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,AU?OR 3 ,ALB]T ,MELTZ] 

,AU?OR 3 ,/U>T ,*RI/IE 

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,! ,COA/S ( ,BOHEMIA2 ,FI<T+ ,FASCISM2  

,! ,BATTLE ( ,CABLE ,/REET2 ,S*OOLBOY ,AN>*I/2  

,CA/LES 9 ,SPA92 ,FRU/RATION ON ,SPA9 

,! ,COA/S ( ,BOHEMIA 

,! FIR/ ,AN>*I/ MEET+ ,I ATT5D$ WAS AT ! OLD ,NATIONAL ,TRADE ,UNION ,CLUB 9 ,NEW ,OX=D ,/REET4 ,! SPEAK] WAS ! WELL-KN[N ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN1 :O WAS ON ?AT OCCASION TALK+ AB\T >MS MANUFACTURE1 NOT ,AN>*ISM AS SU*4 ,AS ,I WAS ! ONLY /RANG] AT ! MEET+1 ATT5TION TURN$ TO ME :5 9QUIRIES ELICIT$ ! FACT ?AT ,I HAD NEV] HE>D ( ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN & MORE P>TICUL>LY :5 ,I HAD ! TEM]ITY TO CONTRADICT H]4 ,I BELIEVE IT WAS ON ! FALLACY ?AT AS 'AGGRESSION' CAUS$ W>1 BOX+1 :I* ,I !N E/EEM$ HI<LY1 TAU<T AGGRESSION4 ,I WAS OV]AW$ BY MY ELD]S BE+ SURPRIS$ AT MY AUDACITY1 & DID NOT CONT9UE AFT] H] SCORNFUL DISMISSAL ( ! >GUM5T4 ,%E FELT !REAFT] ?AT %E HAD BR\<T ME 9TO ! MOVEM5T FROM KN[+ NO?+ AB\T ,AN>*ISM & REGRETT$ MY 9TRANSIG5CE 9 IT1 :I* %E NEV] APPRECIAT$ WAS AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( IT1 = O!RS AS WELL AS H]SELF4 

,:AT WAS LEFT ( ! ,AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 #aice WAS ! RUMP ( :AT HAD ONCE BE5 AN IMPORTANT FACTOR 9 ! ,BRITI% WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T4 ,AS IT HAD NOT ATTRACT$ ANY HI/ORICALLY REF]RABLE P]SONS ACCORD+ TO ! NOTIONS ( B\RGEOIS 9TELLECTUALS IT HAD BE5 OV]LOOK$ BY HI/ORY1 :I*1 ALONG ) ! CONV5TIONAL ,5GLI% VIEW ?AT ALL HI/ORY APP]TA9S TO ! RUL+ MON>*1 WORKS ON ! PR9CIPLE ?AT WORK]S' ACTIONS & OP9IONS MU/ BE RELAT$ TO ! NE>E/ RESPECTABLY QUOTABLE P]SON AVAILABLE1 PREF]ABLY DI/+UI%$ 9 O!R SPH]ES1 & = :I* PURPOSE WOM51 O!R ?AN ! OCCASIONAL TOK5 'NAME'1 DO NOT EXI/4 

,AS A WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T ) A HI< PROPORTION ( WOM5 ACTIVI/S ,AN>*ISM HAD BE5 TOTALLY WRITT5 (F2 & SO ULTIMATELY BECAME 9 MORE REC5T TIMES A VIRG9 FIELD = S*OL>S1 :5 ! MASS PRODUCTION ( !SES 9 ! BOOM+ UNIV]SITY 9DU/RY HAS US$ UP ALL ! NAMES ASSOCIAT$ ) ,M>XISM & RE=MISM1 & ?OSE 9 SE>* ( ORIG9AL MAT]IAL >E =C$ TO LOOK R\ND = O!RS AS NE> TO ! /&>D CRIT]IA AS POSSIBLE4 

,?\< ,I KNEW SO F> AS ,AN>*ISM WAS CONC]N$ ,I WAS BACK+ A LO/ CAUSE1 IT DIDN'T SEEM TO MATT] AS EV]Y O!R CAUSE HAD WON AT SOME TIME BUT ?AT ( ! PEOPLE !MSELVES4 ,AT LEA/ IT ?REW SO H>D A LI<T ON ANY O!R POLITICAL P]SUASION4 

,I NEV] HAD ANY ILLUSIONS AB\T ANY ( !M4 ,YE>S LAT] :5 ! PRESS DEIGN$ TO TAKE NOTICE ( US1 IF IT WAS NOT BY %OCK HORROR BUT K9DLY CONDESC5SION1 :I* ,I ALWAYS FELT CAME ILL FROM PEOPLE :O FELL = ONE ABSURDITY AFT] ANO!R1 :E!R FROM ,/ATE COMMUNISM1 FASCISM1 ! PROSPECTS = CAPITALISM1 RE=MISM1 OR :ATEV] IDOL WAS GO+ >\ND = ADULATION4 

,BILLY & ,I DID \R BE/ TO EXT5D ! ,GLASG[ ,AN>*I/S' TRADITION ( /RUGGLE TO ,LONDON1 & EV5 EXT5D !IR WORK%OP AGITATION !RE1 ?\< HE WAS MO/ ( ! TIME AT SEA & ,I WAS /ILL AT S*OOL4 ,! ,LONDON ,AN>*I/S !N W]E A FEW VET]ANS1 & \R APPE>ANCE AMONG !M WAS SOME:AT ( A CULTURAL %OCK = BO? SIDES4 ,!Y CALL$ !MSELVES ! ,LONDON ,FRE$OM ,GR\P1 MET AT ! ,TRADE ,UNION ,CLUB1 ACCESS TO :I* HAD BE5 GU>ANTE$ BY ,JOHN ,TURN]1 $ITOR ( ! PAP] & TRADE UNION LEAD]4 ,!Y /ILL SPASMODICALLY PUBLI%$ A PAP] ,(RE$OM,O :I* HAD BE5 F\ND$ BY ,PET] ,KROPOTK91 ?\< LO/ TO !M A FEW YE>S BE=E :5 !IR PR9T] ,TOM ,KEELL RETIR$ ) ! PR9T+ PRESS & MOVABLE ASSETS TO ,GL\CE/]%IRE4 

,S9CE !N ! PAP]'S PRESUM$ HI/ORY HAS BECOME A M9OR HI/ORICAL CULT ) SOME HI/ORIANS SELECT+ ITS CONT5TS = BACKGR\ND MAT]IAL4 ,SOME T5D TO ?9K ?AT ! PAP] WAS CONT9U\S FROM ITS F\NDATION 9 #a#h#h#f1 & ?AT ! ,LONDON ,FRE$OM ,GR\P P]IOD DID NOT EXI/4 ,! $ITOR ,JOHN ,TURN]1 A TRADE UNION SECRET>Y 9 HIS WORK+ H\RS1 HAD DI$1 & ! PAP] WAS BE+ RUN BY ,GEORGE ,CORES & A FEW O!RS1 BE+ PR9T$ ON A CLAPP$-\T PRESS 9 ,*ALK ,F>M BY ,JOHN ,HUMPHREY1 :OSE O!R 9T]E/ WAS PHR5OLOGY4 ,SOME OLD-FA%ION$ A!I/S !N FELT IT HAD SUP]S$$ RELIGION1 :I* IS ! SORT ( ?+ ,I SUPPOSE ?AT OLD REACTION>Y ,G4,K4 ,*E/]TON HAD 9 M9D :5 HE SAID ?AT :5 Y\ CEASE TO BELIEVE 9 ,GOD Y\ DON'T BELIEVE 9 NO?+1 BUT 9 ANY?+4 

,I WAS SKEPTICAL ( ! VALUE ( MO/ ( ! ACTIVITIES ( ! ,LONDON ,FRE$OM ,GR\P1 :I* CONSI/$ ( WEEKLY LECTURES & OCCASIONAL D9N]S MORE 9 ! NATURE ( VET]ANS' UNIONS1 & ! /RUGGLES ( YE>S AGO SEEM$ TO HAVE NO RELEVANCE4 ,BILLY SOON F\ND IT TOO MU* ( A BORE1 BUT DEPUT$ ME TO GO ALONG & SEE :AT TURN$ UP !RE4 

,ONE ( ! FEW :O DID HIS BE/ TO MAKE IT RELEVANT WAS ,MAT ,KAVANA<1 :O LIV$ 9 ,S\!ND BUT (T5 CAME UP ON A ,SUNDAY TO SPEAK AT ,HYDE ,P>K1 & :O WAS MY NEXT M5TOR 9 ,AN>*ISM4 ,HE HAD WORK$ ALL HIS LIFE AS A LABOR] ON BUILD+ SITES1 PROPAG&IZ+ 9 ! OP5 AIR 9 HIS SP>E TIME4 ,LAT]1 9 HIS OLD AGE DUR+ ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W>1 HE BECAME A B>B] -- A PRETTY T]RIBLE ONE BY ALL ACC\NTS4 ,AS HE ONCE %AV$ ,GEORGE ,ORWELL1 :OM HE LECTUR$ 7AS B>B]S DO7 5\< TO IMPRESS HIS CLI5T1 HIS NAME HAS ACTUALLY BE5 PRES]V$ 9 SOME PR(ESSORS' BOOKS4 

,FEW ( ! MANY BRILLIANT ORGANIZ]S & SPEAK]S ?AT ,I MET 9 ?OSE PRE-W> DAYS A*IEV$ SO MU*6 ,BUT AMONG ! ODD ASSORTM5T ( :AT WAS !N ,LONDON'S ,BOHEMIA 7:5 ,SOHO WAS /ILL ',SOHOBOHEMIA'7 :O DRIFT$ PA/ ! ,LONDON ,FRE$OM ,GR\P LIKE EXOTIC BIRDS ( PASSAGE BUT F\ND ITS REGUL> MEET+S IRRESI/IBLE1 & CAME TO EXPLA9 ?AT AN>*ISM WAS ALL WRONG1 MANY BECAME FAM\S & SEV]AL ( !M PASS$ 9TO WORLD PROM95CE4 

,! ,BOHEMIANS ?\<T ! ,AN>*I/S W]E ECC5TRIC BECAUSE !Y WORK$ = A LIV+ & YET DISS5T$ FROM ! ,/ATE4 ,( !SE W]E MANY :O ATTA9$ FAME1 IF SOMETIMES = FIVE M9UTES & NOT ALWAYS ?AT = :AT !Y W\LD HAVE PREF]R$4 ,= 9/ANCE1 !RE WAS ,C\NT DE ,POTOCKI1 :O CONSID]$ HIMSELF RI<TFUL ,K+ ( ,POL&4 ,9 TRU?1 ?\< ORIG9ALLY A ,NEW ,ZEAL& MILKMAN1 HE DID HAVE SOME SORT ( A CLAIM TO BE CONSID]$1 IF ! ,POLES EV] DECID$ !Y W\LD REV]T TO ELECTIVE MON>*Y4 ,HE ADMITT$ ?\<1 ! ,POPE W\LD HAVE BE5 SURPRIS$ IF !Y *OSE A DECL>$ ,PAGAN1 :OSE DAU<T] WAS BE+ BR\<T UP BY H] MO!R AS A ,UNIT>IAN1 TO RULE ! ,CA?OLIC K+DOM4 ,HE N[ & AGA9 TURN$ UP TO SUGGE/ ?AT MON>*Y1 BE+ ! RULE ( BUT ONE1 \<T NOT BE SO ABHORR5T TO ,AN>*I/S1 AS ! RULE ( MANY4 ,HE ?\<T !M ! L>GE/ P>TY 9 ! C\NTRY1 AS ! GR\P MEET+S W]E (T5 TWICE AS BIG AS ! LOCAL ,CONS]VATIVE & ,LABOR P>TIES4 ,HE ATT5D$ ALL MEET+S TO TRY TO SELL HIS BONDS AGA9/ PAYM5T BY HIS C\RT :5 E/ABLI%$4 ,HE /OPP$ COM+ :5 IT WAS DECID$ HE WAS TOO MU* ( A BORE1 & SOMEONE EMPTI$ HALF-A-P9T ( BE] OV] HIM4 ,HE /ORM$ \T %\T+ ',SANS-CULOTTISM' & />T$ HIS [N ROYALI/ P>TY4 ,DUR+ ! W> HE LIV$ 9 ! SAME H\SE AS A G5TLEMAN :O CONSID]$ HIMSELF ,HITL]'S ,U4,K4 REPRES5TATIVE4 ,:5 !Y QU>REL$ OV] WOM5 ,POTOCKI /RIPP$ HIM ( ALL ! TITLES HE HAD CONF]R$ ON HIM1 & 9 TURN WAS LI/$ = IMM$IATE 9T]NM5T 9 A CONC5TRATION CAMP4 ,H[EV] HE NEI!R RETURN$ TO HIS K+DOM 9 ,POL& NOR W5T TO ,AUS*WITZ4 ,AFT] ! W>1 HIS POETA/+ FAIL+1 ! LA/ ( ! ONCE FE>$ ,POTOCKIS RETURN$ TO HIS ,NEW ,ZEAL& MILK R\ND4 

