,! ,SITUATION 9 ,FRANCE .<,OCT1 #a#h#h#i.> 

,PEOPLE 3 

,$ITOR 3 ,*>LOTTE ,WILSON 

,TAGS 3 AN>*I/ COMMUNI/1 AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIALI/S1 G]MAN COMRADE1 COMRADE ELISE1 PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS1 REAL WORLD1 AN>*I/1 COMRADE1 AN>*I/S1 W>4 

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,! MO/ IMPORTANT EV5T TO BE NOTIC$ FROM ! REVOLUTION>Y ,SOCIALI/ PO9T ( VIEW IS )\T D\BT ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,AN>*I/ ,CONF]5CE :I* WAS HELD AT ,P>IS ON ,SUNDAYS1 ,SEPT4 #a & #h4 ,?IS MEET+ RESEMBL$ 9 NO P>TICUL> ! PREC$+ ,AU?ORIT>IAN ,CONGRESSES4 ,!RE WAS NO PRESID5T1 NO BUREAU1 NO COMMITTEE *>G$ ) ! V]IFICATION ( ! DELEGATES' M&ATES1 TO BR+ UP REPORTS & DO SU*LIKE USELESS ?+S4 ,! PLAT=M WAS ABSOLUTELY FREE = EV]Y ONE TO SPEAK :O WI%$1 & ! MO/ ADMIRABLE ORD] EXI/$ DUR+ ! TWO SITT+S1 AL?\< ! ,SALLE DU ,COMM]CE1 :I* HOLDS FROM FIVE TO SIX HUNDR$ P]SONS1 WAS QUITE FULL4 

,AFT] A %ORT SPEE* FROM ,TORTELLI] 9VIT+ ! COMRADES FROM O!R L&S TO EXPRESS !IR IDEAS & TO 9=M US AB\T ! ,AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 !IR P>T ( ! WORLD1 ,COMRADE ,T>RIDA Y ,M>MOL4 ! DELEGATE ( SEV]AL ,SPANI% ,AN>*I/-,COLLECTIVI/ GR\PS1 SPOKE4 ,HE DESCRIB$ AT L5G? ! ORIG9 ( ! ,SPANI% ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION1 AU?ORIT>IAN AT ! COMM5CEM5T 9 SPITE ( ITS ,AN>*I/ TITLE1 HE V]Y APPROPRIATELY %[$ ?AT ,AN>*Y BE+ EQUAL LIB]TY1 IT W\LD BE ILLOGICAL TO IMPOSE UPON ! GR\PS SU* OR SU* AN ECONOMIC =M4 ,SOME MI<T ADOPT ! COMMUNI/ PR9CIPLE 0TAK+ AT PLEASURE10 O!RS ! COLLECTIVI/ PR9CIPLE 0TO EA* ACCORD+ TO HIS WORK40 ,BUT ANYH[ ! ,COLLECTIVI/ ,AN>*I/S ( ,SPA91 :OSE DIFF]5CE FROM ! ,COMMUNI/S IS A DIM9I%+ QUANTITY1 HAVE NO?+ 9 COMMON ) ! AU?ORIT>IAN ,COLLECTIVI/S ( ,G]MANY & ,FRANCE4 

,ANO!R ,SPANI% DELEGATE1 AN ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/1 REPROA*$ ! ,F$]ATION ) =M]LY NOT SUPPORT+ ! M>TYRS ( ! ,MANO ,NEGRA 70,BLACK ,H&0 ,SOCIETY71 BUT ! MEET+ P]SUAD$ ! COMRADE TO /OP 9DULG+ 9 USELESS RECRIM9ATIONS4 ,RETURN+ TO G5]AL IDEAS HE DECL>$ ?AT !FT FROM EXPLOIT]S4 DES]TION FROM ! >MY & W> AGA9/ PREJUDICE1 >E ACCEPT$ BY ! ,SPANI% ,AN>*I/S AS GOOD ME?ODS ( COMBAT4 

