI] TO GET1 BUT BECAUSE ! PEOPLE CONT5T !MSELVES ) !M4 

,IT HAS ALWAYS BE5 BY MEANS ( =CE OR ( FE> ?AT ANY?+ HAS BE5 WON FROM ! OPPRESSORS2 IT HAS ALWAYS BE5 =CE OR FE> ?AT HAS H9D]$ ! OPPRESSORS FROM TAK+ BACK :AT !Y HAVE GRANT$4 

,! EI<T H\RS' DAY & O!R RE=MS--BE !IR WOR? :AT IT MAY--CAN ONLY BE OBTA9$ :5 M5 %[ !MSELVES RESOLV$ TO TAKE !M BY =CE1 & WILL BR+ NO IMPROVEM5T TO ! LOT ( ! WORK]S UNLESS !SE >E DET]M9$ NO LONG] TO SUFF] :AT !Y >E SUFF]+ TO-DAY4 

,WISDOM !N1 & EV5 OPPORTUNISM1 REQUIRES ?AT WE DO NOT WA/E TIME & 5]GY ON SOO?+ RE=MS1 BUT /RUGGLE = ! COMPLETE EMANCIPATION ( ALL--AN EMANCIPATION :I* CAN ONLY BECOME A REALITY ?R\< ! PUTT+ ( WEAL? 9 COMMON1 & BY ! ABOLITION ( GOV]NM5TS4 

,?IS IS :AT ,AN>*I/S HAVE TO EXPLA9 TO ! PEOPLE1 BUT 9 ORD] TO DO SO !Y MU/ NOT DISDA9FULLY HOLD ALO(1 BUT JO9 ! MASSES & /RUGGLE ALONG ) !M1 PU%+ !M =W>D BY REASON+ & EXAMPLE4 

,BESIDES1 9 C\NTRIES :]E ! DIS9H]IT$ HAVE TRI$ = A /RIKE ON ,MAY #a/ !Y HAVE =GOTT5 ! 0#h H\RS10 & ! RE/1 & ! #a/ ,MAY HAS HAD ALL ! SIGNIFICANCE ( A REVOLUTION>Y DATE1 ON :I* ! WORK]S ( ! :OLE WORLD C\NT !IR =CES & PROMISE ONE ANO!R TO BE UNANIM\S 9 ! APPROA*+ DAYS ( DECISIVE BATTLE4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 GOV]NM5TS WORK H>D TO REMOVE ALL ILLUSION :I* ANYONE MAY *]I%1 AS TO ! 9T]V5TION ( PUBLIC P[]S 9 FAVOR ( ! WORK]S2 = 9/EAD ( CONCESSIONS1 ALL ?AT HAS BE5 OBTA9$ UP TO ! PRES5T TIME HAVE BE5 :OLESALE >RE/S1 *>GES ( CAVALRY1 & DIS*>GE ( FIRE>MS6--MURD] & MUTILATION6 

,!N ,L,O,N,G ,L,I,V,E ! #a/ ,MAY6 

,IT IS NOT1 AS WE HAVE SAID1 ! REVOLUTION DAY1 BUT IT REMA9S ALL ! SAME A GOOD OPPORTUNITY = ! PROPAGATION ( \R IDEAS1 & = TURN+ M5'S M9DS T[>DS ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 

7,S\RCE3 ,TEXT FROM ! ,ME?OD ( ,FRE$OM3 ,AN ,]RICO ,MALATE/A ,READ]1 $IT$ BY ,DAVIDE ,TURCATO1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,PAUL ,%>KEY1 ,! ,COMMONWEAL1 ,LONDON1 ,VOL4 #a1 NEW S]IES1 ,NO4 #a1 #a ,MAY #a#h#i#c47 

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