,IRI% ,COMMUNI/ ,POLICY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 ,LETT] TO ,SYLVIA ,PANKHUR/ 9 ,WORK]S' ,DREADN\<T1 #c ,SEPTEMB] #a#i#b#b4 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,ADAM ,BUICK4 

,DE> ,COMRADE 

,I HAVE READ ) MU* SATISFACTION Y\R >TICLE ON ! PROGRAM 
( ! ,IRI% ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 & ,I ?9K Y\ >E P]FECTLY RI<T 9 CALL+ IT 
A NON-,COMMUNI/ PROGRAM4 ,9DE$1 ! ESS5CE ( ,COMMUNI/ ?\<T IS ?AT ! 
GREAT TRANS=MATION ( SOCIETY FROM ,CAPITALISM TO ,COMMUNISM CAN ONLY BE 
ACCOMPLI%$ BY ! COMMON EF=TS ( ! WORK]S !MSELVES1 ALL ( !M ACT+ 
:]E !Y /& 9 ! PROCESS ( PRODUCTION4 

,! BELIEF ?AT SOME =EIGN P[]1 ! ,/ATE1 MAY ACCOMPLI% IT = ! 
WORK]S BY DECREES & LAWS IS A SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC BELIEF -- NAY1 ONLY ! 
MO/ N>R[-M9D$ SOCIAL DEMOCRATS BELIEVE IT2 MO/ SOCIAL DEMOCRATS 9 =M] 
TIMES KNEW QUITE WELL ?AT ! *IEF =CE ( TRANS=MATION MU/ COME FROM 
BEL[4 

,! /ATE IS NOT A SUP]NATURAL BE+2 IT IS ! ORGANIZ$ HO/ ( 
POLITICIANS1 LEAD]S & (FICIALS BACK$ BY >M$ =CE4 ,! BELIEF ?AT ! 
,/ATE MAY E/ABLI% ,COMMUNISM BY LEGISLATIVE MEANS IS ! BELIEF ?AT ?IS SMALL 
HO/ ( (FICIALS & LEAD]S1 BY !IR WISDOM1 MAY SAVE ! MASS ( ! WORK]S 
FROM SLAV]Y -- !SE WORK]S HAV+ NO?+ TO DO BUT VOTE = !M4 ,N[ 
! EXP]I5CE ( ,G]MANY HAS PROV$ ?AT PLAC+ ,LABOR LEAD]S AT ! HEAD ( 
! ,/ATE IS SIMPLY A *ANGE ( RUL]S1 :I* CANNOT BR+ ANY REAL 
REVOLUTION4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 ,RUSSIA 9 ! FIR/ YE>S ( ! ,REVOLUTION %[$ ?AT 
AFT] ! WORK]S HAD ALREADY SEIZ$ ! P[] 9 ! WORK%OPS1 9 ! ,>MY1 
& ON ! L&1 BY !IR COMMITTEES1 ! REVOLUTION C\LD BE ACCOMPLI%$ BY 
SEIZ+ ! ,/ATE P[] -- I4E41 ALL ?IS ACTIVITY WAS C5TRALIZ$1 UNIT$1 
& ORGANIZ$ BY C5TRAL ORGANS1 & MADE A /RONG UNIT$ BODY AGA9/ ATTACKS 
FROM ! ,CAPITALI/ SIDE4 