,M]L9O FOLL[$ ) A CLOSE CRITICISM ( ! ATTITUDE TAK5 UP BY ! AU?ORIT>IAN ,SOCIALI/S & ( !IR IDEAL ( SOCIETY AFT] ! REVOLUTION4 ,!IR COMMITTEES >E TO POSSESS !MSELVES ( ALL P[]1 DECREE AN ABATEM5T ( #e P]C5T ON MORTGAGES1 & GIVE TO ! WORK]S1 =M$ LIKE SOLDI]S 9TO REGIM5TS1 ! RI<T TO *OOSE !IR DIRECTORS4 ,! WAGE-SLAVES WILL CALL !MSELVES MEMB]S ( ! COMMUNITY1 ! CAPITALI/S (FICIALS1 & MONEY LABOR-NOTES4 ,ONLY NAMES WILL HAVE BE5 *ANG$4 ,9 AN ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ SOCIETY PEOPLE W\LD HAVE TO OCCUPY !MSELVES ) ! ORGANIZATION ( WANTS & ALSO ) ?OSE PROBLEMS - JU/ICE1 MORALITY1 SOCIABILITY1 :I* ! ,M>XI/S REPEL AS MATT]S ( S5TIM5T4 

,MALATO1 :O SUCCE$$ HIM1 READ 9 ! ,DAME ( ! ,AN>*I/-,COMMUNI/ GR\P ( ,B\GLON 7,LOT ET ,G>ONNE7 A LONG MANIFE/O EXPLA9+ CLE>LY ! MIS]ABLE SITUATION ( ! ,FR5* PEASANTS1 :O BE=E ! 5D ( ! C5TURY WILL BE =C$ BY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS TO C>RY \T AN EXT5SIVE JACQU]IE4 ,WE MU/1 ! MANIFE/O CONCLUD$1 DEVELOP ! G]MS ( REVOLT BY ALL MEANS - PAMPHLETS1 PLAC>DS1 COLPORTEURS1 ETC4 - & MO/ IMPORTANT ( ALL1 OCCUPY \RSELVES ) ! CON/ITUTION ( AN ,AGR>IAN ,LEAGUE ON A PURELY ,AN>*I/ BASIS4 

,AFT] AN 5]GETIC EXHORTATION BY ! ,G]MAN COMRADE1 ,W]N]1 TO /RUGGLE BY ALL MEANS AGA9/ ! RUL+ CLASS1 AN ,5GLI% DELEGATE SPOKE 9 ,5GLI%1 ,M]L9O TRANSLAT+ AFT]W>DS4 ,HE SAID ?AT AL?\< 9 ,5GL& ! ,AN>*I/S >E NOT YET V]Y NUM]\S1 !Y WORK ACTIVELY 9 SPREAD+ !IR IDEAS ( EMANCIPATION4 ,HE ALSO REF]R$ TO ! ,LONDON /RIKE & ! 5?USIA/IC MEET+ DECID$ TO S5D A TELEGRAM TO ! WORK]S OV] ! ,*ANNEL 5C\RAG+ !M TO P]SEV]E 9 !IR FI<T ) ! CAPITALI/S4 

,AFT] SOME WORDS FROM A LADY COMRADE1 ,ELISE1 9 SUPPORT ( C>RY+ OIL A PROPAG&A AMONG WOM5 BY WOM51 AN 9T]E/+ DEBATE COMM5C$ ON ! SUBJECT ( ,!FT4 ,M]L9O CONSID]$ IT SIMPLY A *ANG+ ( PROPRIETORS1 LEAV+ ! QUE/ION ( 9DIVIDUAL PROP]TY ITSELF UNT\*$4 ,TORTELLI]1 ,BRUNET1 ,FAURE & ,DEV]TUS APPROV$ ( /EAL+ FROM ! RI* AS A ME?OD ( C>RY+ ON ! SOCIAL W>4 

