,! ,FUTURE ( ! ,G]MAN ,LABOR ,MOVEM5T 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

,PUBLI%$3 9 ,9T]NATIONAL ,C\NCIL ,CORRESPOND5CE ,VOL4 #a1 NO4#a1 ,OCTOB] #a#i#c#d1 PP #a#a-#a#d4 
,S\RCE3 ,ANTONIE ,PANNEKOEK ,>*IVES 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,GRAHAM ,DY] 

,ANY SPECULATION REG>D+ ! POSSIBILITIES ( ! ,G]MAN LABOR 
MOVEM5T MU/ TAKE 9TO ACC\NT1 NOT M]ELY ! AIMS ( ! V>I\S 
ORGANIZATIONS1 BUT ! /RUCTURAL TRANS=MATIONS 9 MOD]N SOCIETY 
DUR+ ! LA/ DECADE4 ,?IS *ANGE 9 ! ECONOMIC SETUP1 TOGE!R ) 
ITS POLITICAL CONSEQU5CES1 IS LIKEWISE ! 9DISP5SABLE KEY TO ! 
COMPLETE UND]/&+ ( FASCISM4 

,9 ! PRES5T CRISIS1 ! MONOPOLI/ =M ( ECONOMY DEVELOPS )9 
ITSELF /AGNAT+ T5D5CIES DIRECT$ ECONOMICALLY AGA9/ ! 
LAISSEZ-FAIRE PR9CIPLE & POLITICALLY AGA9/ 0=MAL DEMOCRACY04 ,! 
PROCESS ( CAPITAL CONC5TRATION1 :I* CONT9UES DUR+ ! CRISIS1 
ACTS AS A SPUR TO ALL SOCIAL GR\PS1 ?\< IT IS ONLY ! WORK+ CLASS 
:I* CAN BE MOV$ 9TO A G5U9E OPPOSITION TO ! EXI/+ ORD]4 ,! 
ECONOMIC DEP5D5CE ( ! MIDDLE CLASS ALL[S IT NO POLICY ( ITS [N2 
IT DEVELOPS ONLY A BACKW>D IDEOLOGY1 S9CE ANY SOCIAL ADVANCE BR+S 
) IT ! D[NFALL ( ?IS CLASS AS A SPECIAL GR\P4 

,! FACT ?AT ! MIDDLE CLASS HAS BECOME ! *IEF SUPPORT ( ! 
FASCI/ MOVEM5T IS ONLY A SIGN ( ITS [N HI/ORICAL 9SIGNIFICANCE4 
,! POLICIES ( ! EXI/+ ECONOMIC SY/EM CANNOT BE SUBORD9AT$ TO 
! FASCI/ IDEOLOGY1 & ! L\D] ?AT IDEOLOGY CRIES1 ! MORE 
SURELY IT ALSO DE/ROYS ITSELF4 ,BE+ 9CAPABLE ( BR++ AB\T A 
REVOLUTION>Y *ANGE 9 ! ECONOMIC SY/EM1 FASCISM IS COMPELL$ TO 
FOLL[ LAWS :I* SIMPLY =CE ! IMPOV]I%M5T ( ! MIDDLE CLASS AS 
WELL4 ,! FASCI/ MOVEM5T MU/ ( NECESSITY1 9 ! C\RSE ( 
DEVELOPM5TS1 %R9K TO A FASCI/ /ATE APP>ATUS :I* HAS 
OP5LY TO DEF5D ! 9T]E/S ( ! ECONOMICALLY /RONGE/ GR\PS 
AGA9/ SOCIETY AS A :OLE4 ,PRACTICALLY1 FASCISM CAN ONLY BE APPRAIS$ 
AS ! EXPRESSION ( ! POLITICAL NECESSITIES ( ! MONOPOLI/IC 
GR\PS DUR+ ! CRISIS4 ,IT IS NO?+ O!R ?AN ! COMPULSION TO 
P]MAN5T T]RORISM AGA9/ ! WORK+ CLASS2 & ?IS COMPULSION 
RESULTS FROM ! FACT ?AT ! FUR!R 5DANG]+ ( 9DU/RIAL PR(ITS 
BY SOCIAL UNRE/ CAN NO LONG] BE TOL]AT$1 S9CE ! ALREADY 
9SUFFICI5T PR(IT BR+S 9TO QUE/ION MORE & MORE ! CONT9U$ 
EXI/5CE ( ! ECONOMIC SY/EM4 ,FASCISM1 FUR!RMORE1 HAS TO WAGE ! 
CLASS /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! CLASS /RUGGLE :I* IT D5IES1 SO AS TO 
PREP>E ! 0NATION0 = ! IMP]IALI/IC CLA%ES TO BE EXPECT$4 

