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DIFF]5T UNITS ( ! ,DURRUTI ,COLUMN 9 ! ,GELSA SECTOR MET 9 MID-,JANU>Y TO PROTE/ AGA9/ ! DECISION TO MILIT>IZE ! COLUMNS ON ! ,>AGON FRONT4 ,!IR PROBLEM WAS NOT ONE ( ORGANIZATION OR DISCIPL9E1 SIMPLY A LACK ( WEAPONS & AMMUNITION4 ,!Y ALSO DREW UP :AT W\LD BE AN ACCEPTABLE ALT]NATIVE TO ! AN>*I/ VOLUNTE]S4 ,ON #af ,JANU>Y1 !Y ISSU$ A /ATEM5T ?AT APPE>$ 9 ! ,L]IDA PAP] ,ACRACIA :I* !Y CLAIM$ SPOKE = EV]Y C5TURY 9 ! ,DURRUTI ,COLUMN3 0444 ,APP>5TLY ! GOV]NM5T IS MAK+ ! PROVISION ( EQUIPM5T CONDITIONAL UPON \R MILIT>IZATION 444 ,ACCORD+ TO :AT ! COMMITTEES !MSELVES SAY1 !Y CANNOT GIVE US ANY ASSURANCES ?AT ! ,MADRID GOV]NM5T WILL SUPPLY US ) ! EQUIPM5T EV5 IF WE DO MILIT>IZE4 ,?AT BE+ ! CASE1 ! TRESPASS AGA9/ \R PR9CIPLES C\LD BE REW>D$ ) NO?+ MORE ?AN AN EMPTY PROMISE40 ,! ,IRON ,COLUMN ALSO CALL$ A MEET+ ( ITS MILITANTS TO DISCUSS ! MILIT>IZATION PLANS4 ,! /R5G? ( FEEL+ AMONG ! AN>*I/ FIIZATION WAS CAPTUR$ 9 A HE>TFELT & P[]FUL PROTE/ TO PRES5T & FUTURE G5]ATIONS ( LIB]T>IANS BY AN 'UNKN[N UNCONTROLLABLE' ( ! ,IRON ,COLUMN3 0444 ,& SO1 ) \R COMRADES AT \R SIDES1 & IMAG9+ ?AT !RE WAS SOME PURPOSE TO \R /RUGGLE1 WE W5T WILL+LY TO W> & EV5 ACCEPT$ DEA? ) PLEASURE4 ,BUT :5 Y\ >E AMONG ! MILIT>Y :]E !RE >E ONLY ORD]S & RANKS2 :5 Y\ SEE 9 Y\R H&S ! MIS]ABLE PAY ) :I* Y\ CAN SC>CELY SU/A9 Y\R FAMILY 9 ! RE> & Y\ SEE Y\R LIEUT5ANT1 CAPTA91 COLONEL E>N+ ?REE TIMES AS MU*3 F\R TIMES AS MU*1 T5 TIMES AS MU* AS Y\1 ?\< POSSESS$ ( NEI!R 5?USIASM1 NOR ( GREAT] ACUM5 OR GREAT] C\RAGE ?AN Y\1 LIFE TURNS S\R BECAUSE Y\ SEE ?AT ?IS IS NO REVOLUTION1 BUT PR(IT = A FEW FROM A WRET*$ SITUATION :I* M]ELY WORKS TO ! DETRIM5T ( ! PEOPLE444 ,! MILIT>I/S1 ALL MILIT>I/S -- !RE >E WRA?FUL ONES ON \R SIDE -- HAVE SURR\ND$ US4 ,YE/]DAY WE W]E ! MA/]S ( EV]Y?+4 ,TODAY !Y >E4 ,! ,POPUL> ,>MY1 POPUL> ONLY 9ASMU* AS IT CONSI/S ( PEOPLE1 BELONGS TO ! GOV]NM5T1 & ! GOV]NM5T COMM&S1 ! GOV]NM5T ORDA9S4 ,! PEOPLE HAVE TO OBEY & CON/ANT OB$I5CE IS REQUIR$ ( !M4440.<#h#c.> ,ON #ah ,JANU>Y ! ,CATALAN ,G5]ALIDAD PASS$ #eh DECREES AIM$ AT FUR!R CONTA9+ ! ADVANCES ( ! REVOLUTION>Y WORK+ CLASS4 ,JUAN ,COMOR]A1 APPO9T$ ,C\NCILOR = ,FOOD 9 ,DECEMB]1 SET AB\T ABOLI%+ ! ,C,N,T RUN ,SUPPLY ,COMMITTEES ?AT HAD KEPT ,B>CELONA PROVISION$ ) FL\R4 ,FRANZ ,BORK5AU1 A VISITOR TO ! ,CATALAN CAPITAL 9 ,JANU>Y #a#i#c#g1 DESCRIB$ ! SITUATION3 ',HE RE/OR$ PRIVATE COMM]CE 9 BREAD1 SIMPLY & COMPLETELY4 ,!RE WAS1 9 ,JANU>Y1 NOT