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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK 

,TEXT 3 

,PANIC P]VADES ! 9TELLECTUAL LAY]S ( ,AM]ICAN SOCIETY4 
,:]EAS ! PEOPLES ( ,EUROPE W]E US$ TO W> & DAMAGE1 TO DE/RUCTION & 
9SECURITY 9 LIFE1 ,AM]ICANS FELT SAFE 9 BE+ SEP>AT$ BY OCEANS FROM 
DANG]\S FOES1 UNTIL ! ATOM BOMB FELL UPON ,HIRO%IMA2 ! FIR/ SCI5TI/S1 
REALIZ+ :AT IT MEANT1 CALL$ !MSELVES 0FRI<T5$ M540 

,!RE IS NO SECRET2 & !RE IS NO DEF5SE4 ,)9 SOME FEW 
YE>S ,RUSSIA & MANY SMALL] C\NTRIES CAN HAVE !IR 9/ALLATIONS READY TO 
MAKE ATOM BOMBS BY ! HUNDR$S1 JU/ LIKE ,AM]ICA4 ,ATOM BOMBS >E ! *EAPE/ 
MEANS ( T[N-DE/RUCTION2 ,G5]AL ,H4 ,H4 ,>NOLD COMPUT$ ?AT DE/RUCTION P] 
SQU>E MILE BY MEANS ( ,B-#b#i BOMBS CO/ #c MILLION DOLL>S BY MEANS ( ! 
,HIRO%IMA BOMB ONLY HALF A MILLION 7DE/ROY+ A VALUE ( #af MILLION74 ,C>RI$ 
BY AIRPLANES OR ROCKETS1 !Y CAN CROSS ! OCEAN 9 NUMB]S1 & BY AG5TS ( 
=EIGN P[]S--,RUSSIA HAS NUMB]S ( DEVOT$ AG5TS 9 EV]Y 
C\NTRY--!Y CAN EASILY BE SMUGGL$ 9 & HIDD51 TO DE/ROY EV]Y?+ 
= MILES >\ND AT ! FIX$ MOM5T4 ,AN IMM5SE >MY ( SECURITY (FIC]S & 
SPIES WILL BE NE$$1 CONT9UALLY TO 9SPECT EV]Y BOX OR CASE 9 ANY H\SE4 ,9 
P5ETRAT+ WORDS ,UREY1 ONE ( ! =EMO/ PHYSICI/S 9 ,AM]ICA1 PO9TS \T 
H[ ! DEADLY FE> ( ANNIHILATION WILL DE/ROY ALL ! LIB]TIES ( ,AM]ICAN 
CITIZ5S4 ,NOR WILL AN ATTEMPT TO =E/ALL ! DANG] ?R\< WORLD CONQUE/ BY 
,AM]ICA BE A WAY \T4 0,NOT ONLY MAY \R [N CULTURE BE DE/ROY$ BY !SE 
WEAPONS ( MASS DE/RUCTION1 BUT ALL CIVILIZATIONS AS !Y EXI/ 9 ! WORLD 
MAY BE RET>D$ & WEAK5$ = C5TURIES TO COME4 ,IT ALL ADDS UP TO ! MO/ 
DANG]\S SITUATION ?AT HUMANITY HAS EV] FAC$ 9 ALL HI/ORY40 

,9 ?IS ALL HIS COLLEAGUES AGREE1 & !Y REBEL4 ,!Y REFUSE N[ 
?AT ! ,G]MAN W> IS OV] & WON1 TO TAKE P>T 9 FUR!R RESE>* = 
MILIT>Y USE1 TO CON/RUCT & P]FECT WEAPONS4 7,! GOV]NM5T1 TO BREAK ?IS 
/RIKE HAS ALREADY IMPORT$ HUNDR$S ( ,G]MAN ,NAZI-PHYSICI/S47 ,! ATOMIC 
SCI5TI/S PROPOSE 9T]NATIONAL CONTROL ( ALL ATOMIC TE*NICS & RESE>*1 
& GIVE \T ! SLOGAN3 NO MORE W>4 ,AN EXT5SIVE PROPAG&A IS PUT \T TO 
IMPRESS ! ,AM]ICAN PEOPLE ?AT A NEW AGE1 0! ATOMIC AGE0 HAS BEGUN1 & ?AT 
IT IS 9CUMB5T UPON !M ALL TO FI<T ! IMP5D+ DANG]4 ,PR(ESSOR ,LANGMUIR 
EXPLA9S ?AT ,AM]ICA MU/ COME TO AN UND]/&+ ) ,RUSSIA & OV]COME ! 
MUTUAL MI/RU/4 0,WE DON'T LIKE !IR =M ( GOV]NM5T & !Y DON'T LIKE 
\RS10 BUT HE ADDS1 QUOT+ ! ,ATLANTIC ,*>T] 0WE HAVE TO RESPECT ! RI<T 
( ALL PEOPLES TO *OOSE ! =M ( GOV]NM5T UND] :I* !Y WILL 
LIVE40 ,MANIFE/LY1 HE ?9KS ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE HAVE DELIB]ATELY1 BY 
PREF]5CE1 *OS5 !IR DICTATOR%IP4 