,POTOCKI'S RI<T W+ LOT HAD ILLUSIONS NO GREAT] ?AN SOME ON ! LEFT1 LIKE ,JOMO ,K5YATTA1 :O CAME TO MEET+S -- ANY SOCIALI/ MEET+S1 NOT JU/ \RS -- DRESS$ 9 FULL TRIBAL CO/UME COMPLETE ) FEA!RS & FLY :ISK -- ANN\NC+ HE W\LD ONE DAY GO BACK & BECOME ! ,KIKUYU *IEF 9 ,K5YA4 ,SOME ( US ?\<T HIM ANO!R NUTT] LIKE ,POTOCKI BUT HE WAS SO CONV9C$ HE WAS ! GREAT LIB]ATOR ( HIS C\NTRY ?AT :5 HE DID 9DE$ GO BACK TO ,K5YA AFT] ! W>1 ! AU?ORITIES PROMPTLY 9T]N$ HIM4 ,! /RUGGLE = 9DEP5D5CE TOOK PLACE :ILE HE WAS \T ( ! WAY2 BUT BY !N EV]YONE TOOK HIM AT FACE VALUE1 & :5 ! GOV]NM5T WANT$ TO H& OV] P[] TO SOMEONE :O HAD NO?+ TO DO ) ! ,MAU ,MAU RESI/ANCE1 ! ALLEG$ ORGANIZATION = :I* !Y HAD IMPRISON$ HIM1 ! ,COLONIAL ,(FICE NATURALLY *OSE HIM1 P]HAPS BE+ AW>E ( ! UTT] IMPROBABILITY ( !IR C\RTS HAV+ DEALT JU/ICE4 

,! ONE 9 ! ,FRE$OM ,GR\P MO/ 9 T\* ) ,BOHEMIA WAS ,*>LES ,LAHR1 A ,G]MAN AN>*I/ :O HAD COME TO ,LONDON TO AVOID MILIT>Y S]VICE & /AY$ =TY YE>S4 ,AT FIR/ !RE WAS A SUSPICION BY ! POLICE ?AT HE HAD COME TO %OOT ! ,KAIS]1 :O HAD UNWITT+LY DECID$ TO PAY ,5GL& A VISIT AT ! SAME TIME1 ?\< HE DID NOT /AY SO LONG4 ,*>LIE WAS %AD[$ BY ,SPECIAL ,BRAN* UNTIL ONE COLD NI<T HE TOOK PITY ON ! DETECTIVE /AY+ \TSIDE ! BAK]Y :]E HE WORK$1 & CAME \T TO EXPLA9 TO HIM ?AT ! BAK] HIMSELF TOOK SUFFICI5T PRECAUTIONS TO SEE NONE ( HIS NI<TWORK]S GOT AWAY BE=E TIME EI!R TO GO PLAY+ C>DS OR %OOT VISIT+ POT5TATES ACCORD+ TO !IR TA/E4 ,A FEW YE>S LAT] ! W> BROKE \T & HE WAS 9T]N$ 9 ,ALEX&RA ,PALACE AS AN 5EMY ALI5 & WAS 9T]VIEW$ BY ! SAME DETECTIVE4 ',Y\ ?\<T ,I'D COME TO %OOT ! ,KAIS]1' *UCKL$ ,*>LIE4 ',PITY Y\ DIDN'T1' SAID ! DETECTIVE 9 A DECID$ *ANGE ( POSITION4 

,9 HIS ,BLOOMSBURY BOOK%OP 9 ! TW5TIES & ?IRTIES1 ,*>LIE HAD BE5 A FOCUS PO9T = ! LIT]>Y SET1 A FEW ( :OM L+]$ ON :5 ,I FIR/ MET HIM4 ,*>LES ,DUFF WAS ONE ( !M4 ,I ?9K HE WORK$ 9 ! ,=EIGN ,(FICE AT ! TIME BUT HE WAS AN AU?ORITY ON ! ,CA/ILIAN 7& POSSIBLY ! ,CATALAN7 LANGUAGE1 LIKE ,ALLISON ,PE]S4 ,BO? ( !M HAD WRITT5 S*OOL TEXTBOOKS ,I WAS US+4 ,HE WAS 9TRIGU$ AT MY PASS+ ON MY ,CA/ILIAN LESSONS TO ,BILLY ,CAMPBELL SO HE C\LD TALK ) HIS ,BASQUE GIRL FRI5D 9 H] [N TONGUE )\T EI!R ( US REALIZ+ IT WAS A SEP>ATE LANGUAGE4 

,9 ?OSE DAYS NEWSBILLS US$ TO ANN\NCE ! />TL+ EV5TS ( ! DAY MORE PROM95TLY ?AN !Y DO N[ & !Y W]E MASS PR9T$4 ,*>LIE HAD A TRICK ( SLIC+ !M 9 ! MIDDLE & /ICK+ !M TOGE!R AGA9 -- TO MAKE UP SOME SU* HEADL9E AS ,POPE TO ,ABDICATE OR ,! ,K+ TO ,M>RY ,MAE ,WE/4 ,ON ! #b? ANNIV]S>Y ( ! ,ZEPPEL9 %OT D[N AT ,CUFFLEY1 !RE WAS TO BE A MEMORIAL S]VICE TO :I* DI/+UI%$ LOCAL ,G]MAN RESID5TS W]E 9VIT$4 ,SOME LESS ?AN KN[L$GEABLE OR P]HAPS CYNICAL ,EMBASSY (FICIAL HAD S5T AN 9VITATION TO ,*>LIE4 ,HE TURN$ UP AS ! H]R5VOLK HAD SOLEMNLY 5T]$ ! *UR*1 TOP HATS ON >MS1 & SET UP A SOAPBOX NEWS/& ) A SAUC] FULL ( COPP]S1 & ! BANN] HEADL9E ,HITL] ,ASSASS9AT$ -- NE$LESS TO SAY1 ) NO PAP]S TO BACK IT4 

,AS ! PROCESSION SOLEMNLY CAME \T1 VON ,RIBB5TROP AMONG !M1 !Y LOOK$ AT ! BILL & DA%$ HELT] SKELT] = ! RAILWAY /ATION4 ,:5 ! TRA9 CAME 9 ) ! EV5+ PAP] EV]Y COPY WAS GRABB$ BY ,EMBASSY (FICIALS TO ! PROTE/S ( ! /ATION MA/]1 :ILE 9DIGNANT %\TS CAME FROM PEOPLE PULL$ \T ( TELEPHONE BOO?S BY IMPATI5T ,NAZIS WANT+ TO USE ! PHONE1 BUT ! NEWS ( ?AT HAPPY EV5T DID NOT APPE> = ANO!R T5 YE>S OR SO4 

,! ,BLOOMSBURY ,SET WAS /ILL 9 EXI/5CE 9 #aice & C5T]$ ON ,LAHR'S BOOK%OP 9 ,R$ ,LION ,/REET1 ,HOLBORN4 ,I MET ,M>K ,G]TL] 7NOT UNTIL YE>S AFT] HIS DEA? DID ,I REALIZE HE WAS A FAM\S >TI/7 :O WAS PASSIONATELY = ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION & SAID HE W\LD KILL HIMSELF IF IT W]E DEFEAT$4 ,:5 ,FRANCO WON1 HE COMMITT$ SUICIDE4 ,SO F> AS ,I KN[1 NO >T HI/ORIAN HAS RECORD$ ! REASON4 

,ONE ( ! FEW :O HAD AN 9FLU5CE ON ME = A LONG TIME1 SO F> AS RELIGION WAS CONC]N$1 WAS ! WRIT] ,FRANK ,RIDLEY1 :OM ,I FIR/ MET AS A SPECTATOR AT ! BOX+ R+4 ,WE CONT9U$ TO BE FRI5DS UNTIL HIS DEA? AT #i#b4 ,HE WAS A DI/+UI%$ IF NEGLECT$ SOCIALI/ & FREE?\<T WRIT]1 TOTALLY UNAPPRECIAT$ BY ! LIT]>Y E/ABLI%M5T & ONLY RECOGNIZ$ BY A COT]IE ON ! SOCIALI/ LEFT4 ,HE SP5T FIVE YE>S ON A BOOK ON ! ,JESUITS1 = AB\T FIVE P\NDS 9 ROYALTIES1 :I* BECAME A /&>D WORK ( REF]5CE = DOZ5S ( O!R WRIT]S4 

,YE>S LAT] :5 ,JOSE ,PEIRATS WAS WRIT+ HIS WORKS ( REF]5CE ON ! ,SPANI% /RUGGLE :ILE E>N+ HIS LIV+ SEW+ TR\S]S BY C&LELI<T1 & DIGNIFI$ & OV]PAID PR(ESSORS W]E QUOT+ HIS WORKS 9 !IR BOOKS WRITT5 AT PUBLIC EXP5SE1 ,I ?\<T ( ,RIDLEY4 ,I HAVE (T5 REG>D$ 'OP CIT' AS /&+ = OPPRESSIVE PLAGI>ISM4 

,P]HAPS 9FLU5C$ BY SO MU* LIT]>Y TAL5T >\ND1 ,I />T$ A SMALL PAP] ,! ,/RUGGLE 9 #a#i#c#g1 :5 ,I HAD JU/ LEFT S*OOL1 ) ,BILLY 7WRIT+ UND] ! NAME ( ,MC,CULL\<1 HIS MO!R'S ORIG9AL NAME7 & ,I CONTRIBUT+4 ,BUT IT DIDN'T LA/ LONG4 ,! DUPLICATOR WAS RE-POSSESS$ BY ! HIR]S4 ,I DID NOT KN[ !N ?AT BE+ A M9OR ,I C\LD HAVE REPUDIAT$ ! DEBT4 ,I NEV] LE>N$ ?AT PO9T ( LAW UNTIL ,I WAS PA/ #b#a1 TOO LATE MAKE USE ( IT4 

,FI<T+ ,FASCISM 

,I LIV$ 9 SEV]AL COMP>TM5TALIZ$ WORLDS :5 ,I WAS FIFTE54 ,:ILE /ILL A FIF?-=M] & /UDY+ = MATRICULATION ,I WAS GO+ ALONG TO ,&Y'S GYM & LE>N+ H[ TO BOX ALONG ) MU* OLD] LADS 7?\< !Y ACCEPT$ ME AS AN EQUAL71 SOME ( :OM SUBSEQU5TLY BECAME PROS4 ,I WAS NEV] V]Y GOOD NOR DID IT HELP MY /UDIES MU*4 ,LANGUAGES & HI/ORY W]E ALL ,I WAS 9T]E/$ 9 & ,I GOT ON WELL ) ,SPANI% DESPITE ! TOTAL COLLAPSE ( LESSONS :5 AN 9COMPET5T MA/] RESIGN$ & W5T TO WORK 9 A ,S\? ,AM]ICAN BANK1 = :I* ,I HOPE HE DID NOT NE$ ,SPANI%4 ,H[EV] ,I EM]G$ /REETS AHEAD ( EV]YONE 9 ?AT LANGUAGE1 P]HAPS BECAUSE ,I WAS US+ IT TO SOME PURPOSE4 

,ONCE ,I 5T]$ S*OOLBOY AMATEUR BOX+ *AMPION%IPS & TO ! EXCITEM5T ( MY FRI5DS AT S*OOL ,I REA*$ ! SEMIF9ALS4 ,I WAS MAT*$ AGA9/ ! LOCAL ,JESUIT COLLEGE -- TO FACE TO MY DISMAY AN 5ORM\S ,WE/ ,9DIAN LAD 7R>ELY IF EV] 5C\NT]$ !N 9 \R NECK ( ! WOODS73 ,ROD ,/RONG 7BY NATURE AS WELL AS NAME71 A C\PLE ( YE>S OLD] ?AN ,I WAS1 & SOLID MUSCLE4 ,HE HAD FUR!RMORE ! ADVANTAGE ( TWO ,JESUIT PRIE/S 9 BLACK DRESSES 9 HIS CORN]1 CLE>LY PRAY+ AGA9/ ME -- 9 CONTRAV5TION1 ,I AM SURE1 ( ! SPIRIT ( ! ,QUE5SB]RY ,RULES4 ,IT WAS LIKE MY CLA% ) ,BILLY ,CAMPBELL ALL OV] AGA94 