,! PROGRAM ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ,IREL& IS NOT ONLY NON-,COMMUNI/ 
BECAUSE IT APPEALS TO ! ,/ATE = EV]Y?+1 BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT ASKS FROM 
?IS ,/ATE ONLY RE=MS4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE51 ?\< NOT ,COMMUNI/ 9 ITS MEANS 
& WAYS1 NEV]!LESS ,COMMUNI/ 9 ITS AIMS1 IF IT HAD CON/ITUT$ MEASURES = 
ABOLI%+ ,CAPITALI/ EXPLOITATION & 9TRODUC+ ,COMMUNI/ [N]%IP4 ,BUT EV5 
?IS IT DOESN'T DO4 ,IT SUPPOSES A ,/ATE ,P[] RUL$ BY ! WORK]S -- 
= AWAIT+ !SE MEASURES FROM A ,/ATE RUL$ BY ,CAPITALI/S W\LD BE PURE 
NONS5SE -- :ILE PRIVATE 5T]PRISE /ILL DOM9ATES ! ECONOMIC FIELD2 
BUT IT DOES NOT MAKE USE ( ?IS ,/ATE ,P[] TO ATTACK & DE/ROY PRIVATE 
5T]PRISE1 BUT ONLY TO RE=M IT TO SOME:AT LESS 9TOL]ABLE CONDITIONS = 
! WORK]S4 ,! MODEL ( ?IS PROGRAM PROBABLY MU/ BE S\<T = 9 ! 
,RUSSIAN CONDITIONS1 :]E ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY TRIES TO KEEP ITS POLITICAL 
DOM9ATION AT ! SAME TIME ?AT IT MU/ ALL[ ,CAPITALI/IC 5T]PRISES TO COME 
ON4 ,BUT ALSO 9 \R [N ,WE/ ,EUROPEAN CONDITIONS WE MAY F9D ! ROOTS = IT4 
,IT TRIES TO COMB9E ! 9T]E/S ( ! WORK+ CLASS = RE=MS ) ! 
9T]E/S ( ! PETTY B\RGEOISIE2 BY ! ,/ATE [N]%IP ( BANKS1 RAILWAYS1 
& BIG 9DU/RIES1 IT PROMISES TO FREE PETTY 5T]PRISES FROM ! CRU%+ 
DOM9ATION ( BIG F9ANCE & HEAVY 9DU/RY4 ,?AT IS ! REASON :Y IT DOES NOT 
PROCLAIM ! ABOLITION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY3 IT DESIRES TO EAT FROM TWO CAKES2 AT 
! SAME TIME1 IT DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO W9 SOLELY ! WORK]S BY ! GREAT IDEAL 
( ,COMMUNISM & REVOLUTION1 TO :I* AT ?IS MOM5T ! GREAT MASS IS 
9DIFF]5T1 :I* ?US EXACT GREAT PA9S & LONG EF=TS4 ,IT ALSO ATTEMPTS TO 
W9 ! PETTY B\RGEOIS CLASS & ALSO ! MIDDLE-CLASS M9D$ MASS ( ! 
WORK]S4 ,IT ATTEMPTS TO W9 BO? !SE CLASSES )9 A %ORT TIME1 NOT RAIS+ 
!IR M9D TO ! HI<] /&+ ( ! GREAT ,COMMUNI/ PROSPECTS1 BY 
VANQUI%+ !IR B\RGEOIS N>R[-M9D$NESS1 BUT BAIT+ !M ) ! 
PROGRAM ( A RE=M$ PETTY CAPITALI/IC WORLD1 :OLLY 9 L9E ) !IR 
9H]IT$ ?\<TS4 

,IT IS NO?+ ELSE ?AN ! 0,NEW ,ZEAL& ,SOCIALISM0 ( TW5TY 
YE>S AGO1 9V5T$ BY B\RGEOIS RE=M]S WANT+ ! AID ( ! SMALL WORK+ 
CLASS AGA9/ =EIGN F9ANCE1 & RESULT+ 9 /RANGL+ ! CLASS /RUGGLE 
& ! FRE$OM ( MOVEM5T ( ! WORK]S4 

,9 ,IREL& IT HAS ITS ROOTS 9 ! ECONOMIC BACKW>DNESS ( ! C\NTRY1 ) 
ITS SMALL PROLET>IAT1 ITS GREAT MASS ( PETTY B\RGEOISIE1 ITS GREAT MASS ( 
PETTY B\RGEOISIE1 ITS GREAT MASS ( SMALL L& HOLD]S & LABOR]S :O HOPE 
TO BECOME PETTY-[N]S4 ,IT TRIES TO GIVE !M A COMMON PROGRAM1 :I*1 ( 
C\RSE1 CANNOT BE ,COMMUNI/4 

,P]HAPS IT MAY BE SAID ?AT1 AS ,COMMUNISM IS NOT YET POSSIBLE 9 SU* A 
C\NTRY1 ?IS PROGRAM ( A RE=M$ SOCIETY ( PETTY 5T]PRISE CONTROLL$ BY 
! WORK+ CLASS IS TO BE PREF]R$ TO EV]Y?+ ELSE1 & ! BE/ POSSIBLE 
WAY \T4 ,BUT ! IDEA ( A /ABLE SOCIETY ON ?IS BASIS ( PEACEFUL COOP]ATION 
( CLASSES IS AN ILLUSION4 ,Y\ HAVE ALREADY %[N IT 9 Y\R >TICLE ) REG>D 
TO WORK]S' CONTROL4 