,AS A RESULT ( ! CONFLICTS ( 9T]E/S )9 SOCIETY - CONFLICTS 
D5IABLE ONLY 9 WORDS1 NOT 9 REALITY - FASCISM MAY *ANGE ITS LEAD]S 
& SYMBOLS OR MAY EV5 UND] C]TA9 CIRCUM/ANCES1 AS A RESULT ( NEW 
SOCIAL UPHEAVALS1 GIVE PLACE TO A NEO-DEMOCRATIC REGIME4 ,BUT 
PRACTICALLY1 ?IS TRANS=MATION W\LD BE NO?+ MORE ?AN AN EX*ANGE 
( LEAD]S & SYMBOLS1 S9CE EV5 ! RE/OR$ 0DEMOCRACY0 W\LD BE 
COMPELL$ TO ADOPT ! FASCI/ POLICIES4 ,EV5 A DEMOCRATICALLY 0M9D$0 
/ATE APP>ATUS W\LD HAVE TO PROTECT ! EXI/+ SOCIETY ) ! 
NECESS>Y MEANS1 :I* TODAY >E MEANS ( T]RORISM4 ,)\T 
OV]LOOK+ ! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 FASCISM & DEMOCRACY1 IT MAY /ILL 
BE SAID ?AT BO? !SE SOCIAL =MS1 )9 ! FRAMEWORK ( ! 
PRES5T SY/EM1 HAVE ONLY ! SAME POSSIBILITIES ( ACTION1 S9CE 
POLITICS IS ALWAYS DICTAT$ BY ! ECONOMIC NECESSITIES4 

,FROM ?IS /&PO9T1 ANY /RUGGLE = DEMOCRACY IS ONLY A PSEUDO 
/RUGGLE4 ,& = ?IS REASON1 SU* A /RUGGLE IS QUITE \T ( ! 
QUE/ION = ! WORK]S1 & CAN ONLY BE CONDUCT$ BY ?OSE GR\PS 
:I* >E WILL+ TO PLAY CAPITALI/IC POLITICS1 ?AT IS1 M]ELY WANT TO 
GOV]N4 ,?IS FI<T WILL NOT EV5 BE DECID$ BY ! 0FI<T]S01 BUT BY 
! PROCESSES )9 ! ECONOMIC SY/EM4 ,ONLY ! FALSE ASSUMPTION 
?AT ! PRES5T ECONOMY IS /ILL CAPABLE ( FUR!R PROGRESSIVE 
DEVELOPM5T CAN FE$ ! ILLUSION ( A NEW DEMOCRATIC ]A4 

,9 ,G]MANY ALSO1 ! REAL CLASS /RUGGLE WILL NOT TURN ON ! 
QUE/ION ( DEMOCRACY1 & ALL ATTEMPTS TO ]ECT A NEW LABOR MOVEM5T ON 
?IS BASIS >E DOOM$ 9 ADVANCE4 ,! EF=TS ( ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T 
TO GET A NEW LEASE ( LIFE ?R\< ! RADICALIZ+ ( ITS PHRASEOLOGY 
FALL D[N ON ! OBJECTIVE IMPOSSIBILITY ( TURN+ HI/ORY BACKW>D4 
,! DEM& = ! REHABILITATION ( DEMOCRACY IS NO LESS LAU<ABLE ?AN 
! FAI? ( ! FASCI/ 9 ! RE/ORATION ( ! 0GOOD OLD TIMES04 

