,SPEE* 9 ! ,REI*/AG 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,OTTO ,RUHLE 

,TEXT 3 

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,9 ! NAME ( ?OSE SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC WORK]S & SOLDI]S :O 
ATTA* !MSELVES NEI!R TO ! 0GOV]NM5TAL0 SOCIALI/S P>TY NOR 
TO ! ,9DEP5D5T ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS1 & :O >E NEV]!LESS NUMB]$ 9 
?\S&S & ?\S&S1 9 ! NAME ( !SE M5 :O DEM& ! RI<T TO MAKE 
?IS TRIBUNAL LI/51 & TO HAVE !IR SAY 9 AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL & 
HI/ORICAL SITUATION1 ,I WANT1 V]Y BRIEFLY1 TO GIVE \R PO9T ( VIEW ON ! 
PROBLEMS :I* HAVE BE5 AT ! C5T] ( ! DISCUSSION = ! LA/ FEW 
DAYS4 

,WE REJECT ANY PEACE :I* ! B\RGEOIS-CAPITALI/ GOV]NM5TS 9T5D TO1 & 
>E ON ! PO9T ( CONCLUD+1 ON ! BACKS ( ! PEOPLE :O HAVE BE5 BL$ 
:ITE4 ,9 ! EPO* ( IMP]IALISM A COMPROMISE PEACE :I* CAN BE 9 ! 
9T]E/S ( ! PEOPLE1 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 IS SOME?+ 
PURELY & SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE4 ,SU* AN AGREEM5T CAN ONLY BE REA*$ AT ! 
EXP5SE ( ! PEOPLE4 ,= ! POLITICAL1 HI/ORIC & ECONOMIC CONTRADICTION 
:I* OPPOSES CAPITAL TO LABOR1 ! B\RGEOISIE TO LABOR1 HAS NOT BE5 
OV]COME2 IT CONT9UES TO EXI/ & EV5 ! W> HAS ONLY S]V$ TO DEEP5 & 
5L>GE IT4 

,?IS PROPOS$ PEACE1 AB\T :I* WE >E CONC]N$1 IS ONLY DESIGN$ TO SAVE 
FROM CATA/ROPHE1 :I* IS M5AC+ IT1 ! SY/EM ( EXPLOITATION & 
5SLAVEM5T ( ! PEOPLES1 PRACTIC$ UNTIL N[ ) ALL ?AT ?IS IMPLIES ON 
! LEVEL ( ! ,/ATE1 LAW1 LEGISLATION & ! ECONOMY4 

,= ! LABOR+ CLASS !RE CANNOT EXI/ A PEACE ( COMPROMISE ON ! BASIS 
( A CAPITALI/ REGIME4 ,!Y DEM& A PEACE F\ND$ ON =CE1 ?AT IS TO SAY 
?AT !IR MORTAL 5EMY1 ! B\RGEOISIE1 %\LD BE DEFEAT$1 ! 
B\RGEOIS-CAPITALI/ GOV]NM5T OV]?R[N1 MILIT>ISM %ATT]$4 ,?US WILL ! 
REVOLUTION>Y PROLET>IAT IMPOSE ITS SOCIALI/ PEACE ON ! B\RGEOIS REGIME 
:I* IT WILL HAVE DEFEAT$ & OV]?R[N4 

,9 ! SECOND PLACE WE REJECT ?IS SUPPOS$ DEMOCRACY1 ?IS P>LIAM5T>ISM1 
:I* ! B\RGEOIS-CAPITALI/ REGIME IS (F]+ TO ! ,G]MAN PEOPLE AT ! 
V]Y MOM5T :5 IT IS NO LONG] POSSIBLE TO D5Y ?AT MILIT>ISM1 :I* TILL 
N[ WAS ! FIRME/ SUPPORT] ( ! RUL+ CLASS1 IS CRUMBL+ IRRESI/IBLY1 
& :5 ! HI< COMM& ITSELF IS CONV9C$ ?AT ! W> IS LO/4 ,?IS 
PSEUDO-DEMOCRACY BY ! GRACE ( ,H9D5BURG IS NO?+ ELSE BUT A FIG-LEAF1 AN 
ILLUSION TO MISLEAD OP9ION3 9 AGREE+ TO PHONY RE=MS1 RE=MS ON PAP]1 Y\ 
%IELD ! ESS5TIAL HE>T ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM1 Y\ ACT AS ITS SAVIOR BY 
5SUR+ ?AT IT IS NOT PROSECUT$ 9 FRONT ( ! TRIBUNAL ( ! MASSES4 ,! 
SOCIAL-DEMOCRATS >E CALL$ UPON TO TAKE UPON !MSELVES ! ROLE ( SAVIOR AT 
! LA/ H\R1 TO PROTECT ?IS B\RGEOIS SOCIETY :I* IS VISIBLY CRACK+ UP3 
! MASSES LOOK UPON ! ATTITUDE AS A %AMEFUL BETRAYAL4 ,!Y SEE !MSELVES 
MOCK$ BY ?IS SOCIAL DEMOCRACY1 :I* !Y >E ASK$ TO TAKE = A GOV]NM5T 
( ! PEOPLE4 

,! MASSES1 TO FEEL !MSELVES FREE1 HAVE NE$ ( SOME?+ ELSE3 DEMOCRACY 
& SOCIALISM1 ! ,REPUBLIC F\ND$ ON ! SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION1 & TO ?IS 
5D1 !Y DEM& 9 ! FIR/ PLACE ! ABDICATION ( ! ,EMP]OR AS ! 
9/IGATOR ( ! PRES5T W>4 

,F9ALLY WE REJECT ! SO-CALL$ ,LEAGUE ( ,NATIONS1 ) ! HELP ( :I* ! 
B\RGEOIS-CAPITALI/ GOV]NM5TS1 ALONG ) C]TA9 ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS1 WANT TO 
RECOV] AFT] ! W>4 ,?IS ,LEAGUE ( ,NATIONS1 :ATEV] ITS NAME1 CAN BE NO?+ 
ELSE ?AN A COALITION ( P[]S HO/ILE TO ! WORK]S & 5EMIES ( LIB]TY2 A 
,HOLY ,ALLIANCE F\ND$ TO CRU% ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION :I* IS DAILY GA9+ 
GR\ND4 ,WE CAN SEE H[ ! GREAT CAPITALI/ P[]S AGREE M>VEL\SLY 9 ORD] 
TO ACCOMPLI% ?IS 9FAMY2 TO /RANGLE ! PEOPLES REVOLUTION 9 ,RUSSIA T[>DS 
:I* WE HOLD A B\NDLESS SYMPA?Y4 ,! WORK+ CLASS DOES NOT EXPECT ITS 
LIB]TY FROM A ,SOCIETY ( ,NATIONS ( ! ,WILSON-TYPE OR FROM ANY SIMIL> S*EME 
ATTA9ABLE ONLY UND] A CAPITALI/ REGIME4 ,IT ASPIRES TO ! FRAT]NIZATION ( 
ALL PEOPLES 9 ORD] TO SET UP AN ASSOCIATION :I* WILL GU>ANTEE A LA/+ 
PEACE & CIVILIZATION1 UND] ! BANN] ( TRIUMPHANT SOCIALISM4 

,I CALL UPON ! 5TIRE WORK+ CLASS1 & 9 P>TICUL> ! WORK+ CLASS ( 
,G]MANY1 TO A*IEVE ?IS SOCIALISM BY ,REVOLUTION4 ,! TIME = ACTION HAS 
COME4 

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

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