,!RE IS N[1 EV] AGA91 TALK ( AN UND]/&+ BETWE5 ,RUSSIA 
& ,AM]ICA4 ,C]TA9LY1 BETWE5 ! PEOPLES1 ! WORK+ MASSES1 !RE W\LD BE 
NO DIFFICULTY1 IF ONLY !Y C\LD REA* ONE ANO!R4 ,BUT 0,RUSSIA03 ?AT IS ! 
GR\P ( DICTATORIALLY RUL+ (FICIALS1 = :OM ! *IEF ?+ IS TO KEEP 
!IR P[] OV] ! EXPLOIT$1 GAGG$ MASSES4 ,OR 0,AM]ICA03 ?AT IS ! GR\P 
( MILLIONAIRES1 RUL+ BY MEANS ( !IR AG5TS1 S5ATORS1 PRESID5TS1 
CONGRESSM51 $ITORS1 = :OM ! *IEF ?+ IS TO KEEP !IR P[] OV] ! 
EXPLOIT$ FOOL$ MASSES & TO EXT5D !IR P[] OV] ! WORLD2 ,AM]ICAN 
CAPITALISM AS ! MO/ P[]FUL ASPIR+ TO COMPLETE WORLD-DOM9ATION1 ,RUSSIAN 
/ATE-CAPITALISM AS ! MORE ADVANC$ ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION1 EXPECT+ 
SUP]IORITY BY DELAY+ ! CONFLICT4 ,!ORETICALLY IT DOES NOT SEEM 5TIRELY 
IMPOSSIBLE ?AT !SE TWO GR\PS ( EXPLOIT]S %\LD COME TO AN AGREEM5T ( 
UNIT+ 9TO ONE1 ?\< NOT HOMOG5\S WORLD-DOM9AT+ CLASS2 JU/ AS N[ 
)9 ONE POLITICAL UNIT ! CAPITALI/ GR\PS COMPETE & FI<T ONE ANO!R 
)\T KILL+ OR %OOT+4 ,9 ,AM]ICA MANY ,VOICES >E RAIS$ ALREADY1 
DEM&+ ONE SUPREME WORLD-GOV]NM5T 70,ONE WORLD OR NONE607--!Y FEEL 
QUITE SURE ?AT IT W\LD MEAN AN ,AM]ICAN WORLD-GOV]NM5T2 ( C\RSE ! 
,RUSSIAN RUL]S REFUSE4 ,BUT AS LONG AS !RE >E L>GE POPULATIONS & C\NTRIES 
/ILL TO BE CONQU]$ BY CAPITALISM--AS 9 ,*9A--BY DE/RUCTION ( 
OLD SETTL$ CONDITIONS & HEAVI] SUFF]+ ( ! MASSES1 VIOL5CE & 
BLOOD%$ WILL NOT DISAPPE> FROM ! E>?1 & PASSIONATE GRE$ WILL 5G5D] 
A W>LIKE SPIRIT4 ,MOREOV] 9 WORLD W> CAPITAL MAKES ! BIGGE/ PR(ITS2 #ai 
%IPBUILD+ COMPANIES ) A TOTAL CAPITAL ( #b#c11 MADE PR(ITS AM\NT+ 
TO #c#e#f11 9 ! LA/ W>4 ,SO IT DOES NOT SEEM PROBABLE ?AT WORLD PEACE 
& UNITY ( ! RUL+ CLASSES WILL BE REA*$4 

