,! ,CLASS ,/RUGGLE 9 ,SPA9 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

,PUBLI%$3 9 ,9T]NATIONAL ,C\NCIL ,CORRESPOND5CE ,VOL4 #a1 NO4#b1 ,NOVEMB] #a#i#c#d1 PP #b#c-#b#d4 
,S\RCE3 ,ANTONIE ,PANNEKOEK ,>*IVES 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,GRAHAM ,DY] 

,9 ! MIDDLE ( ,SEPTEMB]1 0,LA ,NACION01 A LEAD+ B\RGEOIS NEWSPAP] 9 
,SPA91 WROTE 0?AT ! DANG] GR[+ \T ( ?IS SITUATION ( /RIKE ACTIVITIES 
CAN AT ?IS TIME ONLY BE COMBAT$ BY ! ]ECTION ( AN OP5 DICTATOR%IP04 
,S9CE !N ! DAYS W]E M>K$ BY 9CREAS+ PROVOCATIONS BY ! GOV]NM5T 
AGA9/ ! LABOR ORGANIZATIONS1 AS WELL AS ! :OLE WORK+ CLASS4 
,DEMON/RATIONS1 MEET+S1 ORGANIZATIONS W]E =BIDD51 ! PRESS SUPPRESS$1 
ELECTIONS DECL>$ ILLEGAL & COMMUNI/ & SOCIALI/ DEPUTIES REPLAC$ BY 
REACTION>Y ONES4 ,! B\RGEOIS PRESS SPOKE ( A PLANN$ REVOLUTION1 & 
SUPPORT$ ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! FASCI/ ORGANIZATIONS4 ,ALL ?IS DID NOT 
DECREASE ! /RIKE ACTIVITY1 & ! CONSEQU5CES 9 :I* !SE /RIKES W]E 
C>RI$ ?R\<4 ,! ECONOMIC /RUGGLE BECAME AT ONCE A /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! 
GOV]NM5T1 AS ! GOV]NM5T HAS TO ASSURE ITS CAPITALI/S PR(ITS4 ,! RUL+ 
CLASS IS DET]M9$ TO BR+1 BY ALL MEANS1 ! ACTIVITY ( ! WORK+ CLASS TO 
A /&/ILL1 & IS PREP>+ = AN OP5 DICTATOR%IP SUPPORT$ BY ! GR[+ 
FASCI/ =CES4 

,9 ! BEG9N+ ( ,OCTOB]1 ! /RIKE SITUATION *ANG$ TO CIVIL W>F>E4 
,OCTOB] #e?1 AB\T #a DEA?S W]E REPORT$1 & ! DAYS FOLL[+1 ?IS NUMB] 
9CREAS$ MORE & MORE4 ,! GOV]NM5T 5GAG$ ALL MILIT>Y MEANS TO SUPPRESS 
:AT !Y CALL$ AN UPRIS+ ( ! WORK]S1 AFT] !Y HAD />T$ ?IS 
SLAU<T]+ ( ! WORK]S M]ELY = !IR /RIKE ACTIVITY4 ,! /REETS ( 
,MADRID & ( MANY ( ! SMALL] CITIES BECAME BATTLEFIELDS4 ,! H]OISM ( ! 
WORK]S WAS REM>KABLE 9 ! FACE ( !IR MEAG] WEAPONS4 0,! TROOPS HAVE 
BE5 GIV5 ORD]S TO FIRE ON ANY SUSPICI\S P]SON OR MANIFE/ATION04 0,ALL 
EXTREMI/S C>RY+ WEAPONS %ALL BE %OT601 ORD]$ ! PREMI]4 ,ONCE MORE IT 
BECAME CLE> ?AT A REAL ,G5]AL ,/RIKE ( ! WORK]S 9 SU* A 
SITUATION IS ID5TICAL ) CIVIL W>4 

,US+ ?IS MELEE1 ! SEP>ATI/ ELEM5TS1 P>TLY SUPPORT$ BY ! ,C4,P4 
SLOGANS ( NATIONAL SELF-DET]M9ATION1 ALSO /RUCK = !IR SPECIAL 9T]E/S4 
,!Y DECL>$ ,CATALONIA TEMPOR>ILY AN 9DEP5D5T REPUBLIC1 & L$ ! CLASS 
/RUGGLE 9 ?IS P>T ( ,SPA9 ON ! SIDETRACK ( NATIONALISM4 

,! ISSUES ( ! WORK]S W]E NOT CLE>4 ,!Y W]E1 BY !IR DIFF]5T 
ORGANIZATIONAL 9T]E/S1 9 A T]RIBLE IDEOLOGICAL MESS4 ,AN>*I/S1 
SYNDICALI/S1 COMMUNI/S & SOCIALI/S W]E =C$ 9TO ONE FRONT AGA9/ ! 
FASCI/I & ! FASCI/ ATTITUDE ( ! GOV]NM5T4 ,!Y /ILL F\<T 9 SPITE 
( ?IS COMMON 5EMY = !IR SPECIAL GR\P 9T]E/S4 ,?IS WEAK5$ ! 
/R5G? ( ! WORK]S & ALSO DID AWAY ) ALL HOPE ?AT \T ( ! /RUGGLE 
W\LD COME ANY?+ MORE ?AN A T]RIBLE DEFEAT4 ,ONLY BY WAY ( /RUGGLE1 & 
ESPECIALLY ?IS K9D ( /RUGGLE1 WILL ! WORK]S RECOGNIZE !IR TRUE 
9T]E/S :I* =CES !M NOT ONLY TO ! OV]?R[ ( ?IS FEUDAL-CAPITALI/ 
COMB9ATION ( EXPLOITATION 9 ,SPA91 BUT ALSO TO ! RECOGNITION ?AT ! 5EMY 
MU/ BE FAC$ BY A WORK+ CLASS UNIT$ ON ONE ISSUE1 ! ISSUE ( COMMUNISM4 
,! PRES5T CLASS /RUGGLE CAN BE REG>D$ AS EVID5CE ?AT CLASS CONSCI\SNESS 
N[ADAYS TAKES ON AT ONCE CONCRETE =M4 ,! WORK]S LE>N TO UND]/& !IR 
PROBLEMS1 NOT M]ELY ON A PURELY IDEOLOGICAL BASIS1 BUT !Y LE>N AT ONCE BY 
ACTUAL PRACTICE4 ,! REALITY IS MORE REVOLUTION>Y ?AN ! IDEAS ( ! 
WORK]S2 & SO EV5 A DEFEAT ( ! WORK]S 9 ,SPA9 CAN 9DICATE NO?+ MORE 
?AN A TEMPOR>Y ONE :I* ALSO C>RIES ) IT ! WEAPONS = C]TA9 SUCCESS 
9 ! FUTURE4 

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