,MY USUAL TE*NIQUE :5 FAC$ ) AN OPPON5T ,I C\LDN'T \TBOX 7?\< SUBSEQU5TLY IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE = ME TO ?9K ( EI!R ,/RONG OR ,CAMPBELL AS OPPON5TS7 WAS TO /& & TAKE PUNI%M5T & !N HIT \T ) A WALLOP1 BUT ) ! FIR/ BL[ ?IS TIME ,I WAS \T COLD TO ! CON/]NATION ( ! REF]EE & CONC]N ( MY OPPON5T4 ,IT WAS P>TLY ! 9EVITABLE CONSEQU5CE ( MY SKIPP+ PRACTICE = POLITICAL MEET+S4 

,DELI<T$ ACQUA9TANCES TOLD ME H[ T]RIBLE ,I'D BE51 & ASK$ IF ,I HADN'T HE>D !M W>N+ ME ( ! BL[ COM+1 H[ MY BE/ FRI5DS HAD BE5 SURREPTITI\SLY BETT+ ON ME & !Y HADN'T ?\<T ,I'D HAVE LET !M D[N1 & SIMIL> WORDS ( CONSOLATION1 :ILE ,I WAS /ILL REEL+4 ,ROD1 :O'D KNOCK$ ME D[N1 HELP$ ME HOME 7& 9V5T$ A SUITABLE ALIBI1 SOME?+ AB\T MY HAV+ FALL5 D[N/AIRS1 = ! B5EFIT ( MY MO!R :O DISAPPROV$ ( ! NOBLE >T4 ,%E MU/ HAVE ?\<T ME ACCID5T-PRONE1 SO (T5 W]E SU* ALIBIS NECESS>Y74 

,ROD & ,I BECAME FRI5DS1 ?\< HE NEV] TOOK ! SAME 9T]E/ 9 POLITICS AS ,BILLY & MYSELF4 ,HE ALWAYS 9SI/$ ON MY BE+ HIS SECOND & NOT GO+ 9TO ! R+ MYSELF2 ,I WAS A BIT DIS5*ANT$ ) IT ANYWAY AFT] EXCIT+ SO MU* D]ISION EV5 FROM KIDS :O HAD NEV] PUT A GLOVE ON & W\LD HAVE PREF]R$ AN EMBROID]Y CLASS ANY DAY4 

,GO+ ALONG TO ,HACKNEY ,/ADIUM ) ,BILLY & ,ROD TO A MAT*1 WE W]E QUITE UNEXPECT$LY ATTACK$ WALK+ OV] ! M>%ES BY A GANG ( SOME TWO DOZ5 LOCAL FASCI/S4 ,AT ! TIME ,SIR ,OSWALD ,MOSLEY WAS SUPPORT$ >\ND ! P]IPH]Y ( ,EA/ ,LONDON4 ,I MI<T HAVE IGNOR$ TAUNTS DIRECT$ AT ME & WALK$ ON1 BUT MY TWO FRI5DS HELD ! OP9ION (T5 VOIC$ BY \R BOX+ 'PR(ESSOR' ,JOHNNY ,HICKS1 & TO :I* ,I HAVE S9CE SUBSCRIB$1 ?AT 9 SU* CIRCUM/ANCES ?AT IS ! WOR/ ?+ TO DO4 ,IT IS BE/ TO S+LE \T ONE OR TWO ( !M & GIVE 'EM HELL OR TAKE IT4 ,AT WOR/ !Y CAN ONLY KILL Y\ & !Y W\LD DO ?AT ANYWAY IF !Y WANT$ TO & C\LD4 

,WE GAVE A GOOD ACC\NT ( \RSELVES & LEFT A FEW NOSES OOZ+ BLOOD & M\?S SPITT+ TEE?1 BUT 9 ! 5D !Y ALL RAN AWAY BECAUSE A POLICE C> HAD >RIV$4 ,I HAD ! PRES5CE ( M9D TO TAKE MY GRAMM> S*OOL CAP FROM MY POCKET & PUT IT ON MY HEAD1 & TO WALK UP CASUALLY TO A POLICEMAN & ASK ! WAY1 :ILE MY TWO FRI5DS /OOD BY RESPECTFULLY4 ,AS A RESULT ! POLICE DIDN'T CONNECT US ) ! BRAWL BUT ASK$ ME IMPATI5TLY IF ,I'D SE5 IT1 & :I* WAY !Y W5T4 

,WE GAVE A GOOD ACC\NT ( \RSELVES 

,IT IS IRONIC ?AT :5 ,I GOT HOME NURS+ A BLACK EYE ?IS WAS ! FIR/ OCCASION MY MO!R REBELL$ AT MY EXPLANATION ?AT ! ,BLACK%IRTS HAD ATTACK$ ME1 & 9SI/$ ?AT ,I HAD BE5 GO+ 9 = ?AT DREADFUL SPORT 9 SPITE ( H] ADMONITIONS4 ,AT LEA/1 ?\<1 ,I WAS SP>$ ! HUMILIATION ( HAV+ TO SAY AFT]W>DS1 AS SOME PEOPLE DID1 ?AT !Y W]E *AS$ R\ND ,HACKNEY BY ! LOCAL FASCI/I4 ,FASCI/S ATTRACT$ ?OSE GANG-LOV+ Y\?S :O LIK$ BULLY+ = ITS [N SAKE BUT DIDN'T LIKE BE+ BEAT5 UP4 ,ONCE Y\ GOT KN[N 7H[EV] UNJU/LY7 = BE+ ! SORT ( ?UG :O'D HIT BACK EV5 IF ALONE1 !Y RESPECT$ Y\ ACCORD+LY & W>N$ O!RS (F4 

,!RE W]E O!R TYPES ( FASCI/ ?AN ! ,HACKNEY V>IETY4 ,! Y\NG M5 :O CAME FROM ! L[] MIDDLE CLASS1 OR AT LEA/ ?\<T ?AT !Y DID1 W]E QUITE A DIFF]5T LOT3 !RE W]E ONE OR TWO EV5 AT MY S*OOL4 ,!Y W]E PREP>$ TO LI/5 TO >GUM5T1 ?\< 9 ! F9I% !Y L&$ 9 !IR NATURAL HOME1 ! ,CONS]VATIVE ,P>TY4 ,9 ! C\NTRY G5]ALLY !Y 9CLUD$ ?AT DISPLAC$ M9ORITY1 ! ,IRI% ,CA?OLIC ,LOYALI/1 UNWANT$ BY ,REPUBLICANS :O ?\<T ( !M AS ,CA/LE ,CA?OLICS1 OR BY ,PROTE/ANTS TO :OM !Y W]E ,PAPI/S NONE!LESS4 ,!Y W]E 5?USIA/S = ,G5]AL ,FRANCO & /AY$ ON 9 !IR MORASS UNTIL DISILLUSION$ BY !IR O!R H]O ,HITL]4 ,!RE W]E ALSO A FEW L[] MIDDLE CLASS HOMOSEXUALS :O W]E *AS+ ! R\< TRADE & /UCK TO FASCISM 9 GOOD DAYS & BAD4 ,IT WAS1 AFT] ALL1 A MORE CONG5IAL HUNT+ GR\ND ?AN PRISON1 & !Y W\LD NEV] HAVE SCOR$ 9 ! ,NAVY4 

,MOSLEY HIMSELF WAS AN UPP]-CLASS TWIT :O W&]$ 9TO ! ,LABOR ,P>TY BY ACCID5T AFT] MEET+ WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE = ! FIR/ TIME :5 HE WAS A ,W,W#a (FIC]1 A ROLE = :I* LIKE MANY ( HIS TYPE HE /ILL HANK]$4 ,?\< HE PASS$ HIS DAYS 9 HI< SOCIETY1 ONCE HE F\ND$ HIS 9DEP5D5T ,NEW ,P>TY & ITS CULT ( ,Y\? ) CAPITAL A ,Y1 HE WAS EASILY BAMBOOZL$ BY ,JEFFREY ,HAMM 9TO ?9K+ HE C\LD GET ! SUPPORT ( ! WORK+ CLASS ) ?IS TACTIC RA!R ?AN BY PURSU+ HIS '! OLD M5 BETRAY$ US' !ME :I* HE WAS /ILL E*O+ 9 HIS SEV5TIES4 

,HAMM REALIZ$ !RE W]E A FEW /REETS 9 ,BE?NAL ,GRE5 :I* HAD BE5 A NO-GO >EA = POLICE UNTIL ,W,W,I1 >\ND :I* ,JEWI% IMMIGRATION HAD CIRCL$ BUT NOT D>$ 5T]4 ,IT WAS ISOLAT$ FROM ! RE/ ( ! ,EA/ ,5D1 & KN[+ ,JEWS ONLY AS L&LORDS OR EMPLOY]S 9 ! SWEAT%OPS1 WAS 9T5SELY ANTI-SEMITIC4 ,AFT] ,MOSLEY VISIT$ ,HITL] HE WAS EASILY P]SUAD$ TO PLAY ! ANTI-SEMITIC C>D = TRUMPS & ,HAMM TOOK HIM ?R\< ! ',EA/ ,5D' -- ! SAME FEW /REETS1 NI<T AFT] NI<T4 ,MOSLEY NEV] KNEW ! DIFF]5CE4 ,HE ?\<T HE WAS BE+ ACCLAIM$ BY ! ',EA/ ,5D WORK]S'1 ?R[+ OP5 !IR W9D[S & GIV+ ! HEIL4 ,9 A WAY HE WAS1 BUT HE ?\<T IT WID] ?AN IT REALLY WAS & IT W5T TO HIS HEAD4 

,HE C\LD HAVE COME TO DOM9ATE ! ,CONS]VATIVE ,P>TY AS A RI<T W+ PRESSURE POLITICIAN1 & ) PRECI\S LITTLE OPPOSITION MAYBE HAVE BECOME ,PRIME ,M9I/]4 ,HE SACRIFIC$ IT TO BECOME A 'GREAT NATIONAL LEAD]' 9 HIS [N RI<T1 LITTLE REALIZ+ HE HAD TURN$ EV]YONE AGA9/ HIM1 FROM ! WORK+-CLASS EV5 TO ! OLD-FA%ION$ ,TORY4 ,HE PLUNG$ ON ?9K+ HIMSELF ,ADOLF ,HITL]1 & :5 W> CAME ?AT'S EXACTLY :O PEOPLE ?\<T HE WAS4 

,/EVE1 ONE ( MY MATES AT S*OOL :O WAS GO+ ON TO UNIV]SITY1 R>E !N1 TO /UDY POLITICAL SCI5CE1 ASK$ ME ONCE TO TAKE HIM R\ND ! ,EA/ ,5D4 ,TRU? TO TELL1 ,I DIDN'T KN[ IT TOO WELL MYSELF AT ! TIME1 BUT GAMELY TOOK HIM >\ND :AT ,I DID KN[1 ! NEI<BORHOOD ( ,RIDLEY ,ROAD 7,DAL/ON74 ,WE RAN BY ACCID5T 9TO A FASCI/ DEMO4 ,SEE+ ! WAY ! ,MOSLEY MOTORCADE MOV$ ?R\< ! CR[DS LIKE A CONQU]+ >MY1 ?\< !SE W]E CALL$ FASCI/ DEMON/RATIONS1 !Y W]E REALLY POLICE DEMON/RATIONS ) A K]NEL ( FASCI/S 9 ! MIDDLE4 ,/EVE1 A G5]\S LAD1 WAS C>RI$ AWAY BY 9DIGNANT REM>KS >\ND US BY ELD]LY M>KET WOM5 :O HAD BE5 R\<LY PU%$ ASIDE4 