,?IS QUE/ION WAS AGA9 DISCUSS$ AT L5G? AT ! SECOND SITT+4 ,!N ALSO ,MALATO DEALT ) ! ATTITUDE ( ,AN>*I/S 9 CASE !RE %\LD BE A W>4 ,HE URG$ UPON COMRADES NOT TO CONF9E !MSELVES TO METAPHYSICAL DISCUSSIONS UN9TELLIGIBLE TO ! MASSES1 :I* T5D TO DE/ROY ! REVOLUTION>Y FEEL+4 ,WE %\LD S]I\SLY CONSID] ! EV5TUALITY ( A W> & SEEK = PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS4 ,TOO MANY COMRADES BELIEV$ ?AT WE HAVE ONLY TO LET ?+S GO ACCORD+ TO ! C\RSE ( EV5TS & ?AT BESIDES WE CAN NEV] P5ETRATE ! FUTURE4 ,?IS IS NOT CORRECT2 BY ! COORD9ATION ( FACTS & FROM PRECISE OBS]VATIONS1 GO+ FROM ! KN[N TO ! UNKN[N1 WE CAN =ESEE ! FUTURE AT ANY RATE 9 ITS GREAT FEATURES4 ,SOCIOLOGY IS A SCI5CE4 ,HE ?\<T ?AT 9 TIME ( W> DECL>ATIONS ( PR9CIPLE W\LD BE 9SUFFICI5T4 ,IT W\LD BE NECESS>Y TO ACT1 BE+ C>EFUL NOT TO OPPOSE ! /R5G? ( ! POPUL> CURR5T4 ,NO MATT] ) :AT MOTIVE1 IT WAS DESIRABLE TO ?R[ ! MASS AGA9/ ! GREAT CAPITALI/S4 ,9 A WORD !RE MU/ BE ACTION1 ACTION COLLECTIVE & IMM$IATE4 

,COMRADE ,PAUL ,RECLUS DID NOT ?9K A W> WAS IMM95T4 ,! GOV]NM5TS SEEM$ TO MUTUALLY DI/RU/ ONE ANO!R4 ,%\LD !RE BE A CONFLICT1 H[EV]1 ! PROPOSAL PUT =W>D BY ,MALATO WAS GOOD4 ,GO+ ON TO SPEAK ( ! PROPAG&A AMONG ! PEASANTS BE SAID HE DID ,DOT CONSID] IT PRACTICABLE TO DO MORE ?AN WAS DONE N[1 BUT 9 ! DAY ( REVOLUTION IT W\LD BE NECESS>Y TO HA/5 TO S5D 9TO ! C\NTRY ! MANUFACTUR$ PRODUCTS ?AT ! CAPITALI/ REGIME HAS ACCUMULAT$ 9 ! W>EH\SES4 

,COMRADE ,ELISE READ A PAP] ON ,!FT1 :I* %E ?\<T WAS ONLY JU/IFIABLE = PROPAG&A PURPOSES4 ,!RE MU/ BE1 %E SAID1 SOME ,AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES & MORALS4 ,COMRADE ,RID\X1 AN 9DIVIDUALI/1 AFFIRM$ ON ! O!R H& ?AT ,AN>*Y IS ! NEGATION ( MORALS & PR9CIPLES1 & ?AT EGOISM IS1 UND] V>Y+ =MS1 ! BASIC PR9CIPLE ( HUMAN NATURE4 

,M]L9O GAVE A RESUME ( ! IDEAS ?R[N \T AT ! ,CONF]5CE4 ,AFT] HIM A ,G]MAN COMRADE DECL>$1 & NOT )\T REASON1 ?AT TWO DIFF]5T CAMPS >E =M$4 ?AT ( ! IDEALI/ ,AN>*I/S & ?AT ( ! MAT]IALI/ ,AN>*I/S4 ,HE BELIEVES ?AT A SPLIT WILL BE 9EVITABLE 9 A LITTLE :ILE4 

,WE HOPE ?IS PROPHECY WILL NOT BE REALIZ$ & ?AT ! LIB]TY :I* ! AN>*I/ IDEA LEAVES TO EV]Y ONE TO ACT ACCORD+ TO HIS TEMP]AM5T & HIS CONCEPTIONS WILL MA9TA9 A FRAT]NAL ACCORD4 ,BESIDES MAT]IALISM DOES NOT EXCLUDE A PROP]LY UND]/OOD IDEALISM4 ,BU*N] HAS SAID ! MORE WE MAKE AB/RACT IDEAS ( AN IMAG9>Y FUTURE ! MORE WE >E 9CL9$ TO LOVE ! REAL WORLD & TO MAKE IT COM=TABLE = \R USE1 TO EMBELLI% IT1 9 FACT TO IDEALIZE IT4 ,BUT IT IS NONE ! LESS TRUE ?AT A LONG P]IOD ( 9ACTION HAS ?R[N MANY ( \R FRI5DS 9TO ! CL\DY PA?S  ( METAPHYSICS4 ,AB/RACTIONS ( PURE REASON & SOMETIMES EFFUSIONS ( S5TIM5TALISM MAKE !M =GET ! REAL WORLD & NEGLECT PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS4 ,!IR ACTIVITY 9/EAD ( BE+ EMPLOY$ 9 DET]M9+ FACTS & CREAT+ SITUATIONS IS ONLY EXP5D$ 9 A SORT ( C]EBRAL GYMNA/ICS4 ,!Y HAVE !RE A MORTAL DANG] UNLESS !Y REBEL AGA9/ IT4 

