,SPEE*ES TO ,/UTTG>T ,CONGRESS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG 

,TEXT 3 

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,S\RCE3 ,SELECT$ ,POLITICAL ,WRIT+S ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG1 #a#i#g#a1 $IT$ BY ,DICK ,H[>D1 TEXT FROM ! ,G]MAN ,AUSGEWAHLTE ,R$5 UND ,S*RIFT51 ,I,I 7,B]L93 ,DIETZ ,V]LAG1 #a#i#e#a71 #b#h-#c#c4 
,TRANSLAT$3 7FROM ! ,G]MAN7 ,JOHN ,HECKMAN4 
,TRANSCRIPTION_/,M>KUP3 ,T$ ,CRAW=D_/,BRIAN ,BAGG9S4 
,COPYRI<T3 ,MON?LY ,REVIEW ,PRESS 7,C7 #a#i#g#a4 ,PR9T$ ) ! P]MISSION ( ,MON?LY ,REVIEW ,PRESS4 ,LUXEMBURG ,9T]NET ,>*IVE 7M>XI/S4ORG7 #b#d4 

,?IS IS ! TEXT ( TWO SPEE*ES MADE TO ! ,/UTTG>T ,CONGRESS ( ! ,G]MAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY 9 #a#h#i#h1 9 ! DISCUSSION ON TACTICS4 

,SPEE* ( ,OCTOB] #c1 #ahih 

,! SPEE*ES ( ,HE9E & O!RS HAVE %[N ?AT AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT PO9T HAS BE5 OBSCUR$ 9 \R ,P>TY1 NAMELY ?AT ( UND]/&+ ! RELATION BETWE5 \R F9AL GOAL & \R EV]YDAY UGGLES4 ,IT MI<T HE SAID ?AT \R PROGRAM HAS A PRETTY PASSAGE CONC]N+ ! F9AL GOAL1 :I*1 :ILE IT C]TA9LY %\LDN'T BE =GOTT51 HAS NO IMM$IATE RELATION TO \R PRACTICAL /RUGGLES4 ,P]HAPS !RE >E SOME COMRADES :O ?9K ?AT SPECULATIONS AB\T F9AL GOALS >E REALLY ACADEMIC QUE/IONS4 ,TO !M ,I W\LD SAY ?AT = US1 AS A REVOLUTION>Y PROLET>IAN P>TY1 !RE EXI/S NO MORE PRACTICAL QUE/ION ?AN ?AT CONC]N+ ULTIMATE GOALS4 

,?9K AB\T IT3 :AT REALLY CON/ITUTES ! SOCIALI/ *>ACT] ( \R :OLE MOVEM5T8 ,! REALLY PRACTICAL /RUGGLE FALLS 9TO ?REE CATEGORIES3 ! TRADE-UNION /RUGGLE1 ! /RUGGLE = SOCIAL RE=MS1 & ! /RUGGLE TO DEMOCRATIZE ! CAPITALI/ /ATE4 ,>E !SE ?REE =MS ( \R /RUGGLE REALLY SOCIALISM8 ,NOT AT ALL4 ,TAKE ! TRADE-UNION MOVEM5T FIR/6 ,LOOK AT ,5GL&3 NOT ONLY IS IT NOT SOCIALI/ !RE1 BUT IT IS 9 SOME RESPECTS AN OB/ACLE TO SOCIALISM4 ,SOCIAL RE=M IS ALSO EMPHASIZ$ BY ,ACADEMIC ,SOCIALI/S1 ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/S1 & SIMIL> TYPES4 ,& DEMOCRATIZATION IS SPECIFICALLY B\RGEOIS4 ,! B\RGEOISIE HAD ALREADY 9SCRIB$ DEMOCRACY ON ITS BANN] BE=E SEE DID1 