,HE PICK$ UP A /ONE & ?REW IT AT ,MOSLEY AS HE PASS$1 H& 9 ! AIR4 ,IT MISS$ ,SIR ,OSWALD & L&$ ON ! *EEK ( A MULTI-BRAID$ POLICE (FIC] N>R[LY MISS+ HIS EYE4 ,/EVE /OOD \T 9 A FAIRLY SALL[ & WE$Y ,EA/ ,5D CR[D = HIS HEI<T & %OCK ( R$ HAIR4 ,HE WAS AN EXCELL5T A?LETE1 :OM ,I ?\<T ( AS AN ACCURATE B[L] UNTIL ?AT DAY1 & RAN4 ,=TUNATELY HE WASN'T CAU<T4 ,I DIDN'T ATTEMPT TO FLEE1 DUE NOT TO EXCESS ( C\RAGE BUT ( WEI<T1 & DISCREETLY 5T]$ A TOBACCONI/1 :]E ,I F\ND A SYMPA!TIC ,JEWI% LADY BEH9D ! C\NT] PREP>$ TO LET ME \T ( ! BACK WAY ?9K+ ! LAD ) ! S*OOL CAP N[ BACK ON HIS HEAD WAS ESCAP+ FROM ! NAZI HOODLUMS4 ,%E TOLD ME ONE HAD EV5 TRI$ TO PUT A POLICE (FIC]'S EYE \T ) A BRICK4 

,I GOT AWAY BUT IT NE>LY 5D$ 9 DISA/] = ALL :5 ,/EVE HAD FEEL+S ( GUILT AT HAV+ LEFT ME TO FACE >RE/ ON MY [N & CAME BACK LOOK+ = ME4 ,AS IT HAPP5$ HE WASN'T RECOGNIZ$ BY ! POLICE4 ,HE DIDN'T LOOK ! TYPE :O W\LD ATTACK AN 9NOC5T W\LD-BE DICTATOR4 ,HE SURVIV$ TO CONF9E HIS FEEL+S AB\T FASCISM TO SU* RE/RA9$ \TLETS AS PILOT+ A BOMB] PLANE1 YE>S LAT] BECOM+ *AIR ( A MAJOR QUANGO4 ,IF HE HAD BE5 KN[N TO BE A PREMATURE ANTI-FASCI/1 & IF HE HAD BE5 CONVICT$ ( A VIOL5T (F5SE1 HE W\LD NEV] HAVE BE5 ACCEPT$ 9TO ! ,ROYAL ,AIR ,=CE1 POSSIBLY FAIL$ TO GET 9TO ! W> AGA9/ FASCISM & MI<T HAVE BE5 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN TO ?IS DAY4 

,! ,BATTLE ( ,CABLE ,/REET 

0,DON'T =GET TO TELL !M AB\T ! BATTLE ( ,CABLE ,/REET60 IS A FAMILI> EXHORTATION TO ANY LABOR OLD-TIM] AB\T TO SPEAK ON AN ANTI-FASCI/ PLAT=M4 ,SOMEONE ASK$ ME EAG]LY ONLY ! O!R DAY1 0,Y\ W]E >\ND !N1 W]5'T Y\8 ,TELL !M H[ WE /OPP$ ! FASCI/S M>*+ ?R\< ! ,EA/ ,5D04 

,AS 9 ! MID-?IRTIES ! FASCI/S M>*$ ?R\< ! ,EA/ ,5D 9 GREAT] OR SMALL] NUMB] 9 DAYS BE=E & AFT] 0,CABLE ,/REET01 IT IS H>D TO KN[ :AT ! GREAT VICTORY WAS1 EV5 IF ! LEG5D S\NDS AS IF IT \<T TO BE TRUE4 ,!RE WAS C]TA9LY REAL LOCAL \TRAGE OV] ?IS P>TICUL> M>*1 BILL$ AS SOME?+ SPECIAL1 MIX$ UP ) & CONFUS$ ) NEWS FROM ,G]MANY4 ,PEOPLE ! ,C,P NORMALLY 9FLU5C$ PANICK$1 & PUT SO MU* PRESSURE ON ! LOCAL ,C,P & ,Y,C,L ?AT ! P>TY CANCEL$ ITS [N MEET+ 9 ,TRAFALG> ,SQU>E & URG$ EV]YONE TO /OP ! BLACK%IRTS M>*+ ?R\< ! ,EA/ ,5D4 ,A B>RICADE WAS ]ECT$ AT ,CABLE ,/REET ?\< IT'S H>D TO SAY :AT W\LD HAVE HAPP5$ IF ,MOSLEY HAD C>RI$ ON ) ! M>* -- SURR\ND$ AS HE 9EVITABLY WAS ) A HUGE POLICE CONT+5T4 

,I WAS A FEW /REETS AWAY AT AN OP5-AIR MEET+1 ! FIR/ ONE ,I EV] SPOKE AT1 & MY FIR/ TIME 9 ! ,EA/ ,5D PROP]4 ,9SPIR$ BY ! 9CID5T AT ,RIDLEY ,ROAD1 ,I HADN'T KN[N AB\T ! M>*4 ,:5 ,I LOOK$ BACK AT ! ?REE BOX+ CLUB SUPPORT]S ,I BR\<T ) ME1 ,I F\ND !Y HAD ALL GONE (F TO WAT* ! FUN AT ,CABLE ,/REET1 & ,I HAD TO MAKE UP MY M9D :AT TO DO4 ,I C>RI$ ON UNTIL ALL ! CR[D VANI%$1 :E!R ATTRACT$ BY ! NOISE OR BOR$ BY ME4 ,AB&ON+ ! ATTEMPT AT 5LI<T5M5T1 ,I WALK$ UP TO ,G>D9]'S ,CORN] :]E ,I SAW ,F5N] ,BROCKWAY LOOK+ V]Y EXCIT$4 ,LAT] ,I LE>N$ HE TELEPHON$ ! ,HOME ,SECRET>Y TO W>N HIM ( POSSIBLE BLOOD%$1 & ! ,HOME ,SECRET>Y CONTACT$ ! POLICE & !Y CALL$ ! ,MOSLEY M>* (F & !Y W5T BACK4 ,NO WAY W\LD ! ,MOSLEYITES HAVE PROCE$$ )\T !IR POLICE GU>D4 ,! ,C,P V]SION HAS PASS$ 9TO MY?1 BUT ?AT WAS H[ ,F5N] ,BROCKWAY /OPP$ ! POLICE M>*+ ?R\< ! ,EA/ ,5D4 

,MATT]S W]E SOME:AT DIFF]5T 9 ,GLASG[4 ,I WASN'T !RE1 BUT APP>5TLY ! POLICE *IEF MET ,MOSLEY AT ! /ATION & ASK$ HIM TO TAKE HIS SUPPORT]S BACK TO ,LONDON ON ! NEXT TRA94 ,HE HAD ! /ATION GU>D$ (F BUT SAID HE C\LD NOT TAKE ! RISK ( LETT+ HIM 9TO ! CITY AS ! CR[D >\ND W\LD HAVE TORN HIM AP>T & HIS (FIC]S FAC$ MAYHEM4 ,:5 ,I DID VISIT ,GLASG[ ,I HE>D ,FRANK ,LEE* TELL A MEET+ ?AT ,MOSLEY %\LD BE RECOMM5D$ = ! ,NOBEL ,PEACE ,PRIZE1 AS HE HAD GOT ! :OLE WORK+ CLASS1 = ! FIR/ TIME1 9CLUD+ ! ,TAIG & ,PRODDY /REET GANGS1 UNIT$ AS ONE TO KEEP HIM \T4 

,S*OOLBOY ,AN>*I/ 

,BE+ /REETWISE1 A NO-HOPE AMATEUR PUGILI/1 & A BOOKI% S*OOLBOY AT A MIX$ GRAMM> S*OOL MADE A CURI\S COCKTAIL ) BE+ AN AN>*I/ AT FIFTE5 & SIXTE51 /ILL AT S*OOL4 ,9 !SE PRES5T TIMES ! LATT] AT LEA/ IS QUITE COMMON1 :5 SOMETIMES 5TIRE FIF? =MS >E AN>*I/S1 AT ANY RATE *E]FULLY ACCEPT+ ! NAME :ILE LUMP+ IT ) A :OLE RANGE ( MORE OR LESS CONTRADICTORY CONCEPTS1 ?\< CONSCI\S AN>*I/S >E AT ANY RATE NOT UNKN[N4 ,9 ?OSE DAYS IT WAS UNIQUE = ANYONE TO HAVE COME TO AN>*ISM )\T HAV+ 9H]IT$ IT FROM FAMILY CONNECTIONS4 

,AN>*ISM HAD ONCE BE5 FAIRLY WIDESPREAD 9 ! WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T2 9DE$1 AN>*O-SYNDICALISM HAD BE5 ALMO/ AN EQUAL RIVAL ) ,/ATE SOCIALISM AT ONE TIME ?\< NEV] TO ! EXT5T IT WAS 9 SOME C\NTRIES BUT LACK ( SECT>IANISM HAD DIM9I%$ ITS WORK+ CLASS BASE4 ,! M9]S W]E TYPICAL 9 SEE+ NO DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! ULTIMATE AIMS ( EI!R1 MANY SUPPORT+ ONE OR ! O!R SIMULTANE\SLY1 GO+ = DIRECT ACTION :5 IT PAID (F1 & ELECT+ ,M,PS1 USUALLY \T ( RETIR$ MILITANTS1 = :ATEV] CRUMBS IT AF=D$4 ,:5 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY CAME ALONG1 ) ! GLAM\R VALUE ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION TAGG$ ON TO IT1 IT SWEPT ALL ASIDE3 UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ,L59'S VITRIOLIC ATTACKS ON 0,LEFT ,W+ ,COMMUNISM0 MANY AN>*I/ & SYNDICALI/ MILITANTS1 9 ! ,CLYDE1 9 ,TYNESIDE & 9 ! COALFIELDS1 AB&ON$ :AT !Y SAW AS ! B\RGEOIS 9FLU5CE ON AN>*ISM & 5T]$ ! ,LABOR OR ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 TO F9I% 9 KNEE BREE*ES & C]EMONIAL CO/UMES AS ,PRIVY ,C\NSELORS4 

,FUR!R1 ! POOL 9 :I* ! ,AN>*I/S HAD SWUM HAD N[ BE5 DRA9$3 ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W> HAD ISOLAT$ ! :OLE SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T FROM ! WORK+ CLASS1 EXCEPT 9 ! HEAVY 9DU/RIAL >EAS :]E CLASS /RUGGLE W5T ON REG>DLESS ( ! W>4 ,MANY HAD *OS5 CONSCI5TI\S OBJECTION1 !N A H>D OPTION1 BUT ?IS1 H[EV] ADMIRABLE1 LEFT !M ISOLAT$ FROM ! MASS 9 ! ,>MY1 ?\< IF !Y JO9$ ! ,>MY !Y (T5 SIL5TLY DISAPPE>$ & IT WAS ?\<T !Y W]E LO/ 9 ! G5]AL CASUALTY LI/4 

,YE>S LAT] AN OLD MILITANT :O HAD BE5 9 ! AN>*I/ & %OP /EW>DS MOVEM5TS1 ,KATE ,%>PLEY1 REVEAL$ TO ME ?AT EV]Y ONE ( ! ,DEPT=D ,AN>*I/ MALES DISAPPE>$ ?AT WAY4 ,%E LO/ H] BOYFRI5D1 BRO!R & FA!R 9 ! ,W>1 ! =M] 7AN ,AN>*I/7 ALMO/ C]TA9LY BY 'DISAPPE>ANCE' RA!R ?AN CASUALTY1 & %E HAD ?R[N !IR M$ALS :5 PRES5T$ 9 ,QUE5 ,M>Y'S FACE4 

,?\< POSSIBLY ! ,AN>*I/S DID NOT LOSE AS GREAT A NUMB] TO O!R P>TIES AS IS SOMETIMES SUPPOS$1 !Y R>ELY RECRUIT$ ANYONE 9 ,BRITA9 EI!R 9 ! #a#i#bS & E>LY #cS2 WAX+ & WAN+ ACCORD+ TO BIR? & DEA? LIKE A DOOM$ ,9DIAN TRIBE4 ,EV]YONE 9 ! OLD ,LONDON ,FRE$OM ,GR\P 7GIVE OR TAKE A FEW1 USUALLY SECOND G5]ATION LIB]T>IANS7 WAS UP TO FIFTY YE>S OLD1 OR A LOT OV] ?AT4 ,I WAS A R>E EXCEPTION1 & ,I MU/ BE GIV5 CR$IT = DURABILITY IF NOT = FLEXIBILITY 9 ?AT ,I SURVIV$ TO ! DAYS :5 ,I AM WELL OV] SEV5TY1 9 ASSOCIATION ) PEOPLE 9 !IR E>LY TW5TIES4 