EV5 A SY/EM ( RATION+ 9 ,B>CELONA4 ,WORK]S W]E LEFT SIMPLY TO GET !IR BREAD1 ) WAGES1 :I* HAD H>DLY *ANG$ S9CE ,MAY1 AT 9CREAS$ PRICES1 AS WELL AS !Y C\LD4 ,9 PRACTICE IT MEANT ?AT ! WOM5 HAD TO =M QUEUES FROM F\R O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+ ONW>DS4 ,! RES5TM5T 9 ! WORK+ CLASS DI/RICTS WAS NATURALLY ACUTE1 ! MORE SO AS ! SC>CITY ( BREAD RAPIDLY 9CREAS$ AFT] ,COMOR]A HAD TAK5 (FICE4'.<#h#d.> ,! OP9ION ( MANY AN>*I/S 9 ! RE>GU>D WAS ?AT MILIT>IZATION WAS1 ON ! :OLE1 A GOOD ?+4 ,CAMILLO ,B]N]I1 A DELEGATE TO ! ,DEF5SE ,C\NCIL1 9T]VIEW$ BY ,L8,ESPAGNE ,N\VELLE1 COMM5T$ ?AT ! MILITIAS HAD MADE GREAT ADVANCES & LE>N$ MU* FROM !IR EXP]I5CES ( ! PREVI\S SIX MON?S3 ',TRANSPORT HAS BEGUN TO BE RATIONALIZ$1 ROADS >E BE+ REPAIR$1 EQUIPM5T IS MORE ABUNDANT & BETT] DI/RIBUT$1 & 9TO ! M9D ( ! COLUMN 7! ,ITALIAN SECTION ( ! ,ASCASO ,COLUMN7 IS SLIPP+ ! IDEA3 ! NECESSITY ( A CO-ORD9AT+ COMM&4 ',WE >E =M+ DIVISIONS1 & ?IS WILL COMPLETE ! ECONOMIC PLAN ( W>1 & ! BE/ KN[N REPRES5TATIVES ( ! ,C,N,T & ! ,F,A,I HAVE MADE !MSELVES ITS SUPPORT]S4 ,9 FACT1 IT WAS !SE TWO ORGANIZATIONS ?AT FIR/ PROPOS$ A UNIT$ COMM& 9 ORD] TO BE ABLE TO EX]T DECISIVE PRESSURE ON ! WEAK PO9TS ( ! 5EMY L9ES 444 0,SO1 !RE IS SOME GOOD 9 MILIT>IZATION80 0,C]TA9LY01 REPLI$ ,B]N]I ) CONVICTION1 0BUT !RE IS A DI/9CTION TO BE MADE3 !RE IS ON ! ONE SIDE MILIT>Y =MALISM :I* IS NOT ONLY RIDICUL\S1 BUT IS ALSO USELESS & DANG]\S -- & ON ! O!R SIDE !RE IS SELF-DISCIPL9E444 ',= MY P>T1 ,I SUPPORT A LEGITIMATE COMPROMISE3 WE MU/ NEI!R LAPSE 9TO MILIT>Y =MALISM NOR 9TO SUP]/ITI\S ANTI-MILIT>ISM4 ,BY ACCEPT+ & A*IEV+ ! RE=MS IMPOS$ ON US BY ! NATURE ( ?+S1 WE %ALL1 BY ?IS SELF-SAME MEANS1 BE 9 A POSITION TO RESI/ ! MANEUV]S ( ,MADRID & ,MOSC[1 :I* >E ATTEMPT+ TO IMPOSE1 UND] ! PRETEXT ( MILIT>IZATION1 !IR MILIT>Y HEGEMONY OV] ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION1 9 ORD] TO TRANS=M IT 9TO ! 9/RUM5T ( !IR POLITICAL HEGEMONY4 ,AS = MYSELF1 ,I CONSID] IT A MI/AKE TO TALK1 AS DO C]TA9 ,C,N,T-,F,A,I REPRES5TATIVES ( AN OV]ALL OR 0SUPREME0 COMM& 9/EAD ( UNITY ( COMM&4 ,?AT IS TO SAY1 G5]AL CO-ORD9ATION 9 MATT]S ( ! CONTROL ( ! >M$ /RUGGLE4 ,!IR 9T5TIONS >E GOOD1 BUT ! T]M US$ LEADS TO DANG]\S CONFUSIONS6444 ,ALL ?+S CONSID]$1 !RE=E1 ! RE=MS NE$$ 9 ! MILITIA1 9 MY OP9ION1 W\LD BE ! FOLL[+3 A CLE> DI/9CTION BETWE5 MILIT>Y COMM& & POLITICAL CONTROL1 9 ! FIELD ( ! PREP>ATION & EXECUTION ( ! 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