,! ATTEMPTS ( ! V>I\S COMMUNI/ GR\PS TO BUILD UP ILLEGAL 
MOVEM5TS 9 ! OLD P>TY /YLE %[ ?AT !Y ?OR\<LY %>E ! 
ILLUSIONS ( ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T4 ,NO?+ HAS *ANG$ AS REG>DS ! 
IDEA HELD BY !SE GR\PS AS TO ! ROLE ( ! P>TY4 ,:AT WAS ONCE 
LEGAL %ALL N[ CONT9UE TO FUNCTION ILLEGALLY 9 ! SAME =M4 ,!Y 
COMPLETELY FAIL TO SEE ?AT ! OLD P>TY MOVEM5T WAS JU/ AN 
EXPRESSION ( =MAL DEMOCRACY1 & C\LD EXI/ NO:]E ELSE4 ,! P>TY 
IS B\ND UP ) DEMOCRACY2 ! ONE IS NOT POSSIBLE )\T ! O!R4 
,ANYONE :O FANCIES ?AT /RONG P>TY ORGANIZATIONS CAPABLE ( PLAY+ A 
DECISIVE ROLE 9 HI/ORY CAN BE BUILT UP ANEW1 SU* A P]SON MU/ 
NECESS>ILY1 H[EV] MU* HE MAY PROTE/1 BELIEVE 9 ! POSSIBILITY ( 
A NEW DEMOCRATIC ]A1 &1 LIKE ! FASCI/S & SOCIALI/S1 IS M]ELY 
9TOXICAT+ HIMSELF ) TRADITIONS4 

,NO?+ IS MORE NAIVE ?AN ! V>I\S ASS]TIONS ( ! DIFF]5T 
POLITICAL GR\PS 9 ,G]MANY TO ! EFFECT ?AT !Y HAVE SO & SO MANY 
?\S&S ( ILLEGAL MEMB]S 9 !IR RANKS4 ,!SE COMPUTATIONS CAN ONLY 
BE MADE & P$DL$ AB\T 9 =EIGN C\NTRIES4 ,!Y >E 9CAPABLE ( 
PRO(1 & SPR+ ONLY FROM ! COMPETITIVE NE$S ( ! V>I\S P>TIES 
9 ! C\NTRIES :I* HAVE NOT YET GONE FASCI/4 ,?OSE COMPUTATIONS >E 
DUBI\S = ! V]Y REASON ?AT !RE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY ( 
MAK+ !M2 NO CONTROLL$1 ILLEGAL LABOR MOVEM5T EMBRAC$ ON 
P>TY PR9CIPLES EXI/S 9 ,G]MANY4 

,IT IS TRUE ?AT ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY SUCCE$$1 DUR+ ! FIR/ FEW 
MON?S ( ! DICTATOR%IP1 9 LEAD+ PORTIONS ( ITS NON-R5EGADE 
MEMB]%IP TO 5GAGE 9 PYGMY DEMON/RATIONS1 9 COLLECT+ DUES FROM 
! MEMB]%IP1 9 PROMPT+ !M TO ! DI/RIBUTION ( LEAFLETS1 ETC4 
,BUT ?IS ACTIVITY WAS POSSIBLE ONLY BECAUSE ! FASCI/ T]ROR WAS /ILL 
LACK+ 9 SY/EM1 & WE F9D ?AT ! COMMUNI/ ACTIVITY LET UP 9 ! 
SAME MEASURE 9 :I* ! FASCI/ 0,T*EKA0 SPREAD ITS NETS4 ,?IS 
0REVOLUTION>Y0 SPIRIT ( ! ,C4,P4 - SPIRIT :I* WAS ASLEEP AT ! 
PROP] MOM5T1 BECAUSE IT DID NOT WANT ?AT MOM5T TO COME - 
COLLAPS$ FROM ITS [N S5SELESSNESS4 ,?\S&S ( FANATICIZ$ P>TY 
HANG]S-ON DRIFT$ 9TO ! CONC5TRATION CAMPS = DI/RIBUT+ 
LEAFLETS CONTA9+ NO?+ MORE ?AN ! PHRASE1 0,H&S (F ! ,SOVIET 
,UNION04 ,! FLUCTUATION 9 MEMB]%IP WAS PECULI> TO ! ,C4,P4 ,! ,S4,P4 
WAS COMPOS$ ( OLD FELL[S1 9CAPABLE ( *ANG+1 :ILE ! ,C4,P4 WAS 
L>GELY COMPOS$ ( Y\NG] ELEM5TS :I* 9/EAD ( CONVICTIONS HAD 
ONLY UNI=MS TO *ANGE4 ,!SE DES]T]S MADE IT ALL ! EASI] = 
FASCISM TO WIPE \T ! ILLEGAL ACTIVITY ( ! ,C4,P4 9 ! %ORTE/ 
CONCEIVABLE TIME4 ,! GLADIATOR POLITICS ( ! ,C4,P4 WAS NOT EV5 ! 
C\RAGE ( DESPAIR1 BUT S]V$ M]ELY TO JU/IFY ! COMMUNI/ 0!SIS 
CON/RUCTORS01 :O ( C\RSE HAD ASS]T$ ?AT ! RULE ( ,HITL] C\LD 
ONLY BE ( BRIEF DURATION4 ,! REAL RELATIONS ( P[] CONTRADICT$ ?IS 
CRIM9AL POLICY DESIGN$ TO CONCEAL EMB>RASS+ FACTS1 & UND] ! AX 
( ! FASCI/ EXECUTION]S1 ! DEEPE/-DY$ P>TY FANATICISM W5T TO 
PIECES4 

