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,PUBLI%$3 9 ,9T]NATIONAL ,C\NCIL ,CORRESPOND5CE ,VOL4 #a1 NO4#b1 ,OCTOB] #a#i#c#d1 PP #b#f-#b#h4 
,S\RCE3 ,ANTONIE ,PANNEKOEK ,>*IVES 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,GRAHAM ,DY] 

,A %ORT TIME BACK ! ,MILITANT EXPRESS$ QUITE A LOT ( 
PITY = SOME ( ! ,LOVE/ONE GR\P :O W]E TRY+ TO F9D !IR WAY 
BACK TO ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY4 ,A FEW WEEKS AGO1 TOO1 !Y BECAME VEHEM5T 
9 COMPLA9TS AGA9/ 0! TREA*]\S ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL0 
BECAUSE IT />T$ A ,UNIT$ ,FRONT FROM ! TOP ) ! ,SOCIALI/ 
,P>TIES1 ) A PROPOSAL ( M]G+ ! TWO ORGANIZATIONS4 0,! 
,/AL9I/S >E LIQUIDAT+ ! ,COMMUNI/ ,MOVEM5T01 CRI$ ! 
,UNS] ,WORT1 ! ,TROTSKY ORGAN 9 ,FRANCE4 0,D[N ) 
SU* A M]G]4 ,IT WILL WEAK51 NOT /R5G!N ! REVOLUTION>Y 
MOVEM5T04 

,!N CAME A SURPRIS+ MOVE3 ! LIQUIDATION ( ! ,TROTSKY GR\P 9 
,FRANCE1 & ! (F] ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,TROTSKYITES TO 5T] ! ,AM]ICAN 
,WORK]S' ,P>TY4 ,YE/]DAY1 ! LIQUIDATION ( 9DEP5D5T ,COMMUNI/ 
P>TIES WAS OP5 BETRAYAL ( ! REVOLUTION>Y CAUSE4 ,TODAY 9 ,FRANCE1 
!SE SAME PEOPLE SUBJECT !MSELVES TO ! DISCIPL9E ( ! ,SOCIALI/ 
,P>TY1 & 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES M]GE ) ! PETTY B\RGEOIS ,AM]ICAN 
,WORK]S' ,P>TY4 

,!SE EV5TS SUIT US F9E4 ,! COMMON S5SE DISPLAY$ BY ! 
0LEAD]S0 IS TO BE CONGRATULAT$4 ,IT HELPS CLE> UP ! 
REAL SITUATION 9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,! REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S KN[ 
N[ BY ACTUALITY ?AT BEH9D ! 0REVOLUTION>Y0 SLOGANS 
NO?+ ELSE WAS CONCEAL$ BUT ! OLD LABOR FAK]Y ( ! ,SOCIALI/ 
,P>TY4 ,!SE >E TIMES ( /RESS = 0,LABOR'S ,LEAD]S04 ,IT 
IS DANG]\S N[ TO HIDE BEH9D REVOLUTION>Y SLOGANS4 ,!RE IS ! 
P]SPECTIVE1 TOO1 ( ! EV5TUAL DE/RUCTION ( ! OLD LABOR 
MOVEM5T1 & ) IT ! 9COME & PRE/IGE ( 
0,LEAD]S04 ,FAC$ ) ?IS COMMON DANG]1 ! PETTY 
DIFF]5CES BETWE5 ORGANIZATIONS >E =GOTT52 UNITY ON ! BASIS ( 
0/ATUS QUO0 IS E/ABLI%$1 & ! PR(ESSIONAL 
REVOLUTIONI/S >E SAV$ FROM :AT !Y CALL 0,! ,HORRIBLE 
,REACTION ( ,FASCISM04 ,WE WILL BE GOOD2 NO MORE REVOLUTION>Y 
SLOGANS2 GIVE US A *ANCE2 FASCISM IS NOT NECESS>Y2 LABOR & ONLY 
LABOR1 UND] A SAFE & SANE LEAD]%IP1 CAN OIL ! TR\BL$ SEA 
( ECONOMIC *AOS6 

0,COMRADES01 CALLS ! ,NATIONAL ,CONF]5CE ( ! 
,COMMUNI/ ,LEAGUE ( ,FRANCE1 0JO9 US 9 ! RANKS ( ! 
,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY = ! REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE ( ! PROLET>IAT4 
,)\T R5\NC+ \R PA/ & \R IDEAS1 BUT ALSO )\T ANY M5TAL 
RES]VATIONS ( SECT>IANISM1 WE SPEAK \T :AT IS4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y TO 
5T] ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY1 NOT = ! SAKE ( EXHIBITIONS NOR ( 
EXP]I5CES1 BUT = S]I\S WORK UND] ! BANN] ( ,M>XISM04 
,J4,P4 ,CANNON1 9 ! ,MILITANT _?#c#i1 WRITES3 0,PRIOR TO 
! DECISION ( ! CONF]5CE TO TAKE ?IS /EP1 ! ,NATIONAL 
,COMMITTEES ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,LEAGUE ( ,AM]ICA DECID$ BY A MAJORITY ( 
EI<T TO ONE1 TO RECOMM5D ?IS C\RSE ( ! ,FR5* COMRADES1 DESPITE 
! GREAT DANG]S & DIFFICULTIES 9VOLV$ 9 SU* A DRA/IC 
REORI5TATION4 ,WE RECOMM5D$ ?IS C\RSE ) FULL CONFID5CE ?AT 
!Y W\LD REMA9 TRUE TO !IR BANN] & C>RY IT ) !M 9TO ! 
,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY04 

