,! ,G]MAN ,ELECTIONS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK 

,TEXT 3 

,WRITT53 ,FEBRU>Y #aiai 
,TRANSCRIB$3 ,ADAM ,BUICK4 

,9 ! ,DECEMB] #aiah ,SOCIALI/ ,/&>D WE /AT$ 
?AT IF A ,G5]AL ,ELECTION W]E HELD 9 ,G]MANY ! WORK+ CLASS !RE1 HAV+ 
! VA/ MAJORITY ( ! VOTES1 C\LD PLACE A ,SOCIALI/ ,GOV]NM5T 9 P[] 
%\LD !Y DESIRE TO WORK = ! E/ABLI%M5T ( ,SOCIALISM4 ,AN ,ELECTION HAS 
N[ BE5 HELD1 & ITS RESULTS MU/ BE EXCE$+LY DISAPPO9T+ TO ?OSE :O 
CLAIM ?AT ! RIOTS 9 ,B]L9 & O!R T[NS %[$ ?AT ! ,G]MAN WORK+ 
CLASS W]E READY -- NAY1 EAG] -- TO SEE ,SOCIALISM BR\<T 9TO 
EXI/5CE4 

,! ,PRESS REPORTS GIVE ! FOLL[+ AS ! RESULT ( ! ,ELECTION3 

,MAJORITY ,SOCIALI/S#a#f#d SEATS,9DEP5D5T ,SOCIALI/S#b#d SEATS,G]MAN ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY#g#g SEATS,NATIONAL ,PEOPLE'S ,P>TY#c#d SEATS,*RI/IAN ,PEOPLE'S ,P>TY#h#h SEATS,G]MAN ,PEOPLE'S ,P>TY#b#c SEATS,O!R ,P>TIES#a#a SEATS,TOTAL#d#b#a 

,! ,DAILY ,NEWS 7#b#d4#a4#a#i7 DIVIDES ! ABOVE P>TIES 9TO TWO 
GR\PS1 ! FIR/ ?REE =M+ :AT IT CALLS ! 0,LEFT01 & ! 
REMA9D] ! 0,RI<T04 ,BUT ?IS DIVISION CONCEALS1 RA!R ?AN 
EXPLA9S1 ! REAL POSITION ( ! V>I\S P>TIES4 

,! 0,*RI/IAN ,PEOPLE'S ,P>TY0 IS ! OLD ,CL]ICAL ,C5T] 
,P>TY WE>+ A NEW NAME 9 ! ATTEMPT TO TRIM ITS SAILS TO FIT ! NEW 
CONDITIONS4 ,! 0,NATIONAL ,PEOPLE'S ,P>TY0 IS ! OLD 
,CONS]VATIVE & ,JUNK] ORGANIZATION ) A NEW LABEL TO HIDE ITS OLD 
CRIMES4 

,! ,G]MAN ,PEOPLE'S ,P>TY IS COMPOS$ ( ! L>GE 9DU/RIAL & 
F9ANCIAL CAPITALI/S & HAS MADE A RA!R POOR %[1 DUE1 D\BTLESS TO ! 
WAGES DISPUTES RAG+ ?R\<\T ,G]MANY4 

,! ,G]MAN ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY IS MADE UP ( ,LIB]ALS & ,REPUBLICANS & 
CORRESPONDS APPROXIMATELY TO ! ,ASQUI?IAN ,LIB]AL ,P>TY H]E4 

,DESPITE ! ,DAILY ,NEWS DIVISION ALL ! ABOVE P>TIES >E 
SUPPORT]S & DEF5D]S ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM & >E UTT]LY OPPOS$ TO ! 
ABOLITION ( WAGE SLAV]Y4 ,COMB9$ !Y HOLD #bbb SEATS1 & IF WE ADD ! #aa 
SEATS ( ! O!R ANTI-WORK+ CLASS P>TIES !RE >E #bcc AV[$LY CAPITALI/ 
MEMB]S AGA9/ #ahh SO-CALL$ ,SOCIALI/ MEMB]S4 ,BUT /ILL ?IS DOES NOT 
COMPLETE ! SURVEY4 

