,! ,/ORY ( ! ,G]MAN ,WORK+-,CLASS ,MOVEM5T 7,REVIEW7 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 ,WE/]N ,SOCIALI/1 ,BO/ON1 ,U,S,A1 ,JULY #a#i#d#g2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,ADAM ,BUICK4 
,HAMM] OR ,ANVIL4 ,! ,/ORY ( ! ,G]MAN ,WORK+-,CLASS ,MOVEM5T4 ,BY ,EVELYN ,&]SON 7#b#gPP42 ,V4 ,GOLLANCZ1 ,LONDON74 

,?IS %ORT HI/ORY ( ! ,G]MAN LABOR MOVEM5T FROM ! TIME ( 
,BISM>CK'S ANTI-SOCIALI/ LAWS TO ITS EXT9CTION UND] ! ,HITL] REGIME 
DEALS ) BO? ! POLITICAL & TRADE-UNION ASPECTS ( ! MOVEM5T & IS 
WRITT5 FROM ! SAME PO9T ( VIEW ?AT PREVAIL$ 9 ?OSE ORGANIZATIONS4 
,!RE IS LITTLE CRITICISM & :AT !RE IS IS DIRECT$ ONLY TO ! LATE PHASES 
( ! MOVEM5T4 ,SOME ]RORS ( FACT APPE> H]E & !RE ) REG>D TO 
ISSUES ?AT >E ( NO REAL IMPORTANCE4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ,LIEBKNE*T IS SAID TO HAVE 
BE5 ! ONLY MEMB] ( ! ,REI*/AG :O VOT$ AGA9/ W> CR$ITS :5 ! 
FACT IS ?AT ,OTTO ,RUHLE VOT$ ) ,LIEBKNE*T4 ,AT TIMES ! AU?OR %\LD 
HAVE BE5 MORE SPECIFIC2 9/EAD ( EMPLOY+ SU* T]MS AS 0A 
H&FUL0 ( ,G]MAN SYNDICALI/S1 HE %\LD HAVE QUOT$ NUMB]S4 ,%ORTLY 
AFT] ! FIR/ WORLD W> ! ,G]MAN SYNDICALI/S TOTAL$ #b14 

,ALL 9 ALL1 ! AU?OR TRIES HIS BE/ TO BE OBJECTIVE4 ,BUT ! ,G]MAN LABOR 
MOVEM5T IS CONSID]$ ONLY 9 SO F> AS IT EXPRESS$ ITSELF 9 POLITICAL 
CONTROV]SY & PROGRAMMATIC PROCLAMATIONS4 ,! LESS OBVI\S REASONS = ! 
BEHAVIOR ( ! ,G]MAN WORK+ CLASS 7:I* MU/ BE S\<T NOT 9 ,G]MAN BUT 9 
CAPITALI/ WORLD POLITICS7 >E NOT TAK5 9TO ACC\NT4 ,&]SON SPEAKS1 = 
9/ANCE1 ( 0,RUSSIAN ,FEBRU>Y0 FOLL[$ BY 0,R$ 
,OCTOB]0 & SAYS ?AT ! 0,G]MAN ,REVOLUTION JU/ FIZZL$ 
\T40 ,FROM ! VANTAGE-PO9T ( ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W> IT %\LD BE CLE>1 
H[EV]1 ?AT ,G]MANY'S 0,R$ ,OCTOB]0 CAME 9 ) ! ,NAZI 
REGIME1 NOT IDEOLOGICALLY1 ( C\RSE1 BUT ) REG>D TO ! ESS5TIALS ( 
SOCIO-ECONOMIC LIFE4 ,IF ,BOL%EVISM IS TO BE CONSID]$ A 0LABOR 
MOVEM5T0 SO %\LD ,NAZISM4 ,BO? FOLL[$ ! /EPS ( ! SOCIAL-RE=M 
P]IOD ( ! TRADITIONAL LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,BUT ! AU?OR1 /ILL B\ND BY 
TRADITIONAL RE=MI/ IDEOLOGY1 IS UNABLE TO SEE ?AT C>RY+ \T ! 
0IDEALS0 ( ! PA/ MEANS FASCISM OR BOL%EVISM OR :ATEV] ELSE 
!SE CONDITIONS MAY COME TO BE CALL$ 9 O!R NATIONS4 

,TO BE SURE1 ! AU?OR DOES PUT SOME RESPONSIBILITY = ! RISE ( ,NAZISM 
ON WORLD CAPITALISM1 BUT NOT 5\<4 ,TO MAKE IT CLE> ?AT WORLD CAPITALISM 
BR\<T FASCISM TO ,G]MANY & ELSE:]E1 & KEEPS IT !RE1 7ALBEIT ) 
*ANG+ COLORS7 IS BUT TO /ATE ! FACTS ( WORLD-WIDE ECONOMY & WORLD 
POLITICS4 ,! EFFECT ( ! ,GREAT ,DEPRESSION ON ! RISE ( ,NAZISM IS ALSO NOT 
SUFFICI5TLY EMPHASIZ$ 9 ?IS BOOK4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! ,G]MAN 
WORK]S' OPPOSITION TO ,HITL] & HIS REGIME IS OV]-EMPHASIZ$1 MU* ( 
! ,G]MAN 0ANTI-FASCI/0 OPPOSITION WAS M]ELY A COMPETITIVE 
/RUGGLE BETWE5 DIFF]5T LABOR MANIPULATORS OR IMP]IALI/IC RIVALRIES 
DRESS$ UP 9 ! LANGUAGE ( SOCIAL CONTROV]SY4 ,?AT ! ANTI-FASCI/S ( 
YE/]DAY %[ UP AS FASCI/S ( TODAY 9DICATES ?AT A M]E 
0ANTI-FASCI/0 /RUGGLE DOES NOT RE/ORE ! 0HONOR0 ( 
! WORK+ CLASS BUT IS A S5SELESS FI<T HAV+ = ITS OBJECTIVE ! 
SUB/ITUTION ( T]RORI/S4 ,AN ANTI-FASCI/ /RUGGLE IS REAL ONLY IF IT 
DEVELOPS 9TO A SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T ?AT 5DS ALL T]RORISM & 
EXPLOITATION4 ,M]E 0ANTI-FASCI/S0 FROM ,/AL9 TO ,BEV9 >E ONLY 
CONT9U+ & EXP&+ ,HITL]'S WORK4 

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
,M>* #b1 #bba 3 ,! ,/ORY ( ! ,G]MAN ,WORK+-,CLASS ,MOVEM5T 7,REVIEW7 -- ,ADD$4 
,JANU>Y #h1 #bbb 3 ,! ,/ORY ( ! ,G]MAN ,WORK+-,CLASS ,MOVEM5T 7,REVIEW7 -- ,UPDAT$4 

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