,A ,DEBATE ON ! ,MEXICAN ,REVOLUTION 9 ,TEMPS ,N\VEAUX 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,C4 ,[5 

,AU?OR 3 ,RIC>DO ,FLORES ,MAGON 

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#a4 ,MI*EL ,PETIT 0,9 ,MEXICO0 7,TEMPS N\VEAUX #a#g3#d 7,MAY #bg #a#i#a#a73#a 

,9 ! APPEAL CALL+ = 9T]NATIONAL REVOLUTION>Y SOLID>ITY & REPR9T$ 9 ! LA/ $ITION ( ,LES ,TEMPS N\VEAUX1 \R COMRADES FROM ,MEXICO ASK = TWO ?+S1 ) ! BROADE/ POSSIBLE PUBLICITY ACCORD$ TO CURR5T DEVELOPM5TS3 0EMANCIPAT$ WORK]S & FUND+40 

,! FIR/ ( ?OSE DEM&S MAY COME AS A SURPRISE1 AS IT CONFLICTS ) ! COMMUNICATIONS COM+ FROM S\!RN ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 & ,>G5T9A 9 P>TICUL>1 CAUTION+ ,EUROPEAN WORK]S AGA9/ ! FALLACI\S PROMISES ( ALL MANN] ( AG5TS PROMOT+ EMIGRATION 9 COMPETITION ) ! PROLET>IANS ALREADY HAV+ DIFFICULTIES 9 DEF5D+ !MSELVES D[N !RE4 

,! SITUATION 9 ,MEXICO IS QUITE DIFF]5T4 ,H]E WE HAVE AN 5TIRE C\NTRY WIDE OP5 TO MOD]N LIFE & :OSE PROGRESS IS HAMP]$ ONLY BY AN AUTOCRATIC GOV]NM5T PLAY+ ALONG ) A T9Y GANG ( SPECULATORS :OSE SOLE AIM IS TO MONOPOLIZE ! L&1 TRADE & 9DU/RY4 

,PLA9LY1 ! SUCCESS ( ,MAD]O & HIS P>TY WILL HAVE NO IMPACT BEYOND REPLAC+ ! GANG ( ,PORFIRIO ,DIAZ1 ! CURR5T PRESID5T1 ) A DIFF]5T GANG :OSE APPETITES & ACTIONS WILL BE ID5TICAL2 UNLESS1 & ?IS LOOKS MORE LIKELY1 BO? GANGS AMALGAMATE & %>E ! CAKE BETWE5 !M4 

,BUT BEH9D ?IS %AM REVOLUTION1 LIKE ! ONE ?AT HAS JU/ OCCURR$ 9 ,PORTUGAL1 ! REAL REVOLUTION1 ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION RUMBLES ON4 

,NO MATT] :AT HAPP5S1 F>M]S >E NOT AB\T TO LET !MSELVES BE /RIPP$ ( !IR L& )\T A FI<T & ! M9E-WORK]S :O HAVE ALREADY S]V$ !IR APPR5TICE%IP 9 VIOL5T /RIKES WILL BE 9SI/+ ON ACCEPTABLE LIV+ CONDITIONS2 FROM ONE 5D TO ! O!R ( ! VA/ SWA! ( L& ?AT L9KS ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,C5TRAL ,AM]ICA1 AN ,9DIAN & ME/IZO POPULATION :OSE HUMAN S5TIM5TS IT WAS BELIEV$ HAD BE5 EXT+UI%$ BY MEANS ( IMPOV]I%M5T1 FIRE & ALCOHOL1 IS PROV+ READY TO SET AB\T ORGANIZ+ FREE PRODUCTION4 

,GIV5 ?OSE CONDITIONS1 WE CAN READILY UND]/& ! HELP ?AT SKILL$ WORK]S FROM EV]Y TRADE MI<T (F] !M1 /E]+ !M D[N ! P>ALLEL PA?S ( SOCIAL /RUGGLE & 9DU/RIAL IMPROVEM5T4 

,AS TO ! CLIMATE1 A FACTOR ( SU* IMPORTANCE 9 ANY EMIGRANT V5TURE1 IT (F]S ! F9E/ CONDITIONS ,FR5*M5 C\LD ASK = \TSIDE ( !IR HOMEL&4 

,IT IS HOT & UNHEAL?Y ONLY ON ! COA/1 ESPECIALLY >\ND ,V]A ,CRUZ1 ! MA9 PORT = L&FALL COM+ FROM ,EUROPE4 

,A FEW H\RS' TRA9 RIDE BR+S ONE TO MORE ELEVAT$ T]RA91 ! SO-CALL$ TEMP]ATE ZONE :]E ! AV]AGE TEMP]ATURE IS "4#a#h8& :I* IS UNIV]SALLY REG>D$ AS A DELI<TFUL LOCATION4 ,! T[N ( ,ORIZABA & ,JALAPA1 :I* LIE )9 ?IS ZONE1 >E REG>D$ AS ! HEAL?IE/ & PLEASANTE/ PLACES 9 ! WORLD TO LIVE4 

