,FUR!R ,?\<TS ON ,AN>*ISM & ! ,LAB\R ,MOVEM5T 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,]RICO ,MALATE/A 

,TEXT 3 

,OBVI\SLY ,I AM UNABLE TO MAKE MYSELF UND]/OOD TO ! ,SPANI% SPEAK+ COMRADES1 AT LEA/ AS REG>DS MY IDEAS ON ! LABOR MOVEM5T & ON ! ROLE ( AN>*I/S )9 IT4 

,I TRI$ TO EXPLA9 !SE IDEAS 9 AN >TICLE ?AT WAS PUBLI%$ 9 ,EL ,PRODUCTOR ON #h? ,JANU>Y 7AN >TICLE :OSE HEAD+1 ',! ,LABOR ,MOVEM5T & ,AN>*ISM' WAS WRONGLY TRANSLAT$ AS ',SYNDICALISM & ,AN>*ISM'74 ,BUT FROM ! RESPONSE ?AT ,I SAW 9 ?OSE ISSUES ( ,EL ,PRODUCTOR ?AT REA*$ ME ,I SEE ,I HAV5'T MANAG$ TO MAKE MYSELF UND]/OOD4 ,I WILL !RE=E RETURN TO ! SUBJECT 9 ! HOPE ( GREAT] SUCCESS ?IS TIME4 

,! QUE/ION IS ?IS3 ,I AGREE ) ! ,SPANI% & ,S\? ,AM]ICAN COMRADES ON ! AN>*I/ GOALS ?AT MU/ GUIDE & 9=M ALL \R ACTIVITY4 ,BUT ,I DISAGREE ) SOME AS TO :E!R ! AN>*I/ PROGRAM1 OR RA!R1 LABEL1 %\LD BE IMPOS$ ON WORK]S' UNIONS1 & :E!R1 %\LD SU* A PROGRAM FAIL TO MEET ) ! APPROVAL ( ! MAJORITY1 ! AN>*I/S %\LD REMA9 )9 ! WID] ORGANIZATION1 CONT9U+ FROM )9 TO MAKE PROPAG&A & OPPOS+ ! AU?ORIT>IAN1 MONOPOLI/ & COLLABORATIONI/ T5D5CIES ?AT >E A FEATURE ( ALL WORK]S' ORGANIZATIONS1 OR TO SEP>ATE FROM !M & SET UP M9ORITY ORGANIZATIONS4 

,I MA9TA9 ?AT AS ! MASS ( WORK]S >E NOT AN>*I/ A LABOR ORGANIZATION ?AT CALLS ITSELF BY ?AT NAME MU/ EI!R BE MADE UP EXCLUSIVELY ( AN>*I/S -- & !RE=E BE NO MORE ?AN A SIMPLE & USELESS DUPLICATE ( ! AN>*I/ GR\PS -- OR REMA9 OP5 TO WORK]S ( ALL OP9IONS4 ,9 :I* CASE ! AN>*I/ LABEL IS PURE GLOSS1 USEFUL ONLY = HELP+ TO COMMIT AN>*I/S TO ! ?\S& & ONE TRANSACTIONS :I* A UNION IS OBLIG$ TO C>RY \T 9 ! PRES5T DAY REALITY ( LIFE IF IT WI%ES TO PROTECT ! IMM$IATE 9T]E/S ( ITS MEMB]S4 

,I HAVE COME ACROSS AN >TICLE BY ,D4 ,ABAD DE ,SANTILLAN.<#a.> :I* OPPOSES ?IS VIEW 444 ,SANTILLAN BELIEVES ?AT ,I CONFUSE SYNDICALISM ) 
! LABOR MOVEM5T1 :ILE ! FACT IS ?AT ,I HAVE ALWAYS OPPOS$ SYNDICALISM & HAVE BE5 A W>M SUPPORT] ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T4 

,I AM AGA9/ SYNDICALISM1 BO? AS A DOCTR9E & A PRACTICE1 BECAUSE IT /RIKES ME AS A HYBRID CREATURE ?AT PUTS ITS FAI?1 NOT NECESS>ILY 9 RE=MISM AS ,SANTILLAN SEES IT1 BUT 9 CLASSI/ EXCLUSIV5ESS & AU?ORIT>IANISM4 ,I FAVOR ! LABOR MOVEM5T BECAUSE ,I BELIEVE IT TO BE ! MO/ EFFECTIVE WAY ( RAIS+ ! MORALE ( ! WORK]S & BECAUSE1 TOO1 IT IS A GR& & UNIV]SAL 5T]PRISE ?AT CAN BE IGNOR$ ONLY BY ?OSE :O HAVE LO/ !IR GRIP ON REAL LIFE4 ,AT ! SAME TIME ,I AM WELL AW>E ?AT1 SETT+ \T AS IT DOES TO PROTECT ! %ORT-T]M 9T]E/S ( ! WORK]S1 IT T5DS NATURALLY TO RE=MISM & CANNOT1 !RE=E1 BE CONFUS$ ) ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ITSELF4 

