,! ,LABOR ,MOVEM5T & ,AN>*ISM ,OP5 ,LETT] ,ADDRESS$ TO ! ,$ITORS ( ,EL ,PRODUCTOR1 AN ,AN>*I/ ,J\RNAL ,PUBLI%$ 9 ,B>CELONA #aibe ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,]RICO ,MALATE/A ,TEXT 3 ,DE> COMRADES1 ,9 Y\R J\RNAL ,I CAME ACROSS ! FOLL[+ S5T5CE3 ',IF WE MU/ *OOSE BETWE5 ,MALATE/A1 :O CALLS = CLASS UNITY1 & ,ROCK]1 :O /&S = A LABOR MOVEM5T ) AN>*I/ AIMS1 WE *OOSE \R ,G]MAN COMRADE4' ,?IS IS NOT ! FIR/ TIME ?AT \R ,SPANI% LANGUAGE PRESS HAS ATTRIBUT$ TO ME IDEAS & 9T5TIONS ,I DO NOT HAVE1 & AL?\< ?OSE :O WI% TO KN[ :AT ,I REALLY ?9K CAN F9D IT CLE>LY SET \T 9 :AT ,I MYSELF HAVE WRITT51 ,I HAVE DECID$ TO ASK Y\ TO PUBLI% ! FOLL[+ EXPLANATION ( MY POSITION4 ,FIR/LY1 IF ?+S W]E REALLY AS Y\ PRES5T !M1 ,I TOO W\LD OPT = ,ROCK] AGA9/ Y\R ',MALATE/A1' :OSE IDEAS ON ! LABOR MOVEM5T BE> LITTLE RESEMBLANCE TO MY [N4 ,LET'S GET ONE ?+ CLE>3 A LABOR MOVEM5T ) AN>*I/ OBJECTIVES IS NOT ! SAME ?+ AS AN AN>*I/ LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,NATURALLY EV]YONE DESIRES ! =M]4 ,IT IS OBVI\S ?AT 9 !IR ACTIVITIES AN>*I/S LOOK TO ! F9AL TRIUMPH ( AN>*Y -- ! MORE SO :5 SU* ACTIVITIES >E C>RI$ \T )9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T1 :I* IS ( SU* GREAT IMPORTANCE 9 ! /RUGGLE = HUMAN PROGRESS & EMANCIPATION4 ,BUT ! LATT]1 A LABOR MOVEM5T :I* IS NOT ONLY 9VOLV$ 9 PROPAG&A & HE GRADUAL W9N+ OV] ( T]RA9 TO AN>*ISM1 BUT :I* IS ALREADY AV[$LY AN>*I/1 SEEMS TO ME TO BE IMPOSSIBLE & W\LD 9 EV]Y WAY LACK ! PURPOSE :I* WE WI% TO GIVE TO ! MOVEM5T4 ,:AT MATT]S TO ME IS NOT 'CLASS UNITY' BUT ! TRIUMPH ( AN>*Y1 :I* CONC]NS EV]YBODY2 & 9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T ,I SEE ONLY A MEANS ( RAIS+ ! MORALE ( ! WORK]S1 ACCU/OM !M TO FREE 9ITIATIVE & SOLID>ITY 9 A /RUGGLE = ! GOOD ( EV]YONE & R5D] !M CAPABLE ( IMAG9+1 DESIR+ & PUTT+ 9TO PRACTICE AN AN>*I/ LIFE4 ,?US1 ! DIFF]5CE !RE MAY BE BETWE5 US CONC]NS NOT ! 5DS BUT ! TACTICS WE BELIEVE MO/ APPROPRIATE = REA*+ \R COMMON GOALS4 ,SOME BELIEVE AN>*I/S MU/ ASSEMBLE ! AN>*I/ WORK]S1 OR AT ! LEA/ ?OSE ) AN>*I/ SYMPA?IES1 9 SEP>ATE ASSOCIATIONS4 ,BUT ,I1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 W\LD LIKE ALL WAGE-E>N]S1 :ATEV] !IR SOCIAL1 POLITICAL OR RELIGI\S OP9IONS -- OR NON-OP9IONS -- B\ND ONLY 9 SOLID>ITY & 9 /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! BOSSES1 TO BELONG TO ! SAME ORGANIZATIONS1 & ,I W\LD LIKE ! AN>*I/S TO REMA9 9DI/+UI%ABLE FROM ! RE/ EV5 :ILE SEEK+ TO 9SPIRE !M ) HEIR IDEAS & EXAMPLE4 ,IT C\LD BE ?AT SPECIFIC CIRCUM/ANCES 9VOLV+ P]SONALITIES1 5VIRONM5T OR OCCASION W\LD ADVISE1 OR DICTATE ! BREAK+ UP ( ! MASS ( ORGANIZ$ WORK]S 9TO V>I\S DIFF]5T T5D5CIES1 ACCORD+ TO !IR SOCIAL & POLITICAL VIEWS4 ,BUT IT SEEMS TO ME 9 G5]AL ?AT !RE %\LD BE A /RIV+ T[>DS UNITY1 :I* BR+S WORK]S TOGE!R 9 COMRADE%IP & ACCU/OMS !M TO SOLID>ITY1 GIVES !M GREAT] /R5G? = TODAY'S /RUGGLES OR PREP>ES !M BETT] = ! F9AL /RUGGLE & ! H>MONY WE %ALL NE$ 9 ! AFT]MA? ( VICTORY4 ,CLE>LY1 ! UNITY WE HAVE TO FID FRE$OM 9 UNITY4 ,O!RWISE UNITY COMES AB\T ?R\< =CE & TO ! DETRIM5T ( FRE$OM4 ,! LABOR MOVEM5T IS NOT ! >TIFICIAL CREATION ( IDEOLOGI/S DESIGN$ TO SUPPORT & PUT 9TO EFFECT A GIV5 SOCIAL & POLITICAL PROGRAM1 :E!R AN>*I/ OR NOT1 & :I* CAN !RE=E1 9 ! ATTITUDES IT /RIKES & ! ACTIONS IT TAKES1 FOLL[ ! L9E LAID D[N BY ?AT PROGRAM4 ,! LABOR MOVEM5T SPR+S FROM ! DESIRE & URG5T NE$ ( ! WORK]S TO IMPROVE !IR CONDITIONS ( LIFE OR AT LEA/ TO PREV5T !M GETT+ WORSE4 ,IT MU/1 !RE=E1 LIVE & DEVELOP )9 ! 5VIRONM5T AS IT IS N[1 & NECESS>ILY T5DS TO LIMIT ITS CLAIMS TO :AT SEEMS POSSIBLE AT ! TIME4 ,IT CAN HAPP5 -- 9DE$1 IT (T5 HAPP5S -- ?AT ! F\ND]S ( WORK]S' ASSOCIATIONS >E M5 ( IDEAS AB\T RADICAL SOCIAL *ANGE & :O PR(IT FROM ! NE$S FELT BY ! MASS ( ! PEOPLE TO >\SE A DESIRE = *ANGE ?AT W\LD SUIT !IR [N GOALS4 ,!Y GA!R R\ND !M COMRADES ( LIKE M9D3 ACTIVI/S DET]M9$ TO FIE 9 REALITY POLITICAL GR\PS1 REVOLUTION>Y GR\PS1 = :I* QUE/IONS ( WAGES1 H\RS1 9T]NAL WORKPLACE REGULATIONS1 >E A SIDE ISSUE & S]VE RA!R AS A PRETEXT = ATTRACT+ ! MAJORITY TO !IR [N IDEAS & PLANS4 ,BUT BE=E LONG1 AS ! NUMB] ( MEMB]S GR[S1 %ORT-T]M 9T]E/S GA9 ! UPP] H&1 REVOLUTION>Y ASPIRATIONS BECOME AN OB/ACLE & A DANG]1 'PRAGMATIC' M51 CONS]VATIVES1 RE=MI/S1 EAG] & WILL+ TO 5T] 9TO ANY AGREEM5T & ACCOMMODATION >IS+ FROM ! CIRCUM/ANCES ( ! MOM5T1 CLA% ) ! IDEALI/S & H>DL9]S1 & ! WORK]S' ORGANIZATION BECOMES :AT IT P]=CE MU/ BE 9 A CAPITALI/ SOCIETY -- A MEANS NOT = REFUS+ TO RECOGNIZE & OV]?R[+ ! BOSSES1 BUT SIMPLY = H$G+ R\ND & LIMIT+ ! BOSSES' P[]4 ,?IS IS :AT ALWAYS HAS HAPP5$ & C\LD NOT HAPP5 O!RWISE S9CE ! MASSES1 BE=E TAK+ ON BO>D ! IDEA & ACQUIR+ ! /R5G? TO TRANS=M ! :OLE ( SOCIETY FROM ! BOTTOM UP1 FEEL ! NE$ = MODE/ IMPROVEM5TS1 & = AN ORGANIZATION ?AT WILL DEF5D !IR IMM$IATE 9T]E/S :ILE !Y PREP>E = ! IDEAL LIFE ( ! FUTURE4 ,SO :AT %\LD ! AN>*I/S DO :5 ! WORK]S' ORGANIZATION1 FAC$ ) ! 9FL[ ( A MAJORITY DRIV5 TO IT BY !IR ECONOMIC NE$S ALONE1 CEASES TO BE A REVOLUTION>Y =CE & BECOMES 9VOLV$ 9 A BALANC+ ACT BETWE5 CAPITAL & LABOR & POSSIBLY EV5 A FACTOR 9 PRES]V+ ! /ATUS QUO8 ,!RE >E COMRADES :O SAY -- & HAVE DONE SO :5 ?IS QUE/ION IS RAIS$ -- ?AT ! AN>*I/S %\LD )DRAW & =M M9ORITY GR\P+S4 ,BUT ?IS1 TO ME1 MEANS CONDEMN+ \RSELVES TO GO+ BACK TO ! BEG9N+4 ,! NEW GR\P+1 IF IT IS NOT TO REMA9 A M]E AFF9ITY GR\P ) NO 9FLU5CE 9 ! WORK]S' /RUGGLE1 WILL DESCRIBE ! SAME P>ABOLA AS ! ORGANIZATION IT LEFT BEH9D4 ,9 ! MEANTIME ! SE$S ( BITT]NESS WILL BE S[N AMONG ! WORK]S & ITS BE/ EF=TS WILL BE SQU&]$ 9 COMPETITION ) ! MAJORITY ORGANIZATION4 ,!N1 9 A SPIRIT ( SOLID>ITY1 9 ORD] NOT TO FALL 9TO ! TRAP ( PLAY+ ! BOSSES' GAME & 9 ORD] TO PURSUE ! 9T]E/S ( !IR [N MEMB]S1 IT WILL COME TO T]MS ) ! MAJORITY & B[ TO ITS LEAD]%IP4 ,A LABOR ORGANIZATION ?AT W]E TO /YLE ITSELF AN>*I/1 ?AT WAS & REMA9$ G5U9ELY AN>*I/ & WAS MADE UP EXCLUSIVELY ( DY$-9-!-WOOL AN>*I/S C\LD BE A =M -- 9 SOME CIRCUM/ANCES AN EXTREMELY USEFUL ONE -- ( AN>*I/ GR\P+2 BUT IT W\LD NOT BE ! LABOR MOVEM5T & IT W\LD LACK ! PURPOSE ( SU* A MOVEM5T1 :I* IS TO ATTRACT ! MASS ( ! WORK]S 9TO ! /RUGGLE1 &1 ESPECIALLY = US1 TO CREATE A VA/ FIELD = PROPAG&A & TO MAKE NEW AN>*I/S4 ,= !SE REASONS ,I BELIEVE ?AT AN>*I/S MU/ REMA9 -- & :]E POSSIBLE1 NATURALLY1 ) DIGNITY & 9DEP5D5CE -- )9 ?OSE ORGANIZATIONS AS !Y >E1 TO WORK )9 !M & SEEK TO PU% !M =W>D TO ! BE/ ( !IR ABILITY1 READY TO AVAIL !MSELVES1 9 CRITICAL MOM5TS ( HI/ORY1 ( TWE 9FLU5CE !Y MAY HAVE GA9$1 & TO TRANS=M !M SWIFTLY FROM MODE/ WEAPONS ( DEF5SE TO P[]FUL TOOLS ( ATTACK4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ( C\RSE1 ! MOVEM5T ITSELF1 ! MOVEM5T ( IDEAS1 MU/ NOT BE NEGLECT$1 = ?IS PROVIDES ! ESS5TIAL BASE = :I* ALL ! RE/ PROVIDES ! 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