,= YE>S WE HAVE PO9T$ \T ?AT ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY ( ,G]MANY 
-- N[ CALL$ ! 0,MAJORITY ,SOCIALI/S0 -- WAS NOT A 
,SOCIALI/ P>TY4 ,ITS P]SI/5T SUPPORT ( ! CAPITALI/ P>TIES AT ELECTIONS1 
C\PL$ ) ITS ADVOCACY ( CAPITALI/ RE=MS1 M>K$ IT (F AS M]ELY A 
RE=M P>TY SIMIL> TO ! ,LABOR ,P>TY 9 ?IS C\NTRY1 ?\< IT C>RI$ A 
,SOCIALI/ NAME4 ,& !RE WAS ANO!R IMPORTANT FACT CONNECT$ ) ITS 
GR[?4 

,! CAPITALI/ CLASS 9 ,G]MANY HAS ALWAYS BE5 SOME:AT N]V\S ( ! 
WORK+ CLASS !RE1 HAV+1 AS ,5GELS PO9TS \T1 SOME?+ TO LE>N FROM ! 
,5GLI% CAPITALI/ CLASS 9 ?IS RESPECT4 ,?IS N]V\SNESS WAS %[N 9 V>I\S 
REPRESSIVE MEASURES CULM9AT+ 9 ,BISM>CK'S ,ANTI-,SOCIALI/ LAWS4 
,REPRESSIVE MEASURES = ! WORK+ CLASS1 H[EV]1 ALSO HIT ! SMALL 
CAPITALI/S & TRAD]S 9 !IR OP]ATIONS4 ,!SE LATT]1 :O USUALLY =M AN 
ACTIVE PORTION ( ! ,LIB]AL ,P>TY1 F\ND ! MA9 BODY ( !IR ORGANIZATION 
TOO TIMID TO FI<T OV] !SE MEASURES1 & SAW !M SL9K BEH9D ! MORE 
DET]M9$ ,JUNK] SECTION :5 !RE W]E ANY SIGNS ( TR\BLE AHEAD4 ,MR4 ,SMALL 
,CAPITALI/ HAD TO LOOK = ANO!R ORGANIZATION ?AT WAS REALLY PREP>$ = ! 
,LIB]AL RE=MS1 & IT WAS AT H& 9 ! %APE ( ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY4 
,S9CE ! DAYS ( ITS FAM\S 0,GO?A ,PROGRAM01 SO TR5*ANTLY 
TR\NC$ BY ,M>X1 IT HAD EV5 *ALL5G$ ,BISM>CK'S RUL+S4 ,SO ! SMALL 
CAPITALI/S JO9$ ?IS ORGANIZATION 9 L>GE NUMB]S TILL ! TOTAL VOTES RAN 
9TO MILLIONS4 

,IT IS CLE> AS NOON-DAY ?AT !SE VOTES W]E NEI!R ,SOCIALI/ NOR 9T5D$ 
TO HELP =W>D ! CAUSE ( ,SOCIALISM4 ,! 0ACID TE/0 CAME ) 
! W>4 ,!N1 AS ! ,LABOR ,P>TY & ,HYNDMAN SECTION H]E1 ! ,G]MAN ,SOCIAL 
,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY SUPPORT$ ?IS CAPITALI/ W> ON !IR SIDE4 ,ONLY A SMALL 
NUMB] ( ! ,LEFT W+ PROTE/$1 & ,K>L ,LIEBKNE*T WAS SLIM$ ) ! 
PRAISE ( ! CAPITALI/ ,PRESS ( ?IS C\NTRY1 :I*1 S9CE ! SIGN+ ( ! 
,>MI/ICE1 HAVE US$ ! F\LE/ LANGUAGE AT !IR COMM& TO BLACK5 HIM 9 ! 
EYES ( ! WORK]S4 ,!N CAME ! SPLIT & ! =MATION ( ! 
0,9DEP5D5T ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY0 BY ! ,LEFT W+ REF]R$ TO 
ABOVE4 