,CAPITALI/ SOCIETY ) ITS MI<TY TE*NICAL & ITS 5TIRELY 
9ADEQUATE SPIRITUAL & MORAL P[]S IS (T5 COMP>$ TO A P[]FUL RAC+ C> 
) A BABY AT ! :EEL4 ,N[ ! C> IS SE5 /E]+ D[NRI<T T[>DS ! 
ABYSS4 ,PRESID5T ,TRUMAN A YE> AGO 9 A MESSAGE TO ,CONGRESS SAID3 0! RELEASE 
( ATOMIC 5]GY CON/ITUTES A =CE TOO REVOLUTION>Y TO CONSID] 9 ! 
FRAMEWORK ( OLD IDEAS40 ,:AT WE SEE 9 POLITICS & 9T]NATIONAL TALK IS ! 
/EADFA/1 NE>LY 9V>IABLE DOM9ANCE ( ! OLD IDEAS4 ,! ,>MY1 H]E & 
YOND]1 PREP>ES 9 SECRET MORE & MORE DE/RUCTIVE ATOMIC WEAPONS4 ,P]=M+ 
!IR N>R[ DUTY 9 ACCORDANCE ) CIVIL GOV]NM5T2 9T]NATIONAL TALK GOES 
ON 9 ! OLD FRAME2 ! MUTUAL PROPOSALS ( ! GOV]NM5TS HAVE ! 
OLD-FA%ION S\ND ( W>-?REATS & PEACE-PHRASES4 

,IS ?AT M]E CLUMS9ESS ( ?\<T8 ,NO1 ! /ILL REIGN+ 0OLD 
IDEAS0 REPRES5T ! /ILL EXI/+ OLD F\NDATIONS ( SOCIETY1 ! MA/]Y ( 
RAPACI\S EXPLOIT]S4 ,! WORDS ( ! PRESID5T W]E IDLE WORDS4 ,! ATOM BOMB 
SURELY IS A REVOLUTION>Y FACTOR4 ,BUT IT HAS NOT REVOLUTIONIZ$ ! BASIS ( 
SOCIETY4 

,WILL ! 0REVOLT+0 SCI5TI/S *ANGE ?IS BASIS8 ,!Y DO NO 
MORE ?AN TRY TO IMPRESS ! DANG] ( ATOMIC W> UPON ! CITIZ5S4 ,!Y CANNOT 
DO ANY MORE1 !Y >E ONLY LE>N$ PHYSICI/S2 !Y >E NOT SOCIAL GUIDES2 !Y 
>E NOT ACQUA9T$ ) ! REAL NATURE ( SOCIAL RELATIONS4 ,LE>N$ SOCIETIES 
9 DIFF]5T C\NTRIES N[ DEM& = ! SCI5TI/ CONTROL ( & A SAY 9 
POLITICS1 P>T ( ! RESPONSIBILITY 9 GOV]NM5T4 ,!Y >E NOT AW>E ?AT ! 
RI<T ( GOV]N+ IS NOT GIV5 BUT MU/ BE CONQU]$4 ,9 ONE ( ! PAMPHLETS 
ISSU$ TO R\SE ! PEOPLE1 ! QUE/ION ASK$ BY ! READ]S3 :AT CAN ,I 
DO8--IS ANSW]$ ?US3 0,LET Y\R ,CONGRESSM5 KN[ ?AT Y\ EXPECT !M TO 
F9D A WAY TO BANI% FROM ! WORLD BO? ! CAUSES & ! WEAPONS ( W>1 
REG>DLESS ( H[ MANY PRESID5TS & PREJUDICES MU/ BE SET ASIDE40 ,?AT WILL 
DO IT6 ,9DE$1 T5S ( ?\S&S ( LETT]S W]E RECEIV$ ALREADY BY ,CONGRESS 
7FROM AMONG T5S ( MILLIONS ( VOT]S1 H5CE #i#i4#i P]C5T %[$ NO 9T]E/74 
,PROBABLY ! ,CONGRESSM5 RECEIV+ SU* LETT]S W5T TO !IR P>TY BOSSES 
9SIDE OR \TSIDE ( ! ,ADM9I/RATION TO TAKE C\NSEL & 9/RUCTIONS3 & SO 
EV]Y?+ REMA9S 9 ! SAME H&S DIRECT$ BY ! 0OLD IDEAS0 ( 
POLITICS4 