,ABOVE ! TEMP]ATE ZONE LIES ! COLD E>?1 AS ! TRAVEL] :O CONT9UES HIS TRA9 J\RNEY FROM ,V]A ,CRUZ TO ,MEXICO ,CITY SOON DISC]NS4 ,BUT :AT IS MEANT BY 0COLD0 OV] !RE IS JU/ ! TEMP]ATURE ( ,P>IS'S ?REE SUMM] MON?S4 ,! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 ! SEASONS >E A LOT LESS ?AN 9 ,EUROPE4 ,9 W9T]1 9 ,MEXICO ,CITY1 ! AV]AGE TEMP]ATURE IS #a#c8 TO #a#d81 &1 9 SUMM]1 DOES NOT EXCE$ #b#f89 ! %ADE4 

,! F9E/ PRO( ?AT ,MEXICO'S CLIMATE SUITS ,FR5* PEOPLE IS ?AT A L>GE NUMB] ( \R C\NTRYM5 >E LIV+ !RE4 ,I DO NOT HAVE ANY REC5T FIGURES1 BUT 9 #a#h#i#g1 !Y NUMB]$ OV] #a#e14 ,!IR NUMB]S MU/ HAVE D\BL$ S9CE !N4 

,9 MO/ ( ! L>G] T[NS !Y RUN ! JEWELRY1 RE/AURANT1 CONFECTION]Y1 P]FUM]Y TRADES &1 ABOVE ALL1 EV]Y?+ RELAT+ TO ! G>M5T & NOVELTY TRADES4 

,S9CE BACK 9 #ahba :5 AN ADV5TUR] FROM ,B>CELONETTE E/ABLI%$ ! V]Y FIR/ ,FR5* DRAP]Y /ORE 9 ,MEXICO1 NATIVES ( ?AT LOCATION 9 ! ,L[] ,PYR5EES HAVE BE5 COM+ OV] ANNUALLY 9 EV] GREAT] NUMB]S 9 SE>* ( !IR RELATIVES & !IR C\NTRY1 :I* HAS USE = !M1 PLACES !M1 HELPS !M & WILL LET !M PROSP] AS !IR =EBE>S DID4 ,ONE ( !M1 ,M ,E ,*ABR&1 E/IMAT$ BACK 9 #ahib ?AT ! NUMB] ( ,B>CELONETTE-ANS :O HAVE MADE !IR =TUNES !RE AT >\ND #d#h4 ,BUT ?AT IS A MATT] ( LITTLE CONC]N TO US2 ! PO9T IS NOT TO GO OV] & EXPLOIT ! ,MEXICANS1 BUT ! *ANCE ?AT ?OSE ( US :O F9D LIFE H]E TOO T\< & :O HAVE A TRADE BEH9D US1 CAN GO & LIVE OV] YOND] 9 EASI] CIRCUM/ANCES1 :IL/ CONT9U+ TO S]VE ! CAUSE ( ! WORLDWIDE SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 

,BY MY RECKON+1 ?AT *ANCE TRULY DOES EXI/4 

,MI*EL ,P,E,T,I,T 

,! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,COMMUNI/ ,F$]ATION 9T5DS TO M\NT A F]V5T CAMPAIGN ON BEHALF ( ! ,MEXICAN SOCIALI/ 9SURG5TS1 BY MEANS ( PO/]S1 MANIFE/OES1 MEET+S1 ETC4 

,! FUNDS ?AT IT WILL RAISE >E TO BE =W>D$ TO ,LOS ,ANGELES4 

,WE ASSOCIATE \RSELVES ) ?IS CAMPAIGN & HOPE ?AT IT WILL BE M\NT$ ) VIGOR4 

,\R COMRADE ,MI*EL ,PETIT HAS COMMITT$ HIMSELF TO #e FRANCS4 

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,?IS PROSPECTUS1 DI/RIBUT$ 9 ,MEXICO1 >RIV$ AFT] A LOT ( NEWSPAP] >TICLES :]E9 ,MAGON /AT$ ?AT HE HAD WA%$ HIS H&S ( ! ,LIB]AL ,P>TY PROGRAM4 

0,SOME EXCELL5T COMRADES - ! ONES FROM ,LE ,LIB]TAIRE1 AMONG O!RS - HAVE (T5 TAK5 US TO TASK = NOT PAY+ 5\< ATT5TION TO :AT HAS COME TO BE REF]R$ TO AS ! ,MEXICAN REVOLUTION4 ,BUT IT HAS HI!RTO BE5 IMPOSSIBLE = US TO SECURE ANY DETAIL$ 9=MATION ON ! CURR5T POSITION 9 ?AT C\NTRY4 

,ON ! ONE H& !RE ACTUALLY >E COMRADES :O >GUE EMPHATICALLY ?AT !RE IS A SOCIAL REVOLUTION UND] WAY !RE1 BUT1 ON ! O!R !RE >E COMRADES :OSE S9C]ITY WE KN[1 :O >GUE NO LESS EMPHATICALLY ?AN ! =M] ?AT ! ,MEXICAN ,LIB]AL ,P>TY IS JU/ A POLITICAL P>TY COMPET+ = P[] ) ?OSE :O HAVE DIVE/$ ,DIAZ ( IT4 

