,PREFACE ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,AGU/9 ,GUILLAMON ,TEXT 3 ,PREFACE TO ! ,5GLI%-LANGUAGE ,$ITION ,AGU/9 ,GUILLAMON'S MONOGRAPH ON ! ,FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTI ,GR\P AF=DS READ]S ( ,5GLI% ! MO/ COMPREH5SIVE & ?OR\< EXPLORATION & ACC\NT ( ! HI/ORY & IDEAS ( ?AT GR\P4 ,FEW GR\PS IF ANY HAVE SUFF]$ FROM SU* WIDESPREAD MISUND]/&+1 EXAGG]ATION & 9T]E/$ MISREPRES5TATION4 ,GUILLAMON HAS BR\XI/S & LIB]T>IANS HAVE VI$ ) ONE ANO!R 9 !IR CONDEMNATION & MISREPRES5TATION ( ! GR\P & ITS MESSAGE4 ,ITALIAN ,/AL9I/S ACC\NT$ ASSOCIATION ) ! GR\P GR\NDS 5\< UPON :I* TO EXECUTE POLITICAL OPPON5TS4 ,ON ,MAY #b#i1 #a#i#c#g1 ! ,ITALIAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY PAP] ,IL ,GRIDO DEL ,POPOLO C>RI$ AN ITEM :I* REF]R$ TO ,CAMILLO ,B]N]I AS 0ONE ( ! LEAD]S ( ! ',FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTI' ,GR\P1 :I* 74447 PROVOK$ ! BLOODY 9SURRECTION AGA9/ ! ,POPUL> ,FRONT ,GOV]NM5T 9 ,CATALONIA .<&.> WAS GIV5 HIS JU/ DESS]TS DUR+ ?AT REVOLT AT ! H&S ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,REVOLUTION1 :OSE LEGITIMATE RI*I/1 RETORT$ ?AT 0,! UN=TUNATE COMRADE ,B]N]I WAS NOT A MEMB] ( ! ',FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTI' ,GR\P1 NOT ?AT !RE W\LD BE ANY?+ WRONG 9 ?AT & IT W\LD NEV] EXCUSE ! C[>DLY MURD] ( :I* HE WAS ! VICTIM4 ,NO D\BT ! DEMOCRATIC 'J\RNALI/' FROM ,IL ,GRIDO DEL ,POPOLO MU/ BE A CORELIGIONI/ ( ! P]PETRATORS ( ! B>B>\S ACT H5CE ! CONC]N TO REPRES5T ! ',FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTI' AS ! PROVOCATEURS ( ! BLOOD%$1 :I* EV]YBODY1 ! :OLE WORLD1 SAVE LL ,GRIDO DEL ,POPOLO1 KN[S W]E ( 'DEMOCRATIC' D]IVATION40.<#a.> ,CURI\S ?AT ! ,ITALIAN AN>*I/S ( ! ,ASCASO ,COLUMN1 :OSE SCRUPUL\S COMMITM5T TO PR9CIPLE OV] PRAGMATISM FREQU5TLY SET !M AT ODDS ) !IR ,SPANI% COLLEAGUES1 SEEM TO HAVE F\ND LITTLE IF ANY?+ TO CRITICIZE 9 ! P]=MANCE ( ! ,FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTI4 ,EV5 ) ! B5EFIT ( T5 YE>S ( H9DSI ,AS TO ! ALLEGATION ?AT ! ,FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTI HAD 9/IGAT$ ! FICELONA 9 ,MAY1 !Y REBUTT$ ?AT :5 IT CAME FROM ,LAS ,NOTICIAS4 0,!Y MU/ ?9K US REAL IDIOTS1 BECAUSE1 HAD ! GR\PS !Y NAM$ .IAN ,Y\?.> BE5 ! 9/IGATORS ( ! REVOLT1 NO WAY W\LD WE HAVE SURR5D]$ ! /REETS40.<#c.