,BE+ A HELPLESS MALE AS F> AS PRACTICAL MATT]S W]E CONC]N$1 ,I WAS LO/ :5 IT CAME TO REPAIRS ON A COAT TORN AT AN OP5 AIR MEET+ & SOME ( ! OLD] WOM5 COMRADES1 LIKE ,MOLLY ,PAUL1 W]E 9CL9$ TO MO!R ME4 ,MATILDA ,GRE51 A ,G]MAN :O HAD WORK$ ) ,JOHANN ,MO/ ON ! ,LONDON ,FREIHEIT BE=E ?AT 9T]NATIONAL REVOLUTION>Y W5T TO ,AM]ICA1 (T5 US$ TO HELP ME ) MY ,G]MAN HOMEWORK1 :I* W\LD HAVE SURPRIS$ ! S*OOL IF !Y'D KN[N ( IT4 ,SOMEONE :O HAD HELP$ TRANSLATE ,MO/'S TEXTBOOK ( DYNAMITE HAD NO DIFFICULTY 9 HELP+ ME /RUGGLE ?R\< 0,LOTTE 9 ,WEIM>0 OR 0,EMIL UND DIE ,DETEKTIVE01 & C\LD HAVE DONE WOND]S = ME 9 *EMI/RY IF IT HAD NOT BE5 AN ALT]NATIVE TO MOD]N LANGUAGES ON ! CURRICULUM4 

,I ?9K %E WAS ! ONLY ONE AMONG ! AN>*I/S1 AS WELL AS FEW ( ! BOX+ FRAT]NITY1 :O REALIZ$ ,I WAS /ILL AT S*OOL4 ,GEORGE ,CORES1 9 HIS ,P]SONAL ,RECOLLECTIONS GIVES A COMPREH5SIVE ACC\NT ( SUPPORT]S ( ! OLD ,FRE$OM ,GR\P1 ) ! OCCUPATION ( EV]Y P]SON HE NAMES1 EXCEPT M9E4 ,HE WAS PROBABLY G5U9ELY PUZZL$1 S9CE ,I NEV] LET ON ?AT ,I WAS /ILL A S*OOLBOY 7WE NEV] CALL$ IT BE+ A /UD5T !N74 ,SIMIL>LY1 ,LEAH ,FELDMAN 7:OSE MILITANCY W5T BACK AS F> AS ,NE/OR ,MAKHNO'S >MY1 :I* F\<T BO? ,R$S & ,:ITES 9 ! ,UKRA9E7 C\LD NOT UND]/& :Y :5 WE MADE APPEALS AMONG \R FRI5DS = SOLID>ITY1 %E MANAG$ TO COLLECT P\NDS BUT ME ONLY P5CE4 ,IT DID NOT OCCUR TO H] ?AT :ILE %E WAS WORK+ AS A FUR MA*9I/ ,I WAS SP5D+ MY WORK+ H\RS MIX+ ) PEOPLE :OSE 9COME CAME FROM P>5TAL POCKET MONEY OR PAP] R\NDS4 ,I HAVE NO IDEA N[1 :5 Y\? IS A LO/ ASSET1 :Y ,I WAS A%AM$ TO ADMIT H[ Y\NG ,I WAS4 

,SOLID>ITY APPEALS BECAME AN IMPORTANT P>T ( \R ACTIVITY AS ! ,SPANI% W> LOOM$3 ORIG9ALLY !SE W]E = POLITICAL PRISON]S1 BUT :5 !SE W]E RELEAS$ 9 ! SPR+ ( #aicf IT WAS APPRECIAT$ BY MANY ( !SE ORD9>Y M5 & WOM5 ?AT /OCKS ( CLO?+ W\LD BE NE$$ 9 ! EV5T ( FI<T+4 ,FROM SEE+ ! PEOPLE :O CALL$ !MSELVES 9TELLECTUALS & :O HELP$ MOLD PUBLIC OP9ION1 ?R\< ! W9D[ ( ! ,FRE$OM ,GR\P -- IT NEV] CEAS$ TO AMAZE ME H[ TOTALLY IGNORANT !Y W]E4 

,= !M ONLY AN IDEALIZ$ V]SION ( /ATE COMMUNISM OR 9 SOME CASES ( FASCISM EXI/$2 ! PRESS WAS /ILL 9 ! PROCESS ( ?9K+ AN>*ISM"7%OCK HORROR BOMBS & ?+S4 ,EV5 PEOPLE LIKE ,*>LES ,DUFF1 :O KNEW ,SPA9 9SIDE \T & ACTUALLY RESIGN$ HIS ,=EIGN ,(FICE JOB :5 HE REALIZ$ H[ ! E/ABLI%M5T WAS ALMO/ SOLIDLY PRO-FASCI/ & WAS PREP>$ TO SACRIFICE NOT JU/ ,SPA9 BUT ,BRITA9 TO FASCISM1 HAD V]Y LITTLE CLUE AS TO ! BELIEFS ( :AT MU/ HAVE BE5 ! MAJORITY ( WORK]S 9 ?AT C\NTRY4 

,CA/LES 9 ,SPA9 

,9 A BOOK ON HIS E>LY LIFE1 MIS9=M$ AS USUAL AB\T ?+S \T ( HIS CLASS OR APP]TA9+ TO /RUGGLE1 ,PR(ESSOR ,GEORGE ,WOODCOCK1 :O E/ABLI%$ AN ACADEMIC NI*E BY MISREPRES5T+ ,AN>*ISM1 SNE]$ AT MY BE+ 'SELF-$UCAT$' 7,I W\LD HAVE ?\<T IT AN UNDES]V$ COMPLIM5T7 & SO >ROGANT ?AT ,I ?\<T ,I KNEW MORE ?AN HE4 ,I ADMIT IT /ILL SEEMS TO ME ,I KNEW MORE ?AN A GREAT MANY FULLY-FL$G$ M&>9S EV5 AT SIXTE51 SO MAYBE = ONCE HE WAS WELL 9=M$4 

,JOHN ,LANGDON-,DAVIES WAS A GREAT AU?ORITY ON ,CATALAN LIFE & LIT]ATURE4 ,:5 ! ,SPANI% W> BROKE \T HE PUBLI%$ A BOOK ON ,CATALONIA 7,BEH9D ! ,SPANI% ,B>RICADES1 ,LONDON #a#i#c#f7 APOLOGIZ+ = ! AN>*I/S 9 A PATRONIZ+ WAY4 ,HE EXPLA9$ !IR NAIVETE 9 A SOME:AT MORE SIMPLI/IC WAY ?AN ,G]ALD ,BR5AN1 :O PUT !IR BELIEFS D[N TO DISAPPO9TM5T ) RELIGION4 ,:5 ! C\RSE ( EV5TS MADE ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY TWI/ HIS >M TO BE MORE CONDEMNATORY1 ,LANGDON-,DAVIES *ANG$ HIS VIEWS ON !M1 BUT MEAN:ILE1 LIKE SOME O!R WRIT]S1 TREAT$ !M 9 ! SAME MANN] AS SECTIONS ( ! ,5GLI% PRESS N[ TREATS ! ,IRI%1 ALL CL[NS & DYNAMITE4 

,I READ ?AT 'AFT] CALL+ = ! BURN+ ( ALL *UR*ES & CA!DRALS1 = NO GREAT] REASON ?AN ?AT ! BI%OP MI<T BE 9SIDE1 ! AN>*I/ DECL>ES SOLEMNLY ?AT HE SWE>S V5GEANCE ON ALL CL]ICS 9 ! NAME ( ! ,FA!R1 ! ,SON & ! ,HOLY ,<O/4' ,I KNEW BETT] ?AN !SE LE>N$ WRIT]S ON ,SPA9 EV5 BE=E ,I'D F9I%$ 0,ZALACA9 EL ,AV5TUR]O0 ANNOTAT$ = MATRIC4 ,IF ,I WAS 9DE$ >ROGANT1 SMALL WOND]4 ,& UNLIKE ,LANGDON-,DAVIES & O!R LE>N$ G5TLEM5 ,I NEV] FELT ! NE$ TO REVISE MY OP9IONS ON ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 

,I ATT5D$ AN ,ALLISON ,PE]S LECTURE AT ! ,LONDON ,POLYTE*NIC SOON AFT] ! #aicf UPRIS+ BEGAN4 ,I ALREADY KNEW H[ ! ,REVOLUTION HAD SUCCE$$ BEH9D ! W> L9ES1 & ! WORK]S HAD TAK5 CONTROL1 & ?\<T IT 9T]E/+ TO HE> ?IS AS A LANGUAGE /UD5T ( ,SPANI%4 ,PE]S ONLY KNEW AB\T ATROCITIES :I* HE DESCRIB$ AS BE+ COMMITT$ BY ',AN>*I/S ) BLOOD/A9$ OV]ALLS' CONV]G+ ON ! SQU>E :]E ! H]OIC >MY WAS DEF5D+ ITSELF AGA9/ ! UN>M$ POPULATION ?AT PROVID$ ITS SAL>Y3 ,I ASK$ H[ !Y CAME TO HAVE BLOOD/A9$ OV]ALLS SO SOON 9 ! FI<T+ -- WAS IT !IR [N BLOOD1 W]E !Y SUPPOS$ TO HAVE BE5 CUTT+ ?ROATS1 OR :AT8 ,HE ANSW]$ EQUALLY S>CA/ICALLY ?AT HE PRESUM$ IT WAS NOT 9 ! C\RSE ( PEACEFUL P]SUASION4 ,IT WAS NOT UNTIL YE>S LAT] ,I LE>N$ FROM ,MIGUEL ,G>CIA1 A LEAD+ P>TICIPANT1 ( H[ ,PE]S MI<T HAVE BE5 RI<T AB\T ! BLOOD/A9$ OV]ALLS1 EV5 IF1 TYPICAL ( HIS K9D1 WRONG AB\T ! EXPLANATION4 

,:5 ! >MY ROSE1 ! ,B>CELONA WORK]S HAD RU%$ TO ! NE>E/ ,C,N,T UNION HEADQU>T]S NEXT TO ,COLUMBUS ,SQU>E1 ! ,S9DICATO DE ,GA/RONOMICA1 :]E ! CITY ABATTOIR WORK]S W]E HOLD+ AN HA/ILY-CALL$ EM]G5CY CONF]5CE4 ,!Y OBVI\SLY JO9$ 91 & W]E PROM95T AMONG ! CR[D1 :I* EXPLA9$ ! BLOODY OV]ALLS2 BUT ! GOOD PR(ESSOR NEV] F\ND \T1 & TO HIS DEA? MU/ HAVE WEPT = ! 9NOC5T NUNS & PRIE/S :OSE BLOOD HE ?\<T IT WAS4 

,BILLY M>RI$ ,MEL*ITA 9 ,BILBAO 9 #aicf & !Y SP5T !IR HONEYMOON 9 ,P>IS4 ,I W5T OV] ON A WEEK5D TRIP TO GREET !M1 MY FIR/ VISIT ABROAD1 & MET NOT ONLY ,$W>D ,V,I,I,I'S NEWLY ACQUIR$ BUT UNLIKELY SUBJECT ,MRS ,CAMPBELL1 BUT MANY ,SPANI% COMRADES = ! FIR/ TIME4 ,A FEW CAME ?R\< ALL ! TRIBULATIONS ( ! NEXT F\R DECADES & SURVIV$4 ,MANY ( !M HAD COME ) LORRIES1 LOAD+ UP ) :AT >MS !Y C\LD KN[+ ( ! COM+ C\P :I* TOOK ! PR(ESSIONAL POLITICIANS1 ,GOV]NM5T AG5TS1 SPIES & SKILL$ J\RNALI/S BY SURPRISE4 