,& S9CE \R ROLE IS TO LEAVE IT TO \R READ]S !MSELVES TO SIT 9 JUDGM5T ( ! FACTS1 WE NE$ M]ELY MAKE !M AW>E ( ! DOCUM5TS REA*+ US OR ! REPORTS PASS$ TO US BY COMRADES :OSE BONA FIDES >E ABOVE SUSPICION4 ,)\T DETRIM5T1 H[EV]1 TO ANY COMM5TS ?AT WE RES]VE \R RI<T TO PASS ON SAID DOCUM5TS OR REPORTS :I* ! COMRADES TOO >E AT LIB]TY TO ACCEPT OR REJECT4 

,AMONG ?OSE REPORTS1 H]E >E SOME ?AT WE HAVE JU/ RECEIV$3 

0,!RE IS /ILL QUITE A LOT TO BE SAID AB\T ! ,MEXICAN QUE/ION1 BUT ,I RECKON IT MI<T BE BETT] TO WAIT4 ,CRONACA WAS ABLE TO COME BY SEV]AL COPIES ( A PROSPECTUS ISSU$ BY ,R ,F 

,MAGON ( ,REG5]ACION2 ,I AM S5D+ Y\ ONE SO ?AT Y\ CAN SEE H[ ! SO-CALL$ LIB]T>IANS FROM ! ,MEXICAN ,LIB]AL ,P>TY >E GULL+ PEOPLE :O >E SILLY 5\< TO BELIEVE !M TO BE G5U9E REVOLUTION>IES4 ,?IS PROSPECTUS1 DI/RIBUT$ 9 ,MEXICO1 COMES 9 ! WAKE ( LOTS ( NEWSPAP] >TICLES 9 :I* ,MAGON CLAIMS TO HAVE WA%$ HIS H&S ( ! ,LIB]AL ,P>TY'S PROGRAM4 

,BUT !RE IS BETT] YET4 ,= ! PA/ SIX MON?S ,MAGON HAS BE5 S++ ! PRAISES TO US ( 0COMRADE0 ,ZAPATA2 & LOTS ( AN>*I/S BELIEV$ ?AT 0,G5]AL ,ZAPATA0 IS G5U9ELY AN AN>*I/4 ,WELL6 ,9 A PROCLAMATION ISSU$ A =TNI<T AGO1 ,ZAPATA /ATES OP5LY ?AT HE & HIS M5 >E FI<T+ TO IMPLEM5T ! ,LIB]AL ,P>TY'S PROGRAM 9 ,MEXICO1 ?AT HE IS = 0,LIB]TY1 ,JU/ICE & ,LAW0 & ?AT1 = RI<TE\SNESS'S SAKE1 HE HOPES = ! TRIUMPH ( ! ,REVOLUTION40 

,&1 AMONG ?OSE DOCUM5TS1 H]E >E ! MA9 PASSAGES FROM ! PROGRAM ( :I* \R COMRADE SPEAKS6 

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0,! ,MEXICAN ,LIB]AL ,P>TY AIMS TO WRE/ FROM ! CAPITALI/S ! L& ?AT !Y HAVE 

.<PROGRAM TEXT NOT GIV5 H]E.>4 

#c4 0,9T]NATIONAL ,MOVEM5T3 ,MEXICO01 ,LES ,TEMPS ,N\VEAUX #a#g3#d#h 7,M>* #c1 #a#i#a#b73 #g 

,COMRADE ,JULES ,FONTA9E HAS S5T US ! TRANSLATION ( A MANIFE/O FROM ! 0,LIB]AL ,P>TY0 BE>+ ! SIGNATURES ( ! TWO ,MAGONS1 ,RIC>DO & ,FLORES1 PLUS ,FIGU]OA1 ,RIV]A & ,>ANJO4 

,?IS MANIFE/O CALLS ,MEXICANS TO >MS 9 ORD] TO C>RY \T ! EXPROPRIATION ( ?OSE 9 POSSESSION ( SOCIAL WEAL?1 TO BE PLAC$ AT ! DISPOSAL ( FREE WORK]S4 

,?IS MANIFE/O IS :OLLY AN>*I/1 FROM BEG9N+ TO 5D4 

,BUT IT IS ONLY ONE ELEM5T1 & A CONTRADICTORY ONE AT ?AT1 ?AT WE >E HAPPY TO 9CLUDE & ALL WE ASK IS ?AT WE BE P]SUAD$2 BUT !RE IS ONE ?+ ?AT WE >E UTT]LY OBLIG$ TO PO9T \T1 ?AT ALL ! AN>*I/ ASS]TIONS & PRESS REPORTS1 ETC41 ALL D]IVE FROM ! SAME S\RCE1 FROM ! ,LOS ,ANGELES-BAS$ ,REG5]ACION4 

,WE HAVE NO REASON TO CALL 9TO QUE/ION ! HONE/Y ( ! COMRADES FROM ,REG5]ACION4 ,BUT ! CONTRADICTORY REPORTS ?AT WE HAVE RECEIV$ FROM V>I\S QU>T]S COME FROM COMRADES ) :OM WE >E FAMILI> & ( :OSE BONA FIDES WE >E PRETTY C]TA94 ,SO :]E DOES ! TRU? LIE8 