,SANTILLAN 9SI/S ON >GU+ ?AT MY IDEAL IS 'A PURE LABOR MOVEM5T1 9DEP5D5T ( ANY SOCIAL T5D5CY1 & :I* HOLDS ITS [N GOALS )9 ITSELF4' ,:5 HAVE ,I EV] SAID SU* A ?+8 ,%ORT ( GO+ BACK -- :I* ,I C\LD EASILY DO -- TO :AT ,SANTILLAN CALLS ! PREHI/ORIC TIME ( MY E>LI] ACTIVITIES1 ,I RECALL ?AT AS F> BACK AS #a#i#g1 AT ! ,AN>*I/ ,CONGRESS ( ,AM/]DAM1 ,I F\ND MYSELF CROSS+ SWORDS ) ! ',*>T] ( ,AMI5S' SYNDICALI/S & EXPRESS+ MY TOTAL DI/RU/ ( ! MIRACUL\S VIRTUES ( A 'SYNDICALISM TWAT SUFFIC$ UNTO ITSELF4' 

,SANTILLAN SAYS ?AT A PURE LABOR MOVEM5T HAS NEV] EXI/$1 DOES NOT EXI/ & CANNOT EXI/ )\T ! 9FLU5CE ( EXT]NAL IDEOLOGIES & *ALL5GES ME TO GIVE A S+LE EXAMPLE TO ! CONTR>Y4 ,BUT :AT ,I'M SAY+ IS ! SAME ?+6 ,FROM ! TIME ( ! ,FIR/ ,9T]NATIONAL & BE=E1 ! P>TIES -- & ,I USE ! T]M 9 ! G5]AL S5SE ( PEOPLE :O %>E ! SAME IDEAS & AIMS -- HAVE 9V>IABLY S\<T TO USE ! LABOR MOVEM5T = !IR [N 5DS4 ,IT IS NATURAL & RI<T ?AT ?IS IS SO1 & ,I %\LD LIKE ! AN>*I/S1 AS ,I ?9K ,SANTILLAN W\LD TOO1 NOT TO NEGLECT ! P[] ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T AS A MEANS ( ACTION4 

,! :OLE PO9T AT ISSUE IS :E!R IT SUITS \R AIMS1 9 T]MS ( ACTION & PROPAG&A1 = ! LABOR ORGANIZATIONS TO BE OP5 TO ALL WORK]S1 IRRESPECTIVE ( PHILOSOPHICAL OR SOCIAL CRE$1 OR :E!R !Y %\LD BE SPLIT 9TO DIFF]5T POLITICAL & SOCIAL T5D5CIES4 ,?IS IS A MATT] NOT ( PR9CIPLE BUT ( TACTICS1 & 9VOLVES DIFF]5T SOLUTIONS ACCORD+ TO TIME & PLACE4 ,BUT 9 G5]AL TO ME IT SEEMS BETT] ?AT ! AN>*I/S REMA91 :5 !Y CAN1 )9 ! L>GE/ POSSIBLE GR\P+S4 

,I WROTE3 ',A LABOR ORGANIZATION ?AT /YLES ITSELF AN>*I/1 ?AT WAS & IS G5U9ELY AN>*I/ & IS MADE UP EXCLUSIVELY ( DY$-9-!-WOOL AN>*I/S1 C\LD BE A =M -- 9 SOME CIRCUM/ANCES AN EXTREMELY USEFUL ONE -- ( AN>*I/ GR\P+2 BUT IT W\LD NOT BE ! LABOR MOVEM5T & IT W\LD LACK ! PURPOSE ( SU* A MOVEM5T4' ,?IS /ATEM5T1 :I* SEEMS SIMPLE & OBVI\S TO ME1 DUMBF\NDS ,SANTILLAN4 ,HE ?R[S HIMSELF AT IT 9 TRANSC5D5TAL T]MS1 CONCLUD+ ?AT 'IF AN>*ISM IS ! IDEA ( LIB]TY IT CAN NEV] WORK AGA9/ ! 5DS ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T AS ALL O!R FACTIONS DO4' 

,LET'S KEEP \R FEET FIRMLY ON ! GR\ND4 ,:AT IS ! AIM ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T8 ,= ! VA/ MAJORITY1 :O >E NOT AN>*I/1 & :O1 SAVE AT EXCEPTIONAL TIMES ( EXALT$ H]OISM1 ?9K MORE ( ! PRES5T MOM5T ?AN ( ! FUTURE1 ! AIM ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T IS ! PROTECTION & IMPROVEM5T ( ! CONDITIONS ( ! WORK]S N[ & IS NOT EFFECTIVE IF ITS RANKS >E NOT SWELL$ ) ! GREATE/ POSSIBLE NUMB] ( WAGE E>N]S1 UNIT$ 9 SOLID>ITY AGA9/ !IR BOSSES4 ,= US1 & 9 G5]AL ALL PEOPLE ( IDEAS1 ! MA9 REASON = \R 9T]E/ 9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T IS ! OPPORTUNITIES IT AF=DS = PROPAG&A & PREP>ATION = ! FUTURE -- & EV5 ?IS AIM IS LO/ IF WE GA!R TOGE!R SOLELY ) LIKE-M9D$ PEOPLE4 