,WORLD-?REAT5+ DANG]S CANNOT BE AV]T$ BY MEANS ( 
UNIMPORTANT TRIFLES4 

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,C\LD ANY?+ O!RWISE BE DONE1 !N1 TO PREV5T ATOMIC W>8 
,C]TA9LY4 ,BUT 9 ORD] TO SEE ?IS1 ! QUE/ION MU/ BE PUT 9 A WID] 
CONTEXT4 ,CAN ! PEOPLE1 9 EXTREME CASES1 =CE ITS WILL UPON ! 
RUL]S--DIRECTLY1 H5CE O!RWISE ?AN BY ! LONG1 NOTORI\SLY ILLUSION>Y 
WAY ( ELECT+ AN 5TIRELY NEW & NEW-M9D$ ,CONGRESS8 ,SUPPOSE AN IMM$IATE 
DANG] ( W> ?REAT5S1 HAVE ! WORK+ MASSES1 PROVID$ !Y HAVE ! DECID$ 
WILL TO PREV5T ! W>1 ANY POSSIBILITY ( 5=C+ !IR WILL UPON AN 
UNWILL+ W>-PREP>+ GOV]NM5T8 ,!Y HAVE1 IF !Y >E REALLY PREP>$ TO 
UPHOLD !IR AIM RESOLUTELY4 

,IT MU/ BE BORNE 9 M9D ?AT A GOV]NM5T1 A RUL+ CLASS CANNOT 
GO TO W> IF ! PEOPLE >E UNWILL+ & RESI/+4 ,!RE=E A MORAL & 
9TELLECTUAL PREP>ATION IS NO LESS NECESS>Y ?AN A TE*NICAL & 
ORGANIZATIONAL PREP>ATION4 ,!Y KN[ 9TUITIVELY :AT ,CLAUSEWITZ ! WELL-KN[N 
,G]MAN AU?OR ( 0,ON ,W>0 EXPRESS$ 9 ?IS WAY3 ?AT 9 EV]Y W> SPIRITUAL 
=CES PLAY ! MA9 ROLE4 ,SY/EMATIC PROPAG&A 9 ! PRESS1 ON ! RADIO & 
9 ! MOVIES1 MU/ AWAK5 ! PATRIOTIC BELLICOSE SPIRIT & SUPPRESS ! 
9/9CTIVE BUT UNORGANIZ$ RESI/ANCE4 ,SO IT IS C]TA9 ?AT A DECID$1 
CONSCI\S REFUSAL BY ! MASSES ( ! PEOPLE1 MANIFE/$ 9 AN \TSPOK51 
WIDELY HE>D PROTE/1 IS A FIR/-RANK POLITICAL FACTOR & CAN HAVE A 
DET]M9+ 9FLU5CE UPON GOV]NM5T POLICY4 ,SU* PROTE/ CAN ASSUME DIFF]5T 
=MS ( 9CREAS+ /R+5CY4 

,IT MAY APPE> FIR/ 9 MASS MEET+S VOT+ %>P RESOLUTIONS4 
,! PROTE/ WILL BE MORE EFFECTIVE1 IF--9 T5S & HUNDR$S--( 
?\S&S--! MASSES GO 9TO ! /REETS 9 5DLESS PROCESSIONS2 AGA9/ 
SU* NUMB]S ALL RIOT-ACTS & C\RT 9JUNCTIONS >E MEAN+LESS4 ,& IF !SE 
>E NOT SUFFICI5T1 OR >E SUPPRESS$ BY MILIT>Y =CE1 ! WORK]S & 
EMPLOYES 9 TRANSPORT & 9DU/RY CAN /RIKE4 ,NOT = WAGES1 BUT TO SAVE 
SOCIETY4 ,A MASS POLITICAL /RIKE IS NOT A ME*ANICAL IMP$IM5T TO W>1 BUT A 
MEANS ( MORAL PRESSURE4 ,IT IS ! MO/ S]I\S ADMONITION TO GOV]NM5T ( ! 
RESOLUTE WILL ( ! PEOPLE = PEACE4 ,SURELY IT W\LD BE A REVOLUTION>Y 
ACTION2 BUT AS ,TRUMAN SAID1 ! ATOM BOMB IS A REVOLUTION>Y FACTOR4 