,IT IS V]Y (T5 EASY TO MI/AKE WI%ES = FACTS4 

,YET AGA91 WE DO NOT KN[4 ,WE >E MAK+ NO PRON\NCEM5TS4 ,& IT IS = ! V]Y REASON ?AT WE >E KE5 TO KN[ ?AT WE >E ASK+ = PRECISE REPORTS & FACTS4 

#d4 ,J4 ,GRAVE 0,ON ,MEXICO0 ,LES ,TEMPS ,N\VEAUX #a#g3#e#a 7,APRIL #b #a#i#a#b73 #e 

,WE HAVE RECEIV$ ! LETT] BEL[6 

,TO ! $ITOR ( ,TEMPS ,N\VEAUX 

,SIR1 

,Y\R $ITION ( #b ,M>* C>RI$ A LETT] ON ! REVOLUTION 9 ,MEXICO BY ,R4 ,FROM5T4 ,9 \R VIEW1 ?AT LETT] IS V]Y UNFAIR ON ! REVOLUTION1 ! ,MEXICAN ,LIB]AL ,P>TY & ,REG5]ACION1 ( :I* WE >E ! PUBLI%]S4 ,:I* IS :Y WE PROTE/ & MEAN TO MAKE \R PROTE/ ?R\< ! 9T]NATIONAL REVOLUTION>Y PRESS4 ,WE ?9K \RSELVES JU/IFI$ 9 SO DO+ BECAUSE ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T %\LD NOT BE KEPT 9 IGNORANCE ON A MATT] AS IMPORTANT AS ! ,MEXICAN REVOLUTION & BECAUSE ! LETT] 9 QUE/ION IS ONLY ! LATE/ /AB 9 ! BACK 9 ! ATTACKS ?AT HAVE BE5 DIRECT$ OV] A P]IOD ( MON?S1 BY MEANS SU* AS C[>DLY 9NU5DO & SUSPICIONS CA/ UPON ! BONA FIDES ( A VA/ MOVEM5T 9TO :I*1 AS IS CLE> FROM ! PAGES ( ,T4,N41 NO ONE HAS TAK5 ! TR\BLE TO 9QUIRE4 

,) A %AM GE/URE ( GOOD FAI?1 DECL>+ ?AT 0IT IS Y\R ROLE TO LEAVE IT UP TO ! READ]S !MSELVES TO SIT 9 JUDGM5T ( ! FACTS01 ! LETT] 9 QUE/ION SETS \T 444:AT8 ,C]TA9LY NOT ! MAJOR FACTS ONE \<T TO CONSID] BE=E REA*+ AN ADEQUATE JUDGM5T1 BUT ONE OR TWO MEAN+LESS EPISODES 9 A /RUGGLE ?AT HAS BE5 LONG & BITT]4 ,& EV5 !SE >E PRES5T$ 9 A HALF-LI<T :I* IS /ILL MISLEAD+4 

,ONE ?IRD ( ! COMMUNICATION CONSI/S ( QUOTATIONS FROM A PRIVATE LETT] P5N$ BY SOMEONE :OSE NAME IS NOT GIV51 REPEAT+ ! *>GE LEVEL$ 9 ,CRONACA ,SOVV]SIVA1 ?AT ,R ,F ,MAGON HAD ISSU$ A REACTION>Y PROSPECTUS1 ACCOMPANI$ BY ?IS REM>K 0,I AM S5D+ Y\ A COPY SO ?AT Y\ CAN SEE H[ ! SO-CALL$ LIB]T>IANS ( ! ,MEXICAN ,LIB]AL ,P>TY >E GULL+ ?OSE SILLY 5\< TO TAKE !M = G5U9E REVOLUTION>IES04 

,!N ! LETT] PASSES HO/ILE COMM5T ON ! ALLEG$ FACT ?AT ,MAGON HAS WRITT5 AB\T ,ZAPATA & CALL$ HIM 0COMRADE04 

,HAV+ REPR9T$ ?AT ANONYM\S LETT] & HAV+ !REBY - ?ANKS TO Y\R FRI5DLY ACTIONS - PUT ALL Y\R READ]S ON !IR GU>D AGA9/ \R CAUSE1 ,MR4 ,FROM5T MOVES ON TO BANAL CONSID]ATIONS1 EXPLA9+ H[ 0ONCE ! ,MEXICANS GET ! L& !RE WILL BE NO MORE NE$ TO FRET AB\T WAGES OR WORK+ H\RS04 ,PLA9LY HE DOES NOT KN[ 5\< AB\T \R MOVEM5T TO KN[ ?AT ?AT IS :AT WE HAVE LONG BE5 TEA*+ & WE ?9K IT WILL BE H>D TO COME UP ) AN $ITION ( ,REG5]ACION 9 :I* ?AT LESSON IS NOT /RESS$ REG>D+ ! /RIK]S ( :OM !RE HAVE HI!RTO BE5 SO MANY 9 ,MEXICO4 