,!N :AT IS IT 9 \R DAY TO-DAY /RUGGLES ?AT MAKES US A SOCIALI/ P>TY8 ,IT CAN ONLY BE ! RELATION BETWE5 !SE ?REE PRACTICAL /RUGGLES & \R F9AL GOALS4 ,IT IS ! F9AL GOAL ALONE :I* CON/ITUTES ! SPIRIT & ! CONT5T ( \R SOCIALI/ /RUGGLE1 :I* TURNS IT 9TO A CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,& BY F9AL GOAL WE MU/ NOT MEAN1 AS ,HE9E HAS SAID1 ?IS OR ?AT IMAGE ( ! FUTURE /ATE1 BUT ! PR]EQUISITE = ANY FUTURE SOCIETY1 NAMELY ! CONQUE/ ( POLITICAL P[]4 .<,%\T3 0,!N WE DO AGREE60.> ,?IS CONCEPTION ( \R TASK IS CLOSELY RELAT$ TO \R CONCEPTION ( CAPITALI/ SOCIETY2 IT IS ! SOLID GR\ND :I* UND]LIES \R VIEW ?AT CAPITALI/ SOCIETY IS CAU<T 9 9SOLUBLE CONTRADICTIONS :I* WILL ULTIMATELY NECESSITATE AN EXPLOSION1 A COLLAPSE1 AT :I* PO9T WE WILL PLAY ! ROLE ( ! BANK]-LAWY] :O LIQUIDATES A BANKRUPT COMPANY4 

,BUT IF WE TAKE ! POSITION ?AT WE W TO BR+ TO FRUITION ! 9T]E/ ( ! PROLET>IAT1 !N IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE /ATEM5TS SU* AS ?OSE ?AT ,HE9E HAS REC5TLY MADE TO ! EFFECT ?AT WE CAN ALSO MAKE CONCESSIONS ON ! QUE/ION ( MILIT>ISM2 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE /ATEM5TS SU* AS ?OSE ( ,KONRAD ,S*MIDT TO ! C5TRAL COMMITTEE ( ! SOCIALI/ MAJORITY 9 ! B\RGEOIS P>LIAM5T1 IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY1 AS ,B]N/E9 HAS1 ?AT ONCE WE TAKE OV] COMM& ( ! %IP1 EV5 !N WE WILL NOT BE 9 A POSITION TO DO AWAY ) CAPITALISM4 ,:5 ,I READ ?AT1 ,I SAID TO MYSELF3 :AT A /ROKE ( LUCK ?AT ! ,FR5* SOCIALI/ WORK]S W]5'T ?AT BRI<T 9 #a#h#g#a1 = !N !Y W\LD HAVE SAID3 0,*ILDR51 LET'S GO TO B$1 \R H\R HAS NOT YET /RUCK1 PRODUCTION IS NOT YET SUFFICI5TLY CONC5TRAT$ = US TO MA9TA9 CONTROL ( ! %IP40 ,BUT !N1 9/EAD ( A MOV+ DRAMA1 9/EAD ( A H]OIC /RUGGLE1 WE W\LD HAVE SE5 A DIFF]5T SC5>IO1 = !N ! WORK]S W\LD NOT HAVE BEHAV$ LIKE H]OES1 BUT LIKE OLD WOM54 ,I ?9K ?AT >GUM5TS AB\T :E!R1 ONCE WE COME TO P[]1 WE S ILL BE ABLE TO MAKE ! PRODUCTION PROCESS S]VE SOCIETY1 :E!R ?+S >E RIPE = ?AT1 ?AT IS AN ACADEMIC QUE/ION4 ,= US !RE CAN NEV] BE ANY QUE/ION ?AT WE MU/ /RUGGLE TO SEIZE POLITICAL PO/]4 ,A SOCIALI/ P>TY MU/ ALWAYS HAVE A RESPONSE APPROPRIATE TO ! SITUATION2 IT CAN NEV] %R9K BACK FROM ITS TASK4 ,!RE=E \R VIEWS ON :AT \R F9AL GOALS >E MU/ BE FULLY CL>IFI$4 ,& WE WILL FULFILL !M1 9 SPITE ( /ORM1 W9D1 & WEA!R4 .<,APPLAUSE.> 