,) ! FALL ( ! ,KAIS] ON ! SIGN+ ( ! ,>MI/ICE ! ,JUNK]S W5T 
TEMPOR>ILY UND] A CL\D1 & ! V>I\S SECTIONS ( ! ,LIB]ALS JO9$ ) 
! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS TO C>RY ON 9 ! 9T]VAL4 

,K>L ,LIEBKNE*T'S ATTEMPT TO R\SE ! WORK]S TO SEIZE P[] = 
!MSELVES AS A CLASS MET ) CONSID]ABLE OPPOSITION EV5 9 HIS [N 
/RON<OLD1 ,B]L94 ,?IS %[$ H[ SMALL WAS ! NUMB] ( ! ,G]MAN WORK+ 
CLASS :O W]E READY TO ASSI/ 9 E/ABLI%+ ,SOCIALISM4 ,! NUMB] :O 
UND]/& IT MU/1 ( C\RSE1 BE SMALL] /ILL4 

,! ,G]MAN ,ELECTION HAS %[N1 ) ! COLD1 REL5TLESS LOGIC ( FIGURES1 
H[ MU* ,SOCIALI/ PROPAG&A /ILL MU/ BE DONE 9 ,G]MANY1 AS 
ELSE:]E1 BE=E ! WORK+ CLASS WILL BE 9 A FIT /ATE1 & READY1 TO 
E/ABLI% ,SOCIALISM4 

,:ILE ! OLD ,CL]ICAL ,P>TY & ! ,JUNK]S HAVE TRI$ TO HIDE !IR 
DISREPUTABLE PA/S UND] NEW LABELS1 ! ,LIB]ALS HAVE COME \T ) A P>TY ( 
!IR [N -- ! ,G]MAN ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY4 ,9 SPITE ( ?IS MANY ,LIB]ALS 
HAVE BE5 REASSUR$ BY ! ACTIONS ( ! 0,MAJORITY ,SOCIALI/S0 
DUR+ ! 9T]VAL1 & HAVE MA9TA9$ !IR ALLEGIANCE ) !M4 ,H5CE ! 
0,MAJORITY ,SOCIALI/0 VOTE CANNOT BE CLAIM$ TO BE MORE ?AN A 
MIXTURE ( ADVANC$ ,RADICAL & ORD9>Y ,LABOR VOTES4 

,DUE TO !IR ACTION 9 OPPOS+ ! LAT] W>-CR$ITS ! 0,9DEP5D5T 
,SOCIALI/0 VOTE IS A MU* MORE RELIABLE 9DEX TO ! NUMB] ( ,SOCIALI/S 
9 ,G]MANY4 ,EV5 H]E1 H[EV]1 ! BREAK+ AWAY ( ! ,SP>TACUS GR\P ADDS TO 
! DIFFICULTY ( =M+ A S\ND JUDGM5T TILL MORE DETAIL$ 9=MATION IS 
AVAILABLE4 ,UNTIL !N EV5 ! MO/ OPTIMI/IC :O HAVE ANY ACQUA9TANCE ) 
,G]MAN CONDITIONS1 CANNOT CLAIM MORE ?AN ! #bd 0,9DEP5D5T 
,SOCIALI/0 MEMB]S AS AN EXPRESSION ( ! DESIRE = ,SOCIALISM ON ! 
P>T ( ! WORK+ CLASS 9 ,G]MANY4 

,!RE1 AS 9 ALL CAPITALI/ C\NTRIES1 ! FI<T = ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION 
HAS YET TO TAKE PLACE4 

7,FEBRU>Y #a#i#a#i7 

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