,?\< POLITICAL GR\PS W]E REORGANIZ$ UND]GR\ND1 ! FASCI/ 
POLICE ALSO ADJU/$ ITSELF TO UND]GR\ND PURSUIT4 ,DAY AFT] DAY 
OCCURR$1 & /ILL OCCURS1 ! >RE/ ( (FICIALS1 ! SUPPRESSION ( 
MEET+ PLACES1 ! SEIZURE ( CONTACT M54 ,:AT IS BUILT UP TODAY IS 
TOMORR[ ALREADY DE/ROY$4 ,SL[LY BUT ) DEADLY C]TA9TY1 ! V]Y 
BEG9N+S ( ! ILLEGAL MOVEM5T >E BLOTT$ \T4 ,IT WAS !SE 
CIRCUM/ANCES :I* FIR/ CLE>LY REVEAL$ H[ DEEP ! NATIONAL 
SOCIALI/ IDEOLOGY IS /ILL ROOT$ EV5 9 ! WORK]S4 ,!Y PUT 
!MSELVES WILL+LY AT ! S]VICE ( ! AU?ORITIES = ! PURPOSE 
( EXT]M9AT+ 0,M>XISM04 ,A /ATE ( G5]AL DI/RU/ SPREAD OV] ! 
MOVEM5T4 ,ONE :O /ILL SAT 9 ! 0P>TY0 C\NCILS TODAY MI<T /& 
REVEAL$ AS A ,NAZI TOMORR[4 ,! IDEOLOGICAL SWAY ( ! ,NAZIS OV] ! 
GREAT MASSES BR\<T 9TO ! LABOR MOVEM5T A /ATE ( OPPRESS+ 
RESIGNATION & A FEEL+ = ! NECESSITY ( LONG-T]M *ANGE ( 
POLICY4 ,ANY?+ ?AT ESCAP$ ! H&S ( ! ,NAZIS FELL F\L ( ?IS 
RESIGNATION4 ,:AT REMA9S IS A V]Y SMALL CIRCLE ( H\ND$ 
REVOLUTIONI/S :O1 9 VIEW ( ! TRUE SITUATION1 RI<TLY CONT9UE = 
! PRES5T TO KEEP !IR [N COMPANY4 ,! ,P>TY1 TO !M1 AP>T FROM A 
FEW EXCEPTIONS1 MEANS NO?+ ANY MORE4 ,! 0GR\PS ( FIVE0 9CLUDE 
WORK]S FROM ! MO/ DISP>ATE CAMPS ( ! OLD LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,! 
GR\PS !MSELVES S]VE = ! PRES5T M]ELY TO ASSURE ! MUTUAL 
UND]/&+ ( ?OSE 5GAG$ 9 ! MOVEM5T2 !Y REFRA9 FROM ALL 
\TSIDE ACTIVITY4 