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,VOLLM> HAS BITT]LY REPROA*$ ME ) TRY+ TO PREA* TO OLD] VET]ANS :5 ,I AM /ILL A Y\NG RECRUIT TO ! MOVEM5T4 ,?AT IS NOT ! CASE4 ,IT W\LD BE SUP]FLU\S1 S9CE ,I AM CONV9C$ ?AT ! VET]ANS /& FIRMLY ON ! SAME GR\ND AS ,I4 ,IT IS NOT AT ALL A QUE/ION ( PREA*+ TO ANYONE1 BUT ( EXPRESS+ A P>TICUL> TACTIC CLE>LY & UNAMBIGU\SLY4 ,I KN[ ?AT ,I /ILL MU/ E>N MY EPAULETS 9 ! ,G]MAN MOVEM5T2 BUT ,I WANT TO DO IT ON ! LEFT W+1 :]E PEOPLE /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! 5EMY & NOT ON ! RI<T W+1 :]E PEOPLE SEEK \T COMPROMISES ) ! 5EMY4.<,OBJECTIONS.> 

,BUT :5 ,VOLLM> C\NT]S MY FACTUAL PRES5TATIONS ) ! >GUM5T1 0,Y\ GRE5HORN1 ,I C\LD BE Y\R GR&FA!R10 ?AT PROVES TO ME ?AT HIS LOGICAL >GUM5TS >E ON !IR LA/ LEGS4 .<,LAU<T].> ,9 FACT1 9 ! C\RSE ( HIS PRES5TATION HE MADE A S]IES ( /ATEM5TS :I*1 COM+ FROM A VET]AN1 >E CONFUS+1 TO SAY ! LEA/4 

,TO ,VOLLM>'S S>CA/IC QUOTATION FROM ,M>X ON LABOR LAWS1 ,I OPPOSE ANO!R QUOTATION FROM ,M>X1 ?AT ! 9TRODUCTION ( LABOR LAWS 9TO ,5GL& MEANT NO?+ LESS ?AN ! SALVATION ( B\RGEOIS SOCIETY4 ,9 ADDITION1 ,VOLLM> CLAIM$ IT WAS FALSE NOT TO TREAT ! TRADE-UNION MOVEM5T AS SOCIALI/ & PO9T$ TO ! .<,5GLI%.> TRADE UNIONS4 ,& DOESN'T ,VOLLM> KN[ ANY?+ AB\T ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 OLD & NEW TRADE UNIONISM8.<,A.> ,DOESN'T HE KN[ ?AT ! OLD TRADE UNIONI/S /OOD H>D & FA/ ON ! SIDE ( ! B\RGEOISIE8 ,DOESN'T HE KN[ ?AT IT WAS NONE O!R ?AN ,5GELS :O EXPRESS$ ! HOPE ?AT ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T MI<T N[ ADVANCE 9 ,5GL& BECAUSE ,5GL& HAD LO/ ITS SUPREMACY ON ! WORLD M>KET & ?AT !RE=E ! TRADE-UNION MOVEM5T MU/ TAKE A NEW PA?8 ,VOLLM> TROTT$ \T ! SPECT] ( ,BLANQUISM4 ,DOESN'T HE KN[ ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ,BLANQUISM & ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY8 ,DOESN'T HE KN[ ?AT = ! ,BLANQUI/S IT IS A H&FUL ( EMISS>IES :O >E TO TAKE P[] 9 ! NAME ( ! WORK+ CLASS2 = ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS IT IS ! WORK+ CLASS ITSELF8 ,?AT IS A DIFF]5CE ?AT NO ONE :O IS A VET]AN ( ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC MOVEM5T %\LD =GET4 

,?IRDLY1 HE 9S9UAT$ ?AT ,I LU/ = VIOL5T MEANS4 ,I HAVE NOT GIV5 ANY PRETEXT = SU* AN ACCUSATION1 EI!R 9 MY /ATEM5TS OR 9 MY >TICLES ON ,B]N/E9 9 ! ,LEIPZIG] ,VOLKZEITUNG4.<,B.> ,I TAKE EXACTLY ! OPPOSITE POSITION4 ,I SAY ?AT ! ONLY VIOL5T MEANS ?AT WILL BR+ US VICTORY >E ! SOCIALI/ 5LI<T5M5T ( ! WORK+ CLASS ?R\< DAY-TO-DAY /RUGGLE4 