,! ABOVE1 9 PLA9 ,5GLI%1 IS A COMM& TO JO9 ! P>TY ( 
SOCIAL *AUV9I/S2 TO JO9 ) ! MURD]]S ( ,LIEBKNE*T & 
,LUXEMBURG2 TO JO9 ) ! ,OTTO ,BAU]S1 ! ,?OMASES & ,V&]VELTS4 
,! MEMB]S ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,LEAGUE 9 ,FRANCE :O C\LD NOT /OMA* 
?IS 0REORI5TATION0 W]E EXPELL$4 ,DO ! ,TROTSKYITES 
REALLY BELIEVE ?AT ?IS 0TURN0 WILL SPE$ 0SOCIAL 
CONVULSIONS0 & LEAD TO A 0RADICALIZATION ( ! 
MASSES082 ?AT 9 ?IS 0REVOLUTION>Y RISE0 ! 
,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY WILL FI<T = ! 0,F\R? ,9T]NATIONAL0 
& = ,COMMUNISM8 ,IS ?IS :Y !Y 0ORI5TATE0 FROM ! 
0W+0 ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY TO FOLL[ AT ! 
0TAIL0 ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY8 ,!Y DON'T66 ,! NEW 
ORI5TATION ( ! ,S4,P4 IS BAS$ UPON ! !SIS ?AT ! ,SOCIALI/ 
,MOVEM5T 9 ,AU/RIA & ,G]MANY FELL BECAUSE IT WAS TOO 
REVOLUTION>Y2 ?AT ! ,S4,P4 MU/ DROP ITS REVOLUTION>Y SLOGANS1 W9 
! MIDDLE CLASS1 GA9 P[] & 9 ?AT WAY MAKE FASCISM IMPOSSIBLE4 
,! ,S4,P4 IS (F]+ TO P]=M ! TASK ( ! FASCI/S !MSELVES1 
& 9 ?IS 5T]PRISE F9DS HELP FROM ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL & ITS 
0W+S01 :I* 9 REALITY CANNOT BE DI/+UI%$ FROM ! 
,NOSKES & ,S*EIDEMANNS4 

,WE HAVE SAID ?AT ! OLD LABOR MOVEM5T REA*ES FROM ,NOSKE TO 
,TROTSKY4 ,IT HAS DEP>T$ ONLY TEMPOR>Y4 ,! DEP>TURE WAS ONLY A 
FAMILY FI<T2 N[ !Y >E UNIT$ AGA94 ,! 0,LEFT 
,LEAD]%IP0 ( ! OLD LABOR MOVEM5T HAVE GONE OV] TO ! PETTY 
B\RGEOISIE4 ,!Y HAVE COME HOME NOT TO DIE1 BUT TO EAT4 ,9 ORD] TO 
EAT1 !SE FAK]S (F] !MSELVES TO ! CAPITALI/ CLASS AS A WAY \T 
?AT IS BETT] ?AN FASCISM4 ,9 DO+ SO1 !Y BECOME1 9 ! WORDS ( 
,TROTSKY3 0! P>TY ( C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y DESPAIR10 ,!Y 
PROVE TO ! WORK]S BY !SE ZIGZAGS ?AT !Y >E *EAP DEMAGOGUES1 
S]VANTS ( CAPITALISM1 5EMIES ( ! REVOLUTION :O LIVE BY BETRAYAL4 
,!Y PROVE BY DE$S ?AT ?IS 0,BOL%EVIK ,L59I/ K]NEL0 
IS AS MOLDY & WORM-EAT5 AS ! O!R PEAS 9 ! POD4 ,!Y PROVE 
?AT ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY1 ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY & ,LEFT ,OPPOSITION HAVE 
ALWAYS BE5 AFFLICT$ ) A CAPITALI/ IDEOLOGY4 ,!Y PROVE ?AT !Y 
>E REVOLUTIONI/S 9 NAME1 CON/ITUTIONALI/S 9 DE$4 
,!Y FI<T ) !IR FLAG UNFURL$1 & MU/ BE CRU%$ ) ! 
CAPITALI/ TRADITIONS ( YE/]DAY4 ,!Y >E FAK]S AGA9 MAK+ 
HI/ORY1 /RUGGL+ 9 A FEEBLE EF=T TO W>D (F ! DIALECTIC 
MOVEM5T ( REALITY4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! CLASS /RUGGLE DEEP5S - REAL 
REVOLUTIONI/S MU/ C>RY ON6 

,IT HAS COME TO \R NOTICE ?AT ! ,WEISBORD GR\P1 ANO!R W+ 
( ! ,BOL%EVIKS1 :O HAVE 0ADH]$0 TO ! ,TROTSKY 
MOVEM5T 9T]NATIONALLY :ILE OPPOS+ ! ,LEFT ,OPPOSITION 9 ,AM]ICA1 
HAVE REPUDIAT$ ,TROTSKY & HIS :OLE MOVEM5T ON ! BASIS ( ?IS NEW 
ORI5TATION4 

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