,AS = ! O!R CRITICISMS RAIS$ 9 ?AT LETT]1 WE V5TURE TO /ATE3 

,WE HAVE LONG BE5 EXPLA9+ ALREADY & AD NAUSEAM ?AT ! ,MEXICAN ,LIB]AL ,P>TY HAS EVOLV$1 & ?AT ! MANIFE/O CONC]N$ IS V]Y OLD & HAS LONG S9CE BE5 DROPP$4 ,MOREOV]1 WE HAVE EXPLA9$ ?AT COPIES ( IT W]E DI/RIBUT$ BECAUSE1 AT ?AT PO9T1 WE W]E %ORT ( FUNDS & HAD NO O!R MEANS ( PROPAG&A AVAILABLE4 

,WE CANNOT RECALL ANY ( US HAV+ WRITT5 ( ,ZAPATA ?AT HE WAS A 0COMRADE02 BUT IF ?AT IS ! CASE1 WE >E NOT A%AM$ ( IT4 ,:5 ,ZAPATA 9CITES ! PEASANT TO DISPOSSESS ! L& MONOPOLI/S & HELPS HIM GO AB\T IT1 WE F9D HIM CLOS] TO A COMRADE ?AN ! BLA!R+ DRAW+-ROOM REVOLUTION>IES4 ,BESIDES1 ! COLLECTION ( ,REG5]ACION IS !RE TO TE/IFY ?AT ON MANY AN OCCASION WE HAVE SAID ?AT IF ,ZAPATA W]E TO TURN HIS ROLE AU?ORIT>IAN OR AMBITI\S1 WE W\LD HAVE TO COMBAT HIM ) ! V]Y SAME VIGOR AS WE HAVE 9VE/$ 9 FI<T+ ANY P]SONAL AMBITION ?AT ! /RUGGLE HAS1 ( NECESSITY1 BR\<T =?4 

,IF Y\ WI% TO TALK Y\R WAY \T ( ! *>GE ( MON/R\S UNFAIRNESS1 Y\ HAVE TO JUDGE \R MOVEM5T & \RSELVES1 NOT ON ! BASIS ( SOME P>TICUL> FRACTION ( AN ABUNDANT LIT]ATURE1 BUT 9 T]MS ( ! MOVEM5T'S OV]ALL TR5D & ON FOOT ( ALL \R WRIT+S4 ,WE HAVE NO HESITATION 9 /AT+ ?AT ! MOVEM5T & \R WRIT+S BO? HAVE !IR EYES DIRECTLY ON ! PRIZE1 ! RECOV]Y BY ! DIS9H]IT$ ( !IR PATRIMONY4 ,MAYBE \R WRIT+S DO NOT FEEL AS POLI%$ AS ?OSE ( ! 9TELLECTUALS1 BUT NO ONE %\LD D>E CALL !IR S9C]ITY OR BONA FIDES 9TO QUE/ION4 

,WE IMAG9E TOO ?AT IT IS NOT = Y\1 NOR = ,T4,N4 TO SIT 9 JUDGM5T & DET]M9E IF ! PUBLI%]S ( ,REG5]ACION >E OR >E NOT ALL AN>*I/S1 JUDG+ BY Y\R /&>DS4 

,Y\R BUS9ESS IS QUITE DIFF]5T1 AS IT IS Y\R SUPREME OBLIGATION TO TAKE ! TR\BLE TO F9D \T :E!R !RE IS NOT AN ECONOMIC REVOLUTION UND] WAY 9 ,MEXICO1 :E!R ! PEOPLE IS 9 REVOLT AGA9/ PRIVILEGE & P[] & CURR5TLY POIS$ TO DO AWAY ) !M4 ,:I* IS :AT Y\ PREA* 9 !ORETICAL T]MS4 ,IT IS ?R\< ! PREA*+ ( IT ?AT Y\ E>N Y\R WAGE & ?R\< PREA*+ ?AT ?AT Y\R NEWSPAP] REA*ES \T TO REVOLUTION>IES = !IR SUPPORT4 ,:5 SOME?+ IS HAPP5+1 Y\ %\LD AT LEA/ NOT TURN A BL9D EYE TO IT4 ,MU* LESS DEPRECATE IT1 D5IGRAT+ IT BECAUSE Y\ CANNOT BE BO!R$ TO SCRUT9IZE IT4 ,WE AT LEA/ CAN APP5D \R SIGNATURES ) A CLE> CONSCI5CE AS BE+ SOME ( ?OSE :O >E = SOCIAL REVOLUTION6 