,ONE C\LD F9D NO HI<] COMPLIM5T = MY /ATEM5TS ?AN TO SAY ?AT !Y >E COMPLETELY SELF-EVID5T4 ,!Y >E C]TA9LY SELF-EVID5T TO ANY ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRAT2 BUT !Y >E NOT SELF-EVID5T = EV]YONE H]E AT ! CONV5TION .<0,OH60.> = EXAMPLE1 NOT = ,COMRADE ,HE9E ) HIS POLITICS ( COMP5SATION4 ,H[ DOES ?IS RELATE TO ! SEIZURE ( P[]8 ,9 :AT DOES A POLICY ( COMP5SATION CONSI/8 ,WE DEM& ! /R5G!N+ ( PEOPLE'S RI<TS1 ( DEMOCRATIC FRE$OMS3 ! CAPITALI/ /ATE DEM&S ! /R5G!N+ ( ITS [N =CES & ITS CANNON4 ,EVY5 GIV5 ! MO/ ADVANTAGE\S CASE1 ?AT SU* AN AGREEM5T IS HONORABLY CONCLUD$ & KEPT BY BO? SIDES3 :AT WE GET IS ONLY A PIECE ( PAP]4 ,BORNE HAS ALREADY SAID3 0,I W\LD NOT ADVISE ANYONE TO TAKE A MORTGAGE ON A ,G]MAN CON/ITUTION4 = ALL ,G]MAN CON/ITUTIONS >E LIKE SO MANY PIECES ( FURNITURE40 ,CON/ITUTIONAL FRE$OMS1 IF !Y >E TO HAVE ANY P]MAN5T WOR?1 MU/ BE WON ?R\< /RUGGLE1 NOT ?R\< AGREEM5TS4 ,BUT :AT ! CAPITALI/ /ATE W\LD GET BY SECUR+ AN AGREEM5T ) US HAS A FIRM1 BRUTAL REALITY4 ,! CANNON & SOLDI]S TO :I* WE W\LD AGREE WILL %IFT ! OBJECTIVE MAT]IAL BALANCE ( P[] AGA9/ US4 ,IT WAS NONE O!R ?AN ,LASSALLE :O SAID3 0,! TRUE CON/ITUTION ( ANY C\NTRY CONSI/S NOT 9 ITS WRITT5 CON/ITUTION1 BUT 9 ! REAL BALANCE ( P[]40 ,! 9EVITABLE RESULT ( A POLITICS ( COMP5SATION IS ?AT WE AGREE TO RELATION%IPS :I* APPE> FAVORABLE ON PAP]1 BUT :I* 9 OBJECTIVE REALITY FAVOR \R OPPON5TS2 ?AT WE BASICALLY WEAK5 \R [N POSITION & /R5G!N ?AT ( \R OPPON5TS4 ,I ASK :E!R ANYONE CAN SAY ?AT SOMEONE :O SUGGE/S SU* A ?+ IS S]I\SLY TRY+ TO TAKE POLITICAL P[]8 ,I ?9K ?AT ! ANG] ) :I* ,COMRADE ,F5DRI* EMPHASIZ$ ! OBVI\SNESS ( ?IS T5D5CY WAS ]RONE\SLY ADDRESS$ TO ME2 IT IS BASICALLY AIM$ AT ,HE9E4 ,IT WAS ONLY AN EXPRESSION ( ! %>P CONTRADICTION ?AT ,HE9E CREAT$ BETWE5 HIS POSITION & ?AT ( \R ,P>TY'S PROLET>IAN CONVICTIONS :5 HE D>$ TO SPEAK ( A POLITICS ( CONCESSIONS T[>D ! CAPITALI/ /ATE4 

,!N TAKE ! /ATEM5T ( ,KONRAD ,S*MIDT1 ?AT ! AN>*Y ( CAPITALI/ RULE CAN BE OV]COME ?R\< TRADE-UNION /RUGGLES1 OR SOME SU*4 ,IF ANY?+ 9 \R PROGRAM GIVES CR$5CE TO ! NECESSITY = ! SEIZ+ ( POLITICAL P[]1 IT IS ! CONVICTION ?AT NO M$IC9AL H]BS CAN GR[ 9 ! DIRT ( CAPITALI/ SOCIETY :I* CAN HELP CURE CAPITALI/ AN>*Y4 ,AN>*Y - ! T]RIBLE SUFF]+S ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 ! 9SECURITY ( PEOPLE'S EXI/5CE1 EXPLOITATION1 ! DI/ANCE BETWE5 RI* & POOR - 9CREASES EV]Y DAY4 ,CAN ANYONE SAY ?AT SOMEONE :O WANTS TO SOLVE !SE PROBLEMS ?R\< CAPITALI/ MEANS SEES ! NECESSITY = ! SEIZURE ( POLITICAL P[] BY ! WORK+-CLASS8 ,EV5 H]E1 ,F5DRI*'S & ,VOLLM>'S ANG] IS NOT DIRECT$ AT ME1 BUT AT ,KONRAD ,S*MIDT4 