,HAV+ %ATT]$ ! OLD LABOR MOVEM5T1 ,FASCISM NEI!R CAN NOR WILL 
P]MIT ! BUILD+ UP ( ANO!R4 ,:AT IS MORE1 ) ! FUR!R 
DEEP5+ ( ! CRISIS1 ! T]RORISM MU/ /ILL CONT9UE TO GR[ 
%>P]4 ,! NECESSITY ( ATOMIZ+ ! MASSES POLITICALLY OR ( 
BR++ !M UND] ! DIRECT CONTROL ( ! FASCI/ /ATE APP>ATUS 
DOES NOT1 H[EV]1 DO AWAY ) ! ECONOMIC NECESSITY ( BR++ !M 
TOGE!R 9 GREAT NUMB]S 9 ! 5T]PRISES1 9DU/RIES1 EMPLOYM5T 
BUREAUS1 LABOR S]VICE CAMPS1 ETC4 ,! IMPOSSIBILITY ( =M+ /RONG 
ORGANIZATIONS DOES NOT ABOLI% ! CLASS /RUGGLE ITSELF2 9 ! NEW 
SITUATION1 IT WILL SIMPLY ASSUME NEW =MS4 ,! ABS5CE ( DOM9ANT 
P]MAN5T ORGANIZATIONS WILL & CAN ONLY LEAD TO ! EXT5SION ( ! 
WORK]S-C\NCIL MOVEM5T4 ,! SOCIAL DEVELOPM5T HAS REA*$ A PO9T 
:I* MAKES ! C\NCIL MOVEM5T ! NATURAL & ONLY POSSIBLE ONE4 ,:AT 
HI!RTO HAS BE5 PROPAG&A >ISES N[ FROM ! RELATIONS !MSELVES4 
,S9CE ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 VIEW$ AS ! ESS5TIAL =M ( HI/ORICAL 
MOVEM5T1 IS NOT SUSCEPTIBLE ( BE+ =BIDD51 ! /RUGGLE ( ! 
WORK]S = !IR EXI/5CE MU/ TAKE ! SPONTANE\S *>ACT] UND] 
! FASCI/ DICTATOR%IP & WILL BE ONE ) ! ORGANIZATION4 ,! 
C\NCILS EXI/ ONLY SO LONG AS !Y >E 9 ACTION2 !Y >E 9 ACTION AS 
SOON AS !Y EXI/4 ,9 ORD] TO BE P]MAN5T1 !Y HAVE FIR/ TO W94 
,!Y >E AT ! SAME TIME ! REALIZATION ( ! UNIT$ FRONT S9CE !Y 
>E NOT B\ND TOGE!R ON ! BASIS ( IDEOLOGIES1 BUT >E ! 
EXPRESSION ( ! MAT]IAL LIFE NE$S ( ! COMBATANTS )\T REG>D 
TO !IR IDEOLOGY4 ,!Y MAKE A REALITY ( :AT C\LD HI!RTO BE VALID 
ONLY 9 WORDS2 NAMELY1 ?AT ! ,REVOLUTION IS NOT A P>TY MATT]1 BUT 
! AFFAIR ( ! CLASS4 

