,! ,OPPORTUNISM ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ! ,NE!RL&S 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,H]MAN ,GORT] 

,TEXT 3 

,ORIG9AL TITLE3 ,HET OPPORTUNISME 9 DE ,N$]L&S*E ,COMMUNI/IS*E ,P>TIJ 
,PUBLI%$3 9 ,AM/]DAM1 #a#i#b#a4 ,AS ,GORT] PO9TS \T AT ! 5D ( 
! TEXT1 ! MA9 P>T ( ! PAMPHLET WAS COMPLET$ 9 ,AUGU/ #a#i#a#i2 ITS 
PUBLICATION WAS PO/PON$ DUE TO A PAP] %ORTAGE4 ,GORT] EXT5D$ HIS >GUM5T 
TO WELL 9TO #aib BY MEANS ( A L>GE NUMB] ( FOOTNOTES4 ,! FOOTNOTES 9 ! 
TEXT >E ,GORT]'S2 ! FOOTNOTES & ITALICIZ$ WORDS & PHRASES >E TAK5 FROM 
! ORIG9AL ,G]MAN TEXT REPRODUC$ 9 ,DIE L9KE GEG54441 & ALSO FROM 
! ,FR5* $ITION ( ! LATT] WORK4 
,TRANSLATION3 ,M4 ,DE,SOCIO 
,DIGITALIZATION3 ,COLLECTIVE ,ACTION ,NOTES 7,C,A,N7 
,H,T,M,L3 ,JONAS ,HOLMGR5 

0,! COMMUNI/S >E DI/+UI%$ FROM ! O!R WORK+ CLASS 
P>TIES BY ?IS ONLY444 ,9 ! NATIONAL /RUGGLES ( ! PROLET>IANS ( ! 
DIFF]5T C\NTRIES1 !Y PO9T \T & BR+ TO ! FRONT ! COMMON 9T]E/S 
( ! 5TIRE PROLET>IAT1 9DEP5D5TLY ( ALL NATIONALITY444 ,UNIT$ ACTION1 ( 
! LEAD+ CIVILIZ$ C\NTRIES AT LEA/1 IS ONE ( ! FIR/ CONDITIONS = ! 
EMANCIPATION ( ! PROLET>IAT40 

--,MANIFE/O ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 

,:5 ONE HAS D$ICAT$ AS MANY YE>S ( ONE'S LIFE TO ! 
!ORETICAL PROPAG&A ( ,M>XISM1 I4E41 SCI5TIFIC SOCIALISM1 AS HAS ! AU?OR 
( ?IS PAMPHLET1 & !N DECIDES TO CEASE TO DO SO 9 ,HOLL&1 AT LEA/ 
TEMPOR>ILY--& AT ! V]Y MOM5T :5 SOCIALISM IS PASS+ FROM SCI5CE TO 
ACTION--!N ONE W\LD WANT ! LA/ /AGE ( ONE'S LABORS TO BE AS CLE> = ! 
WORK]S AS ! PREVI\S TWO /AGES W]E4 

,9 NEWSPAP] >TICLES 79 ! ,TRIBUNE7 ! RESULTS ( ?IS 
WORK HAVE BE5 PUBLI%$1 BUT 9 A DISP]S$ =M1 L>GELY 9ACCESSIBLE TO A 
WID] PUBLIC4 ,!Y CAN BE F\ND 9 !IR 5TIRETY 9 ?IS PAMPHLET4 

,! FIR/ P]IOD ( MY PROPAG&A = SCI5TIFIC SOCIALISM 9 
,HOLL& WAS ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,TROEL/RA & OPPORTUNISM 9 G5]AL1 I4E41 ! 
REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE )9 ! ,S,D,A,P4 

,! SECOND /AGE WAS ! /RUGGLE C>RI$ \T TOGE!R ) ! 
,S,D,P = ! REVOLUTION>Y UNITY ( ! ,DUT* PROLET>IAT4 

,! ?IRD /AGE WAS ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! LEAD]%IP ( ! 
,S,D,P 7N[ ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY71 & = ! REVOLUTION>Y UNITY ( ! 
9T]NATIONAL WORK+ CLASS4 ,?IS LA/ /AGE ( MY WORK MI<T APPE>1 TO MANY 
WORK]S1 TO BE LESS IMPORTANT ?AN ! O!R TWO4 ,9 REALITY1 H[EV]1 ! 
/RUGGLE = ! REVOLUTION>Y UNITY ( ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT HAS N[ 
BECOME ! MO/ IMPORTANT TASK4 

,?IS IS BECAUSE BO? ! ,DUT* ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY & ! ,?IRD 
,9T]NATIONAL >E SUFF]+ FROM ! SAME OPPORTUNISM :I* RU9$ ! ,S,D,A,P & 
! ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,& ?IS OPPORTUNISM APPE>S TO BE PREV5T+1 OR AT 
LEA/ RET>D+1 ! UNITY ( ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT & ! VICTORY ( 
! REVOLUTION4 

,?IS IS :Y ,I WANT TO EXPLA9 ! *>ACT] & ! DEVELOPM5T 
( MY /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ! 
,NE!RL&S.<#a.> AS CLE>LY AS POSSIBLE4 

,MY LA/ WORD ON ! ,DUT* ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY WILL BE DIRECT$ 
AGA9/ ! WOR/ 5EMY ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 

,! GR[? & CONC5TRATION ( NATIONAL CAPITAL 9TO SYNDICATES1 
C>TELS & TRU/S1 I4E41 9TO MONOPOLY CAPITAL1 & ! RULE ( F9ANCE CAPITAL 
OV] ALL O!R K9DS ( CAPITAL1 L$ TO ! WORLD W> BETWE5 ! MO/ IMPORTANT 
F9ANCIAL GR\PS ( ! WORLD'S GREAT P[]S1 & ! /ATES GR\P$ TOGE!R 
UND] !IR LEAD]%IP4 

,! WORK+ CLASS DID NOT RISE TO ! OCCASION ( ?IS *ALL5GE 
BECAUSE IT HAD NOT =M$ A REVOLUTION>Y UNIT ON EI!R ! NATIONAL OR ! 
9T]NATIONAL LEVEL4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 ! W> BROKE \T )\T ANY SIGNIFICANT 
RESI/ANCE ON ! P>T ( ! WORK]S4 

,& :5 ! W> WAS UND]WAY1 ! WORK+ CLASS C\LD AGA9 DO 
NO?+1 PRECISELY BECAUSE ( ?IS LACK ( 9T]NATIONAL UNITY4 ,IF ?IS UNITY IS 
NOT PRODUC$ BY ! REVOLUTION1 IT IS QUITE LIKELY ?AT ! REVOLUTION WILL BE 
DEFEAT$ 9 ONE C\NTRY AFT] ANO!R4 

,BECAUSE N[1 AFT] ! W>1 9T]NATIONAL CAPITAL--:ATEV] 5MITY 
MAY EXI/ BETWE5 NATIONAL CAPITALS1 :ATEV] !IR DISAGREEM5TS--IS FIRMLY 
UNIT$ AGA9/ EV]Y NATIONAL REVOLUTION4 ,& !Y >E JO9$ BY ! SOCIAL 
DEMOCRATIC P>TIES1 ! SOCIAL PATRIOTS :O SUPPORT$ ! W> EF=T2 & BY ! 
PSEUDO-,M>XI/ P>TIES 7! ,KAUTSKY T5D5CY7 :I* EV]Y:]E COMMIT ! SAME 
ACT ( TREASON AS !Y DID DUR+ ! W>1 SO ?AT A UNIT$ FRONT IS CON/RUCT$ 
?R\<\T ! WORLD1 AN 9T]NATIONAL FRONT1 :I* FI<TS AGA9/ ANY 
REVOLUTION = COMMUNISM1 & !RE=E AGA9/ ! 9T]NATIONAL REVOLUTION AS 
A :OLE2 A UNIT$ FRONT ( ,5GL&1 ,AM]ICA1 ,G]MANY1 ,FRANCE1 ,ITALY & ,AU/RIA1 
( ,CLEM5CEAU-,R5AUDEL1 ,EB]T-,NOSKE1 ,WILSON-,GOMP]S1 ,LLOYD ,GEORGE-,?OMAS1 ETC4 

,IF ANYONE /ILL HAS ANY D\BTS ?AT ?IS IS ! CASE1 JU/ LOOK 
AT ,RUSSIA & ,HUNG>Y4 ,! REVOLUTION ( ! SOVIET REPUBLIC 9 ,RUSSIA IS 
?REAT5$ BY ALL ( !M1 BY ,5GL& & ,FRANCE AS WELL AS BY ,G]MANY2 ?IS 
SAME COALITION HAS ALSO DONE ITS P>T TO ANNIHILATE ! C\NCIL REPUBLIC 9 
,HUNG>Y4 

,AGA9/ ?IS UNIT$ FRONT--?IS MU* IS CLE>--ONLY A REVOLUTION>Y 
UNIT$ FRONT ( ! 9T]NATIONAL REVOLUTION>Y PROLET>IAT CAN FI<T 
EFFECTIVELY4 ,A NATIONAL PROLET>IAT & EV5 SEV]AL NATIONAL PROLET>IATS 
TOGE!R1 W\LD BE DEFEAT$ BY ?IS UNIT$ FRONT4 

,9 ADDITION--& ?IS IS ( ! UTMO/ IMPORTANCE--NOT EV]Y 
C\NTRY UND]GOES ECONOMIC COLLAPSE AT ! SAME TIME & TO ! SAME DEGREE4 
,CAPITAL IS 9 A MU* /RONG] POSITION 9 ,5GL& & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 9 ! 
,NE!RL&S & ! ,SC&9AVIAN C\NTRIES ?AN 9 ,G]MANY1 ,FRANCE & ,ITALY4 
,! =M] WILL /ILL HAVE L>GE CAPITAL RES]VES = SOME TIME TO COME :I* 
WILL BE US$ AGA9/ ! WORLD REVOLUTION4 ,!RE >E EV5 SOME GR\NDS = D\BT 
:E!R ,5GL& & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES >E ?REAT5$ BY ECONOMIC COLLAPSE AT 
ALL4 ,?IS IS NOT YET CLE>4 

,ALREADY1 DUR+ ! W>1 & EV5 AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! W>1 
?IS WAS :]E ! GREAT QUE/ION >OSE3 ,H[ TO A*IEVE ?IS 9T]NATIONAL 
REVOLUTION>Y UNITY8 ,& ABOVE ALL3 ,:AT K9D ( TACTICS MU/ ! 9T]NATIONAL 
PROLET>IAT1 & ?US EA* NATIONAL PROLET>IAT1 EMPLOY TO MAKE ?IS UNITY 
POSSIBLE1 TO FULLY REALIZE IT8 ,!SE W]E ! MO/ IMPORTANT QUE/IONS = ! 
COMMUNI/ REVOLUTION4 ,!RE >E NO REFLECTIONS ON !SE QUE/IONS1 NOR ANY 
!ORIES1 9 ,M>X & ,5GELS1 OR 9 ,KAUTSKY1 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG OR ,L594 

,?IS IS :Y ,I HAVE CONC5TRAT$ ALL MY ATT5TION ON ?IS QUE/ION 
S9CE ! BEG9N+ ( ! W>1 & HAVE TRI$ TO PROVIDE AN ANSW] 9 TWO 
PAMPHLETS3 ,IMP]IALISM1 ! ,WORLD ,W> & ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY & ,! 
,WORLD ,REVOLUTION4 

,?IS QUE/ION BECAME YET MORE PRESS+1 & ITS SOLUTION ALL ! 
MORE URG5T1 :5 ,KAUTSKY BETRAY$ \R CAUSE1 & ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG WAS 
ASSASS9AT$4 

,MY ANSW] WAS3 ! PROLET>IAT CAN ONLY BE VICTORI\S 9 ITS 
/RUGGLE & 9 ! REVOLUTION1 IF IT TREATS ! IMP]IALISMS ( ! TWO CAMPS 
( ! GREAT P[]S AS EQUIVAL5TS1 AS !Y ACTUALLY >E1 IF IT FI<TS ! 
IMP]IALISM ( ! TWO CAMPS1 ?AT IS1 ( ALL NATIONS1 AS IF IT W]E ONE S+LE 
IMP]IALISM4 ,I HAVE TRI$ 9 EV]Y POSSIBLE WAY1 9 ! TWO PAMPHLETS M5TION$ 
ABOVE1 TO PROVE ?AT ?IS ANSW] IS CORRECT4 

,& ! DAY PROBABLY APPROA*ES :5 IT WILL BE PROV5 ?AT ! 
TACTIC ,I HAVE DEF5D$ S9CE #aiag WAS ! ONLY CORRECT TACTIC4 

,IF1 AS IS MO/ LIKELY1 ! ,RUSSIAN SOVIET REPUBLIC IS ATTACK$ 
AGA91 OR IF ! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION BREAKS \T ONCE MORE1 ! UNITY ( ! 
,AM]ICAN & ,EUROPEAN PROLET>IATS WILL IMM$IATELY BECOME NECESS>Y4 ,BECAUSE 
,ANGLO-,FR5*-,AM]ICAN IMP]IALISM1 SUPPORT$ BY ,SC&9AVIAN-,DUT* IMP]IALISM1 
WILL IMM$IATELY CONFRONT ?IS REVOLUTION ) MILIT>Y OR ECONOMIC MEANS1 OR 
) BO? AT ! SAME TIME4 ,& !N ! PROLET>IAT ( ,5GL&1 ,FRANCE1 
,AM]ICA1 ,ITALY1 ,SPA91 ,BELGIUM1 ,HOLL&1 ,D5M>K1 ,NORWAY & ,SW$5 WILL 
IMM$IATELY HAVE TO UNITE ) ! PROLET>IAT ( ,G]MANY1 9 ORD] TO BR+ ALL 
!IR =CES TO BE> TO PREV5T ,ANGLO-,FR5*-,AM]ICAN IMP]IALISM FROM DEFEAT+ 
! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION4 

,! SAME W\LD BE TRUE IF ! REVOLUTION W]E TO BREAK \T 9 ANY 
O!R GREAT P[]4 ,IT WAS ?IS TACTIC :I* GAVE RISE TO MY DISAGREEM5TS ) 
! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,S,D,P 7,C,P74 ,! ,S,D,P'S TACTICAL CONCEPTIONS W]E 
FUNDAM5TALLY DIFF]5T FROM M9E4 ,BE=E \TL9+ ! EVOLUTION ( MY /RUGGLE 
AGA9/ ! ,S,D,P LEAD]%IP1 ,I %ALL SET ! RECORD /RAI<T CONC]N+ ! 
FOLL[+ PO9T3 

,ONE >GUM5T EMPLOY$ BY ,WIJNKOOP AGA9/ MY 9T]NATIONAL TACTIC 
WAS AS FOLL[S3 ,GORT] DIV]T$ ! ,DUT* PROLET>IAT FROM ITS MO/ ESS5TIAL 
TASK4 ,?IS TASK IS TO BR+ AB\T ! REVOLUTION 9 ! ,NE!RL&S4 ,9 
RESPONSE1 ,I SAY3 

,! REVOLUTION 9 ! ,NE!RL&S CAN ONLY BREAK \T1 & CAN 
ONLY HAVE A *ANCE ( SUCCESS1 IF1 9 ! MO/ IMPORTANT C\NTRIES1 ABOVE ALL 9 
,G]MANY & ,5GL&1 CAPITALISM HAS BE5 WEAK5$ BY REVOLUTION4 ,BECAUSE ,DUT* 
CAPITALISM1 UNLIKE ! C\NTRIES :I* P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! W>1 HAS NOT BE5 
WEAK5$1 BUT HAS BE5 CONSID]ABLY RE9=C$4 ,ITS RES]VES ( GOLD & ! 
/R5G? ( ITS CURR5CY PROVE ?IS4 ,IF ! SITUATION 9 ALL ! O!R C\NTRIES 
W]E LIKE \R SITUATION1 A REVOLUTION W\LD NOT BE POSSIBLE 9 ANY ( !M1 
EI!R4 

,ONLY :5 CAPITAL IS SEV]ELY %AK5 OR IS OV]?R[N 9 ! 
L>GE/ C\NTRIES WILL ! REVOLUTION ALSO TAKE PLACE H]E1 AS A RESULT ( 
EXPORT & IMPORT & TRADE DIFFICULTIES1 ETC4 

,BY REVOLUTION1 WE MEAN ! DEMOLITION ( ! EXI/+ SOCIETY & 
! CON/RUCTION ( A NEW ONE4 ,! REVOLUTION COMPRISES BO? ( !SE MOM5TS4 

,BESIDES ! P[] ( ,DUT* COMM]CIAL1 9DU/RIAL & 
AGRICULTURAL CAPITAL1 ! REVOLUTION IS ALSO CURR5TLY IMP$$ BY ,HOLL&'S 
ECONOMIC DEP5D5CE ON =EIGN TRADE4 ,! ,NE!RL&S IS 9 ! SAME SITUATION 
)9 ! ,EUROPEAN CONTEXT AS ,BAV>IA IS )9 ! ,G]MAN CONTEXT4 

,CONSEQU5TLY1 :5 ,WIJNKOOP SAID ?AT MY TACTIC H9D]S ! MO/ 
ESS5TIAL TASK ( ! ,DUT* PROLET>IAT1 HE WAS MI/AK54 

,H[EV]1 PREP>ATORY MOVEM5TS >E POSSIBLE 9 ! ,NE!RL&S3 
DEMON/RATIONS1 ! CREATION ( WORK]S C\NCILS1 /RIKES1 ETC4 ,MY TACTIC NEV] 
CON/ITUT$ AN OB/ACLE TO SU* MOVEM5TS4 ,IT WAS ALWAYS 9 FULL AGREEM5T ) 
!M4 ,& 9 ?IS RESPECT ,I HAVE (T5 FELT ADMIRATION = ! $ITORS ( !  
,TRIBUNE4 