,W4,C4 ,[,51 ,R4 ,F,L,O,R,E,S ,M,A,G,O,N1 ,E4,S4 ,F,L,O,R,E,S ,M,A,G,O,N1 

,PUBLI%]S ( ,REG5]ACION 

,I %ALL NOT DWELL UPON ! FRI5DLY TONE ( ,MESSRS ,MAGON & ,[54 

,9 RESPECT ( !IR LETT]1 ,I %ALL MAKE DO ) HI<LI<T+ ?IS3 

,WE HAVE NEV] ACCUS$ !M ( BAD FAI?1 WE HAVE NEV] QU]I$ :E!R !Y W]E OR W]E NOT GOOD AN>*I/S4 

,WE >E TOLD ?AT !RE IS A SOCIAL REVOLUTION 9 ,MEXICO4 ,KN[+ NO?+ ( ?AT C\NTRY1 WE W5T ALONG ) ?IS FROM ! \TSET1 TO ! EXT5T ?AT WE HAVE RECEIV$1 FROM A V>IETY ( QU>T]S1 A NUMB] ( LETT]S FROM COMRADES ASK+ H[ !Y %\LD GO AB\T PREP>+ TO GO TO ,MEXICO TO 5LI/ ) ! REVOLUTION>IES4 ,WE GAVE ! ADDRESS ( ,REG5]ACION & :5 WE PUT QUE/IONS TO ?AT PAP]1 ! RESPONSE WE RECEIV$ WAS ?AT ! NE$ WAS NOT SO MU* = P]SONNEL AS = MONEY4 

,YES1 EV5 9 ! CASE ( REVOLUTION1 MONEY IS ONE ?+ & P]SONNEL QUITE ANO!R4 

,MOV+ ON4 

,BUT1 AFT] A TIME1 WE RECEIV$ LETT]S FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 FROM COMRADES ( \R ACQUA9TANCE1 :OSE REVOLUTION>Y S9C]ITY IS BEYOND QUE/ION1 TELL+ US3 0,! ,MEXICAN ,REVOLUTION IS A JOKE0 & REC\NT+ TO US ! MISADV5TURE ( ?OSE COMRADES :O HAD ALSO SET (F TO JO9 ! REVOLUTION>IES1 & F\ND NONE4 

,( C\RSE ! S5SIBILITIES ( ,MESSRS ,MAGON & O!RS >E HURT :5 !Y >E NOT TAK5 AT !IR WORD1 BUT :5 IT COMES TO P$DL+ NEWS ?AT MAY PROMPT COMRADES TO LEAVE EV]Y?+ BEH9D 9 ORD] TO HEAD (F1 QUITE POSSIBLY1 TO DISAPPO9TM5T1 !N IT WILL BE ADMITT$ ?AT !RE IS A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY !RE ?AT OV]RIDES S5SIBILITIES1 EV5 ,MESSRS ,MAGON'S S5SIBILITIES4 

,BESIDES1 O!R COMRADES =W>D$ TO US A MANIFE/O FROM A P>TY ?AT PURPORTS TO BE AN>*I/ & ?AT MANIFE/O IS QUITE BLUNTLY POLITICAL & WE >E )9 \R RI<TS TO SAY SO4 

,>E ! SIGNATORIES TO ! LETT] TELL+ US ?AT !Y DID NOT PUBLI% IT BECAUSE !Y HAD IT 9 /OCK & DID NOT HAVE ! CA% TO PUBLI% A BETT] ONE8 

,I %ALL REFRA9 FROM PASS+ ANY COMM5T ON ?AT PE>L4 

,F9ALLY1 WE W]E TOLD3 IF Y\ WANT TO KN[ IF !RE REALLY IS A SOCIAL REVOLUTION UND] WAY 9 ,MEXICO1 READ ! NEWSPAP]S1 READ ! REVOLUTION>Y PRESS & Y\ WILL LE>N ( ! BATTLES1 /RUGGLES & UPRIS+S TO RECAPTURE [N]%IP4 

,WE DID READ3 

,9 ! DAILY NEWSPAP]S1 WE DID 9DE$ F9D DISPAT*ES ANN\NC+ UPRIS+S1 & BATTLES1 BUT WE ALSO READ ?AT MO/ ( ?OSE UPRIS+S >E L$ BY G5]ALS1 COLONELS OR O!R RANKS4 ,ALL ( ! ,SPANI% REPUBLICS 9 ! ,AM]ICAS HAVE KN[N SU* MILIT>Y UPRIS+S ?AT HAVE NO?+ REVOLUTION>Y AB\T !M1 TO \R WAY ( ?9K+4 

,LA/LY1 AS TO ! REVOLUTION>Y PRESS1 ! TONE IS QUITE DIFF]5T !RE4 ,!RE >E POPUL> UPRIS+S DESIGN$ TO TAKE BACK ! L&1 TO C>RY \T ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION2 ALL ( !SE ACC\NTS H[EV] D]IVE FROM A S+LE S\RCE3 ,REG5]ACION4 

,N[1 :IL/ NOT WI%+ TO QU]Y ! P]SONNEL FROM ,REG5]ACION :OM WE DO NOT KN[ & ON :OM WE >E 9 NO POSITION TO PASS JUDGM5T1 ALL[ US TO EXPRESS SURPRISE ?AT !Y ALONE >E BE+ KEPT ABREA/ ( ?IS FAM\S ,MEXICAN REVOLUTION & TO WOND] IF !Y HAVE NOT MI/AK5 !IR DREAMS = REALITIES4 ,ESPECIALLY :5 ALL ?OSE :O HAVE ! SLI<TE/ KN[L$GE ( ,MEXICO >E TELL+ US ?AT1 RI<T N[1 A SOCIAL REVOLUTION !RE IS :OLLY IMPROBABLE4 