,SU* AN ACTION IS NOT LI<TLY TO BE 5T]$ UPON4 ,GOV]NM5T & 
! RUL+ CLASS WILL TRY TO BREAK ?IS RESI/ANCE ) ALL ! MEANS ( MORAL 
& PHYSICAL SUPPRESSION4 ,SO IT WILL BE A H>D FI<T1 DEM&+ SACRIFICES1 
/EADFA/NESS & 5DURANCE4 ,! PSY*OLOGICAL FACTORS = SU* A FI<T >E NOT 
AT ONCE PRES5T 9 FULL VIGOR2 !Y NE$ TIME TO DEVELOP UND] HEAVY SPIRITUAL 
/RA94 ,AS LONG AS CITIZ5S CAN BE LULL$ BY AN APPEAL TO NATIONALISM--EV5 
9 ! ILLU/RAT$ LEAFLETS AGA9/ ATOMIC W> ! />-SPANGL$ BANN] MADE ITS 
APPE>ANCE--& LI/5 TO ! PROMISE ?AT ! BIG PR(ITS ( ,AM]ICAN 
WORLD-DOM9ATION WILL P\R \T OV] ! 5TIRE BUS9ESS WORLD2 AS LONG AS ! 
WORK]S GO ON /RIKE & GO TO WORK AT ! COMM& ( SOME UNION *IEFTA91 
9/EAD ( TAK+ ACTION & DECISION OV] !IR LOT 5TIRELY 9TO !IR [N 
H&S--! PSY*OLOGICAL CONDITIONS = SU* ACTIONS ( PROTE/ WILL BE 
LACK+4 ,BUT IT MU/ BE EMPHASIZ$ ?AT 9 !M LIES ! ONLY W>RANT ( WORLD 
PEACE4 

,WILL NOT SU* ACTIONS1 BY LAM+ ! W>-PREP>ATIONS1 PLAY 9TO 
! H&S ( ! FOE & PREP>E = ! DEFEAT ( ! HOME C\NTRY8 ,EV]YBODY 
9 ,AM]ICA KN[S ?AT ,RUSSIA IS A DICTATOR%IP ABLE TO GO ITS C\RSE UNIMPAIR$ 
BY ! P[]LESS MASSES4 ,BUT 9 ,RUSSIA ! WORK]S1 TO ! LA/ *ILD1 KN[ ?AT 
! ,U,S,A IS RUL$ BY BIG CAPITALISM ASPIR+ TO WORLD-DOM9ATION1 & TO ?AT 5D 
IS ABLE TO MU/] ! 5TIRE ,AM]ICAN PEOPLE1 WORK]S AS WELL AS MIDDLE-CLASS4 
,AT LEA/ UP TO N[4 ,WILL !Y1 !N1 BLAME !IR RUL]S = PREP>+ = A W> 
( DEF5SE8 ,?US ! R+ ( FATE1 FETT]+ EA* WORK+ CLASS TO MA/]S IS 
CLOS$4 ,H[ CAN IT BE BROK58 

,9 ,RUSSIA ! WORK]S >E P[]LESS1 KEPT 9 SPIRITUAL AS WELL AS 
PHYSICAL BONDAGE4 ,! ,AM]ICAN WORK]S >E FREE TO TAKE UP ! FI<T1 FREE TO 
ACT1 TO READ1 TO PUBLI%1 TO DISCUSS1 TO 9/RUCT !MSELVES1 TO COMB9E 9 
UNIONS1 TO ASSEMBLE 9 MEET+1 TO /RIKE4 ,H5CE IT IS ONLY H]E ?AT ! FI<T 
= PEACE CAN BEG94 ,IF !RE IS ANY WAY TO 5C\RAGE1 FROM ! \TSIDE1 
RESI/ANCE ( OPPOSITIONAL ELEM5TS AMONG ! ,RUSSIAN MASSES AGA9/ ! 
DICTATOR%IP1 IT CONSI/S 9 MASS-ACTIONS ( ,AM]ICAN WORK]S AGA9/ CAPITALI/ 
P[]4 ,IF !Y %\LD PROCE$ TO WR5* ! DECISION ON POLICY FROM BIG CAPITAL1 
! MO/ ESS5TIAL /EP TO DET] ! ?REAT ( ATOMIC W> W\LD BE MADE4 

,AT ! SAME TIME SU* ACTION W\LD BE ! FIR/ /EP T[>DS 
SOCIAL REVOLUTION OV]?R[+ CAPITALISM ITSELF4 ,!N ! ATOM BOMB W\LD BE A 
REVOLUTION>Y FACTOR 9DE$1 REVOLUTIONIZ+ ! BASIS ( SOCIETY4 ,!N ! 
0ATOMIC AGE0 W\LD 9AUGURATE ! AGE ( FRE$OM4 

,( C\RSE NOBODY EXPECTS ! ATOMIC SCI5TI/S TO GO ?AT F>4 
,!Y HAVE GIV5 !IR EXP]T W>N+1 AS PHYSICI/S4 ,MORE !Y CANNOT DO4 ,IT IS 
UP TO O!RS TO TAKE ! W>N+4 

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