,BUT HAS !RE BE5 AN OCCASION :]E ! ,DUT* P>TY C\LD HAVE 
TAK5 P>T 9 ! 9T]NATIONAL REVOLUTION8 ,YES1 !RE HAS BE5 ONE PO9T 
:]E ! ,DUT* WORK+ CLASS & ! 9T]NATIONAL REVOLUTION 9T]SECT$1 & 
?AT WAS ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,5T5TE CAPITAL :5 ! LATT] WAS ON ! V]GE 
( VICTORY1 & !N :5 IT HAD WON ! W>4 

,?AT WAS :5 ,5T5TE CAPITAL ?REAT5$ ! ,RUSSIAN1 ! 
,HUNG>IAN1 ! ,G]MAN & ! WORLD REVOLUTION1 & ! ,DUT* PROLET>IAT C\LD 
HAVE 9T]V5$ BY REVOLT+ AGA9/ ,5T5TE CAPITAL :]E IT WAS POSSIBLE TO DO 
SO4 

,?IS WAS ! TACTIC :I* ,I RECOMM5D$ BUT :I* WAS REJECT$ BY 
,WIJNKOOP & ,VAN ,RAV5/EYN4 

,WE ALSO SEE ?AT :5 ! ,DUT* PROLET>IAT FIR/ ACT$ 9 A 
REVOLUTION>Y WAY1 IT WAS :5 IT CONFRONT$ ! ,5T5TE1 & NOT :5 IT 
C>RI$ \T A REVOLUTION AGA9/ ,DUT* CAPITAL1 :I* 9 ,WIJNKOOP'S OP9ION WAS 
ITS MO/ ESS5TIAL TASK4 

,?US1 F> FROM HAV+ H9D]$ ! CAUSE ( ! PROLET>IAT1 MY 
TACTIC HAS PROMOT$ IT4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 WE SEE ?AT IT IS PRECISELY ,WIJNKOOP'S & ,VAN 
,RAV5/EYN'S POLICY :I* HAS HELD BACK & /ILL HOLDS BACK ! PROLET>IAT AT 
! V]Y ?RE%OLD ( L9K+ UP ) ! WORLD REVOLUTION4 

,& N[1 TO ! ISSUE AT H&4 

,:ILE BR[S+ ?R\< ! ISSUES ( ! ,TRIBUNE FROM ! 
W> YE>S1 IT BECOMES APP>5T ?AT1 FROM ! V]Y FIR/ DAY ( ! W>1 IT 
LEVEL$ FI]CE CRITICISMS AGA9/ ! IMP]IALISM ( ! ,C5TRAL ,P[]S1 BUT 
7AP>T FROM A FEW OBS]VATIONS =MULAT$ 9 ! MILDE/ T]MS BY ,H5RIETTE 
,ROL&-,HOL/7 EI!R SAID NO?+ AB\T ! ,ALLIES OR MORE OR LESS TOOK !IR 
SIDE1 AL?\< !Y W]E C]TA9LY NO LESS 0RESPONSIBLE0 = ! W>1 OR LESS 
CRUEL4 

,CONSI/5TLY1 & AS A MATT] ( PR9CIPLE1 ! ,TRIBUNE 
NEV] ATTACKS ! IMP]IALISM ( ! ,5T5TE1 BUT SAVAGES ,AU/RO-,G]MAN 
IMP]IALISM 9 9NUM]ABLE >TICLES4.<#b.> 

,ONE C\LD CITE HUNDR$S ( EXAMPLES ( ?IS ANTI-,G]MAN & 
PRO-,5T5TE POSITION1 BUT ,I ONLY WANT TO HI<LI<T ?IS T5D5CY'S OPPOSITION TO 
MY [N POSITION1 SO ,I %ALL RE/RICT MYSELF TO EXAM9+ ITS MO/ TYPICAL 
*>ACT]I/ICS1 :I* ,I HAVE ALREADY CIT$ ON PREVI\S OCCASIONS4 

,9 ,APRIL ( #a#i#a#g1 ,L591 ,Z9OVIEV & MANY O!R ,RUSSIAN 
REVOLUTION>IES TRAVEL$ FROM ,SWITZ]L& TO ,RUSSIA1 9 ORD] TO P>TICIPATE 9 
! REVOLUTION & TO TRANS=M ! B\RGEOIS REVOLUTION 9TO ! PROLET>IAN 
REVOLUTION4 ,! ,G]MAN GOV]NM5T ALL[$ !M TO PASS ?R\< ITS T]RITORY4 
,?IS WAS CRITICIZ$ BY ! ,TRIBUNE4 

,9 ,JULY ( #a#i#a#g1 ,K]5SKY1 UND] ORD]S FROM ! ,5T5TE1 
LAUN*$ HIS F9AL (F5SIVE AGA9/ ! ,G]MANS4 ,IT WAS A LA/-DIT*1 DESP]ATE 
ATTEMPT TO SAVE ,RUSSIAN CAPITALISM4 ,! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION>IES DEM&$ PEACE 
SO ?AT ,RUSSIAN CAPITALISM C\LD BE ANNIHILAT$ & ! WORLD REVOLUTION C\LD 
BEG94 ,!Y W]E !RE=E CORRECT TO OPPOSE ! ,K]5SKY-,BRUSILOV (F5SIVE4 

,BUT ! ,TRIBUNE1 & ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 
9 ! ,NE!RL&S 7AT ?AT TIME1 ! ,S,D,P71 ANN\NC$ ITS SUPPORT = ?IS 
(F5SIVE4.<#c.> 

,NOR DID ,WIJNKOOP & ,VAN ,RAV5/EYN AGREE ) ! PEACE 
TREATY SIGN$ BY ! ,RUSSIAN COMMUNI/S AT ,BRE/-,LITOVSK4 0,SU* A PEACE01 ! 
,TRIBUNE ANN\NC$ ON ,NOVEMB] #c1 #a#i#a#g1 0W\LD BE A BETRAYAL ( ! CAUSE ( 
! PROLET>IAT1 MU* WORSE ?AN ! ONE COMMITT$ BY ! ,S*EIDEMANNS DUR+ 
!IR WOR/ MOM5TS40 

,!SE ?REE FACTS PROVE ?AT ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ 
,P>TY SUBORD9AT$ EV]Y?+ TO ! DEFEAT ( ,G]MANY & ! VICTORY ( ! 
,5T5TE1 EV5 ! BEG9N+S ( ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION--! MODEL = ! WORLD 
REVOLUTION4 ,&1 !RE=E1 ?AT IT DID NOT SEE ?AT ! VICTORY ( ,5T5TE 
IMP]IALISM IMPLI$ GREAT DANG]S = ! WORLD PROLET>IAT1 DANG]S AT LEA/ AS 
S]I\S AS ?OSE :I* W\LD HAVE ACCOMPANI$ A ,G]MAN VICTORY2 ?AT IT DID NOT 
FI<T ! TWO IMP]IALISMS ) ! SAME D$ICATION2 ?AT IT FAVOR$ ONE ( 
!M1 & IT DID NOT SEE ?AT ! WORLD PROLET>IAT HAD TO1 & /ILL MU/1 =M 
A UNIT$ FRONT AGA9/ 9T]NATIONAL IMP]IALISM4 ,?AT IS1 ITS OP9ION WAS 
DIAMETRICALLY OPPOS$ TO M9E4 

,EV5 SO1 = ! FIR/ FEW YE>S ( ! W>1 ?IS POLICY WAS AT 
LEA/ PLAUSIBLE4 ,AT ?AT TIME IT APPE>$ ?AT ,G]MANY WAS NOT GO+ TO BE 
DEFEAT$1 ?AT IT C\LD V]Y WELL W9 ! W>1 & ?AT1 CONSEQU5TLY1 ITS 
IMP]IALISM W\LD POSE ! GREAT] ?REAT4 ,& ALSO3 ! ,DUT* GOV]NM5T1 ,DUT* 
IMP]IALISM1 WAS CLOSELY ALIGN$ ) ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM4 ,IT WAS !RE=E 
UND]/&ABLE1 AL?\< SOME:AT %ORT-SI<T$1 = ,DUT* REVOLUTION>IES TO 
EXCLUSIVELY ATTACK ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM4 

,BUT :5 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 5T]$ ! W>1 ALL ( ?IS *ANG$4 
,FROM !N ON IT WAS POSSIBLE1 & !N PROBABLE1 ?AT ! ALLI$ P[]S W\LD 
W9 ! W>1 & ?AT !Y W\LD !RE=E NECESS>ILY COMPRISE ! MO/ 
REACTION>Y =CE >RAY$ AGA9/ ! REVOLUTION1 & ?AT !Y W\LD ASSUME ! 
LEAD]%IP ( ! REACTION>Y CAMP1 ( ! COMMON UNIT$ FRONT AGA9/ 
! PROLET>IAT4 ,FROM !N ON ! POSITION ( ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ 
,P>TY 7AT ?AT TIME IT WAS /ILL ! ,S,D,P7 BECAME A S]I\S ]ROR4 ,ON V>I\S 
OCCASIONS ,I P]SONALLY WROTE LETT]S TO ! ,TRIBUNE'S $ITORIAL 
COMMITTEE1 SAY+ JU/ ?AT4 ,V>I\S COMRADES 9/9CTIVELY AGRE$ ) ME1 
ESPECIALLY 9 ! P>TY'S ,AM/]DAM SECTION4 

,?IS IS :Y COMRADE ,LUT]AAN PUBLI%$ A V]Y GOOD ANTI-,5T5TE 
>TICLE 9 ! ,TRIBUNE ( ,OCTOB] #d1 #a#i#a#g4 

,BUT ! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE1 )\T ACTUALLY DIRECTLY ADDRESS+ 
! QUE/ION1 RESPOND$ 9 ! MO/ PA!TIC MANN]1 :I* L$ ME TO BELIEVE 
?AT ! SITUATION WAS EV5 WORSE ?AN ,I HAD ?\<T4 ,! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE 
OBVI\SLY DID NOT WANT ! ,5T5TE TO BE CRITICIZ$ 9 ! ,TRIBUNE4 ,AS A 
MATT] ( PR9CIPLE IT HAD NEV] DONE SO1 & IT DID NOT WANT ANYONE ELSE TO DO 
SO1 EI!R4 

,I !N IMM$IATELY WROTE1 AT ! BEG9N+ ( ,OCTOB] #a#i#a#g1 AN 
>TICLE = ! ,TRIBUNE1 :I* CRITICIZ$ ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM AS WELL AS 
?AT ( ! ,5T5TE & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 7! >TICLE WAS REPR9T$ LA/ ,JUNE 
9 ,DE ,NIEUWE ,TIJD74 ,WIJNKOOP1 H[EV]1 MANAG$ TO PREV5T ! >TICLE 
FROM BE+ PUBLI%$ UNTIL ,JANU>Y ( #a#i#a#h4 ,! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE RESPOND$ TO 
MY >TICLE 9 ,M>*1 & ,I PUBLI%$ A SECOND >TICLE1 :I* ,I WROTE IMM$IATELY 
!REAFT]1 9 ,JULY AFT] ! ELECTIONS4 ,WE HAD TO /RUGGLE FROM MID-,OCTOB] 
#aiag UNTIL MID-,JULY #a#i#a#h1 I4E41 N9E MON?S1 TO PUBLI% TWO BASIC >TICLES 
CRITICIZ+ ! ,5T5TE & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES6 

,ULTIMATELY1 ,WIJNKOOP OBLIT]AT$ A V]Y IMPORTANT1 P]HAPS EV5 
! MO/ IMPORTANT OBJECTIVE ( ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT3 ! /RUGGLE 
AGA9/ ! TWO IMP]IALISMS1 ! UNIFICATION ( ! :OLE 9T]NATIONAL 
PROLET>IAT AGA9/ IMP]IALISM 9 ITS 5TIRETY--JU/ AS ,TROEL/RA PREVI\SLY 
OBLIT]AT$ ! VOICE ( ! OPPOSITION4 

,:Y DID ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY DO ?IS8 

,IT C\LD NOT BE BECAUSE IT WANT$ ! REVOLUTION TO BREAK 
\T 9 ,G]MANY1 & ?US WANT$ ,G]MANY TO BE DEFEAT$4 ,DEFEAT & REVOLUTION 9 
,G]MANY W\LD NOT HAVE TAK5 PLACE EV5 ONE DAY SOON] BECAUSE ! TRU? AB\T 
! ,5T5TE WAS SIL5C$4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 POSSIBLE TO FI<T BO? ! 
IMP]IALISM ( ! ,5T5TE AS WELL AS ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM AT ! SAME TIME4.<#d.> 
,BUT ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY PREV5T$ US FROM CRITICIZ+ ! 
,5T5TE ) ALL ! MEANS AT ITS DISPOSAL4 ,:Y SU* H>% ATTACKS & ! 
BRIDL+ ( FREE SPEE*1 AS HAD PREVI\SLY OCCURR$ )9 ! ,S,D,A,P8 

,! REASON IS TO BE S\<T 9 OPPORTUNI/ ELECTORAL TACTICS4 

,! ,S,D,A,P WAS PRO-,G]MAN4 ,A L>GE P>T ( ! ,DUT* WORK]S1 
H[EV]1 ESPECIALLY ! SYNDICALI/S & AN>*I/S1 SYMPA?IZ$ ) ! 
,5T5TE4 ,IT WAS ?\<T ?AT !SE LATT] WORK]S C\LD BE WON OV] BY NOT 
SAY+ ANY?+1 AS A MATT] ( PR9CIPLE1 AGA9/ ! ,5T5TE4 ,! ,COMMUNI/ 
,P>TY'S LEAD]%IP'S SE>* = IMM$IATE ELECTORAL SUCCESS WAS ! REASON :Y 
IT /IFL$ AN EV5-H&$ & OBJECTIVE CRITIQUE1 & ?US PREV5T$ ! 
CONSID]ATION ( PROBLEMS ( ! GREATE/ IMPORTANCE = ! PROLET>IAT4 

,! SECOND REASON WAS ITS LIMIT$ PO9T ( VIEW1 :I* L$ IT TO 
?9K ?AT IT ONLY HAD TO FI<T ONE IMP]IALISM1 9/EAD ( BO? ( !M1 
?AT IT HAD TO DEAL ) ONE P>T1 9/EAD ( TAK+ ON BO? IMP]IALISMS AS A 
S+LE :OLE4 

,BY ITS SUPPRESSION ( FREE SPEE* ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ 
,P>TY HAS %[N ?AT IT HAS US$ EV]Y MEANS AT ITS DISPOSAL TO BR+ AB\T ! 
TRIUMPH ( ITS ONE-SID$1 PRO-,5T5TE POLICY4 ,IT HAS %[N ?AT1 9 ORD] TO 
FUR!R ITS PETTY P>TISAN 9T]E/S1 IT HAS FOLL[$ ! SAME TACTICS 9 
=EIGN POLITICS AS ,TROEL/RA DID 9 REG>DS TO DOME/IC POLITICS4 ,IT HAS %[N 
?AT IT DID NOT WANT A PURE1 & !RE=E /RONG P>TY 7EV5 ?\< CURR5TLY A 
SMALL P>TY7 LIKE ,L59 & ! ,BOL%EVIKS1 BUT A P>TY /RONG 9 NUMB]S & 
ABOVE ALL 9 T]MS ( VOTES 767.<#e.> ,IT HAS1 9 A WORD1 %[N ?AT IT CANNOT BE 
RELI$ UPON3 AL?\< IT DEF9ITELY /&S TO ! LEFT ( ,TROEL/RA & ! ,S,D,A,P 
LEAD]%IP1 IT COMES FROM ! SAME MOLD4 ,IT HAS SUBORD9AT$ 9T]NATIONAL CLASS 
9T]E/S TO P>TISAN DOME/IC 9T]E/S4 ,IT HAS 9 ADDITION %[N ?AT ITS 
POLICIES W]E P>TIAL TO ! ,5T5TE4 

,:5 ,AM]ICA 5T]$ ! W> 9 #aiag ,I SAID ?AT IT WAS A GREAT 
]ROR NOT TO FI<T ,ANGLO-,SAXON IMP]IALISM AS MU* AS ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM4 

,BUT 9 #a#i#a#h1 :5 ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN IMP]IALISM HAD PRACTICALLY 
ASSUR$ ITS EV5TUAL VICTORY1 :5 IT ASSASS9AT$ 7SIC7 ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION 
& ITS VICTORY HAD ?US BECOME ! GREATE/ DANG] TO ! WORLD REVOLUTION1 
!N ! POLICY ( ! ,S,D,P LEAD]%IP BECAME A CRIME4 

,BECAUSE AT ?AT MOM5T1 ONLY ! UNITY ( ! 9T]NATIONAL 
PROLET>IAT AGA9/ ! LEAD+ P[] ( 9T]NATIONAL CAPITAL1 AGA9/ 
,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN IMP]IALISM1 C\LD SAVE ! ,RUSSIAN & ! WORLD REVOLUTION4 

,DESPITE ALL ( ?IS1 H[EV]1 ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ 
,P>TY 7AT ?AT TIME ! ,S,D,P7 DID NOT R5\NCE ITS TACTIC3 IT F9ALLY PUBLICLY 
CONFESS$ ITS /ANCE 9 A DECL>ATION ( PR9CIPLES4 ,9 ! ,TRIBUNE ( 
,SEPTEMB] #b#f1 #a#i#a#h1 IT WROTE1 REPEAT+ 9 P>T :AT IT HAD ALREADY SAID 9 
,DECEMB] ( #a#i#a#g3 

0,9 FACT1 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES IS NOT PURSU+1 EI!R AS A PRIM>Y 
OR A SECOND>Y GOAL1 DIRECTLY IMP]IALI/ 9T]E/S4 ,BY ?AT WE MEAN 
T]RITORIAL1 ECONOMIC OR F9ANCIAL 9T]E/S40 

,ACCORD+ TO ! $ITORS ( ! ,TRIBUNE1 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 
IS NOT FI<T+ = MORE 9FLU5CE 9 ,*9A1 ! ,PACIFIC1 ,JAPAN1 ,SIB]IA & 
,RUSSIA4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! $ITORS ( ! ,TRIBUNE1 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES IS NOT 
FI<T+ = WORLD DOM9ATION6 ,?IS IS C]TA9LY ! BIGGE/ LIE EV] READ 9 A 
COMMUNI/ NEWSPAP]4 