,AMONG ! ,C,N,T CONT+5T WAS ,MIGUEL ,G>CIA ,G>CIA1 ?\< WE NEV] MET AT ! TIME4 ,HE WAS ) A FRUIT LORRY :I* WAS TAK+ BACK WEAPONS ( ! TYPE ?AT C\LD /ILL BE B\<T PRIVATELY4 ,! ,GR& ,OLD ,MAN ( ,FR5* ,AN>*ISM1 ! ORATOR ,SEBA/I5 ,FAURE1 :O HAD BE5 FI<T+ ,FR5* & ,SPANI% OBSCURANTISM S9CE ! DAYS ( ! ,DREYFUS>DS & ! TRIAL ( ,FRANCISCO ,F]R]1 & WAS 9 HIS EI<TIES /ILL A BONNY FI<T]1 PRES5T$ ,MIGUEL AT A MEET+ ) A REVOLV] ?AT HAD SOME HI/ORY4 ,IT PROBABLY HAD BE5 US$ 9 ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE ( #a#h#g#a1 NOT ?AT ANY?+ ?AT C\LD BE B\<T WAS ( MOD]N V9TAGE4 0,GIVE ?IS TO ,BU5AV5TURA ,DURRUTI10 HE SAID IMPRESSIVELY4 0,TELL HIM TO BE SURE ?IS IS ! ONE HE C>RIES ) HIM 9TO ! GLORI\S BATTLE40 ,DURRUTI1 A T\< RAILROAD WORK] & GU]RILLA FI<T]1 :O BECAME ! ,CIVIL ,W>'S MO/ FAM\S ,G5]AL BY %E] *>ISMA1 ?\< HE NEV] HAD A RANK1 HAD NO FALSE S5TIM5TALITY4 ,I WAS TOLD BY ,MIGUEL ?AT :5 HE GAVE IT TO HIM & PASS$ (F ! MESSAGE1 ,DURRUTI TOOK ONE LOOK1 & SAID 0,POOH6 ,IT'S A TOY60 & TOSS$ IT ASIDE4 ,=TUNATELY ,SEBA/I5 ,FAURE1 EV] ONE = ! GR& GE/URE1 NEV] KNEW1 & POSSIBLY TOLD ) F]VOR TO MANY AN AUDI5CE ?AT ,DURRUTI C>RI$ IT UNTIL HIS DEA? AT ! ,MADRID FRONT 9 ,NOVEMB]4 

0,POOH6 ,IT'S A TOY60 

,! MO/ 9CR$IBLE MISREPORT+ FOLL[$ ! \TBREAK ( CIVIL W> ON #ai ,JULY4 ,:AT NE$ TO REPEAT IT8 ,EV5 ! /ORY ( H[ ! WORK]S PREV5T$ ! >MY TAKEOV] & 9 MANY PLACES TOOK OV] 9DU/RY !MSELVES & =M$ !IR [N MILITIA1 HAS BE5 TOLD1 ?\< MU* LESS (T5 & )\T P5ETRAT+ POPUL> KN[L$GE TO ?IS DAY4 ,BUT LOOK TO ! CONTEMPOR>Y PRESS H>D & LONG & Y\ WILL F9D H>DLY A M5TION1 ?\< SOME POPUL> PAP]S DID SEIZE ON ! 9T]E/+ SIDEL9E TO WORK]S CONTROL1 ?AT ! PRO/ITUTES W]E RUNN+ ! BRO!LS !MSELVES4 

,:5EV] ONE TOLD ! ACADEMICALLY QUALIFI$ 9TELLECTUAL MOLD]S ( OP9ION AB\T ! COLLECTIVIZATION & REVOLUTION & ! FACT ?AT ,SPA9 WAS NOT JU/ ! >5A = A /RUGGLE BETWE5 DEMOCRACY & FASCISM1 OR ,MOSC[ B>B>IANISM V]SUS ,*RI/IANITY1 !Y DISMISS$ EV]Y?+ ONE SAID AS LIES )\T ADDUC+ A S+LE REAL FACT4 ,!Y HAD TAK5 SIDES4 

,IT CAN BE IMAG9$ H[ ! SUCCESS ( ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I AFFECT$ EV]Y AN>*I/ GR\P 9 ! WORLD2 EV]YONE WANT$ TO BE 9 ON ! ACT4 ,WE HAD BY N[ 9 ,LONDON A FEW Y\NG/]S >\ND1 LIKE ,TOM 7,PADDY7 ,BURKE1 :O CAME \T ( ! ,Y\NG ,COMMUNI/ ,LEAGUE DISILLUSION$ ) /ATE COMMUNISM1 & ,SCOTTI% AN>*I/S DRIFT+ TO ,LONDON = EMPLOYM5T 9 ! S\?1 LIKE ,ALEC & ,JESSIE ,:ITE1 ,JIM ,MURRAY & SO ON1 :I* GAVE US A SMALL FOO?OLD 9 9DU/RY4 ,BUT :]EAS 9 ,B>CELONA !Y HAD BE5 ABLE TO RALLY 9 CRISIS TO !IR UNION HALLS1 ALL WE HAD TO RALLY TO WAS ! ,LONDON ,FRE$OM ,GR\P1 & IT WAS 9 A BAD WAY1 AGE HAV+ CAU<T UP ) IT AT LA/ & ITS NEV]-5D+ WEEKLY 'LECTURES' WE ?\<T A POOR SUB/ITUTE = ACTION4 

,AN ATTEMPT TO RE=M IT FROM )9 BY ,RALPH ,B>R1 :O HAD BE5 A LOCAL ,NATIONAL ,UNEMPLOY$ ,WORK]S ,MOVEM5T SECRET>Y 9 ,HAMM]SMI?1 L$ TO ,GEORGE ,CORES1 ,LEON>D ,H>VEY 7A SPEAK] AT /REET CORN]S 9 ! DAYS :5 IT WAS /ILL POSSIBLE TO E>N A B>E LIV+ AT IT7 & ,JOHN ,HUMPHREY BREAK+ AWAY4 ,RALPH ,B>R AGRE$ TO ! SUGGE/ION ?AT ! PAP] ,FRE$OM BE W\ND UP & 9CORPORAT$ ) ,FRANK ,LEE*'S ,GLASG[ PAP] ,FI<T+ ,CALL4 ,LEAH ,FELDMAN CL9*$ ! >GUM5T BY PO9T+ \T ?AT ! ,ITALIAN GR\P 9 ,LONDON1 :OSE MO/ VIGOR\S PROTAGONI/ WAS ,DR ,GALASSO1 HAD />T$ A PAP] DEVOT$ TO ! ,SPANI% /RUGGLE CALL$ ,SPA9 & ! ,WORLD -- $IT$ BY ,V]O ,REC*IONI1 SON ( AN OLD MILITANT ,EMILIO ,REC*IONI1 & IT WAS FAIR TO GIVE IT A *ANCE )\T ANO!R COMPETITOR 9 ! FIELD1 ALBEIT ) A CIRCULATION ( HUNDR$S ONLY4 ,AS ,REC*IONI JUNIOR 7:O LAT] *ANG$ HIS NAME TO ,V]NON ,RI*>DS7 WAS /ILL AT ,UNIV]SITY1 ! PAP] WAS O/5SIBLY PUBLI%$ BY ,TOM ,KEELL1 :I* DID NOT 5DE> IT TO ! OLD ,FRE$OM ,GR\P1 :O W]E NOT TOLD ?IS WAS A LEGAL FICTION1 & /ILL RES5T$ ,KEELL'S APP>5T REAPPE>ANCE1 AFT] TAK+ ! PHYSICAL ASSETS 9 #aibg ON RETIREM5T4 ,NOR DID IT APPRECIATE ! SACRIFICE ( ,FRE$OM :I* ONE WAY & ANO!R HAD BE5 PUBLI%$ S9CE #a#h#h#f4 

,MEAN:ILE ,RALPH ,B>R1 TOGE!R ) A ,G]MAN1 ,W]N] ,DROES*] :O WAS ON HIS WAY TO JO9 ! ,D,A,S 7,G]MAN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/7 ,COLUMN 9 ,SPA91 />T$ ! ,AN>*O-,SYNDICALI/ ,UNION1 :I* AT FIR/ RECEIV$ A L>GE NUMB] ( Y\NG] SUPPORT]S1 ?9K+ IT WAS GO+ TO BE A REAL AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ UNION1 RA!R ?AN A TALK+ %OP LIKE ! ,FRE$OM ,GR\P4 ,AT ! SAME TIME ,B>R ANN\NC$ ?AT ! FAM\S ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN WAS SETT+ UP A K9D ( EMBASSY = ! ,SPANI% LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T1 ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I ,BUREAU1 & WE W]E WELCOME TO SUPPORT ITS WORK ?R\< ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I ,COMMITTEE4 

,?IS WAS EXCIT+ NEWS1 BECAUSE JU/ AB\T ?AT TIME ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BRIGADE WAS />T+ UP1 & IT WAS ?\<T ?IS W\LD BE A V]SION ( ! SAME ?+4 ,FEW1 IF ANY1 SAW ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BRIGADE 9 ITS REAL LI<T3 A PROPAG&A GIMMICK BY ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY -- :I* IT HAD NOT EV5 ?\<T UP ITSELF -- & SUBSEQU5T HYPE HAS MADE IT APPE> ?IS WAS NOT JU/ A BRIGADE1 BUT A DIVISION1 EV5 AN >MY4 ,! MY? RESEMBL$ ! ,EA/] ,RIS+ 9 #a#i#a#f1 :I* MU/ HAVE BEGUN 9 ! BIGGE/ ,PO/ ,(FICE 9 ! WORLD1 HOLD+ HALF A MILLION ,IRI%M5 :O F\<T TO ! LA/ BESIDE ,CONNOLLY & ,PE>SE1 TO JUDGE FROM ! TE/IMONY ( PEOPLE :O = YE>S AFT]W>DS ANN\NC$ 9 PUBS !Y W]E !RE1 OR ! HUGE CA/ ( 0,CASEY'S ,C\RT01 JUDG+ BY ! ?\S&S ( BROK5 D[N MUSIC HALL >TI/S ONE MET 9 B>S :O GAVE ,*>LIE ,*APL9 HIS FIR/ 5C\RAGEM5T & TAU<T HIM HIS TRICKS1 TO BE IGNOR$ BY HIM LAT]4 

,IT REALLY />T$ ) ! ALT]NATIVE ,OLYMPICS BE+ HELD 9 ,B>CELONA 7AS A C\NT]-BLA/ TO ,B]L974 ,SOME ,EA/ ,5D ,C,P-]S /OPP$ OV]1 OR W5T OV] SPECIALLY1 & VOLUNTE]$ TO FI<T4 ,!RE W]E SC>CELY ANY ,P>TY MEMB]S 9 ,SPA91 & ! ,COM9T]N QUICKLY SEIZ$ ! OPPORTUNITY ( GETT+ 9 ON ! ACT4 ,! RIVAL ,M>XI/ ,P>TY 7,P,\,M7 WAS ALSO RECRUIT+ =EIGN VOLUNTE]S1 P>TLY BECAUSE IT TOO WAS SMALL1 ?\< MU* L>G] ?AN ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,! ,9DEP5D5T ,LABOR ,P>TY 7AFFILIAT$ TO ! ,P,\,M 9T]NATIONALLY7 S5T VOLUNTE]S1 & AS ,GEORGE ,ORWELL JO9$ ! ,P,\,M MILITIA & BECAME FAM\S 9 AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T FIELD YE>S LAT]1 ONE MI<T BE =GIV5 TODAY1 GO+ BY S*OLA/IC HYPE1 = ?9K+ HE WAS A MAJOR MILIT>Y FIGURE 9 AN IMPORTANT P>T ( ! >M$ /RUGGLE4 

,C]TA9LY WE ?\<T ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN HAD COME OV] ) A MISSION TO RECRUIT = ! >M$ /RUGGLE4 ,! FIR/ MEET+ ( ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I ,COMMITTEE AT ! ,FOOD ,RE=M ,RE/AURANT 9 ,HOLBORN1 WAS1 TO ! SURPRISE ( VET]ANS HAD NOT SE5 SU* A SI<T S9CE ! E>LY DAYS ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 PACK$ ) KE5 Y\NG 5?USIA/S ALL R>+ TO PACK A BAG & BE (F TO ,B>CELONA4 

,ONE ( ! REASONS = \R 5?USIASM AT ?AT MEET+ WAS ?AT A FRI5D ( \RS1 ,KITTY ,LAMB1 !N 9 ! ,I,L,P BUT AN AN>*I/ AS HE>T1 AS %E LAT] BECAME1 TOLD US ( A SIMIL> MEET+ HELD BY ,JOHN ,MC,NAIR :]E HE HAD APPEAL$ = VOLUNTE]S TO MAT* ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BRIGADE1 SPECIFICALLY = ! ,P,\,M MILITIA4 ,SEV]AL HAD ALREADY 5LI/$1 LIKE ,WALT] ,PADLEY 7LAT] AN ,M,P71 BUT ! ,I,L,P HAD A REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALI/ PROGRAM F> BEYOND ! GRASP ( MO/ ( ITS MEMB]%IP1 :I* CONSI/$ ( ! OLD] TYPE ( S5TIM5TAL SOCIALI/ :O HAD NO REAL DIFF]5CE ) ?OSE :O W5T 9TO ! ,LABOR ,P>TY4 ,!RE W]E ALSO ! Y\NG] PACIFI/S :O W]E N[ COM+ 9TO ! P>TY1 PLUS A H&FUL ( ,TROTSKYI/S & A FEW 9DEP5D5T SOCIALI/S :O HAD NO O!R HOME TO :I* TO GO4 ,AFT] YE>S ( 'UNIT$ FRONTS' ) ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE & F9ALLY ! ,TROTS1 ! P>TY HAD GRADUALLY LO/ ITS VITALITY & !RE W]E NO TAK]S AT ! MEET+1 UNTIL ONE MIDDLE-AG$ MAN GOT UP & SAID ?AT HE DIDN'T GET ON ) HIS WIFE1 & HE'D GO4 