> ,IF ! ,FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTI C]TA9LY DID NOT 9/IGATE ! EV5TS ( ,MAY #a#i#c#g1 !Y EQUALLY C]TA9LY W]E AMONG ! FEW ) A READY RESPONSE TO !M4 ,!Y HAD BE5 ALIVE TO ! 5CROA*M5TS ( ! REVIV$ ,CATALAN ,/ATE & B\RGEOISIE = QUITE SOME TIME & HAD BE5 YE>N+ = A RETURN TO ! UNCOMPLICAT$ RADICAL CONFRONTATIONS ?AT HAD BR\ ,SU* A FEEL+ WAS A RA!R DIFFUSE PRES5CE 9 MANY SECTORS ( ! LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T 9 ,CATALONIA4 ,! DALLIANCE ( ! ORGANIZATIONS' HI<] COMMITTEES ) POLITICIANS & !IR PURSUIT ( A UNIFI$ & DISCIPL9$ POLICY AS AN AID TO !M 9 !IR DEAL+S ) ! LATT] HAD L$ TO C]TA9 UNWELCOME *ANGES 9 ! EV]YDAY PRACTICES ( ?OSE ORGANIZATIONS4 ,BY ,JANU>Y #aicg ,IDEAS WAS ISSU+ REM9D]S ( ! PROPRIETIES ( TRADE UNION F$]ALISM ) ! CAPITALIZ$ W>N+3 0,! SO-CALL$ HI<] COMMITTEES \E IMPLEM5T$4 ,?AT IS :AT F$]ALISM IS1 :ATEV] ELSE IS DONE IS DICTATOR%IP & ?AT CANNOT BE TOL]AT$ = ONE M9UTE MORE40.<#e.> ,?AT SAME MON? ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,Y\? PAP] ,RUTA WAS PO9T$LY REM9D+ ITS READ]S ?AT 0,ALL WE CAN EXPECT ( SELF-SUFFIC+ M9ORITIES SEEK+ TO SET !MSELVES UP AS 9FALLIBLE GUIDES IS DICTATOR%IP & OPPRESSION40.<#f.> ,!RE SEEM TO HAVE BE5 ?REE MAJOR PREOCCUPATIONS AMONG ?OSE UNEASY ) ! /AGNATION & EBB+ ( ! REVOLUTION3 #a4 ! ATTEMPT TO RELEGATE ! REVOLUTION TO SECOND PLACE BEH9D ! W> EF=T2 #b4 ! ]OSION ( ACC\NTABILITY ( ! HI<] COMMITTEES2 #c4 ! SUSPICION ?AT SOME COMPROMISE RESOLUTION BROK]$ BY \TSIDE P[]S WAS BE+ HAT*$4.<#g.> ,MANY RECKON$ ?AT !IR V]Y [N LEAD]S HAD BE5 S$UC$ & CORRUPT$ BY ASSOCIATION ) POLITICIANS4 ,! ,FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTI %>$ & ADDRESS$ ALL ( !SE CONC]NS4 ,ALONE AMONG ALL ! DISSID5TS 9 ! LIB]T>IAN CAMP1 !Y S\LY SE5 9 ! LETT] :I* TWO MEMB]S ( ! ,FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTI PUBLI%$ 9 ! PAGES ( ,SOLID>IDAD ,OBR]A ON ,MAY #b#i1 #a#i#c#g4 ,FOLL[+ A ?REAT BY ! REGIONAL COMMITTEES ( ! ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I & BY ! ,C,N,T'S ,LOCAL ,F$]ATION 9 ,B>CELONA TO EXPEL ALL MEMB]S ( ! ,FRI5DS :O FAIL$ TO PUBLICLY DISASSOCIATE !MSELVES FROM ! ,GR\P1 ,JOAQU9 ,AUBI & ,ROSA ,MUNOZ RESIGN$ FROM IT1 ALBEIT SPECIFY+ ?AT 0,I CONT9UE TO REG>D ! COMRADES BELONG+ TO ! ',FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTI' AS COMRADES3 BUT ,I SAY AGA9 :AT ,I HAVE ALWAYS SAID AT PL5UMS 9 ,B>CELONA3 ',! ,C,N,T HAS BE5 MY WOMB & ! ,C,N,T WILL BE MY TOMB4'0 ,?AT DICTUM 9 FACT C\LD S]VE AS AN EPITAPH = ! ,FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTI AS A :OLE4 ,IT DOES NOT APPE> ?AT ! COMMITTEES' DECISION TO PROCE$ ) EXPULSIONS WAS EV] ACTIVAT$1 & ?AT 9 ITSELF SEEMS TO CONFIRM ! DEGREE ( RANK & FILE SUPPORT = ! ,FRI5DS1 AS DOES ! ,C,N,T NATIONAL PL5UM ( REGIONALS' 5DORSEM5T ( ,CATALONIA'S 9T5TION TO 0EXPEL FROM ! ,ORGANIZATION ! LEAD+ LIE NECESS>Y TO 5SURE ?AT NO SPLIT 5SUES AS A CONSEQU5CE ( ?IS40.<#h.> ,AGA9 ! ,FRI5DS HAD TO REM9D !IR 0SUP]IORS0 ( ! NORMS ( ! ORGANIZATION4 ,NO ONE EV] JO9$ ! ,C,N,T1 ! ,CONF$]ATION4 ,ALL ,C,N,T MEMB]S BELONG$ TO LOCAL UNIONS & F$]ATIONS & SOV]EIGNTY RESID$ 9 !SE4 0,WE CAN ONLY BE EXPELL$ FROM ! CONF$]AL ORGANIZATION BY ! ASSEMBLIES ( ! UNIONS4 ,LOCAL & COM>CAL PL5UMS >E NOT EMP[]$ TO EXPEL ANY COMRADE4 ,WE 9VITE ! COMMITTEES TO RAISE ! MATT] ( ! ',FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTI' 9 ! ASSEMBLIES1 :I* IS :]E ! ORGANIZATION'S SOV]EIGNTY RESIDES40.<#i.> ,A SIMIL> CONC]N ) CON/ITUTIONAL PROC$URE CAN BE SE5 9 ! ,FRI5DS' REACTION TO ! NEWS ?AT ! >*-,TRE9TI/A ,ANGEL ,PE/ANA1 LEAD] ( ! ,SYNDICALI/ ,P>TY1 HAD BE5 READMITT$ 9TO ! ,C,N,T FOLD4 0,WE CANNOT UND]/& H[ ,PE/ANA HAD BE5 ADMITT$ )\T HAV+ BE5 REQUIR$ TO W9D UP HIS ,SYNDICALI/ ,P>TY1 A PRECONDITION /IPULAT$ ON O!R OCCASIONS :5 !RE WAS TALK ( HIS POSSIBLY REJO9+40.<#a.> ,PREOCCUPI$ AS IT WAS ) PRES]V+ ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I'S CL\T )9 ! ,REPUBLICAN COALITION1 ! LEAD]%IP ( ?AT CONGLOM]ATE WAS EV] AL]T TO 9FILTRATION & TO ABUSE ( ITS 9ITIALS4 ,& PROMPT TO SEE ?REATS ( BO? 9 ! ,FRI5DS4 ,!RE W]E D>K H9TS ( 0M>XISM01 DUE TO C]TA9 COMMON GR\ND 9 ! DECL>ATIONS ( ! M9USCULE ,BOL%EVIK-,L59I/ CONT+5T & ( ! ,FRI5DS1 AS WELL AS ! ,FRI5DS' NONSECT>IAN ACKN[L$GM5T ( H[ ! ,P,\,M HAD ACQUITT$ ITSELF DUR+ ! /REET-FIGES ( 0M>XI/0 LEVEL$ OR :ISP]$ AGA9/ HIM4.<#a#a.> ,GUILLAMON DEALS DEF9ITIVELY ) ! ALLEGATIONS ( ,P,\,M & ,TROTSKYI/ CONNECTIONS1 LAY+ ?OSE ALLEGATIONS TO RE/4 ,LESS EASILY DISPOS$ ( IS ! MY?OLOGY SURR\ND+ :AT ! ,FRI5DS !MSELVES RECOGNIZ$ WAS A 0SLIY ,JUNTA4 ,! FIR/ ?