,SO1 :AT IS REALLY HAPP5+8 

,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ?AT IS1 ! CAPITALI/S1 ! BIG BANK]S & 
MONOPOLI/S ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & !IR SPOKESMAN ,WILSON1 >E TRY+ TO 
DIVIDE ,EUROPE 9TO SMALL P[]LESS /ATES4 ,G]MANY HAD TO GIVE UP 
,ALSACE-,LORRA9E & ,SILESIA 7TWO PILL>S ( ITS /R5G?71 IT HAD TO BE DEPRIV$ 
( ITS MILIT>ISM4 ,AU/RIA-,HUNG>Y HAD TO BE SPLIT UP 9TO NUM]\S 9DEP5D5T 
/ATES4 ,RUSSIA WILL BE BROK5 UP 9TO MANY P>TS1 IF ! CURR5T TR5D T[>DS 
NATIONAL AUTONOMY CONT9UES !RE4 ,& DISCORD IS >IS+ AMONG !SE /ATES1 
BETWE5 ,G]MANY & ,FRANCE1 & AMONG ! C\NTRIES ( ,AU/RIA-,HUNG>Y1 ,POL&1 
! ,BALTIC1 ETC4 ,! ,EUROPEAN CONT95T IS BECOM+ AN 9F]NO ( CONFLICT4 ,TO 
SUM UP3 NO ONE C\NTRY REMA9S :I* CAN CONFRONT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,& ! 
,UNIT$ ,/ATES WILL !RE=E ATTA9 ABSOLUTE WORLD DOM9ATION1 ESPECIALLY IF IT 
CONT9UES ITS COLLABORATION ) ! UNIV]SAL ,5GLI% EMPIRE4.<#f.> 

,?IS IS ! GOAL :I* ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES IS TRY+ TO A*IEVE4 

,IT IS = ?IS PURPOSE ?AT IT IS CREAT+ AN >MY MORE P[]FUL 
?AN ANY O!R1 IT IS DEVELOP+ ITS [N MILIT>ISM1 IT IS BUILD+ A FLEET 
:I* CAN COMPETE ) ! WORLD'S MO/ P[]FUL NAVIES1 ) EA* ONE 
SEP>ATELY1 & ) SEV]AL AT ! SAME TIME4 ,& IT IS = ?IS PURPOSE ?AT 
IT IS MILIT>IZ+ ALL ! 9/ITUTIONS ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 9CLUD+ 
$UCATION1 ETC4 

,& ! ,TRIBUNE RESPOND$ TO !SE DEVELOPM5TS 9 ! 
FOLL[+ MANN]3 ,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES DID NOT TAKE P>T 9 ! W> = ANY 
MAT]IAL 9T]E/S4 ,NOT = T]RITORIAL1 ECONOMIC OR F9ANCIAL 9T]E/S666 

,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES WANT$ TO USE ?IS W> TO E/ABLI% ITS WORLD 
DOM9ATION4 ,?IS CAN BE D$UC$ FROM ! FACTS1 EV5 IF ITS WORDS LIE & 
DISSIMULATE AS MU* AS POSSIBLE4 

,! ASS]TION ( ! ,TRIBUNE'S $ITORIAL COMMITTEE 
CONTRADICTS ! 5TIRE DEVELOPM5T ( CAPITALISM1 :I* TEA*ES US ?AT EV]Y 
GREAT CAPITALI/ /ATE1 DUE TO A CON/ANTLY-9CREAS+ MASS ( SURPLUS VALUE1 IS 
=C$ TO EXP& & ?US TO ATTACK4 ,IT CONTRADICTS EV]Y?+ WE OBS]VE 9 ! 
POLICIES ( ! O!R GREAT /ATES4 ,NO EVID5CE AT ALL IS PROVID$ 9 ITS 
DEF5SE4 ,I HAVE PROVID$ EVID5CE 9 MY PAMPHLET ON IMP]IALISM ?AT ALL GREAT 
/ATES1 & !RE=E ,NOR? ,AM]ICA AS WELL1 MU/ PRACTICE A POLICY ( 
AGGRESSION4 ,IT IS NOT1 !RE=E1 NECESS>Y TO REPEAT IT H]E4 

,I WAS RI<T1 !N1 :5 ,I SAID ?AT ! ,TRIBUNE NOT ONLY 
FAILS TO M5TION ! ,5T5TE'S OBJECTIVE1 OR CONCEALS ?IS OBJECTIVE1 BUT ALSO 
CONSID]S ! IMP]IALISM ( ! ,5T5TE 9 A MORE POSITIVE LI<T ?AN ,G]MAN 
IMP]IALISM4 

,JU/ COMP>E ITS TREATM5T ( ! ,5T5TE ) ALL ! ABUSE 
DIRECT$ BY ! ,TRIBUNE'S $ITORS AT ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM4 

,BUT ! ,TRIBUNE'S $ITORS GO EV5 FUR!R4 ,!Y /ATE3 

0,ABOVE ALL1 ,WILSON WANTS TO PROTECT ! ,UNION 7! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES7 
FROM A T]RIBLE FUTURE DANG]1 & TO CREATE A NEW CAPITALI/ WORLD ORD]1 9 
:I* IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO KEEP ?IS DANG] AT A DI/ANCE MORE EASILY1 IF NOT 
PREV5T IT ALTOGE!R40 

0,9 :I* IT W\LD MO/ LIKELY BE POSSIBLE TO PREV5T1 EV5 
=EV]1 S]I\S CLA%ES BETWE5 ! GREAT P[]S4 ,?IS IS ! MAT]IAL BASIS ( 
ITS 'IDEALISM' & ITS W> CRAZE4 ,A CAPITALI/ IDEAL1 ( C\RSE1 BUT AN ORD] 
:I* W\LD UND\BT$LY MEAN A HI<] LEVEL ( DEVELOPM5T4440 

0,?IS IMP]IALI/ IDEAL IMPLIES 444 NO?+ LESS ?AN ! 
POSSIBILITY1 ! GOAL1 ( PREV5T+ ! CAPITALI/ WORLD FROM 7ONCE AGA97 
UND]GO+ A T]RIBLE CATA/ROPHE1 LIKE ! ONE IT HAS JU/ SUFF]$ = ! 
LA/ F\R YE>S40 

,&1 AS ! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE SAID ( ,WILSON'S GOAL1 0AS TIME 
PASS$1 ! MORE IT BECAME ! GOAL ( ! W>1 ! MORE IT ALSO BECAME ! GOAL 
( RADICAL POLITICAL PUBLIC OP9ION 9 MANY ,EUROPEAN C\NTRIES40 

,I WAS !RE=E NOT JU/ EXAGG]AT+ :5 ,I SAID ?AT ! 
$ITORIAL COMMITTEE'S POLICY WAS FAVORABLE TO ! ,5T5TE4 

,& ?AT ITS POLICY HAS A POSITIVE ASSESSM5T ( ! GOAL ( 
,5T5TE IMP]IALISM4 

,AFT] SAY+ ?AT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES IS NOT FI<T+ = MAT]IAL 
ADVANTAGES1 IT /ATES ?AT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ! :OLE ,5T5TE1 & EV5 ALL ( 
,EUROPE'S PACIFI/S1 WANT A NEW WORLD CAPITALI/ ORD] TO >ISE1 9 :I* S]I\S 
CONFLICTS WILL NOT EXI/1 OR WILL AT LEA/ USUALLY BE PREV5T$6 

,IT PREA*ES A RE=MISM 9 =EIGN AFFAIRS :I* MAY HAVE ! 
SAME CONSEQU5CES AS ,TROEL/RA'S RE=MISM DID 9 DOME/IC AFFAIRS4 

,9 ?IS RESPECT1 ! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE ( ! ,TRIBUNE 
JO9S ! COMPANY ( ALL ! RE=MI/S & SOCIAL PATRIOTS1 ALL ! FALSE 
,KAUTSKY-/YLE ,M>XI/S1 ALL ! PACIFI/S1 ALL ! DEMAGOGUES LIKE ,LLOYD ,GEORGE1 
,WILSON1 ,CZ]N91 ,MAX VON ,BAD51 ETC41 ETC41 & ALL ! B\RGEOIS P>TIES1 :O 
>E 5DEAVOR+ TO FOOL ! WORK]S ) ! IDEA ( A ,WORLD ,ALLIANCE & A 
WORLDWIDE PEACE4 

,! MO/ /UP5D\S DECEPTION EV] P]PETRAT$ AGA9/ ! PEOPLE 
9 ! HI/ORY ( ! WORLD HAS BEGUN4 ,& ! ,TRIBUNE P>TICIPATES 9 IT 
)\T PR(F]+ EV5 ! %AD[ ( AN >GUM5T4.<#g.> 

,& ALL ( ?IS CONTRADICTS EV]Y?+ :I* ,M>XISM HAS EV] 
TAU<T US4 ,IT IS ! MO/ EXTREME EXAMPLE ( A PRO-,5T5TE POLICY1 & IT IS ! 
POLICY ( ! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE ( ! ,TRIBUNE4 

,! READ] WILL !RE=E RECOGNIZE ?AT ,I WAS CORRECT :5 ,I 
SUGGE/$ ?AT ! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE ( ! ,TRIBUNE1 ONCE HAV+ 
ADVOCAT$ A PRO-,5T5TE POLICY1 /ILL HAS TO DO SO N[1 & ?AT IT W\LD HAVE 
TO CONT9UE TO DO SO 9 ! FUTURE4 ,BECAUSE :OEV] DEF5DS SU* AN OP9ION 
CONC]N+ ,AM]ICAN1 ,5GLI% & ,5T5TE IMP]IALISM1 WILL ALSO HAVE TO SUPPORT 
?IS IMP]IALISM 9 !IR POLITICAL PRACTICE1 9 ! *AMB] ( DEPUTIES4 
,BECAUSE EV5 IF !Y RECOGNIZE ?AT ?IS IMP]IALISM IS ANTI-SOCIALI/1 IT IS 9 
!IR OP9ION 9F9ITELY BETT] ?AN ! ,G]MAN V>IETY4 

,BUT N[ !RE IS MU* MORE TO TAKE 9TO CONSID]ATION4 

,! 5TIRE POSITION ( ! P>TY LEAD]%IP1 AS IT RELATES TO 
BO? DOME/IC AS WELL AS =EIGN POLITICS1 N[ BECOMES CLE>4 

,:5 IT WAS NOT GUID$ BY ITS ANXI\S DESIRE = IMM$IATE 
POLITICAL 9FLU5CE1 BY ITS DESIRE = ! SUPPORT ( ANTI-,G]MAN ELEM5TS 9 
,HOLL& 7SYNDICALI/S1 PETITE B\RGEOIS1 ! ,TELEGRAAF1 ETC47--& ,I /& 
BY EV]Y WORD :I* ,I HAVE WRITT5 ON ?IS TOPIC--IT WAS GUID$ BY ITS ]RONE\S 
OP9IONS1 :I* HAVE NO?+ TO DO ) ,M>XISM1 AB\T ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN 
IMP]IALISM1 :I* REA*$ !IR CULM9ATION 9 ! IDEA ?AT ! ,LEAGUE ( 
,NATIONS & WORLD PEACE MI<T BE POSSIBLE4 

,WE CAN N[ UND]/& :Y ! P>TY LEAD]%IP ONLY F\<T ,G]MAN 
IMP]IALISM & NEV]1 AS A MATT] ( PR9CIPLE1 ?AT ( ! ,5T5TE4 ,WE CAN N[ 
UND]/& :Y IT SUPPRESS$ ,LUT]AAN'S OPPOSITION AS WELL AS M9E1 & 
P]SECUT$ O!RS4 

,WE CAN N[ UND]/& :Y IT DID NOT WANT TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! 
,ZIMM]WALD CONF]5CES4 

,WE CAN N[ UND]/& :Y IT HAD SOME REASON TO CRITICIZE ! 
J\RNEY UND]TAK5 BY ,L591 & O!RS1 ?R\< ,G]MANY TO ,RUSSIA4 

,WE CAN N[ UND]/& :Y IT APPROV$ ( ! ,K]5SKY-,BRUSILOV 
(F5SIVE4 ,9 ADDITION TO ITS PREVI\SLY-M5TION$ >D5T DESIRE = P[]1 ALL 
( ?IS WAS DUE TO ! OP9ION ?AT ! ,5T5TE'S POLICY REALLY WAS BETT] ?AN 
,G]MANY'S & ?AT--UND] ,WILSON'S LEAD]%IP1 & UND] ! LEAD]%IP ( 
,AM]ICAN CAPITAL--! ,5T5TE'S POLICY S\<T1 & WAS CAPABLE ( A*IEV+3 0,AN 
ORD] :I* W\LD UND\BT$LY MEAN A HI<] LEVEL ( DEVELOPM5T10 AS IT SAYS 9 
! ,TRIBUNE4 

,?IS IS :AT LIES BEH9D ! :OLE POLICY ( ! ,TRIBUNE 
& ! ,S,D,P4 

,BUT ALL ( ?IS HAS NO?+ TO DO ) REALITY4 ,IT HAS BECOME 
CLE> ?AT EV]Y?+ WRITT5 BY ! ,TRIBUNE'S $ITORIAL COMMITTEE IS 
WRONG4 ,! ,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES HAS (F]$ CONV9C+ & DEF9ITIVE PRO( ( 
?IS ASS]TION4 

,LIKE ALL OPPORTUNISM1 !IRS ALSO PRODUC$ AMBIGUITIES4 ,!Y HAD 
TO MAKE ! WORK]S BELIEVE ?AT ALL IMP]IALISM WAS TO BE F\<T1 BUT ?IS 
9JUNCTION WAS ONLY ABSOLUTELY CLE> 9 REG>D TO ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM4 ,?IS WAS 
QUITE OBVI\SLY REVEAL$ 9 !IR POSITION ON ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION4 ,!Y S5T 
A TELEGRAM TO ,L591 EXPRESS+ !IR COMPLETE AGREEM5T ) HIS TACTICS1 & 
SAY+ ?AT PEACE W\LD HAVE TO >RIVE VIA REVOLUTION 9 ALL C\NTRIES4 ,BUT !Y 
=GOT TO ADD ?AT !IR PRIM>Y GOAL WAS ,G]MANY'S DEFEAT1 & = ?IS REASON1 
?AT ,RUSSIA %\LD CONT9UE ! W> AGA9/ ,G]MANY1 IF NECESS>Y4 ,?IS IS H[ 
!Y DECEIV$ BO? ! ,DUT* & ! =EIGN WORK]S4 ,& !IR 5TIRE TACTIC 
CONC]N+ ! ,RUSSIAN & ! WORLD REVOLUTION1 AS A RESULT ( !IR POSITION 
ON ,G]MANY1 & BY ITS PREF]5CE = ! ,5T5TE'S IMP]IALISM1 WAS PR(\NDLY 
FALSE & AMBIGU\S4 

,! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 7AT ?AT TIME1 ! ,S,D,P7 HAS 
NONE!LESS CONT9U$ TO PRACTICE ?IS TACTIC EV5 9 ITS SUBSEQU5T POLITICAL 
ACTIVITY 9 P>LIAM5T4 

,! WOR/ POSSIBLE SC5>IO1 ?AT ,WIJNKOOP & ,VAN ,RAV5/EYN 
W\LD ALSO DECL>E !IR SUPPORT = ! ,5T5TE & ,NOR? ,AM]ICA 9 ! 
*AMB] ( DEPUTIES1 HAS N[ BECOME A REALITY4 ,& IT WAS !SE TWO M5 :O1 
DUR+ ! W>1 9 ! FALL ( #a#i#a#h1 DEM&$ ?AT FOOD %\LD BE OBTA9$ BY 
ALL POSSIBLE MEANS--A QUOTE FROM ! ,TRIBUNE--FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 
,?IS ALSO IMPLI$ ?AT %IPS & O!R MAT]IALS W\LD BE PUT AT ! DISPOSAL ( 
! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES :I* W\LD FACILITATE ! W> AGA9/ ! ,C5TRAL ,P[]S1 
,RUSSIA1 ETC4 ,EV]YONE KN[S--& ,WIJNKOOP'S WORDS BY ALL POSSIBLE MEANS 
%[ ?AT HE1 TOO1 WAS QUITE WELL AW>E ( ?IS--?AT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ONCE ! 
,NE!RL&S ACCEPT$ ITS PROPOSAL1 W\LD ALSO ASK = MORE %IPS1 :I* W\LD BE 
US$ 9 ! PROSECUTION ( ! W>4 ,! ,COMMUNI/ FRACTION 9 ! *AMB] ( 
DEPUTIES HAS ?US ?R[N ITS SUPPORT BEH9D ! ,5T5TE--TO OBTA9 :ITE BREAD4 
,& ?IS AT ! V]Y MOM5T :5 ! ,5T5TE WAS BEG9N+ TO ATTACK1 & TO 
OV]?R[1 ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION1 & P]HAPS ! REVOLUTION 9 ,G]MANY & 
,AU/RIA6 ,! FRACTION HAD ALREADY MADE ?IS PROMISE BE=E ! ELECTIONS3 ,ABOVE 
ALL1 :ITE BREAD = ! ,DUT* PEOPLE4 ,:E!R ?IS H>M$ ! ,RUSSIAN 
REVOLUTION1 OR ! ,G]MAN1 ,AU/RIAN1 OR 9T]NATIONAL REVOLUTIONS1 WAS ( LITTLE 
IMPORTANCE4 ,LONG LIVE ! NATION6 ,! NATION ABOVE ! 9T]NATIONAL6 ,:ITE 
BREAD BY ALL POSSIBLE MEANS6 ,?IS IS ! SAME ?+ ?AT ,TROEL/RA HAD 
PREVI\SLY DONE ON A NATIONAL LEVEL3 0,HELP = ! POOR1 IF POSSIBLE )1 
BUT IF NECESS>Y AGA9/ SOCIALISM01 ?IS IS :AT ,TROEL/RA TOLD ME 9 
REG>D TO ! AGR>IAN QUE/ION4 ,WIJNKOOP & ,VAN ,RAV5/EYN HAVE DONE PRECISELY 
! SAME ?+ ON AN 9T]NATIONAL LEVEL4 