,:AT WE >E TRY+ TO DO IS 9=M \RSELVES4 ,!RE W\LD BE ONLY ONE WAY ( DO+ ?AT1 GO+ TO ,MEXICO & F9D+ \T = ONESELF1 IF ONE SPEAKS ! LANGUAGE1 OR ?R\< SOME RELIABLE FRI5D ?ANKS TO :OM ONE MI<T DISP5SE ) 9T]PRET]S4 

,9 ! MEANTIME1 9SULTS (F] US NO SORT ( PRO(4 

,& LET ME CLOSE ON ?IS ?\<T3 

,9 TIME ( REVOLUTION1 ! P5 CAN BE A GREAT AID TO ! RIFLE 7!RE IS NO D5Y+ ?AT7 BUT ,I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEV$ ?AT 9 TIME ( REVOLUTION ! PLACE ( ?OSE :O PREA* IT & ABOVE ALL ! PROMOT]S ( A MOVEM5T1 WAS ALONGSIDE ?OSE :O >E FI<T+4 

,IF ,MEXICO REALLY IS 9 ! ?ROES ( REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE1 H[ COME ,MESSRS ,MAGON >E ,I KN[ NOT H[ MANY HUNDR$S ( KILOMET]S REMOV$ FROM ! !AT] ( /RUGGLE8 

,J4 ,G,R,A,V,E 

#e4 ,P4 ,KROPOTK9 0,CORRECTION0 ,LES ,TEMPS ,N\VEAUX #a#g3#e#b 7,APRIL #bg #a#i#a#b73#a 7FOLL[$ BY ,J4 ,GRAVE'S REPLY7 

,C,O,R,R,E,C,T,I,O,N 

,FRI5D ,KROPOTK9 HAS S5T US ! FOLL[+ LETT]4 

,9 NOR!RN ,MEXICO !RE IS A QUITE S]I\S REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T AMONG ! PEASANTS & ! REPUBLICAN GOV]NM5T IS NOT CAPABLE ( BR++ IT TO HEEL4 

,L&LORDS HAVE BE5 EXPROPRIAT$ BY ! ,9DIAN F>M]S !RE4 ,FROM TIME TO TIME !RE HAVE BE5 BATTLES F\<T & ,REG5]ACION IS NOT ALONE 9 M5TION+ !SE BATTLES4 

,FROM ,LOS ,ANGELES ,I HAVE BE5 S5T SEV]AL ,MEXICAN NEWSPAP]S ( V>Y+ P]SUASIONS ) ! PASSAGES M>K$ ?AT RELATE TO !SE CLA%ES BETWE5 GOV]NM5T TROOPS & ! 09SURG5TS0 & ?IS IS HAPP5+ ALL ! TIME & IT IS NOT ALWAYS ! =M] :O COME (F BE/ 9 ! FI<T+4 

0,SKIRMI%+0 MI<T WELL BE ! MO/ APPROPRIATE T]M = !SE 5C\NT]S AS ! WORD 0BATTLE0 %\LD BE US$ = 5C\NT]S BETWE5 L>G] =CES4 ,BUT IT W\LD AN UTT]LY FALSE UND]/&+ ( :AT ALL AGR>IAN MOVEM5TS >E1 9CLUD+ ! ONES 9 ,JULY-,AUGU/ #a#g#h#i1 NOT TO SEE ?AT ! MOVEM5T 9 NOR!RN ,MEXICO DISPLAYS ! *>ACT] ?AT ALL PEASANT MOVEM5TS ALWAYS HAVE4 

,:I*1 = ME1 EXPLA9S :Y SOME FRI5DS HAVE BE5 DISILLUSION$ BY ! 0,MEXICAN REVOLUTION04 

,LIKE SO MANY O!R ,ITALIAN1 ,RUSSIAN1 ETC41 ETC41 FRI5DS1 !Y HAVE PROBABLY DREAM$ ( ,G>IBALDIAN CAMPAIGNS & F\ND NO?+ ( ! SORT4 ,PLA9S & PEACEABLE C\NTRYSIDE1 MI/RU/FUL 7) GOOD REASON7 ( =EIGN]S & - FROM TIME TO TIME - 

SOMETIMES H]E & SOMETIMES TW5TY LEAGUES TO ! EA/1 S\? OR NOR? ( ?AT PO9T1 SOME SEV5 OR EI<T DAYS AWAY1 ANO!R VILLAGE DRIVES \T ! EXPLOIT]S & TAKES OV] ! L&4 

,& !N1 TW5TY1 ?IRTY DAYS AFT] ?AT1 A DETA*M5T ( SOLDI]S %[S UP 0TO 5=CE ORD]02 !Y EXECUTE ! REBELS1 TOR* ! VILLAGE & JU/ AS !Y >E M>*+ (F 