+ ?AT NE$S TO BE SAID IS ?AT ,JUNTA 9 ,SPANI% DOES NOT HAVE ! SAME PEJORATIVE CONNOTATION AS IT DOES 9 ,5GLI%4 ,EA* ,C,N,T UNION WAS RUN BY A ,JUNTA4 ,9 ,MEXICO1 ! ,MEXICAN ,LIB]AL ,P>TY ( ! BRO!RS ,MAGON WAS RUN BY A ,JUNTA4 ,SO ! WORD ITSELF C>RIES NO SUGGE/ION ( AU?ORIT>IANISM4 ,! NEXT PO9T TO BE MADE PLA9 IS ?AT ! ,FRI5DS W]E AGITAT+ = A ,JUNTA1 NOT REPORT+ ! =MATION ( ONE4 ,HAD !Y ACTUALLY =M$ ONE & ADMITT$ ! ,P,\,M 9TO IT ALONGSIDE !MSELVES1 !N ! *>GES ( 0AN>*O-,BOL%EVISM0 SOMETIMES LEVEL$ AGA9/ !M1 MI ,ONE ( ! MO/ 9VIDI\S REPRES5TATIONS1 OR MISREPRES5TATIONS REG>D+ ! ,FRI5DS HAS BE5 ! DECISION BY ,CES> ,M4 ,LOR5ZO TO 9CORPORATE 9TO ! FOOTNOTES ( HIS BOOK ,LOS AN>QUI/AS ESPANOLES Y EL POD] 7,P>IS1 #a#i#g#b7 ( A REF]5CE TO A ,MANIFIE/O DE ,UNION ,COMMUNI/A PURPORT+ TO SPEAK = ! ',FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTI'1 ! ,P,\,M & C]TA9 ELEM5TS ( ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,Y\?4 ,ON ! FACE ( IT1 ?IS CL9*ES ! CASE = ! ,FRI5DS' HAV+ ASSOCIAT$1 9DE$ AMALGAMAT$ !MSELVES ) M>XI/ ELEM5TS 9 A SELF-APPO9T$ VANGU>D UNION4 ,BUT IT IS NO?+ ( ! SORT4 ,LOR5ZO /ATES ?AT ! MANIFE/O WAS 0DI/RIBUT$ AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! MON? ( ,JUNE10 )\T SPECIFY+ :]E4.<#a#c.> ,9 FACT1 ! TEXT HE CITES COMES FROM A LEAFLET DI/RIBUT$ 9 ,P>IS AT ! ,VELODROME D',HIV] ON ,JUNE #a#f1 #aicg BY MILITANTS ( ! T9Y ,FR5* ,UNION ,COMMUNI/E ORGANIZATION BY WAY ( A RETORT TO ,G>CIA ,OLIV] & ,F$]ICA ,MONTS5Y1 TO CONTRA/ !IR (FICIAL ,C,N,T-,F,A,I L9E ) ! REVOLUTIONISM DISPLAY$ BY ! ?REE NAM$ GR\PS 9 ,MAY #a#i#c#g4 ,:E!R ,LOR5ZO'S FAILURE TO MAKE ?IS CLE> IS DUE TO AN OV]SI*O-,BOL%EVIK =MATION IS UNCLE>1 BUT ! MISREPRES5TATION HAS BE5 TAK5 UP UNCRITICALLY BY O!RS & CONTRIBUT$ TO ! %AD[ ( IGNORANCE HANG+ OV] ! GR\P & ITS IDEAS4.<#a#d.> ,UNION ,COMMUNI/E /OLE A M>* ON AN>*I/ SYMPA?IZ]S ) ! ,FRI5DS 7SU* AS ,&RE ,PRUDHOMMEAUX7 BY PUBLI%+ TRANSLATIONS ( >TICLES FROM ,EL ,AMIGO DEL ,PUEBLO 9 ITS [N PAP]1 ,L',9T]NATIONALE 9 ,DECEMB] #a#i#c#g4 ,UNION ,COMMUNI/E SOME:AT OV]/ATES ! CASE1 H[EV]1 :5 IT ADD$ ! COMM5T ?AT3 0,:AT ! ,FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTI CANNOT SAY )9 ! N>R[ CONF9ES ( AN $ITORIAL 9 A CL&E/9E PUBLICATION IS ?AT ?IS REVOLUTION>Y !ORY IS ! H&IWORK ( A VANGU>D4 ,! NECESSITY ( REVOLUTION>Y !ORY IMPLIES ! NECESSITY ( AN ORGANIZ$ VANGU>D1 ?R[N UP BY ! /RUGGLE1 :I* DEBATES & DEVISES ! ELEM5TS ( ! REVOLUTION'S PROGRAM4 ,! NECESSITY1 !RE=E1 ( A 0P>TY01 OR1 S9CE ?IS WORD P>TY HAS BE5 OV]US$ TO MEAN TREA*]\S ORGANIZATIONS1 ( A B&+ TOGE!R ( ! MO/ CLE>-SIY P>TY ?AT ! ,SPANI% PROLET>IAT LACK$ 9 ! BATTLES ( REC5T YE>S01 WAS WELL WIDE ( ! M>K1 AS ,GUILLAMON MAKES PLA94.