,IT W\LD BE ( NO HELP TO !M AT ALL IF !Y W]E TO SAY ?AT 
!Y >E LEAV+ ! IMPLEM5TATION ( ! NECESS>Y MEASURES TO ! 
B\RGEOISIE4 ,IT WAS !Y :O PROPOS$3 ,BY ALL POSSIBLE MEANS4 ,!Y >E !RE=E 
RESPONSIBLE1 S9CE !Y HAD PREVI\SLY ACCEPT$ ALL POSSIBLE MEANS4 

,! ,S,D,P CALL$ UPON ! O!R SOCIALI/ P>TIES1 ! ,G]MAN1 
,5GLI%1 ,FR5* & ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN P>TIES1 TO HOLD FIRM TO 9T]NATIONAL IDEALS 
DUR+ ! W>1 & NOT TO SUPPORT ! W>4 ,IT DEM&$ ?AT COMRADES BE 
PREP>$ TO SUFF] ANY?+1 HUNG]1 ! DE/RUCTION ( !IR C\NTRIES1 ! 
DEA? ( !IR WOM5 & *ILDR51 & !IR [N DEA?S4 ,BUT !N1 :5 ! ,S,D,P 
ITSELF & ! ,DUT* PROLET>IAT HAD TO SUFF] HUNG]--SUFF]+ A ?\S& TIMES 
LESS SEV]E ?AN ?AT 5DUR$ BY MANY C\NTRIES 9VOLV$ 9 ! W>--!N1 = 
! ,S,D,P & ! ,DUT* PROLET>IAT1 IT WAS NO LONG] NECESS>Y TO UPHOLD !IR 
9T]NATIONAL IDEALS6 

,IT WAS ?US ALL = ! SAKE ( APPE>ANCES1 NO?+ MORE3 ! 
PROTE/S AGA9/ ! SOCIAL PATRIOTS AS MU* AS ! GLORIFICATION ( ! 
,BOL%EVIKS4 ,:5 IT WAS NECESS>Y TO PUT ONE'S [N SK9 AT RISK = ! 
9T]NATIONAL1 TO PUT ! 9T]NATIONAL ABOVE NATIONAL 9T]E/S AT HOME1 ! 
P>TY FAIL$ TO RISE TO ! OCCASION4 ,9 ?IS RESPECT1 ) ?IS FAILURE1 ! 
,S,D,P HAS ADOPT$ ! PO9T ( VIEW ( ,KAUTSKY1 ,LONGUET1 ETC41 9 ! MATT] ( 
POLITICAL PRACTICE4 ,IT HAS ELEVAT$ PETTY & P>O*IAL NATIONAL 
9T]E/S ABOVE 9T]NATIONAL CLASS 9T]E/S4 ,\R TIMES REQUIRE1 
H[EV]1 ?AT P>TY 9T]E/S BE DISREG>D$ 9 FAVOR ( ALL  
9T]NATIONAL CLASS 9T]E/S4 ,OR1 MORE PRECISELY3 ?AT P>TY 9T]E/S 
%\LD BECOME ID5TICAL ) 9T]NATIONAL 9T]E/S4 

,ONLY IF ALL ! PROLET>IATS--! ,5GLI%1 ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN1 ,FR5*1 
& ,SC&9AVIAN1 9 ! FIR/ PLACE--CAN ACCOMPLI% ?IS GOAL1 W\LD IT BE 
POSSIBLE = ! 9T]NATIONAL REVOLUTION TO SUCCE$4 ,?IS MU/ BE ! BASIC 
L9E1 ! FUNDAM5TAL IDEA UND]LY+ ! 9T]NATIONAL POLITICS ( ! 
C\NTRIES M5TION$ ABOVE1 & 9DE$ ( ALL C\NTRIES4 ,9T]NATIONAL 9T]E/S 
MU/ M]GE ) ! NATIONAL CLASS /RUGGLE1 COMPLETELY IMPREGNAT+ IT4 

,FUR!RMORE1 ,WIJNKOOP & ,VAN ,RAV5/EYN DID NOT PROTE/ :5 
!Y FAC$ A CONCRETE TE/1 :5 ,ROTT]DAM WAS TURN$ 9TO A BASE = ,5GL& 
& ,NOR? ,AM]ICA4 ,EV5 ?\< ?IS BASE W\LD UND\BT$LY ALSO BE US$ AGA9/ 
! ,G]MAN COMMUNI/ REVOLUTION2 EV5 ?\< ,5GL& & ,NOR? ,AM]ICA W\LD 
UND\BT$LY ATTEMPT--:5 ! COMMUNI/ REVOLUTION BROKE \T AGA9 9 ,JANU>Y--TO 
USE ?IS BASE TO CRU% ! REVOLUTION1 AS !Y HAD DONE 9 ,HUNG>Y1 & W\LD 
LIKE TO DO 9 ,RUSSIA2 EV5 ?\< ! ,DUT* GOV]NM5T1 BY H&+ OV] 
,ROTT]DAM = USE AS SU* A BASE1 HAD JO9$ ! 9T]NATIONAL REACTION = ! 
FIR/ TIME2 EV5 ?\< ! ,DUT* PROLET>IAT1 AT ?AT MOM5T1 C\LD HAVE 
P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! 9T]NATIONAL /RUGGLE 9 A UNIT$ FRONT AGA9/ 
WORLD CAPITAL & = ! WORLD REVOLUTION1 ! COMMUNI/S 9 ! 
,NE!RL&S DID NOT EV5 ONCE CALL = RESI/ANCE OR PROTE/4 

,ONCE AGA91 IT WAS ! SAME TACTIC3 ALL \T AGA9/ ,G]MAN 
IMP]IALISM1 NO?+ AGA9/ ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN IMP]IALISM4.<#h.> 

,& DESPITE EV]Y?+1 !RE CAN BE NO D\BT3 ALL ! 
PROLET>IANS MU/ CONFRONT ALL ! IMP]IALISMS AS A :OLE1 & ?US1 N[1 ABOVE 
ALL1 ! DOM9ANT IMP]IALISM ( WORLD CAPITAL1 ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN IMP]IALISM4 

,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN CAPITAL MU/ BE ATTACK$ 9 EV]Y C\NTRY4 ,A 
UNIT$ FRONT MU/ BE =M$ AGA9/ ?IS CAPITAL1 :I* HAS ! ASC5DANCY & 
! LEAD]%IP 79 ! /RUGGLE7 AGA9/ ! WORLD PROLET>IAT1 & :I* IS N[ 
OPPRESS+ ! :OLE WORLD1 BUT ESPECIALLY ,EUROPE1 ,ASIA & ,AFRICA1 ! 
0CIVILIZ$0 C\NTRIES AS MU* AS ! 0B>B>\S0 & ALL ! COLONIES4 ,& 
:I*1 ?ANKS TO ITS 9F9ITE RES\RCES SPREAD ?R\<\T ! WORLD1 MI<T BE 
ABLE TO RESI/ ! TIDE ( BANKRUPTCY & REVOLUTION4 ,& :I* IS TODAY1 AS 
,RUSSIA WAS PREVI\SLY1 ! =TRESS ( REACTION4.<#i.> 

,9 EV]Y C\NTRY1 & ESPECIALLY ! NEUTRAL C\NTRIES AS WELL1 
:I* S]VE AS BRIDGES BETWE5 ! WORLD'S IMP]IALISMS--EV]Y:]E1 :]EV] ! 
WORLD'S IMP]IALISMS >E ATTACK$ 9 ! MANN] DESCRIB$ ABOVE1 :]EV] A 
/RUGGLE BAS$ ON ?IS POLICY IS C>RI$ \T BY ! WORK]S 9 ! GREAT P[]S1 
:O >E DECISIVE ) REG>D TO ! F9AL \TCOME1 ALL ! WORK]S1 & FIR/ ( 
ALL1 NATURALLY1 ! TRANSPORT WORK]S1 MU/ REFUSE TO LIFT EV5 ONE F+] = 
,5T5TE IMP]IALISM4 

,9 ,/OCKHOLM1 9 ,GOTEBORG1 9 ,*RI/IANA1 9 ,COP5HAG51 9 
,AM/]DAM & ,ROTT]DAM1 JU/ AS 9 ! ,5GLI%1 ,FR5* & ,ITALIAN PORTS4 ,& 
NOT ONLY :5 DEAL+ ) %IPM5TS TO ,RUSSIA1 BUT ALSO TO ,G]MANY1 AS ,I %ALL 
DEMON/RATE 9 MORE DETAIL BEL[4 

,?IS WAS MY TACTIC4 

,BY NOT ACT+ 9 ?IS MANN]1 ! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE ( !  
,TRIBUNE & ! P>LIAM5T>Y FRACTION ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY H>M$ ! 
UNITY ( ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT4 ,) !IR SUPPORT = ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN 
IMP]IALISM 7= BREAD ALONE67 !Y HAVE TRULY BETRAY$ ! CAUSE ( ! WORLD 
REVOLUTION4.<#a.> 

,NATURALLY1 A LEAD]%IP :I* ACTS 9 SU* AN OPPORTUNI/ MANN] 
9 RELATION TO ?IS MO/ IMPORTANT 9T]NATIONAL ISSUE ALSO RUNS A S]I\S RISK 
( PRACTIC+ AN OPPORTUNI/ POLICY 9 DOME/IC POLITICS AS WELL4 

,:5 ! W> 5D$1 ALL MY 0PROPHESIES0 AB\T ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN 
IMP]IALISM W]E PROV5 TO BE CORRECT4 ,?AT1 = 9/ANCE1 ! ,PEACE ( 
,V]SAILLES W\LD BREAK ,EUROPE 9TO A HUNDR$ LITTLE /ATES1 :I* W\LD BE 
DOM9AT$ BY ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN-,FR5* CAPITAL1 ?US ,BALKANIZ+ ,EUROPE1 TURN+ IT 
9TO A HELL1 :]E ! ,5GLI% & ,AM]ICAN CAPITALI/S W\LD RULE AS *IEF 
DEVILS & ! FATE ( ! PROLET>IAT W\LD BE T]RIBLE 9DE$4 ,A HELL :]E 
NEW W>S W\LD IMM$IATELY BREAK \T1 :]E ! ,LEAGUE ( ,NATIONS W\LD M]ELY 
BE A TOOL 9 ! H&S ( ,5GL& & A MEANS TO E/ABLI% ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN RULE 
OV] ! WORLD1 & :]E A NEW WORLD W> IS A C]TA9TY4 

,BUT EV5 TODAY1 :5 ! ,5T5TE HAS RAZ$ ALL ( ,EA/]N ,EUROPE1 
:5 IT HAS SUBJECT$ ! :OLE PROLET>IAT ( ,EA/]N & ,C5TRAL ,EUROPE TO 
T]RIBLE SUFF]+S1 :5 IT ?REAT5S ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION ) DEA?1 
DR[N$ ! ,HUNG>IAN REVOLUTION 9 BLOOD1 /YMI$ ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! ,G]MAN 
& ,AU/RIAN REVOLUTIONS1 TODAY1 :5 9 ALL ! C\NTRIES ( ,EUROPE & ,NOR? 
,AM]ICA1 9CLUD+ ! NEUTRAL C\NTRIES1 ! REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE JU/ A 
REVOLUTION AGA9/ EA* NATIONAL B\RGEOISIE1 BUT ALSO AGA9/ ,5GLI% & 
,AM]ICAN CAPITAL1 :I* CONTROL S\RCES ( FOOD SUPPLIES & MEANS ( TRANSPORT1 
TODAY1 :5 ,5GL& & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAVE1 EV5 9 ALL ! O!R C\NTRIES 
( ,NOR? ,AM]ICA & ,EUROPE1 ASSUM$ ! LEAD+ ROLE 9 ! LEAD]%IP ( WORLD 
REACTION1 EV5 TODAY ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY DOES NOT TAKE ! 
/& IT %\LD AGA9/ !SE P[]S1 ,5GL& & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4.<#a#a.> 

,) ! /RIKE ( ,JUNE #b#a1 #a#i#a#i1 AGA9/ ! 9T]V5TION ( ! 
,5T5TE 9 ,RUSSIA1 IT TOOK A /EP 9 ! RI<T DIRECTION4 ,?IS /RIKE ALSO 
PROV$1 & PRACTICALLY DEMON/RAT$1 ?AT MY TACTIC = ! 9T]NATIONAL 
REVOLUTION AGA9/ ,5T5TE CAPITAL WAS 9DE$ CORRECT4 ,BUT EV5 N[ ! ,P>TY 
ONLY UND]TAKES HALF-MEASURES1 & )\T ! NECESS>Y UND]/&+4 ,IT ONLY 
ATTACKS ! ,5T5TE'S ACTIONS 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,:AT IS REALLY NECESS>Y1 ! 
D5UNCIATION ( ! ,5T5TE & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ( ! R+LEAD]S ( 
WORLD IMP]IALISM G5]ALLY1 9CLUD+ ,G]MANY1 ?R\<\T ! WORLD1 HAS NOT 
OCCURR$4 ,9 %ORT1 IT /ILL EMPLOY$1 & CONT9UES TO EMPLOY TO ?IS DAY1 
!IR ]RONE\S TACTIC4 

,?IS IS MADE APP>5T BY ! REACTION ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY'S 
LEAD]%IP TO ! ,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES4 ,A CRITIQUE ( ITS POSITION ON ?IS ISSUE 
WILL COMPLETE ?IS PORTION ( MY >GUM5T4 

,! ,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES1 IMPOS$ BY ,AM]ICAN & ,5T5TE CAPITAL1 
MEANS1 ,I REPEAT1 5DLESS SUFF]+S = ! ,EUROPEAN AS WELL AS ! ,DUT* 
PROLET>IAT4 ,FOOD %ORTAGES1 SC>CITY ( GOODS1 UNEMPLOYM5T1 HI<] TAXES1 
NATIONALISM & *AUV9ISM1 RE>MAM5T1 NEW W>S1 A NEW WORLD W>1 SU* WILL BE 
! CONSEQU5CES ( ?IS ,PEACE4 ,! ,EUROPEAN CONT95T WILL BE R5D]$ 
P[]LESS1 & ALL 9T]NATIONAL CAPITAL WILL BE SUBJECT$ TO ! RULE ( 
,5GL& & ,AM]ICA1 9 !IR /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT4 

,NONE!LESS1 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 FOLL[+ ! RECOMM5DATION ( 
ITS LEAD]%IP1 HAS NOT JO9$ ! PROTE/ 7AT ! LA/ P>TY CONGRESS ,WIJNKOOP 
/ILL VIEW$ ?IS PROTE/ AS 0A LOT ( HOT AIR07 AGA9/ ! ,PEACE ( 
,V]SAILLES4 

,:AT >E ! CAUSES ( ?IS BEHAVIOR1 :I* IS AT FIR/ SI<T SO 
/RANGE & SO ABSURD8 

,! FIR/ REASON IS3 ,IT DID NOT WANT TO MISS ! *ANCE TO /RIKE 
A BL[ AGA9/ ! ,S,D,A,P4 ,! ,S,D,A,P PROTE/S ! PEACE2 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 !N1 
MU/ NOT DO SO6 ,?IS OPPORTUNI/ REASON+1 :I* HAS NO O!R PURPOSE ?AN 
ATTRACT+ VOTES & SEATS 9 P>LIAM5T1 IS SO MIS]ABLE ?AT IT IS NOT WOR? 
! EF=T TO WA/E EV5 ONE WORD ON IT4 

,! SECOND REASON3 ,! ,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES IS DIRECT$ AGA9/ 
,G]MAN IMP]IALISM1 :OSE DE/RUCTION IS ( ! UTMO/ IMPORTANCE4 ,G]MAN 
IMP]IALISM 7& ) IT ITS 9SEP>ABLE ALLIES1 ! ,EB]T-,NOSKES7 PROTE/$ 
AGA9/ ! ,PEACE1 SO AS TO RALLY ! ,G]MAN NATION >\ND IT ONCE AGA94 
,!RE=E1 WE MU/ NOT PROTE/ AGA9/ ?IS ,PEACE :I* WILL DE/ROY ,G]MAN 
IMP]IALISM4 

,?IS >GUM5T ONCE AGA9 PROVES H[ LIMIT$ ! ATTITUDE ( ! 
,P>TY'S $ITORIAL COMMITTEE & LEAD]%IP IS 9 ! DOMA9 ( =EIGN AFFAIRS1 
9 RELATION TO ! C>D9AL QUE/ION ( IMP]IALISM4 

,BECAUSE FIR/1 BY NOT PROTE/+ ONE WEAK5S ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM1 
BUT AT ! SAME TIME ONE RE9=CES ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN IMP]IALISM1 :I*1 AS ,I HAVE 
DEMON/RAT$1 WAS AS DANG]\S AS ! ,G]MAN V>IETY1 BUT IS N[ OBVI\SLY MU* 
/RONG]4 ,N[ ?AT ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM HAS BE5 DEFEAT$ & LACKS EV]Y?+1 IT 
WILL HAVE LITTLE *ANCE ( SEIZ+ WORLD P[]4 ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN IMP]IALISM HAS 
WON1 & HAS ACQUIR$ WORLD DOM9ATION4 

,SECONDLY1 ! ,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES IS NOT ONLY DIRECT$ AGA9/ 
,G]MAN IMP]IALISM1 BUT ALSO AGA9/ ! ,G]MAN COMMUNI/ REVOLUTION4 ,! ,G]MAN 
REVOLUTION HAS BE5 P>ALYZ$ BY ! OCCUPATION ( ! C\NTRY1 ! 9T]RUPTION 
( SUPPLY %IPM5TS1 ETC4 

,?IRD1 :5 ! ,G]MAN COMMUNI/ REVOLUTION SOON BROKE \T ONCE 
AGA91 ,5T5TE IMP]IALISM =M$ AN ALLIANCE ) ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM AGA9/ 
! REVOLUTION1 AS IT HAD =M$ AN ALLIANCE ) ,KOL*AK1 ,D5IK9 & 
,MANN]HEIM 9 ,RUSSIA4 