,WE GUFFAW$ AB\T ?IS /ORY1 MO/ ?9K+ ! ,I,L,P AT ?AT /AGE A BIT ( A JOKE ANYWAY4 ,BUT IT CONFIRM$ \R BELIEF ?AT ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN1 ) H] REVOLUTION>Y BACKGR\ND1 W\LD (F] A *ANCE ?AT QUITE A FEW W\LD TAKE4 ,JACK ,MASON1 A BUILD+ WORK] & A JACK-(-ALL-TRADES1 EV5 TURN$ UP AT ! MEET+ HAV+ GIV5 UP HIS JOB1 PACK$ HIS BAG & DEPOSIT$ IT 9 ,VICTORIA ,/ATION4 

,! MEET+ WAS SOME:AT ( A LET D[N4 ,WE SAT 5?RALL$ :ILE ,EMMA EULOGIZ$ ! A*IEVEM5TS ( ! ,SPANI% WORK]S 9 ! PREVI\S MON?S1 & H[ ! BANN] ( ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I WAS FLY+ OV] ,CATALONIA1 BUT WE W]E WAIT+ = ! NITTY-GRITTY4 ,!RE W]E MANY ANXI\S QUE/IONS AS TO :E!R !RE W\LD BE ANY MORE COMPROMISES OR ! MI/AKES ( ,RUSSIA 7COLLABORATION ) ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY7 REPEAT$4 ,EMMA WAS 9 A DIFFICULT POSITION !RE AS1 ?\< A REPRES5TATIVE1 %E KNEW NO MORE ?AN WE DID4 ,OPTIMI/ICALLY %E D5I$ !RE W\LD BE1 & :5 9 FACT 9 ! SPACE ( A FEW WEEKS1 !RE W]E1 EV5 TO ! PO9T ( 5T]+ ! ,G5]ALITAT ( ,CATALONIA & ULTIMATELY ! ,GOV]NM5T ITSELF1 IT WAS HELD AGA9/ H]1 ?\< %E WAS AS OPPOS$ TO IT AS MU* AS ANYONE4 

,BUT :AT TOTALLY DEFLAT$ ! ATMOSPH]E WAS H] ANN\NCEM5T ?AT ! ,C,N,T WAS 5TIRELY OPPOS$ TO =EIGN VOLUNTE]S4 ,!RE WAS A *ORUS ( 9DIGNATION4 ,:Y NOT8 ,EV]YBODY ELSE WAS 9T]V5+ & ! MO/ 9T]NATIONALLY-M9D$ ( ALL W]E PUTT+ UP A B>8 ,NOT SO1 SAID ,EMMA1 ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I WAS =M+ UNITS ( ,G]MANS & ,ITALIANS =C$ 9TO EXILE & WANT+ TO FI<T FASCISM4 ,:AT !Y OBJECT$ TO WAS DEPOPULAT+ ! LIB]T>IANS 9 C\NTRIES :]E !Y C\LD PUT PRESSURE ON ! GOV]NM5T & O!RWISE SUPPORT ! /RUGGLE TO GET >MS :I* !Y DID NOT HAVE1 M]ELY TO SWELL NUMB]S ( FI<T+ PEOPLE :I* !Y DID HAVE4 ,TO FUR!R QUE/IONS1 %E ANSW]$ ?AT IF ANYONE HAD ,WORLD ,W> ,ONE EXP]I5CE1 ESPECIALLY TE*NICAL1 & C]TA9LY AIR PILOTS1 !Y W\LD BE WELCOME1 BUT NOT O!RWISE4 

,AS ,I N[ SEE MATT]S1 ?IS WAS UND]/&ABLE1 BUT NOT IMAG9ATIVE4 ,! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY MADE A GREAT LEG5D \T ( ITS BRIGADE2 ON A LESS] SCALE 7?ANKS TO ,ORWELL7 SO DID ! ,P,\,M4 ,! LEG5D SURVIV$ TO ?IS DAY & = MANY HAS EXCUS$ ! 9EXCUSABLE1 :ILE ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ UNION MOVEM5T :I* MADE ! GREATE/ CONTRIBUTION TO ! /RUGGLE HAS BE5 PASS$ OV] 9 SIL5CE4 ,! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY AT ! TIME1 = ALL ?AT1 WAS NOT ?R[+ ITS P>TISANS 9TO ! FRAY )\T ?\<T1 DESPITE ! LEG5D4 ,:5 ONE EXAM9ES ! COMPOSITION ( ! ,ANGLO-,SAXON SECTIONS ( ! BRIGADE1 = 9/ANCE1 AGA9 ) ! EXCEPTION ( A FEW MILIT>Y SPECIALI/S ( ,W,W,I EXP]I5CE1 WE F9D NO ONE 9 HEAVY 9DU/RY OR ) A BACKGR\ND ( 9DU/RIAL ORGANIZATION3 WE SEE MA9LY ,OX=D UND]GRADUATES1 ,JEWI% TAXI DRIV]S1 & LONG-T]M UNEMPLOY$1 AMONG :OM ! ,C,P WAS RECRUIT+ DISPROPORTIONATELY & FELT IT HAD 5\< TO SP>E4 

,NOT APPRECIAT+ ! FACT ?AT !RE WAS NOT MU* DIFF]5CE 9 ! ATTITUDES1 & KN[+ QUITE A NUMB] ( ,Y\NG ,COMMUNI/S :O W]E (F TO ,SPA91 WE FELT HUMILIAT$ AT NOT BE+ ABLE TO GO \RSELVES UND] \R [N D5OM9ATION1 BUT ONE HAS TO ADMIT ?AT ALL ! ,Y,C,L PEOPLE :O W5T W]E ON ! P]IPH]Y ( 9DU/RY4 

,EMMA SAID ?AT %E TOO WANT$ TO GO TO ! FRONT AS A NURSE1 BUT ,M>IANO ,VASQUEZ1 SECRET>Y ( ! ,C,N,T1 HAD TOLD H] IT W\LD BE A WA/E2 ?AT ) H] REPUTATION %E W\LD DO WOND]S GA9+ SUPPORT = !M 9 ,5GL&4 ,BUT ?IS WAS C]TA9LY AN ]ROR4 ,!Y ?\<T ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN A WELL KN[N P]SONALITY :O W\LD MAKE PRESS HEADL9ES1 & ?IS MI<T HAVE BE5 SO 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 BUT 9 ,5GL& %E WAS VIRTUALLY UNKN[N1 & ANYWAY ! PRESS W\LD NOT HAVE REPORT$ ANY?+ EV5 IF %E HAD BE54 ,H] KN[L$GE ( ,BRITA91 = ALL H] VISITS1 WAS ESS5TIALLY ?AT ( A ,BROOKLYN T\RI/4 ,?IS COMES \T QUITE CLE>LY 9 H] BOOKS & PUBLI%$ LETT]S1 ) REF]5CES TO ':AT IS NOT DONE 9 ,5GL&'1 COMPLA9TS AB\T C(FEE & WEA!R1 ! COLDNESS ( ! PEOPLE & SO ON4 

,%E IS ONCE MORE1 C]TA9LY )9 FEM9I/ CIRCLES1 BE+ PRES5T$ AS A GREAT WOMAN1 AS %E UND\BT$LY REG>D$ H]SELF4 ,EMMA HAD MADE AN IMM5SE REPUTATION 9 ! ,/ATES AS A PROPAG&I/ = ,AN>*ISM & = ,FREE ,LOVE 7RA!R ?AN = FEM9ISM AS N[ADAYS UND]/OOD1 & = :I* %E HAS BECOME FAM\S TO A NEW G5]ATION 9 SPITE ( H]SELF71 BO? ( :I* %OCK$ ! ,AM]ICAN B\RGEOISIE AT ! TIME4 ,%E HAD BE5 DEPORT$ TO ,RUSSIA = OPPOS+ ,W,W,I1 BUT SOON SAW ?R\< ! ,SOVIET REGIME1 & WAS DEPORT$ A SECOND TIME1 ?IS TIME TO ,G]MANY1 F9ALLY M>RY+ ,JIM ,COLTON4 A ,WEL% M9]1 :O GAVE H] ,BRITI% NATIONALITY & !RE=E ! FRE$OM TO TRAVEL ?R\< ,EUROPE4 ,NORMALLY %E LIV$ 9 ! ,S\? ( ,FRANCE1 MAK+ LECTURE T\RS ( ! ,BRITI% ,ISLES4 ,!SE HAD E>LI] L$ TO CRITICISM 9 AN>*I/ CIRCLES 9 ,AM]ICA1 :]E %E TRAVEL$ R\ND ! B\RGEOIS WOM5'S CLUBS & BUS9ESSM5'S LUN*ES1 ACCOMPANI$ BY A MANAG]4 ,H] DESIRE TO 5T]TA9 ! B\RGEOISIE HEAVILY DETRACT$ FROM H] PROPAG&I/ CR$IBILITY4 

,= YE>S AFT] H] RETURN FROM ,RUSSIA %E HAD SPOK5 TO WORK]S CLUBS ON ! SUBJECT ( ,RUSSIA1 BE+ SWORN AT & ATTACK$ = D>+ TO CRITICIZE ! ,SOVIET ,UNION4 ,H] BITT]E/ CRITICS 9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T AT ! TIME W]E NOT SO MU* ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 BUT FELL[ TRAVEL+ ,LABORITES LIKE ,GEORGE ,LANSBURY 7LAT] TO ASSUME ! PROPHETIC ROBES ( A SA9TLY PACIFI/7 & ,]NE/ ,BEV9 7LAT] TO BECOME ! >*-ANTI-,COMMUNI/ & DE/ROY] ( ,LANSBURY74 

,AS %E SAV$ ALL H] LETT]S1 & WROTE AN EXT5SIVE AUTOBIOGRAPHY UP TO #aice 7,LIV+ MY ,LIFE71 9 :I* %E DIDN'T SP>E ANYONE1 9CLUD+ H]SELF1 H] *>ACT] DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ASSESS$ H]E4 ,I WAS PREJUDIC$ AGA9/ H] BE=E ,I MET H] HAV+ READ 9 H] AUTOBIOGRAPHY ?AT AT ! TIME ( ! ,G5]AL ,/RIKE 9 #aibf %E '(F]$ H] S]VICES' TO ! WORK]S -- QUITE G5U9ELY1 ?\< PAT5TLY 9 ! MANN] ( ! ,GREAT ,REVOLUTION>Y -- BUT H] REQUE/ TO BE ALL[$ TO HELP WAS ADDRESS$ TO ! ,T,U,C ,G5]AL ,C\NCIL1 & AS IT OBVI\SLY DIDN'T REPLY1 %E FLEW (F TO ! ,S\? ( ,FRANCE 7BY PLANE1 AS NO TRA9S W]E RUNN+71 TO :]E ! WEAL?Y 9TELLIG5TSIA APPRECIAT$ H] & (F]$ H] A VILLA4 ,%E WAS ! GUE/ ( ! NOVELI/ ,REBECCA ,WE/1 ! MI/RESS ( PRESS B>ON ,LORD ,BEAV]BROOK & ! ANTI!SIS ( :AT ,EMMA /OOD =4 ,I NEV] F\ND ANYONE \TSIDE NOVEL READ]S :O HAD ! FOGGIE/ NOTION ( :O ,MISS ,WE/ WAS 70,WASN'T %E A *>ACT] 9 ,IBS580 ,CORES ASK$ ME ONCE1 HAV+ READ A DECL>ATION ( ,EMMA'S CIT+ IMPORTANT PEOPLE :O W]E BACK+ H]74 