,TO AVOID GO+ (F 9TO EMPTY SPECULATION REG>D+ ! COM+ ,G]MAN 
LABOR MOVEM5T1 IT MU/ BE REALIZ$ ?AT ! P]IOD ( DIS9TEGRATION ( 
EXI/+ SOCIETY CON/ITUTES A NEW HI/ORICAL EPO* :I* FOLL[S ITS 
[N LAWS & NOT ?OSE ( ! PA/4 ,! OLD P>TY MOVEM5T :I* 
REG>D$ ITSELF AS !  DECISIVE FACTOR ( ! REVOLUTION WAS 
9 REALITY ONLY A *ILD ( ASPIR+ CAPITALISM2 A *ILD :I* ! 
CANNIBALI/IC MO!R DEV\RS 9 ! CRISIS4 ,! SETT+ 9 ( ?IS NEW 
EPO* IS NECESS>ILY B\ND UP ) ! 5D ( DEMOCRACY & H5CE ) 
! 5D ( ! PREVI\S LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,! PA/1 TO BE SURE1 /ILL 
WEI<S UPON ! PRES5T & LEADS TO ! BUILD+ ( NEO-SOCIALI/1 
NEO-COMMUNI/ & O!R SU* 0NEO0 ORGANIZATIONS1 BUT ALL TRADITIONS 
MU/ YIELD 9 ! FACE ( ! *ANG$ CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,! WORLD CRISIS IS 
/ILL 9 ITS FIR/ /AGE1 ! PROCESS ( DIS9TEGRATION HAS ONLY BEGUN4 
,! F>!R ?IS PROCESS ADVANCES1 ! MORE MU/ ! T]RORISM AGA9/ 
! WORK]S BE %>P5$4 ,BUT ?IS T]RORISM S]VES = !IR POLITICAL 
$UCATION4 ,9 ! C\RSE ( DEVELOPM5T1 FASCISM WILL BE COMPELL$ TO 
DE/ROY ITS [N ORGANIZATIONS2 NATURE SETS A LIMIT EV5 TO ! GREATE/ 
JOY 9 ?RALLDOM4 ,FAMI%+ FASCI/S CEASE TO BE FASCI/S4 ,RESIGNATION 
KILLS 9DIVIDUALS1 BUT NOT CLASSES4 ,EV]Y ATTEMPT ( ! WORK]S TO W>D 
(F !IR IMPOV]I%M5T WILL BE COMBAT$ 9 ! MANN] 9 :I* 
REBELLIONS >E PUT D[N4 ,?US EV5 ! MO/ BACKW>D WORK]S WILL BE 
COMPELL$1 9 ORD] TO SAVE !MSELVES1 TO ACT AS IF !Y W]E CONSCI\S 
REVOLUTIONI/S4 ,EV]Y ASSEMBLY ( WORK]S BECOMES A RES]VOIR ( 
REVOLUTION>Y 5]GIES4 ,! WEAKNESS ( ! ILLEGAL ORGANIZATIONS WILL 
NOT P]MIT ( ANY GREAT DEGREE ( CONTROL OV] ! MASSES4 ,9 COMMITTEES 
( ACTION & WORK]S C\NCILS !Y WILL CREATE !IR [N =M ( 
ORGANIZATION & !IR [N LEAD]%IP4 ,& IT IS ONLY 9 !SE FIR/ 
BEG9N+S & !IR QUANTITATIVE GR[? ?AT ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T 
CAN BE DISC]N$4 

,! TEMPO ( ?IS DEVELOPM5T IS DET]M9$ BY ?AT ( ! P]IOD ( 
DIS9TEGRATION4 ,UNLESS !RE OCCURS A SUDD5 & RAPID DEEP5+ ( ! 
CRISIS OR UNLESS A NEW W> FUNDAM5TALLY *ANGES ! :OLE WORLD 
PICTURE1 NO?+ MU* ( A SURPRIS+ NATURE 9 REF]5CE TO ! LABOR 
MOVEM5T WILL HAPP5 9 ,G]MANY 9 ! NE> FUTURE4 ,( A RE/ORATION ( 
! LABOR MOVEM5T UPON ! BASIS ( ! OLD1 NO?+ ( ! SORT NE$ 
BE LOOK$ =4 ,SO ?AT1 SO F> AS CONC]NS ! P>TY MOVEM5T1 ONE WILL 
HAVE TO D5Y ITS V]Y EXI/5CE4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONCEIVE ( ANY WAY 
9 :I* IT C\LD SET ITSELF UP AS A QUITE SPECIAL GR\P1 S9CE ! 
MOVEM5T IS ID5TICAL ) ! WORK+ CLASS ITSELF4 ,& NEV]!LESS1 
/ILL MORE SURPRIS+LY ?AN DID ! FASCI/S1 ?AT MOVEM5T WILL ONE 
DAY SNAT* ! P[] 9TO ITS H&S4 

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