,?US1 BY NOT PROTE/+ AGA9/ ! ,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES1 ! 
,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ! ,NE!RL&S SUPPORT$ ,5T5TE & ,AM]ICAN IMP]IALISM AS 
WELL AS ! ,G]MAN C\NT]REVOLUTION4 

,9 O!R WORDS1 IT EXHIBIT$ ! SAME /UPIDITY 9 ITS POSITION 
ON ! ,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES AS IT HAD %[N 9 ITS POSITION ON ,K]5SKY'S 
(F5SIVE4 

,! ,DUT* ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY HAS FUR!RMORE DI/+UI%$ ITSELF 9 
?IS RESPECT FROM ALL ! O!R COMMUNI/ P>TIES4 

,! ,ITALIAN1 ,FR5* & ,5GLI% COMMUNI/S PUBLI% PROTE/S 
AGA9/ ! ,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES 9 !IR PRESS4 ,SO DO ! ,SWISS1 ,NORWEGIANS & 
,SW$ES4 ,& ! ,RUSSIANS1 TOO4 ,& ALSO ! ,G]MAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,! 
LEAD]%IP ( ! ,G]MAN P>TY DECL>ES 9 ITS (FICIAL NEWSPAP]1 !  
,KOMMUNI/IS*E ,RATE-,KORRESPOND5Z ( ,JUNE #b1 #a#i#a#i3 

0,BUT ! PROLET>IAT CANNOT REMA9 TRAPP$ 9 SLAV]Y TO EI!R 
! DOME/IC OR ! =EIGN B\RGEOISIE4 ,IF ?IS PEACE MEANS UPHOLD+ ! 
DICTATOR%IP ( ,5T5TE CAPITAL1 ) OR )\T ! HELP ( ,G]MAN CAPITALISM1 
!N WE >E = W> AGA9/ BO? ! =EIGN AS WELL AS DOME/IC EXPLOIT]S40 

0,WE REJECT ! ,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES1 BECAUSE IT IS A PACT 
BETWE5 ! B\RGEOISIE ( ! ,5T5TE & ! B\RGEOISIE ( ,G]MANY1 DIRECT$ 
AGA9/ ! ,G]MAN PROLET>IAT1 & = ! PURPOSE ( UPHOLD+ & 
9T5SIFY+ ! EXPLOITATION ( ! ,G]MAN WORK+ CLASS40 

0,BUT WE >E NOT FI<T+ ! B\RGEOISIE ( ! ,5T5TE 9 A 
COMMON /RUGGLE ) ! SUPPORT]S ( REJECT+ ! PEACE NEGOTIATIONS1 BUT  
AGA9/ !M4 ,\R /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,5T5TE IMP]IALI/ IS SIMULTANE\SLY 
A /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,EB]T-,S*EIDEMANN GOV]NM5T1 AGA9/ ! REGIME ( 
,G]MAN CAPITAL4 ,& S9CE WE >E 5GAG$ 9 A S]I\S W> ) ! DICTATOR%IP 
( ,G]MAN CAPITAL1 )9 ,G]MANY1 WE ALSO HAVE TO DIRECT ?IS W> AGA9/ ! 
DICTATOR%IP ( ,5T5TE CAPITAL40 

,HE9RI* ,LAUF5B]G SAYS ?AT ! WORLD'S REVOLUTION>Y 
PROLET>IAT MU/ UNITE TO FI<T ! ,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES4 ,HE SEES ! WAY1 & 
! KEY1 TO WORLD REVOLUTION 9 ! COMMON /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN 
IMP]IALISM4 

,! ,VI5NA P>TY NEWSPAP]1 ,DIE ,ROTE ,FAHNE1 EXPRESSES A 
POSITION V]Y SIMIL> TO ?AT ( ! ,G]MAN P>TY4 ,IT ALSO PO9TS \T ?AT ! 
PROLET>IANS ( ALL ! C\NTRIES ( ,EA/]N ,EUROPE >E BECOM+ ! COOLIES ( 
,AM]ICAN & ,5GLI% CAPITAL4 

,ALL ! COMMUNI/ P>TIES ATTACK ! ,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES 9 !IR 
NEWSPAP]S4 

,&1 F9ALLY1 ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL PROTE/S AGA9/ ! ,PEACE 
( ,V]SAILLES1 9 ! P]SON ( ITS PRESID5T ,Z9OVIEV1 & HAS PASS$ A 
RESOLUTION AT ITS ,CONGRESS 9 ,MOSC[ 7PRES5T$ BY ,OS9SKI7 :I*1 AMONG O!R 
?+S1 SAYS3 

0,! 'DEMOCRATIC' /ATES ( ! ,5T5TE >E PRACTIC+ AN 
EXTREMELY REACTION>Y POLICY40 

0,REACTION IS VICTORI\S 79 ! ,5T5TE C\NTRIES AS WELL7 ALL 
OV] ! CAPITALI/ WORLD1 :5 IT FALLS UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ! 
,5T5TE40.<#a#b.> 

,AS WE SEE1 ! :OLE ,COMMUNI/ ,9T]NATIONAL PROTE/S AGA9/ ! 
,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES4 

,!RE=E1 ! :OLE ,COMMUNI/ ,9T]NATIONAL DEF5DS ! SAME 
PO9T ( VIEW ,I HAVE DEF5D$ S9CE #a#i#a#d1 & :I* ,I HAVE DISSEM9AT$ 9 
OPPOSITION TO ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,S,D,P & ! ,DUT* ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY S9CE ! 
SUMM] ( #a#i#a#g4 ,BUT ! ,DUT* P>TY1 A MEMB] ( ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL1 DOES 
NOT PROTE/ ! ,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES4.<#a#c.> 

,! ONLY CORRECT POSITION IS3 ,/RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,5T5TE1 
BUT NOT ALONGSIDE ! SOCIAL PATRIOTS1 NOT TOGE!R ) ,S*EIDEMANN1 BUT 9 
ABSOLUTE 9DEP5D5CE4 

,FUR!RMORE1 AS WAS REPORT$1 :5 ,WIJNKOOP 9=M$ ! ,CONGRESS 
?AT ! ,ITALIAN & ,FR5* P>TIES HAD CALL$ UPON ! PROLET>IAT TO GO ON 
/RIKE BECAUSE ( ! ,5T5TE'S ATTACK AGA9/ ,RUSSIAN & ,HUNG>IAN COMMUNISM1 
HE ONLY TOLD HALF ! TRU?4 

,AS ! (FICIAL NEWSPAP] ( ! ,5GLI% P>TY1 ,! ,CALL1 
REPORT$ 9 ,JUNE ( #a#i#a#i1 ! ,FR5* & ,ITALIAN P>TIES CALL$ UPON ! 
PROLET>IAT TO /RIKE NOT JU/ AGA9/ ! ,5T5TE'S 9T]V5TION 9 ,RUSSIA & 
,HUNG>Y1 BUT ALSO AGA9/ ! ,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES4 

,& ANYONE--ANYONE AMONG ! MILITANTS ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( 
! ,NE!RL&S--:O ADMITS ?AT ! ,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES IS PRODUC+ 
9T]M9ABLE SUFF]+S = ! PROLET>IAT2 ?AT ! /RUGGLE 9 ,EUROPE AGA9/ 
?IS PEACE C\LD CONT9UE LONG 9TO ! FUTURE2 ?AT ! ,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES IS 
ALSO DIRECT$ AGA9/ COMMUNISM2 ?AT ,5T5TE IMP]IALISM WILL =M AN ALLIANCE 
) ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM AGA9/ ,G]MAN & WORLD COMMUNISM2 ?AT ! LEAD]%IP 
( ! /RUGGLE 9 ! UNIT$ FRONT AGA9/ COMMUNISM IS N[ 9 ! H&S ( 
,5GL& & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 & ?AT ?IS LEAD]%IP POSITION 9 ?IS 
/RUGGLE WILL BE 9CREAS+LY DOM9AT$ BY !SE SAME C\NTRIES1 TO :I* ! 
,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES HAS GRANT$ WORLD RULE--:OEV] ACKN[L$GES !SE FACTS1 
W\LD NOT M5TION ONLY HALF ! PROCLAMATION ( ! ,ITALIANS & ,FR5*1 AS ! 
LEAD]%IP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY DESIRES1 BUT ! :OLE PROCLAMATION4 

,BUT IS IT NOT TRUE ?AT ! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION HAS TO DEFEAT 
,G]MAN IMP]IALISM FIR/8 ,DOES ! WORLD REVOLUTION NOT DEP5D UPON ?IS FIR/ 
/EP8 

,( C\RSE1 BO? !SE QUE/IONS C\LD BE ANSW]$ 9 ! 
AFFIRMATIVE4 ,NO?+ IS C]TA94 ,BUT WE HAVE NEV] D5I$ ?IS1 & WE HAVE 
ALWAYS APPROV$ ( ALL PROPAG&A AGA9/ ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM4 

,BUT ?IS IS NOT H[ !SE QUE/IONS MU/ BE =MULAT$4 

,BECAUSE ! QUE/ION IS NOT :E!R ! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION HAS TO 
PREVAIL FIR/1 & :E!R ! WORLD REVOLUTION DEP5DS ON ?IS EV5TUALITY1 
BUT3 ,H[ CAN ! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION BE VICTORI\S8 

,9 ?IS CASE !RE CAN ONLY BE ONE ANSW]3 ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN 
IMP]IALISM WILL =M AN ALLIANCE ) ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM AGA9/ ! 
REVOLUTION1.<#a#d.> & ! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION WILL IMM$IATELY CONFRONT NOT JU/ 
,G]MAN IMP]IALISM1 BUT ALSO ,FR5*-,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN IMP]IALISM4 

,IT IS !RE=E ! DUTY ( ! ,G]MAN COMMUNI/S1 &1 
CONSEQU5TLY1 ALSO ! DUTY ( ! ,DUT* & ALL O!R COMMUNI/S1 TO 
SIMULTANE\SLY FI<T BO? ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM & ,FR5*-,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN 
IMP]IALISM4 ,:Y8 ,ON ! TW5TY-FIR/ ( ,JUNE Y\ ATT5D ! DEMON/RATION 
AGA9/ 9T]V5TION 9 ,RUSSIA1 ?AT IS1 Y\ FI<T AGA9/ ! ,5T5TE'S 
9VOLVEM5T 9 ,RUSSIA2 BUT Y\ DO NOT FI<T AGA9/ ! ,5T5TE'S 9VOLVEM5T 9 
,G]MANY8 ,9 ,G]MANY1 Y\ SUPPORT ! ,5T5TE8 ,?IS DEMON/RATES A COMPLETE LACK 
( UND]/&+ ( ! REAL RELATION BETWE5 WORLD IMP]IALISM & ! WORLD 
PROLET>IAT4 

,! ,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES ITSELF1 ) ALL ! DIFFICULTIES & 
ADV]SITIES :I* IT MAY POSE = CAPITAL1 IS ESS5TIALLY AN AGREEM5T BETWE5 
! TWO 9T]NATIONAL IMP]IALI/ CAMPS4 ,ADV]SE OR NOT1 IT SIGNIFIES PEACE 
BETWE5 ! TWO ( !M4 

,G]MAN CAPITAL HAS ACCEPT$ IT2 IT WANTS TO COMPLY ) ITS T]MS 
& PAY REP>ATIONS4 ,?AT IS1 ,5GLI%1 ,AM]ICAN & ,G]MAN CAPITALS WANT TO JO9 
=CES 9 ORD] TO RESUME ! EXPLOITATION ( ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT4 

,VIEW$ 9 ?IS MANN]1 :I* IS ! ONLY CORRECT P]SPECTIVE1 ! 
,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES IS A PEACE BETWE5 9T]NATIONAL CAPITALI/S1 BUT A 
DECL>ATION ( W> ON ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT1 & IS DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! 
REVOLUTION ( ! WORLD PROLET>IAT4 

,& ! ,DUT* COMMUNI/ PROLET>IAT1 L$ BY ,WIJNKOOP & ,VAN 
,RAV5/EYN1 DID NOT PROTE/ AGA9/ ?IS PEACE6 ,& ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY LOYALLY 
FOLL[$ !M6 

,! /ATESMAN-LIKE TACTIC & WISDOM ( ,WIJNKOOP & ,VAN 
,RAV5/EYN1 :I* CONSI/S 9 ATTACK+ ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM1 FI<T+ ONLY ,G]MAN 
IMP]IALISM & NOT ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN IMP]IALISM 7,WIJNKOOP SAID3 0,WE >E PR\D ( 
IT071 IS ?US AN ]RONE\S & %ORT-SI<T$ TACTIC4 ,9 REALITY1 IT HELPS 
,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN IMP]IALISM1 :I* IS ALLI$ ) ITS ,G]MAN C\NT]P>T2 IT 
!RE=E HELPS 9T]NATIONAL IMP]IALISM4 

,G]MAN & ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN IMP]IALISM1 I4E41 WORLD IMP]IALISM1 
CLOSES RANKS AGA9/ ! REVOLUTION 9 SU* A WAY ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO ATTACK 
BO? IMP]IALI/ CAMPS1 & ALL IMP]IALISMS1 AS IF !Y CON/ITUT$ ONE S+LE 
IMP]IALISM4 ,IF ONE WANTS TO FI<T ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM1 ONE HAS TO ATTACK 
,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN IMP]IALISM1 & VICE-V]SA4 ,! TACTIC ( ! LEAD]%IP 
( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY HELPS BO? ( !M2 IT HELPS WORLD IMP]IALISM AGA9/ 
! WORLD REVOLUTION4 

,FROM EV]Y?+ :I* HAS JU/ BE5 BRIEFLY SUMM>IZ$ ABOVE1 ONE 
CAN CONCLUDE ?AT ! WAY *OS5 BY ! ,S,D,P & ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY TO FI<T 
WORLD IMP]IALISM1 ?AT IS1 ITS =EIGN POLICY1 HAS BE5 BAD 9 EV]Y RESPECT4 

,ITS POSITION ON ,L59'S RETURN TO ,RUSSIA1 ON ! ,K]5SKY 
,(F5SIVE1 ITS DEF5SE ( ,WILSON & ! ,LEAGUE ( ,NATIONS1 ITS SUPPRESSION ( 
! FRE$OM ( SPEE* )9 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 9 REG>D TO CRITICISM ( ! 
,5T5TE1 ! PRACTICAL SUPPORT IT GAVE TO ! ,5T5TE ?R\< ! CONCESSION ( 
%IPS & ! PORT ( ,ROTT]DAM1 ITS FAILURE TO PROTE/ AGA9/ ! ,PEACE ( 
,V]SAILLES1 ALL DEMON/RATE ?AT ?IS IS TRUE4.<#a#e.> 

,?IS IS :Y1 9 #a#i#a#g1 #aiah & #a#i#a#i1 ,I REBELL$ AGA9/ ! P>TY 
LEAD]%IP4 

,ALL ( ?IS %[S ?AT ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 9 
! ,NE!RL&S HAS NOT YET RIS5 TO ! OCCASION ( ! REVOLUTION1 & 
?AT IT /ILL DOES NOT UND]/& ! REVOLUTION4 

,:AT GREAT *ANGE LEADS TO ! REVOLUTION8 ,! FACT ?AT ! 
MASSES MU/ DO EV]Y?+ !MSELVES4 ,ONLY ! MASSES1 :5 !Y ATTA9 NATIONAL 
& 9T]NATIONAL UNITY1 CAN BR+ COMMUNISM4 

,BUT 9 ?IS /RUGGLE ! MASSES NE$ A VANGU>D4 ,?IS VANGU>D IS 
! ,9T]NATIONAL ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,?IS VANGU>D MU/ BE ABSOLUTELY PURE & 
FAI?FUL TO ITS PR9CIPLES4 ,PURE 9 ITS MEANS & ITS IDEAS4 ,BECAUSE IF IT IS 
NOT1 ! MASSES WILL BECOME CONFUS$ & LO/4 

,?AT IS ! WAY IT IS 9 EV]Y REVOLUTION4 ,!RE WAS ALWAYS A 
NUCLEUS1 A VANGU>D1 A M9ORITY1 :I* F9ALLY BECAME ! MAJORITY4 ,SU* WAS ! 
NUCLEUS ( ! GEUZ51 ,CROMWELL'S TROOPS1 & ! V>I\S CLASS GR\P+S 
9 ! ,FR5* REVOLUTION4 ,AS WELL AS 9 ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE & ! ,RUSSIAN 
REVOLUTIONS ( #aie & #a#i#a#g4 ,K>L ,LIEBKNE*T & ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG WANT$ ! 
,G]MAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY TO BE A NUCLEUS ( ?IS K9D4 

,GIV5 ?AT ! MASSES1 :5 !Y UNITE1 CAN N[ DEFEAT CAPITALISM 
& BUILD SOCIALISM1 ALL EF=TS MU/ BE FOCUS$ ON ! GOAL ( PREP>+ 
! MASSES = ?IS TASK4 ,! PREP>ATION ( ! MASSES MU/ BE ! SOLE 
OBJECTIVE4 

,COMPROMISES1 OPPORTUNISM1 ! SUPPRESSION ( FREE EXPRESSION1 ! 
DECEPTION ( ! MASSES1 CONCEALM5T ( ! 9T5TIONS & ! LU/ = P[] ( 
! P>TY OR ITS LEAD]%IP--ALL ( ?IS IS N[ ABSOLUTELY H>MFUL4 ,AS HAS BE5 
PROV5 9 ,G]MANY1 ,HUNG>Y & ,BAV>IA1 !SE ?+S LEAD ! PROLET>IAT TO 
DE/RUCTION4 

,9/EAD ( TAK+ ! PURE WAY1 WE SEE1 AS 9 ! CONDUCT 
DESCRIB$ ABOVE1 ?AT ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY APPLIES AN ]RONE\S 
TACTIC1 & ASPIRES TO P[] 767 = ! P>TY & = ITSELF4 