0VICTORI\S01 !Y WALK 9TO AN AMBU% FROM :I* ! ONLY WAY !Y CAN ESCAPE IS LEAVE HALF ! DETA*M5T BEH9D !M1 DEAD OR W\ND$4 

,?IS IS ! /UFF ( PEASANT UPHEAVAL4 ,& IT IS PLA9 ?AT IF Y\NG FOLK TURN UP ) !IR DREAMS ( ,G>IBALDIAN CAMPAIGN+ & BRIMFUL ( MILIT>Y ZEAL1 ALL !Y F\ND !RE WAS DISAPPO9TM5T4 ,& !Y QUICKLY REALIZ$ ?AT !Y W]E R$UNDANT4 

,UN=TUNATELY1 N9E T5?S 7OR P]HAPS N9ETY-N9E P] C5T7 ( AN>*I/S CANNOT CONCEIVE ( 0REVOLUTION0 O!R ?AN 9 T]MS ( FI<T+ ON ! B>RICADES OR TRIUMPHANT ,G>IBALDIAN EXP$ITIONS4 

,I CAN JU/ IMAG9E H[ LET D[N Y\NG ,ITALIANS ( ,FR5* :OSE KN[L$GE ( 

0REVOLUTION0 COMES FROM ! BOOKS & POEMS ( B\RGEOIS REVOLUTION>IES W\LD HAVE BE51 HAD !Y TURN$ UP 9 #aid AT ! TIME ( ! PEASANT UPRIS+S 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,!Y W\LD HAVE GONE HOME 0DISGU/$01 ) !IR DREAMS ( BATTLES1 BAYONET *>GES & ALL ! W>LIKE ACC\T]M5TS ( ! ,EXP$ITION ( ! ,?\S&4 

,H[EV]1 N[ ?AT WE HAVE A DETAIL$ ACC\NT ( ?AT MOVEM5T - AB\T :I* SOCIAL DEMOCRATS & AN>*I/S W]E CLUELESS & :I* NONE ( !M SUPPORT$1 BY A LONG *ALK 70,WAIT = ! SIGNAL = A G5]AL UPRIS+01 !SE 9TELLECTUALS W]E TELL+ !M71 N[ ?AT WE HAVE DOCUM5T$ 9QUIRIES 9TO ?AT MOVEM5T1 WE CAN SEE H[ IMM5SELY IMPORTANT IT WAS = ! SPREAD ( ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T ( #aie & #a#i#f4 

,SO8 ,W\LD !Y NOT HAVE BE5 EQUALLY LET D[N HAD !Y TURN$ UP 9 ,SIB]IA JU/ :5 #c1 KILOMET]S ( ! ,TRANS-,SIB]IAN W]E ON /RIKE & :5 ! ,/RIKE ,COMMITTEE1 NEGOTIAT+ ON EQUAL T]MS ) ,L9EVIT*1 ! COMM&] ( A FIVE HUNDR$ ?\S&-/RONG >MY1 MADE A SUP]B EF=T TO BR+ ONE-HUNDR$-&-FIFTY ?\S& M5 BACK HOME 9 ONE MON?4 

,& - AS F> AS WE W]E CONC]N$ - ?AT UN>M$ /RIKE1 ?AT EXPROPRIATION ( ! ,/ATE 7:I* [N$ ! RAILWAYS71 ?AT SPONTANE\S ORGANIZ+ ON ! P>T ( ?\S&S ( RAILWAY WORK]S ACROSS SEV]AL ?\S& KILOMET]S' DI/ANCE1 WAS NOT A =MIDABLE LESSON 9 MATT]S - TO ?IS V]Y DAY NO AN>*I/ HAS EV] SET IT \T BE=E ! ,FR5* WORK]S 9 ALL ITS SIMPLICITY & PROPHETIC SIGNIFICANCE - JU/ AS NOBODY HAS YET TOLD ! /ORY ( #a#g#h#i-#a#g#i#c AS IT AFFECT$ ! PEASANT1 9 ALL ITS 9N]MO/ SIMPLICITY1 ) NO COCK$ KEPIS1 R$ SA%ES1 BUT SO MU* MORE EFFECTIVE ?AN KEPIS & SA%ES4 

,P4 ,K,R,O,P,O,T,K,9 

,I ?ANK FRI5D ,KROPOTK9 = SETT+ MATT]S /RAI<T4 

,IF1 AFT] ,I HAD ASK$ = !M1 ,I HAD HAD !SE REPORTS1 ,I W\LD HAVE BE5 LESS FI]CE 9 MY RESPONSE TO ! ,MAGON BRO!RS4 

,IF ,I HAVE BE5 UNFAIR ) !M1 ,I (F] !M MY APOLOGIES1 BUT ! TONE ( Y\R LETT]1 AS WELL AS ! CONTRADICTIONS )9 IT1 W]E SC>CELY CALCULAT$ TO DISPEL MISUND]/&+S4 

,I HAVE NO MOTIVE1 NO 9T]E/ :5 IT COMES TO WANT+ !RE TO BE NO REVOLUTION 9 ,MEXICO2 MY ONLY 9SPIRATION WAS TO TAKE C>E LE/ ,I BE ! REASON :Y COMRADES MI<T EMB>K UPON AN AFFAIR :I*1 IT SEEM$ TO ME1 WAS NOT CLE>4 

,J4 ,G,R,A,V,E 

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