,9 ! MEANTIME ! B\RGEOIS P>TIES & ! AU?ORIT>IAN ,SOCIALI/S >E /IRR$ FEV]I%LY BY ! LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS :I* TAKE PLACE ON ,SEPTEMB] #b#b4 ,AT ,CLIGNANC\RT 7#a#h? >RONDISSEM5T ( ,P>IS7 ,G5]AL ,B\LANG] IS C&IDATE 9 OPPOSITION TO ! ,MUNICIPAL ,C\NCILOR ,J(TR91 ! ,POSSIBILI/4 ,A ?IRD C&IDATE )\T T9Y *ANCE1 IS ,JULES ,ROQUES1 DIRECTOR ( ,L',EGALITE1 :O APPE>S TO HAVE CREAT$ A ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE ONLY TO BR+ AB\T & SUPPORT HIS C&IDATURE4 ,BUT HE IS TOO ACUTE & TOO ?\<TFUL TO DELUDE HIMSELF4 ,HE IS A V]Y AMBITI\S MAN2 !RE IS A SNAKE 9 ! GRASS4 ,! G5]AL OP9ION IS ?AT ,B\LANG] WILL BE ELECT$ AT ,CLIGNANC\RT & ,RO*E=T AT ,BELLEVILLE1 :]E HE IS /&+ AGA9/ ,SIGISMUND ,LACROIX & ,CAMEL9AT4 

,ELECTORAL AMBITIONS HAVE DISLOCAT$ ! ,C5TRAL ,BLANQUI/ ,COMMITTEE4 ,GRANG] HAV+ DECL>$ OP5LY = ,B\LANGISM IS PATRONIZ$ BY ! ,NATIONAL ,COMMITTEE 9 ! #a#i? >RONDISSEM5T & WILL PROBABLY BE ELECT$1 ,VAILLANT & ,SUS9I >E AT ! HEAD ( ! ANTI-,B\LANGI/ FRACTION4 ,P]HAPS1 AFT] ALL1 IT IS ONLY A DECEPTION4 AN APP>5T RUPTURE1 P]MITT+ ! ,BLANQUI/S TO MANEUV] BETWE5 ! TWO CURR5TS4 ,WE MU/ EXPECT ANY?+ FROM ! ,R$ ,JESUITS4 

,! ,B\LANGI/ /AFF HAS HAD ! %REWDNESS TO *OOSE REPUBLICAN C&IDATES = ,P>IS1 & ULTRA-REACTION>Y C&IDATES = ! PROV9CES4 ,! ,BONAP>TI/S ,L5GLE1 ,DUGUE DE ,IS1 ,FAUCONN]IE & ,CUNEO D',ORNANO >E DESCRIB$ 9 ,L',9TRANSIGEANT UND] ! EUPHEMISM REPUBLICA9S RALLIES2 O!RS QUITE AS MON>*ICAL BUT LESS WELL KN[N1 >E QUALIFI$ REPUBLICA9S D'ORIG9E6  ,POLITICS IS A F9E ?+6 ,RO*E=T :O MADE HIS 5TRY 9TO PUBLIC LIFE FI<T+ AGA9/ ,CES>ISM1 PRES5TS HIMSELF ,D[ AS ITS W\LD-BE RE/OR]4 

,IT IS PROBABLE ?AT ! GOV]NM5T WILL OBTA9 A MAJORITY 9 ! PROV9CES1 BUT C]TA9LY WE %ALL HAVE A ,RUMP ,P>LIAM5T ?AT WILL BE EMB>RASS$ 9 EV]Y S5SE4 ,! B\RGEOIS /ATE WILL COMPLETE ITS SUICIDE 9 ! MID/ ( USELESS & 9T]M9ABLE DISCUSSIONS4 

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