,WE SEE H[ IT CONCLUDES COMPROMISES & COMPETES ) ! O!R 
P>TIES = POPUL>ITY4 ,WE SEE ?AT TO A*IEVE !SE GOALS IT EV5 SUPPRESSES 
FRE$OM ( EXPRESSION4 

,REC5T EXAMPLES 9CLUDE ITS COLLABORATION ) ,KOL!K & ITS 
FRI5DLY ATTITUDE T[>DS ! ,N,A,S1.<#a#f.> ITS 9VOLVEM5T 79 COMPETITION ) ! 
,N,V,V7 9 ! MUNICIPAL C\NCIL'S CAMPAIGN TO RAISE MONEY = HUNG] RELIEF 9 
,VI5NA1 ITS DEM& = NATIONALIZATION ( ! L& 79 COMPETITION ) ! 
,S,D,A,P'S SOCIALIZATION PROGRAM71 :I* IS ALSO C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y AT ?IS 
JUNCTURE1 & ITS PRES5TATION ( ,5GL& 7:]E ! SITUATION C\LD BECOME 
REVOLUTION>Y1 BUT :]E ! WORK]S /ILL HAVE DONE NO?+ REVOLUTION>Y1 & 
:]E1 %\LD ,5GLI% CAPITAL SURVIVE ! CRISIS1 ! WORK]S C\LD BECOME 
COLLABORATORS 9 ! OPPRESSION ( ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT7 AS A MODEL4 

,SU* OPPORTUNISM PROVES ?AT ! GOAL ( ! LEAD]%IP ( ! 
,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY IS NOT ! 5LI<T5M5T ( ! MASSES1 BUT P[] = ! ,P>TY 
& ITS LEAD]%IP4 ,EXPRESS$ 9 ONE COLD1 CLE> PHRASE3 ,! LEAD]%IP IS NOT 
BUILD+ ! P>TY = COMMUNISM1 BUT US+ COMMUNISM AS A MEANS = ! 
AGGR&IZEM5T & P[] ( ! P>TY & ITS LEAD]%IP4 

,?AT IS :AT ,I HAVE BE5 FI<T+ AGA9/ = ! LA/ ?REE 
YE>S4 

,I HOPE ?AT ?IS SUMM>Y EXPLA9S MY /RUGGLE ON BEHALF ( ! 
WORK]S4 ,MY /RUGGLE IS F\ND$ ON GOOD REASONS1 REALITY HAS PROV5 IT TO BE 
CORRECT1 & ,I HAD NO O!R PURPOSE 9 M9D ?AN TO A*IEVE ! REVOLUTION>Y 
UNITY ( ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT1 :I* IS ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y = ! 
TRIUMPH ( ! REVOLUTION2 ?IS /RUGGLE1 LIKE ! PREVI\S ONE ,I L$ AGA9/ 
,TROEL/RA1 WAS = ! REVOLUTION>Y UNITY ( ! ,DUT* PROLET>IAT4.<#a#g.> 

,I ONCE AGA9 9SI/1 BE=E ! =UM ( ALL ! COMRADES & 
FRI5DS ( ! /RUGGLE3 ,! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY HAS FAIL$ ON 
EV]Y QUE/ION ( IMPORTANCE OV] ! LA/ FEW YE>S3 ,K]5SKY'S (F5SIVE1 
DECISIVE = ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION2 ,5GLI% & ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN IMP]IALISM1 
:I* IS ! BA/ION ( ! C\NT]REVOLUTION2 ! ,LEAGUE ( ,NATIONS & ! 
,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES1 :I* >E ! PR9CIPLE WEAPONS AGA9/ ! REVOLUTION2 AS 
WELL AS 9 RELATION TO V>I\S QUE/IONS ( PRIM>Y IMPORTANCE 9 DOME/IC ,DUT* 
POLITICS1 & ITS EVALUATION ( ! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION1 :I* IS ! NUCLEUS ( 
! WORLD REVOLUTION4 ,9 ALL ( !SE 9T]NATIONAL ISSUES1 EV5TS HAVE PROV5 
?AT ,I WAS RI<T4 ,MY TACTIC HAS BE5 V9DICAT$ ON EV]Y PO9T4 

,LET US PUT ASIDE ?IS 9SIGNIFICANT CONFLICT )9 ! ,DUT* 
P>TY1 & CONC5TRATE ON ! MO/ IMPORTANT FACTS REG>D+ ! GREAT 
9T]NATIONAL MOVEM5T ( ! PROLET>IAT4 

,WE NOTE ?AT ! SECOND PHASE ( ! HI/ORY ( ! EVOLUTION ( 
SOCIALISM IS COM+ TO AN 5D1 OR HAS ALREADY CONCLUD$4 ,! FIR/ PHASE WAS ! 
SOCIALISM ( ! TIME BE=E ,M>X3 ,UTOPIA4 ,! SECOND WAS ! PHASE ( ! 
DEVELOPM5T ( SOCIALISM AS A SCI5CE--FROM #a#h#d#g1 ! YE> ( ! ,COMMUNI/ 
,MANIFE/O ( ,M>X & ,5GELS1 UNTIL ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION 9 #a#i#a#g4 ,! 
?IRD PHASE BEGAN 9 ?AT YE>3 SOCIALISM 9 ACTION4 

,FACT NUMB] ONE IS ! FACT ?AT ! SECOND PHASE HAS 5D$4 

,FACT NUMB] TWO IS ! DISCOV]Y ( ! =M BY :I* ! 
REVOLUTION & SOCIALISM CAN BECOME A REALITY3 ! SOVIETS1 ! WORK]S 
C\NCILS4 ,BORN 9 ! %OPS & ! FACTORIES1 !Y >E SPREAD+ ?R\<\T ALL 
( SOCIETY4 ,!Y GRANT1 FROM BEL[1 ALL ECONOMIC & POLITICAL P[] TO 
! LABOR+ CLASSES4 ,SOLE1 EXCLUSIVE P[]4 ,DICTATOR%IP4 ,!Y >E BUILD+ ! 
NEW /ATE :I* REPLACES ! OLD ONE1 :I* WILL F9ALLY 0DIE01 & WILL BE 
TRANS=M$ 9TO A NEW SOCIETY1 :I* WILL NO LONG] KN[ CLASS RULE4 

,FACT NUMB] ?REE--AS IMPORTANT AS ! DICTATOR%IP & ! 
WORK]S C\NCILS--IS ! UNIFICATION ( ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT1 :I* IS 
F9ALLY BEG9N+ TO TAKE PLACE4 ,9 #a#h#d#g1 ,M>X & ,5GELS CALL$ UPON ! 
PROLET>IANS ( ALL C\NTRIES3 0,UNITE04 ,BUT SEV5TY-SIX YE>S HAD TO PASS BE=E 
! PROLET>IANS C\LD HE$ ?AT CALL4 ,IT WAS ! CONC5TRATION ( CAPITAL 9TO 
9DU/RIAL SYNDICATES & TRU/S1 IT WAS MONOPOLY & F9ANCE CAPITAL1 IT WAS 
! WORLD W>1 IT WAS IMP]IALISM1 :I* F9ALLY BR\<T ! PROLET>IAT 
TOGE!R 9TO A UNIT$ FRONT4 ,! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL ( ,MOSC[ IS ! 
EMBODIM5T & ! SYMBOL ( ?IS FACT4 

,N[ WE SEE ! WORK]S TAKE UP ! FI<T 9 EV]Y C\NTRY1 
9 ! REVOLUTION AGA9/ MONOPOLY1 AGA9/ BIG F9ANCE CAPITAL1 AGA9/ 
IMP]IALISM1 AGA9/ WORLD CAPITAL4 

,N[ WE SEE ! SOVIETS >IS+ 9 V>I\S =MS EV]Y:]E4 

,N[ WE SEE ! COM+ ( 9T]NATIONAL UNITY EV]Y:]E4 ,WE 
SEE ?AT ! REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S ( ALL C\NTRIES >E UNIT+ AGA9/ 
IMP]IALISM1 ?AT !Y >E JO9+ TOGE!R UND] ONE WAT*WORD--WORK]S 
C\NCILS--?AT ! ,MOSC[ ,9T]NATIONAL IS ASSUM+ !IR LEAD]%IP1 ?AT !Y 
>E JO9+ TOGE!R TO FI<T ALL IMP]IALISMS1 ?AT !Y VIEW IMP]IALISM AS A 
S+LE :OLE1 & ?AT !Y >E BEG9N+ TO =M A S+LE UNIT$ FRONT 
AGA9/ IT4 

,& ?IS 9T]NATIONAL UNITY MU/ CONT9UE TO GR[4 

,CAPITALISM ITSELF GU>ANTEES ?AT IT WILL4 

,IT GU>ANTEES ! NEW IMP]IALISM2 IT GU>ANTEES ! REC5T & 
UPCOM+ W>S1 & ! NEXT WORLD W>1 :I* ALREADY ?REAT5+LY LOOMS4 

,IT GU>ANTEES ! CONSEQU5CES ( ?IS FIR/ WORLD W> & ( ! 
,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES4 

,& MO/ ( ALL1 IT GU>ANTEES ! ID5TITY ( ! LEAD]S ( ! 
IMP]IALI/ P[]S3 ,5GL& & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 

,IT ALSO GU>ANTEES ! NEW ,LEAGUE ( ,NATIONS1 9 :I*1 UND] 
!SE LEAD]S1 WORLD IMP]IALISM WILL ORGANIZE ITSELF AGA9/ ! WORLD 
PROLET>IAT1 :I* ALONE COMPELS ! PROLET>IAT TO UNITE4 

,N[1 ! ,LEAGUE ( ,NATIONS & ITS LEAD+ P[]S HAVE ALREADY 
=M$ L>GE >MIES3 ! ,:ITE ,GU>DS ( ! ,BALTIC1 ( ,POL&1 ,HUNG>Y1 ( ! 
,BALKAN /ATES1 ( ,ROMANIA1 ,G]MANY4 ,& IF ! REVOLUTION ADVANCES T[>DS ! 
WE/1 !SE >MIES WILL BE JO9$ BY ,FR5*1 ,ITALIAN1 ,5GLI%1 ,BELGIAN1 ,DUT*1 
& ,SC&9AVIAN ,:ITE ,GU>DS4 ,ONLY !N WILL 9T]NATIONAL CAPITAL REALLY BE 9 
MORTAL DANG]4 

,AGA9/ ALL ( !SE =CES1 ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT WILL 
JO9 TOGE!R MORE & MORE1 & ITS UNITY WILL BE CREAT$ BY ! /RUGGLE 
AGA9/ ! P[] ( 9T]NATIONAL CAPITAL4 

,!RE CAN BE NO D\BT ?AT AN OPPORTUNI/ T5D5CY CAN BE 
P]CEIV$ 9 A L>GE PROPORTION ( WE/]N ,EUROPEAN COMMUNI/S4 ,9 ,G]MANY1 WE 
5C\NT] IT 9 ! LEFT W+ ( ! ,9DEP5D5TS & 9 ! COMMUNI/S :O 
FOLL[ ! 0,Z5TRALE01 9 ,5GL& 9 ! ,BRITI% ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY1 9 
,HOLL& 9 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 UND] ! LEAD]%IP ( ,WIJNKOOP & ,VAN 
,RAV5/EYN4 ,9 O!R C\NTRIES ! OLD OPPORTUNI/ TACTIC IS REVIV$1 OR IT WAS 
NEV] AB&ON$1 :I* GIVES MORE P[] TO ! LEAD]S ?AN TO ! MASSES4 ,! 
,9T]NATIONAL ITSELF IS ALSO PROCE$+ 9 ?IS DIRECTION4 ,BUT ?IS CANNOT LA/ 
V]Y LONG3 ! /RUGGLE IS BECOM+ MORE M]CILESS1 MIS]Y GR[S )\T 5D1 
& IMP]IALISM GR[S IMPLACABLY4 

,& :5 ! WORK+ CLASS ( EV]Y NATION HAS BE5 UNIT$ 9  
ONE /RUGGLE AGA9/ F9ANCE CAPITAL1 AGA9/ MONOPOLY1 AGA9/ IMP]IALISM1 
:I* ORGANIZE & RULE ALL ( SOCIETY1 & AGA9/ ITS LEAD]S1 AGA9/ 
IMP]IALISM AS A :OLE1 :5 ?IS HAS BE5 C>RI$ \T EV]Y:]E 9 ! SAME 
WAY & UND] ! SAME WAT*WORDS1 :5 ALL ?OSE :O CREATE CAPITAL UNITE 
AGA9/ ALL IMP]IALISMS1 VIEW+ !M AS A S+LE :OLE1 :51 FROM ?IS 
P]SPECTIVE1 !Y JO9 TOGE!R BY !IR [N WILL1 =M+ A S+LE :OLE1 !N 
NO P[] WILL BE ABLE TO RESI/ !M1 & !Y WILL BE VICTORI\S4 

,! 5TIRE 9T]NATIONAL /RUGGLE1 EA* & EV]Y NATIONAL 
/RUGGLE :I* IS N[ TAK+ PLACE1 CONTRIBUTES TO ?IS PROCESS ( UNIFICATION1 
IT COMPRISES ?IS PROCESS4 

,?OSE :O FEEL--LIKE ! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE ( ! ,TRIBUNE--?AT 
?IS 9T]NATIONAL UNITY ( ! PROLET>IAT AGA9/ 9T]NATIONAL IMP]IALISM IS 
/ILL A UTOPIA1 SOME?+ IMPOSSIBLE2 ?AT ! PROLET>IAT ONLY HAS TO DEF5D 
ITSELF AGA9/ ITS [N IMP]IALISM 7,I NATURALLY ACKN[L$GE ?IS NECESSITY1 ,I 
HAVE NEV] D\BT$ ?AT ?IS IS ! TASK :I* IS NE>E/ AT H&72 & ?AT 
?IS IS ! WAY TO VICTORY1 SU* PEOPLE ONCE AGA9 PROVE ?AT1 FIR/1 !Y DO 
NOT UND]/& IMP]IALISM1 & SECOND1 !Y >E BL9D TO REALITY4 

,!Y >E ! NAIVE S\LS :O1 SEE+ H[ EASILY ! ,RUSSIAN 
REVOLUTION WON ITS FIR/ BATTLES1 N[ ?9K ?AT IT WILL BE ! SAME EV]Y:]E 
ELSE4 

,BUT ! WORLD REVOLUTION IS NOT SO EASY & SO QUICK4 

,! WORLD REVOLUTION IS A LONG-T]M REVOLUTION1 IT REQUIRES 
5DLESS EF=TS1 & WILL HAVE ITS TIMES ( ADVANCE & ITS TIMES ( REFLUX4 

,IT CAN ONLY W9 BY MEANS ( UNITY4 

,! ADJU/M5T ( TACTICS & !IR SUBORD9ATION TO1 !IR 
DET]M9ATION BY1 !IR DISSOLUTION 9TO1 9T]NATIONAL TACTICS1 IS !RE=E 
! SOLE PRECONDITION = ITS VICTORY4 

,JU/ AS1 9 ! PA/1 ! WORK]S ( ONE TRADE 9 ONE 
WORK%OP JO9$ ONE ASSOCIATION1 COMPELL$ BY ONE BOSS TO 
FI<T ONE /RUGGLE2 & LAT]1 ! WORK]S ( ONE TRADE 9 ONE 
CITY DID ! SAME1 COMPELL$ BY ! CITY'S [N+ CLASS2 !N ! WORK]S (  
ONE TRADE 9 ONE C\NTRY1 COMPELL$ BY ! [N+ CLASS ( ! 
NATION2 &1 AS ! WORK]S ( ALL C\NTRIES >E JO9+ P>TIES OPPOS$ TO ! 
B\RGEOISIE1 SO N[ = ! FIR/ TIME ! PROLET>IANS ( ALL C\NTRIES >E 
UNIT+1 COMPELL$ TO DO SO BY MONOPOLY1 F9ANCE CAPITAL & ! IMP]IALISM ( 
ALL NATIONS4 

,?OSE :O DO NOT BELIEVE 9 ! NECESSITY ( ?IS UNION ( ! 
WORLD PROLET>IAT 9 ONE FRONT AGA9/ WORLD IMP]IALISM1 :I* !Y CONSID] TO 
BE IMPOSSIBLE1 OV]LOOK ! FACT ?AT ! PRIOR UNIONS M5TION$ ABOVE1 SU* AS 
9 ONE WORK%OP1 9 ONE CITY1 9 ONE TRADE1 9 ONE 
C\NTRY1 9 ONE P>TY1 ALSO SEEM$ IMPOSSIBLE4 ,BUT !Y BECAME REALITIES 
NONE!LESS4 

,9T]NATIONAL UNITY 9 ONE FRONT AGA9/ 9T]NATIONAL 
IMP]IALISM WILL ALSO BECOME A REALITY4 ,! PROLET>IAT ( ,G]MANY1 ,5GL&1 
,FRANCE1 ,AM]ICA1 ! PROLET>IAT ( EV]Y C\NTRY WILL UNITE ) ! ,RUSSIAN 
PROLET>IAT4 

,! ,DUT* PROLET>IAT WILL ALSO BE A P>T ( ?IS1 DESPITE ! 
]RORS ( ITS LEAD]S4 ,P]HAPS1 WE HOPE1 !SE LEAD]S WILL EX*ANGE !IR 
CURR5T TACTICS = BETT] ONES4 

,?IS /RUGGLE1 ?IS PROCESS ( UNITY AGA9/ WORLD IMP]IALISM1 
?AT IS1 AGA9/ ! EXI/5CE ( CAPITAL ITSELF1 IS ! WORLD REVOLUTION1 9 
:I* ! ,RUSSIAN & ,G]MAN REVOLUTIONS >E ONLY EPISODES4 ,?IS UNITY AGA9/ 
ALL IMP]IALISMS COMB9$1 AGA9/ WORLD IMP]IALISM AS A :OLE1 ?IS 
UNIFICATION ( ! WORLD PROLET>IAT BY ! WORLD IMP]IALISM ( GLOBAL 
CAPITAL--& BY ITS /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! LATT]--?IS UNITY = ! WORLD 
REVOLUTION1 IS :AT ,I WANT TO FOM5T ) MY /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! LEAD]%IP ( 
! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 & ) MY REC5T !ORETICAL-,M>XI/ PROPAG&A4 