,SANTILLAN SAYS ?AT IF ! ,ITALIAN AN>*I/S HAD MANAG$ TO DE/ROY ! ,G5]AL ,CONF$]ATION ( ,LABOR !RE W\LD P]HAPS BE NO FASCISM TODAY4 ,?IS IS POSSIBLE4 ,BUT H[ TO DE/ROY ! ,G5]AL ,CONF$]ATION IF ! OV]:ELM+ MAJORITY ( ! WORK]S >E NOT AN>*I/ & LOOK TO :]EV] !RE IS LEA/ DANG] & ! GREATE/ *ANCE ( OBTA9+ SOME SMALL B5EFIT 9 ! %ORT T]M8 

,I DO NOT WI% TO V5TURE 9TO ?AT K9D ( H9DSI<T ?AT CONSI/S 9 SAY+ :AT W\LD HAVE HAPP5$ IF ?IS OR ?AT HAD BE5 DONE1 BECAUSE ONCE 9 ?IS REALM ANYONE CAN SAY :AT !Y LIKE )\T FE> ( BE+ PROV$ WRONG4 ,BUT ,I WILL ALL[ MYSELF ONE QUE/ION4 ,S9CE ! ,G5]AL ,CONF$]ATION C\LD NOT BE DE/ROY$ & REPLAC$ ) ANO!R EQUALLY P[]FUL ORGANIZATION1 W\LD IT NOT HAVE BE5 BETT] TO HAVE AVOID$ S*ISM & REMA9 )9 ! ORGANIZATION TO W>N MEMB]S AGA9/ ! SOMNOL5CE ( ITS LEAD]S8 ,WE CAN LE>N SOME?+ FROM ! CON/ANT EF=TS MADE BY ?OSE LEAD]S TO FRU/RATE ANY PROPOSAL' = UNIFICATION & KEEP ! DISSID5TS AT BAY4 

,A F9AL PRO( ( ! MI/AK5 WAY 9 :I* C]TA9 ,SPANI% COMRADES 9T]PRET MY IDEAS ON ! LABOR MOVEM5T3 

,9 ! P]IODICAL FROM ,SAN ,FELIU DE ,GUIXOL1 ,ACCION ,OBR]A IS AN >TICLE BY ,VITTORIO ,AURELIO 9 :I* HE /ATES3 

',I BELIEVE ?AT MY MISSION IS TO ACT )9 ! UNIONS1 SEEK+ TO OP5 FROM )9 ! LABOR ORGANIZATIONS AN EV] UPW>D PA? T[>DS ! FULL REALIZATION ( \R IDEALS4 ,& :E!R WE A*IEVE ?AT DEP5DS ON \R WORK1 \R MORALE & \R BEHAVIOR4 ,BUT WE MU/ ACT ?R\< P]SUASION1 NOT IMPOSITION4 ,= ?IS REASON ,I DISAGREE ?AT ! ,NATIONAL ,CONF$]ATION ( ,LABOR 7,C,N,T7 9 ,SPA9 %\LD DIRECTLY CALL ITSELF AN>*I/1 :51 UN=TUNATELY1 ! IMM5SE MAJORITY ( ITS MEMB]S DO NOT KN[ :AT ?IS MEANS1 :AT LIB]T>IAN IDEOLOGY IS AB\T4 ,I WOND]1 IF ! DEF5D]S ( ?IS >GUM5T KN[ ?AT ! MEMB]S ( ! WORK]S' ORGANIZATION DO NOT ?9K OR ACT AN>*ICALLY1 :Y IS !RE ?IS ANXIETY TO IMPOSE A NAME1 :5 WE KN[ FULL WELL ?AT NAMES ALONE MEAN NO?+8' 

,?IS IS PRECISELY MY PO9T4 ,& ,I WOND] :Y1 9 SAY+ ?IS1 ,VITTORIO ,AURELIO F9DS IT NECESS>Y TO DECL>E ?AT HE DOES NOT AGREE ) ,MALATE/A6 

,EI!R MY /YLE ( WRIT+ IS GETT+ TOO OBSCURE OR MY WRIT+S >E BE+ REGUL>LY DI/ORT$ BY ! ,SPANI% TRANSLATORS4 

.<#a.> ,DIEGO ,ABAD DE ,SANTILLAN 7#a#h#i#g-#a#i#h#c71 ,>G5T9IAN BY BIR?4 ,ACTIVE 9 ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>4 ,J\RNALI/ & $ITOR4 

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