,! SAME IMPOSSIBILITY MAY BE SE5 REG>D+ UNEMPLOYM5T4 0,FULL 
MA9T5ANCE = ! UNEMPLOY$ AT FULL TRADE UNION RATES0 IS ASK$ =4 
,:]E W\LD ! ,/ATE GET ! FUNDS NECESS>Y UND] ?IS PROGRAM8 ,! FUNDS 
MU/ 9 SOME WAY COME FROM PRODUCTION2 EI!R FROM ! PR(IT ON ,/ATE 
9DU/RIES1 OR FROM TAXES PAID BY SMALL 5T]PRISE4 ,( C\RSE !SE CAPITALI/S 
W\LD NOT BE CONT5T TO PAY TO ! UNEMPLOY$ SU* RATES2 !Y W\LD TRY TO 
L[] !M1 9 ORD] TO RE/ORE ! PRESSURE ( UNEMPLOYM5T ON ! WAGES4 ,H]E 
>ISES ! NATURAL & FUNDAM5TAL 5MITY ( ! CLASSES1 ! *IEF OPPOSITION 
( !IR 9T]E/S1 ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( PEACEFULLY COMB9+ !IR EF=TS4 ,AS 
LONG AS PRIVATE 5T]PRISE EXI/S1 IT MU/ TRY TO HOLD ITSELF AGA9/ 
COMPETITION BY L[]+ ! CO/ ( PRODUCTION1 OR ELSE BE RU9$4 ,IT CANNOT BE 
CONT5T TO SECURE A FIX$ LIV+ TO ! WORK]S4 

,9 #a#h#d#h1 9 ,P>IS1 ?IS PAYM5T ( UNEMPLOY$ WAS ! *IEF CAUSE ( ! 
%OPKEEP]S & O!R PETTY B\RGEOIS BECOM+ FURI\S AGA9/ ! 0DO 
NO?+S0 & CRU%+ ! PROLET>IAN REVOLT 9 ! ,JUNE MASSACRE4 ,BUT 
ALSO FROM ! ,COMMUNI/ PO9T ( VIEW ?IS LEAV+ ! WORK]S UNEMPLOY$ & 
PAY+ !M A LIFE RATE IS NOT RI<T4 ,COMMUNISM MEANS PRODUCTION ( AN ABUNDANCE 
( GOODS1 LEAV+ PEOPLE IDLE :O >E DESIR\S TO WORK IS SPOIL+ ! RES\RCES 
( ! COMMUNITY4 ,A ,COMMUNI/ SOCIETY WILL NOT LEAVE !M UNEMPLOY$1 BUT WILL 
LET !M PRODUCE GOODS = ! COMMUNITY1 ?US = !MSELVES & O!RS TO 
9CREASE ! G5]AL WEAL?4 

,?US ! SO-CALL$ ,COMMUNI/ PROGRAM IS NOT ! PROGRAM ( ,COMMUNI/S 
DESIR\S TO %[ TO ! WORK]S ! DIFFICULT BUT ONLY REAL WAY TO FRE$OM2 IT 
IS ! PROGRAM ( POLITICIANS DESIR\S TO W9 ! GREAT MASS ( ADH]5TS FROM 
V>I\S POOR CLASSES1 BY A PROGRAM ( RE=MS ?AT MEANS COALITION ( WORK]S1 
SMALL F>M]S & PETTY B\RGEOIS4 

,:AT Y\ SAY AB\T ! RESULTS ( ! COALITION 9 ! ,/ATES ( ,EA/]N & 
,MIDDLE ,EUROPE %[S ?AT ?IS COALITION USES ! =CE ( ! PROLET>IAT TO 
PROMOTE ! =MATION ( A NUM]\S CLASS ( SMALL L& [N]S1 EXTREMELY 
HO/ILE TO ANY ,COMMUNISM1 ?US IT ?R[S OB/ACLES 9 ! WAY TO ,COMMUNISM4 ,IT 
DOES /ILL MORE SO BY FILL+ ! M9DS ( ! WORK]S ) ILLUSIONS1 & BY 
DIV]T+ !IR EYES FROM ! ONLY WAY TO FRE$OM2 ! WAY ( CLASS /RUGGLE1 
CLE> CLASS-CONSCI\SNESS & CONFID5CE 9 !IR [N P[]4 

,Y\RS V]Y TRULY1 

,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK 

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

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