,& ?IS /RUGGLE = UNITY IS BECOM+ ! DRIV+ =CE BEH9D 
! ACTIONS ( ! MASSES1 !IR WORK]S C\NCILS & ! REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE 
9 EA* NATION4 

,I WILL REPEAT ONCE MORE1 = ! LA/ TIME3 IF1 DUR+ ! COM+ 
SPR+1 ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION IS ATTACK$ AGA91 OR IF1 DUR+ ?IS SUMM]1 OR 
!REAFT]1 ! REVOLUTION BREAKS \T AGA9 9 ,G]MANY.<#a#h.>--9 ,G]MANY1 :]E ! 
SITUATION IS PROBABLY MORE REVOLUTION>Y ?AN ANY:]E ELSE--9 ,G]MANY1 :I* IS 
! KEY & ! GATEWAY ( ! WORLD REVOLUTION1 & :OSE REVOLUTION IS 
9F9ITELY MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION1 BECAUSE ITS SUCCESS W\LD 
5DANG] ,5GLI% & ,AM]ICAN CAPITAL1 & WORLD CAPITAL AS WELL--OR IF A 
REVOLUTION BREAKS \T 9 ANO!R GREAT P[]1 9 ,FRANCE OR ,5GL&1 !N ! 
UNITY ( ! WORLD PROLET>IAT AGA9/ ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN-,FR5*-,G]MAN CAPITAL1 
AGA9/ WORLD CAPITAL1 WILL BE NECESS>Y4.<#a#i.> 

,! ,DUT* PROLET>IAT & ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT 
HAVE TO BE PREP>$ = ?IS EV5TUALITY1 & !Y HAVE TO PREP>E TODAY4 

,& EV5 IF ! WORLD REVOLUTION IS DEFEAT$1 IF ! :OLE WORLD 
W> & ! CURR5T BITT] /RUGGLE TURN \T TO HAVE BE5 A LESSON1 A TE/ = 
! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT1 FROM :I* IT MU/ LE>N TO =M ONE S+LE 
REVOLUTION>Y UNIT1 !N UNITY IS ALSO ! FIR/ & PR9CIPLE REQUIREM5T1 & 
! GU>ANTEE ( VICTORY1 :I* WILL SOON BE A*IEV$4 

,9 ANY CASE1 ! 9T]NATIONAL TACTICS :I* ,I DEF5D >E 
NECESS>Y1 !Y MU/ BE COMB9$ ) ! NATIONAL REVOLUTION1 !Y MU/ BE ONE 
& ! SAME ?+4 

,BECAUSE ! WORLD REVOLUTION WILL NOT ONLY TAKE PLACE 9 NATIONAL 
/RUGGLES1 BUT 9 A GREAT 9T]NATIONAL /RUGGLE BETWE5 LABOR & CAPITAL1 
BETWE5 COMMUNISM & CAPITALISM4 

,A !ORETICIAN CAN NEV] DO MORE ?AN %[ ! WORK]S ! F9AL 
GOAL ( ! MOVEM5T1 AS ACCURATELY AS HE CAN1 & ! ROAD TO BE FOLL[$ 9 
ORD] TO REA* ?IS GOAL4 ,?IS1 NOT BE+ A LEAD] ( ! MASSES1 IS HIS TASK4 

,! WORLD PROLET>IAT1 !N--:I*1 BY MEANS ( ACTION1 ?R\< 
! SOVIETS & BY WAY ( ! NATIONAL REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE1 A*IEVES GLOBAL 
UNITY AGA9/ ! ORGANIZ$ IMP]IALISM ( GLOBAL CAPITAL1 & ?US BR+S AB\T 
! WORLD REVOLUTION & VICTORY--WILL MORE EXACTLY & CORRECTLY =MULATE MY 
LA/ WORD ( PROPAG&A = SCI5TIFIC SOCIALISM 9 ,HOLL&4 

,) ?IS1 ,I CONCLUDE--AT LEA/ = ! MOM5T--MY !ORETICAL 
PROPAG&A = COMMUNISM H]E 9 ,HOLL&1 9 ORD] TO TRY TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION 
TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( COMMUNISM ELSE:]E--TODAY1 :5 IT IS REALLY COM+ 
TO LIFE4 

-,AUGU/1 #a#i#a#i.<#b.> 

,NOTES3 

.<#a.> ,IT WILL SOON BE POSSIBLE TO 
OBTA9 A G5]AL P]SPECTIVE ON MY !ORETICAL LABORS 9 ! =M ( T5 
PAMPHLETS :I* WILL APPE> AS A COMPLETE S]IES UND] ! TITLE1 
0,HET ,COMMUNISME03 ,I4 ,! ,COMMUNI/ 
,MANIFE/O 7MY TRANSLATION72 ,I,I4 ,! ,FUNDAM5TALS ( 
,COMMUNISM2 ,I,I,I4 ,COMMUNISM V]SUS ,AN>*ISM & ,SYNDICALISM2 
,I,V4 ,COMMUNISM V]SUS ,REVISIONISM & ,RE=MISM2 ,V4 ,HI/ORICAL 
,MAT]IALISM2 ,V,I4 ,CLASS ,MORALITY2 ,V,I,I4  ,IMP]IALISM1 
! ,WORLD ,W> & ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY2 ,V,I,I,I4 ,! ,WORLD 
,REVOLUTION2 ,I,X4 ,L59'S ,! ,/ATE & ,REVOLUTION 7MY 
TRANSLATION72 ,X4  ,COMMUNISM4 ,!SE PAMPHLETS1 MO/ ( :I* W]E 
PUBLI%$ LONG AGO1 HAVE BE5 UPDAT$ TO TAKE ACC\NT ( ! LATE/ DEVELOPM5TS 
RELAT+ TO IMP]IALISM1 ! WORLD W> & ! WORLD REVOLUTION4 ,SEV]AL ( 
!M1 ORIG9ALLY PUBLI%$ 9 ,DUT*1 HAVE BE5 TRANSLAT$ 9TO O!R LANGUAGES1 
PRIM>ILY ,G]MAN4 ,SEE ! BIBLIOGRAPHY4 ,AL?\< !SE WORKS HAVE LONG BE5 
READY TO GO TO PRESS1 !IR PUBLICATION WAS PO/PON$ DUE TO A LACK ( PAP] 
UNTIL #a#i#b4 

.<#b.> ,I OPPOS$ ?IS TACTIC ( ! 
,TRIBUNE 79 ! ISSUE ( ,FEBRU>Y #h1 #a#i#a#h72 MY FIR/ >GUM5T WAS 
AS FOLL[S3 JU/ AS ! DOME/IC POLICY ( ! RUL+ CLASSES DIVIDES ! 
WORK]S BY MEANS ( SU* /]EOTYPES AS RELIGI\S & LIB]AL1 CONS]VATIVE & 
DEMOCRATIC1 ETC4--DIFF]5CES :I* HAVE PRACTICALLY BE5 ELIM9AT$ 
PRECISELY BY IMP]IALISM--! IMP]IALI/S N[ DIVIDE ! WORK]S1 ONLY ON 
A MU* WID] SCALE1 ON A WORLD SCALE1 9TO ! FOLL[]S ( ONE IMP]IALISM OR 
ANO!R4 ,IT IS ONLY BY MEANS ( ?IS DIVISION ?AT ! IMP]IALI/S ( ALL 
NATIONS >E N[ A*IEV+ !IR GOAL4 ,:AT1 !N1 DOES ONE ACCOMPLI% BY 
FI<T+ ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM ) MORE VIGOR ?AN ONE EMPLOYS AGA9/ 
,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN IMP]IALISM8 ,ONE SUPPORTS ! LIE UPON :I* ! DIVISION ( ! 
WORK]S IS BAS$4 

.<#c.> ,?AT ! ,RUSSIAN COMMUNI/S 
AGRE$ ) ME ON ?IS ISSUE1 & W\LD C]TA9LY NOT HAVE APPROV$ ( ! 
,TRIBUNE'S POSITION1 IS CLE>4 ,TROTSKY WRITES1 9 
,SOVIET ,P[] & ,9T]NATIONAL ,IMP]IALISM3 0,! (F5SIVE ( 
,JUNE #a#h1 ,K]5SKY'S (F5SIVE1 WAS ! MO/ T]RIBLE BL[ /RUCK AGA9/ 
! WORK+ CLASSES ( ALL C\NTRIES1 AS WELL AS ! MO/ T]RIBLE BL[ /RUCK 
AGA9/ ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION40 ,T]RIBLE1 BECAUSE ! TOIL+ MASSES ( 
ALL C\NTRIES EXPECT$ 0?AT ! ,RUSSIAN ,FEBRU>Y ,REVOLUTION W\LD %[ 
ITSELF 9 ITS FULL MAGNITUDE & TEA* SOME?+ NEW01 & !N HAD TO SEE 
?AT ! NEW GOV]NM5T PURSU$ ! SAME 0RAPACI\S0 GOALS AS 
,CZ>ISM4 ,TROTSKY ALSO SAW ! ,PEACE ( ,BRE/-,LITOVSK AS ONE MORE CONSEQU5CE ( 
! 7FAIL$7 ,JUNE #aiag (F5SIVE4 ,L4 ,TROTSKY1 ,DIE ,S[JET-,MA*T UND D] 
9T]NATIONALE ,IMP]IALISMUS1 ,APRIL #b#a1 #a#i#a#h1 ,MOSC[1 ,BELP-,B]N1 PP4 
#b#g-#b#h4 ,PANNEKOEK1 AS WELL1 IMM$IATELY CRITICIZ$ ! 
,TRIBUNE--) ! OPPORTUNI/S' CU/OM>Y DI/ORTIONS1 
! ,TRIBUNE LAT] D5I$ HAV+ TAK5 ?IS POSITION4 

.<#d.> ,WE MU/ AT ?IS PO9T 
BRIEFLY 9SI/ UPON ! FACT ?AT WE HAVE ALWAYS COMPLETELY APPROV$ ( ! 
/RUGGLE AGA9/ ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM4 ,WE HAVE ONLY DEM&$ ?AT ! ,5T5TE BE 
F\<T AS WELL4 

.<#e.> ,?IS QUE/ION WAS ( ! 
UTMO/ IMPORTANCE1 S9CE1 PRIOR TO ! REVOLUTION1 AN ABSOLUTELY PURE 
P>TY IS NE$$1 :I* WILL ACCEPT NO COMPROMISES ( ANY K9D4 

.<#f.> ,! ATTEMPT ( ! ,UNIT$ 
,/ATES TO /R5G!N ,YUGOSLAVIA AT ,ITALY'S EXP5SE IS BAS$ ON ?IS 
POLICY4 ,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 LIKE ,5GL&1 WANTS A BALANCE ( =CES ON ! 
CONT95T1 :I* W\LD GIVE !M PR$OM9ANCE1 R5D]+ ,EUROPE P[]LESS4 

.<#g.> ,I HAVE ALSO REFUT$ !SE 
NOTIONS 9 OV] TW5TY PAGES ( MY PAMPHLET ON IMP]IALISM4 

.<#h.> ,?IS IS :AT ,I SAID 9 ! 
,TRIBUNE ( ,NOVEMB] #g1 #a#i#a#h3 ,! REVOLUTION>Y PROLET>IAT ( 
,HOLL& IS CAPABLE ( UND]/&+ ?IS SIMPLE REVOLUTION>Y TACTIC1 :I* 
SAYS3 SUPPORT NO IMP]IALISM4 ,! DECISIVE REASON1 ABOVE & BEYOND ALL ! 
O!R REASONS 7SU* AS W>1 HUNG]1 ETC47--! 9T]NATIONAL REASON = ! 
,DUT* PROLET>IAT NOT TO S5D FOOD TO ,G]MANY DUR+ ! W>1 WAS ?AT ! 
PROLET>IAT MU/ NOT SUPPORT ANY IMP]IALISM4 

,! DECISIVE 9T]NATIONAL REASON1 ! SOLE VALID REASON FROM 
! 9T]NATIONAL REVOLUTION>Y PO9T ( VIEW1 NOT TO LOAN %IPS TO ,AM]ICA & 
NOT TO ALL[ IT TO USE ANY BASES 9 ! ,NE!RL&S1 IS ?AT ! PROLET>IAT 
MU/ NOT SUPPORT ANY IMP]IALISM4 

,! ,DUT* PROLET>IAT MU/ PROVE TO ! 5TIRE WORLD ?AT IT IS 
! 5EMY ( ALL IMP]IALISMS1 ?AT IT /&S 9 SOLID>ITY ) ! PROLET>IAT 
( ALL NATIONS1 & ?AT IS :Y IT FI<TS EV]Y IMP]IALISM1 EV5 IF IT MU/ 
ITSELF SUFF] AS A RESULT4 

.<#i.> ,I AM NOT SAY+ ?AT SU* ACTION 7AS ,I HAD RECOMM5D$7 W\LD 
HAVE BE5 SUCCESSFUL AT ?AT TIME 9 ,HOLL&4 ,IT IS A QUE/ION ( PR9CIPLE1 ( 
! BEG9N+ ( ! CORRECT TACTIC4 

,:5 ,I F\<T AGA9/ ,TROEL/RA'S POSITION ON ! 
QUE/ION ( $UCATION POLICY1 MANY PEOPLE ?\<T ?AT MY OBJECTIONS W]E 
EXAGG]AT$4 ,!Y DID NOT ?9K ! DANG] WAS SO S]I\S4 ,& N[ LOOK AT :AT 
HAS HAPP5$ TO ?AT P>TY 7! ,S,D,A,P7 & TO ! $UCATIONAL SY/EM ( ! ,DUT* 
PROLET>IAT6 

.<#a.> ,EV5 TODAY1 ! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE WILL NOT DECL>E ITS 
PR9CIPL$ OPPOSITION TO ! ,5T5TE & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,A BRIEF >TICLE ON A 
SUBSIDI>Y ISSUE1 ,P]SIA1 ,RUSSIA--?AT IS ALL4 ,U4,S4 & ,5GLI% POLICY IS NOT 
ATTACK$ 9 ITS TOTALITY1 OR 9 DETAIL4 ,WILSON & ,LLOYD ,GEORGE >E NOT 
*>ACT]IZ$ 9 ! SAME WAY AS ,H9D5BURG & ,LUD5DORFF1 NOR IS DEMOCRACY 
TREAT$ ! SAME WAY AS MON>*Y6 ,!Y WILL NOT EV5 TAKE A /& ON ! ,LEAGUE 
( ,NATIONS1 ETC41 ETC4 

,! =EIGN AFFAIRS $ITOR1 ,VAN ,RAV5/EYN1 HAS YET TO 
PUBLI% EV5 ONE >TICLE 9 ! ,TRIBUNE :I* OPPOSES ! TWO 
LEAD+ CAPITALI/ P[]S4 

.<#a#a.> ,SEE ALSO ! >TICLE 9 ! J\RNAL ( ! ,?IRD 
,9T]NATIONAL3 0,D[N ) ! ,PEACE ( ,V]SAILLES04 0,NI$] MIT DEM ,V]SAILL] 
,FRI$54 ,AUFRUF DES ,EXEKUTIVKOMITEES D] ,KOMMUNI/IS*5 ,9T]NATIONALE AN DIE 
,W]KTATIG5 D] GANZ5 ,WELT01 93 ,DIE ,KOMMUNI/IS*E ,9T]NATIONALE1 ,YE> 
,ONE1 ,NO4 #b1 ,JUNE #a#i#a#i1 P4 #a#f#e1 ET SEQ4 0,!S5 UB] DIE ,POLITIK D] 
,5T5TE AUG5OMM5 AUF DEM ,I4 ,KONGRESS D] ,KOMMUNI/IS*5 ,9T]NATIONALE AM #f 
,M>Z #a#i#a#i01 93 ,D] ,I4 UND ,I,I4 ,KONGRESS D] ,KOMMUNI/IS*5 ,9T]NATIONALE4 
,DOKUM5TE D] ,KONGRESSE UND ,R$51 ,W4 ,I4 ,L591 ,B]L9 7,EA/71 #a#i#e#i1 PP4 
#a#b-#a#c4 

.<#a#b.> ,ONE EXAMPLE AMONG MANY WILL DEMON/RATE ! ,TRIBUNE'S 
LACK ( UND]/&+ ( & ITS SUPPORT = ,5T5TE IMP]IALISM3 ,:5 ! 
,C\NCIL ,REPUBLIC WAS PROCLAIM$ 9 ,HUNG>Y1 ! ,TRIBUNE WROTE ?AT ONE 
C\LD BE C]TA9 ?AT ! ,5T5TE W\LD NOT TRY TO DE/ROY IT444BECAUSE ,G5]AL 
,SMUTS HAD BE5 ORD]$ TO REA* A COMPROMISE6 ,%ORTLY !REAFT] ! ,5T5TE 
ANNIHILAT$ ! ,C\NCIL ,REPUBLIC4 

.<#a#c.> ,EV5 IF ! ,HOH5ZOLL]NS 
RETURN TO P[]4 

.<#a#d.> ,?IS HAS *ANG$ 
SOME:AT1 AS ,I HAVE SAID4 ,9 !IR POSITION ON ! ,LEAGUE ( ,NATIONS1 = 
EXAMPLE4 ,BUT 9 ALL ! PO9TS M5TION$ ABOVE1 !Y HAVE /ILL ONLY GONE 
HALFWAY4 ,! :OLE TRU? IS NOT TOLD4 ,!Y LEAVE ONE DOOR OP5 9 CASE ,5GLI% 
CAPITALISM %\LD PUT UP SOME RESI/ANCE & SAVE WORLD CAPITALISM4 ,BUT !Y DO 
NOT TELL ! WORK]S ! REAL REASON = ?IS OPPORTUNISM4 ,& :AT IS ONE TO 
?9K ( SU* A LEAD]%IP1 :I* HAS FAIL$ ON ALL ! PR9CIPLE QUE/IONS1 & 
ONLY REVISES ITS POSITIONS :5 ?IS IS SUITABLE = OPPORTUNI/ MOTIVES8 ,EV5 
9 ! SUMM] ( #a#i#b1 A REGUL> CONTRIBUTOR TO ! ,TRIBUNE WROTE 
?AT ! ,POLI% AGGRESSION AGA9/ ,RUSSIA WAS NOT SUPPORT$ BY ,FR5* 
IMP]IALISM1 & ! $ITORS EXPRESS$ !IR AGREEM5T4 ,& ?IS1 TODAY1 9 
#a#i#b6 