,& !N ! WELL-KN[N /ATEM5T .<BY ,B]N/E9.> 9 ! ,NEUE ,ZEIT3 0,! F9AL GOAL1 :ATEV] IT MAY BE1 IS NO?+ TO ME3 ! MOVEM5T IS EV]Y?+60 ,ANYONE :O SAYS ?AT DOES NOT /& = ! NECESSITY ( SEIZ+ POLITICAL P[]4 ,Y\ SEE ?AT SOME COMRADES 9 ! ,P>TY DO NOT /& = ! F9AL GOALS ( \R MOVEM5T1 & ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO EXPRESS ?AT FACT UNAMBIGU\SLY4 ,IF EV] IT WAS NECESS>Y1 N[ IS ! TIME4 ,! BL[S ( REACTION %[] ON US LIKE HAIL4 ,?IS DEBATE MU/ ANSW] ! ,KAIS]'S LATE/ SPEE*4 ,LIKE ! ,ROMAN ,CATO1 WE MO/ SAY %>PLY & CLE>LY1 0,9 ADDITION1 ,I AM ( ! OP9ION ?AT ?IS /ATE MU/ BE DE/ROY$40 ,! CONQUE/ ( POLITICAL P[] REMA9S ! F9AL GOAL & ?AT F9AL GOAL REMA9S ! S\L ( ! /RUGGLE4 ,! WORK+ CLASS CANNOT TAKE ! DECAD5T POSITION ( ! PHILOSOPH]S3 0,! F9AL GOAL IS NO?+ TO ME1 ! MOVEM5T IS EV]Y?+40 ,NO1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 )\T RELAT+ ! MOVEM5T TO ! F9AL GOAL1 ! MOVEM5T AS AN 5D 9 ITSELF IS NO?+ TO ME1 ! F9AL GOAL IS EV]Y?+4 .<,APPLAUSE.> 

.<,A.> ,! 0OLD0 TRADE UNIONS W]E PR(ESSIONAL UNIONS :I*1 BY ! #a#h#iS1 HAD BE5 FULLY 9TEGRAT$ 9TO ! SY/EM4 ,! 0NEW0 UNIONS1 ! FIR/ ( :I* WAS L$ BY ,TOM ,MANN1 ,JOHN ,BURNS & ! ,FABIAN ,W4,A4 ,MORRIS1 WANT$ TO UNITE ! WORK]S ( :OLE 9DU/RIES4 ,!IR EF=TS L$ TO ! DOCK]S' /RIKE 9 ,AUGU/ #a#h#h#i1 & ! =MATION ( ! DOCK]S' UNION4 ,! 0NEW0 UNIONS GREW RAPIDLY1 & F\<T A NUMB] ( SUCCESSFUL /RUGGLES4 ,!Y !N =M$ ! ,9DEP5D5T ,LABOR ,P>TY1 :I* EV5TUALLY L$ TO ! =MATION ( ! ,LABOR ,P>TY4 ,AS ,W4 ,AB5DRO? PUTS IT1 0! NEW TRADE UNIONS W]E ! FIR/ SY/EMATIC1 9DEP5D5T /RUGGLE BY ! WORK+ CLASS S9CE ! DEMISE ( ,*>TISM40 

.<,B.> ,! REF]5CE IS TO ! FIR/ P>T ( ,SOCIAL ,RE=M OR ,REVOLUTION1 :I* APPE>$ 9 ! ,LEIPZIG] ,VOLKZEITUNG FROM ,SEPTEMB] #ba TO #b#h1 #a#h#i#h4 

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