<#a#e.> ,?AT !RE W]E C]TA9 QUE/IONS RAIS$ BUT NOT QUITE CL>IFI$ 9 ! PAGES ( ,EL ,AMIGO DEL ,PUEBLO & 9 ! ,GR\P'S FULL] MANIFE/O ,T[>DS ( ,FRE% ,REVOLUTION CANNOT BE D5I$4 ,! ,FRI5DS W]E MAK+ AN HONE/ EF=T TO >TICULATE 9 AN AN>*I/ IDIOM :AT !Y ?\DS O!R ANTIFASCI/S & A SECOND W9D TO ! REVOLUTION :I* HAD BE5 SO D5ATUR$ BY COLLABORATION UND] ! UMBRELLA ( ANTIFASCISM4 ,ONE RECURR5T PHRASE IS !IR CLAIM ?AT REVOLUTION>IES HAD TO QUEM> UNA ETAPA 7/EP ?+S UP A NOT*74 ,!Y S\IAN ELEM5T1 5SUR+ ?AT DUE RECOMP5SE WAS RECEIV$ = EF=T EXP5D$4 ,!Y S\ ,MORE REC5TLY1 A RA!R ABSURD READ+ ( ! FACTS SURR\ND+ ! ,FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTI & ! *>ACT] ( ,JAIME ,BALIUS HAS EM]G$ FROM ! P5S ( A DUO ( ,SPANI% ACADEMIC HI/ORIANS1 ,5RIC ,UCELAY DA ,CAL & ,SUSANA ,TAV]A4 ,/>T+ FROM ! LAUDABLE 9T5TION ( TRAC+ ! GR\P DYNAMICS )9 LIB]T>IAN CIRCLES 9 ,CATALONIA & ) SPECIAL REF]5CE TO ! 5SCONCEM5T ( ,JAC9TO ,TORYHO AS $ITOR ( ,SOLID>IDAD ,OBR]A & AS ! SPOKESMAN = ! 0(FICIAL L9E0 ( ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I 9 ,CATALONIA1 ! AU?ORS CONCOCT A ,MA*IAVELLIAN TALE ( ,BALIUS'S FRU/RAT$ J\RNALI/IC AMBITION FE/]+ 9TO CYNICAL EXPLOITATION ( ! MISGIV+S & RES5TM5TS ( DISS5T+ LIB]T>IANS4 ,GUILLAMON RITICLE 9 QUE/ION AS 0NONS5SE10 0\TRAGE\S0 & 0D]OGATORY0 & IT W\LD BE A PITY IF ! AU?ORS' ACADEMIC DI/9CTION W]E TO BREA! LIFE 9TO :AT IS UNQUE/IONABLY A V]Y %ABBY & %ODDY PIECE ( HI/ORICAL RESE>*1 ALL ! MORE AGGRAVAT+ = ! PAIR'S SELF-CONGRATULATION4 ,!IR CONCOCTION (F]S ! READ] A DESCRIPTION ( ! LAUN*+ ( ! ,FRI5DS ( ,DURRUTI 9 ,M>* #aicg AS 0AN ATTEMPT TO 9JECT SIGNIFICANT POLITICAL CONT5T 9TO P]SONAL FRU/RATION1 S+L+ \T AS ! 5EMY ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION & ! ,/AL9I/S &1 TO A LESS] EXT5T1 ?OSE RESPONSIBLE = HIS .<,BALIUS'S.> DISPLACEM5T )9 ! ,C,N,T40.<#a#g.> ,AGU/9 ,GUILLAMON IS TO BE CONGRATULAT$ = HAV+ UND]TAK5 HIS RESE>* 9 A SPIRIT ( SCI5TIFIC 9QUIRY4 ,HE DEALS COMPREH5SIVELY ) ! USUAL FICTIONS & (F]S US A SCRUPUL\SLY ACCURATE ACC\NT ( !,IDEAS& OBJECTIVES ( :AT REMA9S ! MO/ FASC9AT+ & MO/ >TICULATE ( ! DISS5T+ GR\PS )9 ! GREAT] FAMILY ( ,SPANI% LIB]T>IANISM 9 ! CRUCIAL YE> ( #a#i#c#g4 "9"9 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #b#c1 #bba 3 ,PREFACE -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/