.<#a#e.> ,:I* WAS NATURALLY A 
FAILURE1 AS CAN N[ BE CLE>LY SE54 

.<#a#f.> ,! SAME PH5OM5ON1 BUT 
ON A L>G] SCALE1 & NOT SO PETITE-B\RGEOIS1 CAN BE SE5 9 ! ,C5TRAL 
,COMMITTEE ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 9 ,G]MANY1 & 9 ! ,BRITI% ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY 
9 ,5GL&4 ,EV]Y:]E1 ONE NOTES AN EAG]NESS TO PUT COMMUNISM AT ! S]VICE 
( ! P>TIES4 ,OV] ! LONG T]M1 ( C\RSE1 ?IS EAG]NESS HAS NO PROSPECT 
= SUCCESS2 IT MU/ NEV]!LESS BE F\<T ) FIRMNESS4 ,! PH5OM5ON WAS 
ALSO MU* 9 EVID5CE 9 ! WAY ! LA/ 9T]NATIONAL CONF]5CE 9 ,AM/]DAM 
WAS ORGANIZ$4 

.<#a#g.> ,A FEW MORE WORDS AB\T MY 
P]SONAL EXP]I5CES 9 ?IS /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,COMMUNI/ 
,P>TY3 

,AFT] HAV+ HAD TO FI<T1 AS ,I HAVE SAID1 = N9E MON?S1 
UNTIL ,JULY #a#i#a#h1 TO GET TWO >TICLES PUBLI%$1 DUR+ ! LATT] HALF ( #aiah ,I 
PUBLI%$ EI<T OR T5 MORE >TICLES AGA9/ ! ,5T5TE & ! POLICY ( ! 
,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 7! TWO MATT]S BE+ 9SEP>ABLE74 

,BUT ! ONLY REASON ?OSE >TICLES W]E PUBLI%$1 WAS BECAUSE ,I 
S5T !M TO COMRADE ,PANNEKOEK 7HE MET ME \TSIDE ( ,HOLL&71 & ?REAT5$ 
! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE ?AT IF !Y W]E NOT PUBLI%$ )9 TWO WEEKS1 !Y 
W\LD BE PUBLI%$ 9 PAMPHLET =M4 

,ALL ! ME?ODS CU/OM>ILY US$ BY ,TROEL/RA1 W]E US$ 
AGA9/ ME BY ! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE ( ! ,TRIBUNE4 

,FIR/ ( ALL1 ABSOLUTE SIL5CE4 ,! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE HAS NEV] 
UND]TAK5 AN 9-DEP? ANALYSIS ( ! PR9CIPLE ISSUE1 ,ANGLO-,AM]ICAN 
IMP]IALISM4 ,IT DESIR$ ?AT ! COMRADES REMA9 IGNORANT ( ?IS ISSUE4 

,!Y TRI$ TO RESORT TO SOME FAI?FUL FRI5DS TO RESPOND TO 
MY *ALL5GE1 SU* AS ,V4,L41 0,OPM]K]01 ETC4 7,V4,L4"7VAN ,LEUV51 :O 
PUBLI%$ 9T]E/+ >TICLES ON ECONOMIC QUE/IONS 9 ! 
,TRIBUNE1 A DELEGATE TO ! ,SECOND ,CONGRESS ( ! ,COMMUNI/ 
,9T]NATIONAL 9 ,JULY-,AUGU/ #a#i#b2 ,OPM]K] 70,OBS]V]07"7,K4 VAN 
,LANG]AAD1 A REGUL> CONTRIBUTOR TO ! ,TRIBUNE & ! 
,NIEUWE ,TIJD71 :O1 9 ?IS CASE1 TOOK PRIDE 9 ! SELFSAME MYOPIA 
9 DEF5D+ ! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE4 

,!Y TRI$ TO PRES5T ! ISSUE AS IF ,I HAD DEF9$ ! TWO 
IMP]IALISMS AS BE+ 0EQUAL = ! PROLET>IAT01 :5 ,I HAD ACTUALLY 9SI/$ 
PRECISELY ON !IR DIFF]5CES4 ,!Y SPOKE ( 0WORK+ ) ! PHILOSOPH]'S 
/ONE1 ( WANT+ TO EXPLA9 ! 9EXPLICABLE1 A LACK ( EVID5CE1 ILLUSIONI/1 
DOCTR9AIRE1 NOT SEE+ REALITY1 FANTASIES01 ETC4 

,F9ALLY1 !Y EV5 W5T SO F> AS TO 9VOKE ! OPPOSITION ( 
?OSE :O REALLY LABOR = ! P>TY & ?OSE :O >E !ORETICIANS4 

,ALL ( ?IS WAS 9 RESPONSE TO MY FIR/ TWO >TICLES AGA9/ ! 
TWO IMP]IALISMS4 ,WIJNKOOP & ,VAN ,RAV5/EYN ALSO EXPRESS$ !IR 0ABSOLUTE 
DISAGREEM5T0 ) MY PAMPHLET1 0,! ,WORLD ,REVOLUTION04 ,=EIGN COMMUNI/S 
JUDG$ O!RWISE4 ,IZVE/IA & ,PRAVDA IMM$IATELY PUBLI%$ ! 
TWO >TICLES1 & ! COMMITTEE = PRISON]S ( W> 9 ,RUSSIA REPR9T$ !M 9 
A S]IES 9 V>I\S LANGUAGES--! SAME >TICLES :I* C\LD ONLY BE PUBLI%$ 
H]E AFT] A N9E-MON? DELAY4 ,! PAMPHLETS HAVE N[ BE5 TRANSLAT$ 9TO EI<T 
OR N9E ,EUROPEAN LANGUAGES4 

,!N !Y GAVE ! :OLE AFFAIR A P]SONAL DIM5SION1 EXACTLY 
AS ,TROEL/RA HAD DONE BE=E4 ,I HAD (F5D$ ! LEAD]%IP 76674 ,9 ?IS MANN] 
!Y TRI$ TO DIV]T ! COMRADES' ATT5TION & TO SL&] ME 9 ! 
COMRADES' EYES4 ,9 RELATION TO :I*1 ,I HAVE ONLY ?IS TO SAY3 AFT] HE 
RETURN$ TO ,HOLL& 9 ,DECEMB] #a#i#a#h1 ,I KNEW ?AT ,WIJNKOOP WAS SOMETIMES 
P]SONALLY 9 DANG]4 ,I IMM$IATELY (F]$ TO ACCOMPANY HIM :5EV] IT WAS 
NECESS>Y ?AT HE EXPOSE HIMSELF TO DANG]2 & ! FIR/ TIME HE ASK$ ME TO DO 
SO1 ,I IMM$IATELY CONS5T$4 ,S9CE HE WAS 9 NO CONDITION TO APPE> 9 PUBLIC AS 
AN ORATOR1 ,I FELT AN OBLIGATION TO HELP HIM1 AS WE HAD TOGE!R F\ND$ ! ,S,D,P 
& DUR+ ! ,S,D,P'S FIR/ FEW YE>S WE %>$ GOOD TIMES & BAD TIMES 9 
?AT P>TY4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT ?IS PROVES ?AT ONE CAN BY NO MEANS ATTRIBUTE 
P]SONAL MOTIVES TO MY DISS5T4 ,I WAS ONLY 9T]E/$ 9 9T]NATIONAL UNITY4 ,I 
C\LD NO LONG] TOL]ATE ! SITUATION 9 ,HOLL&1 SO ,I DECID$ TO SEEK ANO!R 
ROAD SO ?AT ,I C\LD FREELY EXPRESS MY OP9ION4 ,I ASK$ ! P>TY & ITS 
LEAD]%IP TO APPO9T ME AS A =EIGN CORRESPOND5T = ! 
,TRIBUNE3 A POSITION 9DEP5D5T ( ! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE44 
,NATURALLY1 ,I DID NOT WANT TO BE SUBJECT$ ONCE AGA9 TO ! SUPPRESSION ( MY 
FRE$OM ( EXPRESSION1 9 MATT]S ( SU* VITAL 9T]E/ TO ! 9T]NATIONAL 
PROLET>IAT4 ,& IMAG9E :AT SU* AN ACT ( SUPPRESSION W\LD SIGNIFY 9 
REVOLUTION>Y TIMES6 ,I DEM&$ AN ABSOLUTELY FREE H& AS A CORRESPOND5T1 
)\T $ITORIAL CONTROL OR C5SOR%IP1 :I* OPPRESS FREE EXPRESSION & 
CRITICISM4 ,MY :OLE PA/ 9 ! ,S,D,A,P1 ! ,S,D,P & ! ,C,P1 & ABOVE ALL ! 
CORRECTNESS ( MY !ORY ( IMP]IALISM1 JU/IFY MY DESIRE = ?IS FRE$OM4 

,I SUBMITT$ ?IS REQUE/ F\R TIMES4 ,! FIR/ TIME WAS 9 A 
LETT] 7ALREADY 9 ! SUMM] ( #a#i#a#g7 TO ! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE ( ! 
,TRIBUNE4 ,AT ?AT TIME ,I TOLD !M ?AT1 ACCORD+ TO MY /&>DS1 
!IR =EIGN POLICY WAS TOO NATIONALI/IC1 & ?AT WAS :Y ,I PROPOS$ ?AT 
!Y ACCEPT MY COLLABORATION4 ,!Y DID NOT ACCEPT MY PROPOSAL4 ,LAT]1 9 AN 
>TICLE 9 ! ,TRIBUNE 9 ,NOVEMB]1 ,I MADE ! SAME PROPOSAL TO ! 
P>TY1 AFT] HAV+ MADE EV]Y EF=T DUR+ ! PREVI\S YE> TO GET MY VIEWS 
PUBLI%$ REGUL>LY 9 ! ,TRIBUNE4 

,ONCE MORE ,I SUBMITT$ MY REQUE/ TO ! P>TY1 9 A LETT] 
:I* WAS DI/RIBUT$ AT ! P>TY CONGRESS 9 ,NOVEMB] #a#i#a#h4 ,F9ALLY1 MY P>TY 
LOCAL AT ,BUSSUM SUBMITT$ ! SAME MOTION AT ! ,JUNE #aiai P>TY CONGRESS1 & 
! ,5S*$E LOCAL FOLL[$ SUIT 9 #a#i#b4 ,9 EV]Y CASE ! ANSW] WAS NO4 

,TWO ,CONGRESSES AGO1 ,WIJNKOOP SAID ?AT ! MOTION %\LD NOT BE 
APPROV$ 0BECAUSE ,GORT] IS OPPOS$ TO ! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE04 ,! QUE/ION 
WAS NOT ASK$1 !N1 :E!R ,I HAD NOT BE5 %[+ ! ,DUT* PROLET>IAT ! 
ROAD TO FOLL[1 OR :E!R ,I WAS PROBABLY CORRECT ON ?IS OCCASION1 TOO1 OR 
:E!R MY !ORY WAS CORRECT1 OR :E!R IT WAS ( USE TO ! NATIONAL & 
9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT1 OR :E!R REALITY HAD NOT PROV5 ME RI<T ON ! 
MO/ IMPORTANT ISSUE = ! PROLET>IAT4 ,HE ONLY SAID3 ,GORT] IS OPPOS$ TO ! 
$ITORIAL COMMITTEE1 OPPOS$ TO US4 ,HE ONLY SAID3 ,HIS OPPOSITION IS A H9DRANCE 
7?AT IS1 A H9DRANCE TO ! PETTY EV]YDAY BUS9ESS ( ! P>TY74 ,!RE=E3 
,EXPEL HIM--AS 9 ! TIMES ( ,TROEL/RA4 ,& ! V]Y SAME 0LEAD]S0 :O HAVE 
MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE = ME TO C>RY ON ) MY WORK1 N[ ACCUSE ME ( NOT 
WORK+6 ,9 ADDITION1 ,WIJNKOOP HAS /OOP$ SO L[ AS TO TRY TO PUT AN 5D TO MY 
9FLU5CE BO? H]E & ABROAD1 HAV+1 = EXAMPLE1 P]SONALLY TOLD ,L59 ?AT 
,I WAS A NEUROTIC6 

,A V]Y SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLE ( ,WIJNKOOP'S EF=TS 
AGA9/ ME TOOK PLACE QUITE REC5TLY3 ,I HAVE BE5 EXPLA9+ TO ! WORK]S ?AT 
! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION W\LD MO/ PROBABLY BREAK \T ONCE AGA91 & DECL>$ 
?AT IT W\LD BE ! CORN]/ONE = ,WE/]N ,EUROPE4 ,WIJNKOOP HAS = ! LA/ 
SIX MON?S PUBLICLY DECL>$ ?AT ?IS IS PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE1 & HAS 
9/EAD (F]$ ! WORK]S ( ,5GL& AS AN EXAMPLE4 ,AT ! PRES5T TIME1 ! 
OV]:ELM+ MAJORITY ( ! ,5GLI% WORK]S REJECT DIRECT ACTION2 9 ,G]MANY1 
H[EV]1 ! REVOLUTION IS MORE P[]FUL ?AN EV]4 ,AN HONORABLE FI<T] W\LD 
N[ HAVE TO SAY3 0,=TUNATELY1 ,I WAS MI/AK504 ,A DEC5T FI<T]3 
0,MY ADV]S>Y WAS CORRECT04 ,WIJNKOOP1 ) HIS CU/OM>Y FALSE & 
RIGID ATTITUDE1 CALLS ME A W9DBAG & PRAISES HIS [N P]SPICACITY4 

,F9ALLY1 ,WIJNKOOP & ,VAN ,RAV5/EYN HAVE REFUS$ TO P>TICIPATE 
) ME ON A COMMISSION = 9T]NATIONAL AFFAIRS E/ABLI%$ H]E BY ! ,?IRD 
,9T]NATIONAL4 ,!Y FIR/ PROPOS$ ?AT ALL DECISIONS %\LD BE SUBMITT$ TO ! 
PRESID5CY ( ! ,DUT* P>TY1 & :5 ?IS WAS REJECT$1 !Y REFUS$ ANY & 
ALL COLLABORATION ) ME6 ,!Y HAVE ?US A*IEV$ !IR GOAL3 BY REJECT+ MY 
COLLABORATION AS A /AFF MEMB] ( ! ,TRIBUNE !Y SEP>AT$ ME FROM 
DOME/IC ACTIVITY1 & BY !IR REFUSAL TO COLLABORATE ) ME ON ! 
9T]NATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMISSION !Y >E SEP>AT+ ME FROM 9T]NATIONAL 
ACTIVITY4 ,OBVI\SLY1 ! ,DUT* WORK]S MOVEM5T /ILL HAS NOT RID ITSELF ( 
PETTY-B\RGEOIS TYRANNY1 :I* HAS BURD5$ IT S9CE ITS ORIG9S4 ,I W\LD ALSO 
LIKE TO BRIEFLY RELATE ! POSITION ( ! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE ( ! ,NIEUWE 
,TIJD4 ,BO? ,PANNEKOEK & ,H4 ,ROL&-,HOL/1 9 #a#i#a#g1 #aiah & AGA9 9 #a#i#a#i1 
REFUS$ TO GIVE ME ANY SUPPORT4 ,!Y W]E RESPONSIBLE = ! FACT ?AT A 
H>D-HITT+ >TICLE ,I WROTE 9 DEF5SE ( ,LUT]AAN'S EXCELL5T EXPOSITION ( 
HIS DISS5T+ VIEWS WAS NOT PUBLI%$ 9 ! ,TRIBUNE4 ,!Y DID NOT 
UND]TAKE ANY K9D ( DIRECT /RUGGLE AGA9/ OPPORTUNISM 9 ! ,COMMUNI/ 
,P>TY4 ,:51 9 ,JUNE #a#i#a#i1 ,I WANT$ TO PUBLI% AN >TICLE DECRY+ ! POSITION 
( ! P>TY LEAD]%IP ON ! ,V]SAILLES ,PEACE ,TREATY 9 ! ,NIEUWE ,TIJD1 
,I WAS PREV5T$ FROM DO+ SO4 ,& IMM$IATELY AFT]W>DS1 A P]SONAL ATTACK 
AGA9/ ME WAS PUBLI%$ 9 ! SAME J\RNAL4 ,I AM ONLY M5TION+ ?IS H]E 9 
ORD] TO W>N ! $ITORIAL COMMITTEE ( ! ,NIEUWE ,TIJD ?AT ! ONLY 
WAY TO PRES]VE REVOLUTION>Y ,M>XI/ TACTICS 9 ,HOLL& IS TO BE PREP>$ TO 
DEF5D !M 9 9T]NATIONAL POLITICS AS WELL1 AS !Y PREVI\SLY DID ALONGSIDE 
ME4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ,I WI% TO REM9D !M ?AT \R GR\P ( ,M>XI/ 
!ORETICIANS IS ! ONLY GR\P TO HAVE RESI/$ ! OPPORTUNI/ TR5D 9 
,WE/]N ,EUROPE4 ,IT IS !RE=E 9CUMB5T UPON US TO DEF5D ,M>XI/ PR9CIPLES 
9 ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL AS WELL4 

.<#a#h.> ,?IS HAS N[ TAK5 PLACE4 ,! H]OIC ,G]MAN PROLET>IAT1 
:I* MU/ OV]COME 9F9ITELY MORE DIFFICULTIES ?AN ! ,RUSSIANS1 HAS ONCE 
AGA9 RIS54 ,! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION1 AS ,M>X SAID1 WILL BE PR(\ND4 

.<#a#i.> ,5GLI% TROOPS HAVE ALREADY 9T]V5$1 9 ! ,M>* 
#aib G5]AL /RIKE4 

.<#b.> ,SOME NOTES W]E ADD$ LAT]4 

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

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