,EMMA'S IDEA ( CAMPAIGN+ = ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I WAS TO BELABOR ! WORK]S 9 G5]AL = NOT COM+ TO ! SUPPORT ( !IR ,SPANI% C\NT]P>TS1 BUT TO TRY TO G>N] 9 AS MANY '9TELLECTUALS' AS POSSIBLE1 9 :I* CATEGORY %E 9CLUD$ NOT ONLY NOVELI/S & MUSICIANS BUT ,I,L,P ,M,PS4 ,IT WAS AMUS+ YE>S LAT] = ME TO READ 9 A BOOK AB\T ,EMMA'S DAYS 9 ,BRITA9 7,VISION ON ,FIRE7 BY ,DAVID ,PORT] ?AT %E ACTUALLY WROTE A LETT] RI<TLY CONDEMN+ PEOPLE :O WANT$ TO CALL !MSELVES AN>*I/S BUT ) NO 9T5TION ( DO+ ANY?+ :ATEV] AB\T IT1 & 9 ! NEXT P>AGRAPH WELCOM+ ,ALD\S ,HUXLEY 7A DI/+UI%$ MEMB] ( A 'GREAT LIB]T>IAN FAMILY' AS %E SAID1 BETRAY+ A LACK ( KN[L$GE ( ! MO/ DI/+UI%$ BUT DECID$LY AU?ORIT>IAN ,?OMAS ,HUXLEY7 = CALL+ HIMSELF ONE 7ONLY ONCE1 AS F> AS ,I C\LD GA!R71 :O DID PRECISELY ?AT4 

,H] IDEA ( '! ,BRITI% *>ACT]' W]E BAS$ ON OBS]VATIONS ( UPP]-CLASS TWITS & ! ,RUSSIAN ,JEWI% CIRCLE :I* %E TOOK TO BE ! ',5GLI% MOVEM5T' BUT :I* WAS 9 REALITY ! RUMP ( :AT ONCE HAD BE5 A L>GE ,RUSSIAN ,JEWI% EMIGRANT MOVEM5T4 ,! MALES HAD GONE BACK TO ,RUSSIA 9 #aiag 7:5 IT WAS POSSIBLE TO DO SO BY JO9+ ! >MY71 HOP+ TO BR+ !IR WOM5FOLK OV] :5 ! REVOLUTION WAS WON -- :I* IT WASN'T4 ,! WOM5 SUBSEQU5TLY 9T]M+L$ ) DOCK]S' FAMILIES1 AS A LEGACY ( ! ,G]MAN AN>*I/ ,RUDOLF ,ROCK] HAV+ SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZ$ ! ,JEWI% TAILORS' /RIKE 9 ,EA/ ,LONDON1 & AFT]W>DS 7REALIZ+ ?IS W\LD DISPEL ANTI-SEMITIC FEEL+S /IRR$ UP BY M>*ES ( PAUP] ALI5S DUR+ ?AT /RIKE71 HELP+ ! DOCK]S' /RIKE BY >RANG+ = DOCK]S' *ILDR5 TO BE LOOK$ AFT] BY ! FAMILIES ( TAILORS :O HAD WON !IR /RIKE4 

,! SO-CALL$ ,JEWI% 7BY VIRTUE ( LANGUAGE RA!R ?AN RACE OR RELIGION7 AN>*I/ MOVEM5T DISAPPE>$ LONG BE=E MY TIME1 ?\< ! WOM5 SURVIVORS L>GELY KEPT 9 T\* ) EA* O!R PLUS ! MALES :O W]E LEFT1 OR MANAG$ TO LEAVE ,RUSSIA LAT]4 ,! PEOPLE ,EMMA MIX$ ) W]E ! RUMP ( ?OSE MORE CONC]N$ ) !IR MAT]IAL ADVANCEM5T & NOT REALLY COMMITT$ TO AN>*ISM EV5 9 !IR BE/ DAYS1 :O BY N[ W]E RESPECTABLE BUS9ESS PEOPLE 9 V>I\S P>TIES :O LIK$ OCCASIONALLY TO MEET1 :5 ,EMMA WAS VISIT+1 & TALK AB\T ! OLD DAYS4 ,%E WOND]$ :Y %E C\LD NEV] GET !M TO DO ANY?+4 

,TYPICAL AMONG !M W]E ,WILLIAM ,WESS1 =M]LY A UNION ORGANIZ] BUT LONG S9CE 9 ! ,LABOR ,P>TY1 :O /ILL LIK$ TO CALL HIMSELF AN AN>*I/1 & HIS SI/] ,DORIS ,ZH\K4 ,!Y HAD FALL5 \T ) ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,WORLD ,W> ,ONE1 BUT ,EMMA NEV] REALIZ$ IT & !Y NEV] LIK$ IT M5TION$ 9 H] PRES5CE4 ,!Y W]E /ILL GO+ 9 ,W,W,I,I1 AFT] :I* !Y W]E R$UC$ TO A SMALL GR\P ) O!RS SU* AS ,SAM ,DRE51 NOT ONLY 9 ! ,LABOR ,P>TY BUT A ,ZIONI/ TO BOOT4 

,I FELL \T ) ,EMMA :5 AT ONE ( H] E>LY MEET+S %E WAS1 TO \R GR\P'S DISMAY1 PROPOS+ TO WORK ) ! ,I,L,P (FICIALLY4 ,?\< ,I QUITE LIK$ SOME ( ! ,LONDON RANK-&-FILE1 :O W]E GOOD COMRADES1 ! ,P>TY WAS EV5 !N AS DEAD AS MUTTON4 ,EMMA WAS DISMISSIVE ( CRITICISM1 :I* WE DIDN'T M9D TAK+ FROM H]1 BUT %E HAD 9 ! *AIR A 'COMRADE' NAM$ ,SUTTON1 :O :ATEV] HE MAY HAVE BE5 TW5TY YE>S BE=E1 WAS 9 ! ,LIB]AL ,P>TY !N4 ,HE W5T PURPLE 9 ! FACE :5 ,I M5TION$ ?IS1 ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS 9 FRONT ( ,EMMA1 :O DIDN'T BELIEVE IT ANYWAY1 & ASK$ :AT RI<T ,I HAD BECAUSE HE 9VOLV$ HIMSELF 9 TRY+ TO WORK = SOCIAL JU/ICE & :ATEV] TO SPEAK ( HIM AS SOME SORT ( CRIM9AL4 ,I PO9T$ \T ,I HAD NOT1 UNLESS MEMB]%IP ( ! ,LIB]AL ,P>TY WAS A CRIM9AL (F5SE1 :I* WAS LESS REMOTE !N ?AN EV]4 

,IT SO HAPP5$ ?AT ! NEXT TIME ,I CONFRONT$ ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN AT A MEET+ -- ,CAMPBELL LIK$ TO KEEP A K9D ( WAT*+ BRIEF ON :AT WAS GO+ ON = ! B5EFIT ( ! ,GLASG[ PEOPLE1 ?\< IT SC>CELY AFFECT$ US4 ,ON ?IS OCCASION ,DORIS ,ZH\K RAIS$ BREA?LESSLY ! SUBJECT ( SOMEONE PURPORT+ TO BE AN AN>*I/ BURN+ D[N A FASCI/ C5T] :I* WAS H\S+ AN PRO-,FRANCO EXHIBITION1 & ?IS WAS CLE>LY DESIGN$ TO GIVE US A BAD NAME1 JU/ :51 AFT] YE>S1 ! PRESS HAD LAID (F US 79DE$ PUT A BLANKET ( SIL5CE OV] \R EXI/5CE74 

,RALPH ,B>R1 :O WAS ,EMMA'S SECRET>Y ON ! COMMITTEE1 A =M] UNEMPLOY$ WORK]S ORGANIZ]1 SAID IT MU/ BE AN AG5T PROVOCATEUR -- HE ALWAYS BLAM$ ANY ACTION ON !M6 -- BUT ?IS WAS TOO MU* = ME4 ,I KNEW IT WAS MEMB]S ( \R GR\P1 !N CALL+ ITSELF ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,Y\? ,F$]ATION -- WE KEPT *ANG+ ! NAME -- :O W]E RESPONSIBLE4 ,I C\LD HAVE NAM$ !M1 BUT DIDN'T LIKE TO DO SO1 SO ,I BOLDLY CLAIM$ RESPONSIBILITY MYSELF1 KN[+ IF IT CAME TO ! ATT5TION ( ! POLICE ,I HAD A P]FECT ALIBI1 ! S*OOL REGI/]1 ,I WAS NAIVE 5\< 9 ?OSE DAYS TO ?9K ?AT ALIBIS C\NT$4 

,SUTTON W5T 9TO A H>ANGUE AB\T IRRESPONSIBLE ELEM5TS1 SAY+ HE MI<T BE ACCUS$ ( BE+ A ,LIB]AL BUT 4 4 4 ,I BR\<T \T A ,LIB]AL ,P>TY H&BILL ) HIS NAME ON IT & HE BECAME SIL5T4 ,WILLIAM ,WESS1 A DE> OLD MAN ) A %OCK ( :ITE HAIR1 TOOK UP ! REFRA9 ) A NOBLE H>ANGUE AB\T CRAFTSM5 :O LOV+LY BUILT BUILD+S :I* !Y NEV] 9T5D$ PEOPLE TO BURN D[N4 ,HAD IT BE5 CON/RUCT$ BY ME1 :AT W\LD ,I HAVE ?\<T8 ,Y\ W\LD HAVE ?\<T IT WAS ,WE/M9/] ,ABBEY RA!R ?AN A HUT & ,I ALWAYS HAT$ ?IS PHONY PACIFISM4 ,EMMA REF]R$ TO ME AS A Y\NG HOOLIGAN :O KNEW NO?+ AB\T AN>*ISM4 ,MATILDA ,GRE5 WAS QUITE DELI<T$ ) ! 9CID5T -- %E HAD NEV] =GIV5 ,EMMA = H] [N Y\?FUL HOOLIGANISM 9 US+ A :IP TO ,MO/1 :5 9 HIS OLD AGE HE D5\NC$ ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN'S ATTACK ON ! 9DU/RIALI/ ,FRICK4 

,IT WAS DEC5T ( ,DAVID ,PORT] 9 ,VISION ON ,FIRE TO REF] TO MY DIFF]5CES ) ,EMMA1 ?\< HE SEEMS NOT TO HAVE NOTIC$ !Y OCCURR$ :5 ,I WAS A TE5AG] & %E WAS WELL 9TO H] SIXTIES1 & ,I P]HAPS C\LD BE EXCUS$ A LITTLE 9TOL]ANT IMPATI5CE1 YET OMIT ! EPI!TS %E US$ SU* AS 'RASCAL' & 'HOOLIGAN'4 ,EMMA PUT H]SELF 9 AN IMPOSSIBLE POSITION BY BE+ HELD RESPONSIBLE = ! ]RORS ( PEOPLE 9 ! LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T :O HAD COMPROMIS$ ) ! GOV]NM5T 9 ,SPA92 %E WAS CON/ANTLY ATTACK$ BY IRRESPONSIBLES1 9CLUD+ MYSELF1 = MATT]S OV] :I* %E HAD NO CONTROL & :I* %E DEPLOR$1 YET %E TRI$ TO RAISE ! MATT] ) ,SPANI% COMRADES & GIVE ADVICE & WAS TREAT$ AS IRRESPONSIBLE H]SELF4 ,NEV] ! MO/ PATI5T ( PEOPLE1 ONE CAN SEE H[ SORELY TRI$ %E WAS4 ,BUT H] ADM9I/RATION ( ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I ,BUREAU WAS A TOTAL FAILURE & A %E] WA/E ( TIME & MONEY4 ,I HOTLY CRITICIZ$ IT & WAS D5\NC$ = MY PA9S 9 H] LETT]S TO ! PROPAG&A BUREAU 9 ,B>CELONA4 

,ALL MY LETT]S W]E C>EFULLY PRES]V$ & W]E ACTUALLY TAK5 \T ( ,SPA9 AFT] ! DEFEAT1 ) ! PRESUM$ 9T5TION ( %[+ ,I HAD D>$ TO CRITICIZE ,E,G NO LESS4 ,MAYBE !Y TOO DIDN'T KN[ H[ OLD ,I WAS4 

,NO ONE WAS READI] TO SAY H[ WRONG ,I WAS ?AN ,E!L ,MANN91 ! NOVELI/1 :O WAS ,EMMA'S RI<T H& ALL DUR+ ! ,SPANI% CAMPAIGN4 ,E!L WAS UND] ! ALMO/ HYPNOTIC 9FLU5CE ( ,EMMA4 ,:5 ! LATT] DI$1 %E WROTE SEV]AL BOOKS TAK+ EXACTLY ! SAME POSITION ?AT ,I HAD REG>D+ ! MALADM9I/RATION UND] ,EMMA & H]SELF1 EXCEPT ?AT %E BLAM$ IT ALL ON ,EMMA & ,RALPH ,B>R4 

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