,! ,=GOTT5 ,KEIR ,H>DIE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,E/ELLE ,SYLVIA ,PANKHUR/ 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 ,WORK]S' ,LIB]TY1 ,NO4#f#b1 ,APRIL #b4 

,KEIR ,H>DIE 7#a#h#e#f-#a#i#a#e7 WAS FIR/ ELECT$ TO ,P>LIAM5T AS A LABOR & SOCIALI/ ,M,P 9 #a#h#i#b4 ,A YE> LAT] HE HELP$ TO SET UP ! ,9DEP5D5T ,LABOR ,P>TY1 :I* WAS TO =M ONE ( ! /R&S ( ! ,LABOR ,REPRES5TATION ,COMMITTEE 9 #a#i4 ,?IS YE> ! ,BLAIRITE-RUN ,NEW ,LABOR CELEBRAT$ ! =MATION ( ! ,L,R,C1 & HONOR$ ,KEIR ,H>DIE 9 ! ,P>TY'S MAGAZ9E4 ,BUT ,KEIR ,H>DIE DOES NOT DES]VE TO BE REG>D$ AS A FOLK-H]O BY ! LIKES ( ,TONY ,BLAIR4 ,9 HIS LIFETIME HE WAS NOT ALWAYS WELL REG>D$ BY CONTEMPOR>Y SOCIALI/S1 P>TICU>LY ?OSE 9 ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,F$]ATION4 ,AFT] HIS DEA? LABOR MOVEM5T BIOGRAPH]S1 KE5 TO MAKE ,LABOR RESPECTABLE1 TRI$ TO PLAY D[N HIS SOCIALI/ CR$5TIALS & /RESS$ HIS RELIGI\S & TEMP]ANCE BACKGR\ND4 ,! HI/ORICAL ,H>DIE HAS BE5 A MATT] ( CONTROV]SY 9 & >\ND ! LABOR MOVEM5T EV] S9CE - 9 #aiee = EXAMPLE ,! ,ECONOMI/ URG$1 ! NEWLY 9/ALL$ LEAD] ( ! ,LABOR ,P>TY1 ,HU< ,GAITSKELL1 TO TURN HIS BACK ON ! 0AGE ( ,KEIR ,H>DIE40 

,?IS >TICLE BY ,SYLVIA ,PANKHUR/1 WRITT5 9 #aiba IS A REJO9D] TO AN APPRECIATION BY LONG-/&+ ,BRITI% ,M>XI/ & E>LY MEMB] ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 ,JOHN ,B ,ASKEW4 ,SYLVIA >GUES ?AT ,H>DIE WAS ALWAYS A CLASS /RUGGLE POLITICIAN & MORE 9FLU5C$ BY ,M>X ?AN MANY W\LD HAVE CR$IT$4 ,C]TA9LY H] VIEW IS SUPPORT$ BY A REC5T BIOGRAPHY BY ,F]D ,REID 7,KEIR ,H>DIE3 ! ,MAK+ ( A ,SOCIALI/7 :O %[S ?AT ,H>DIE'S E>LY BATTLES AS AN ORGANIZ] = ! ,SCOTTI% M9]S CONV9C$ HIM ( ! C5TRALITY ( CLASS /RUGGLE & MADE HIM RECEPTIVE TO ,M>XI/ IDEAS4 

,JOHN ,B ,ASKEW1 9 ! ,CALL1 REF]R+ TO AN APPRECIATION ( ,KEIR ,H>DIE :I* HAS APPE>$ 9 ?AT ,RATE-,KORRESPOND5Z1 AN ORGAN ( ! ,G]MAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 SAYS ?AT ,KEIR ,H>DIE1 0! MAN :O SET \T TO F\ND AN ,9DEP5D5T ,LABOR ,P>TY1 & YET WAS RESOLUTELY DET]M9$ TO IGNORE ! CLASS /RUGGLE OR ! ,M>XI/ !ORIES :I* ALONE C\LD GIVE SU* A P>TY A FIRM F\NDATION1 PRES5TS A CONTRADICTION :I* IS NONE TOO EASY TO UNRAVEL40 

,/RANGE ?AT ,KEIR ,H>DIE'S REAL OP9IONS %\LD BE SO LITTLE KN[N BY ,BRITI% SOCIALI/S4 ,WE HAVE BE=E US A PAMPHLET CONTA9+ REPR9TS ( ?REE >TICLES WRITT5 BY ,KEIR ,H>DIE 9 #a#i#a1 & 5TITL$3 ,K>L ,M>X3 ,! ,MAN & ,HIS ,MESSAGE4 ,?IS PAMPHLET %[S H[ ABSURD >E ! /ORIES ?AT ,KEIR ,H>DIE IGNOR$ OR WAS OPPOS$ TO ! ,M>XIAN DOCTR9E1 OR1 AS WE HAVE SOMETIMES SE5 IT SAID1 HE HAD NEV] READ A L9E ( ,M>X4 ,! FACT IS ?AT ,KEIR ,H>DIE WAS MU* TOO BIG A MAN TO MAKE A P>ADE ( KN[L$GE4 ,BUT H]E >E SOME EXTRACTS FROM ,KEIR ,H>DIE'S PAMPHLET3 

0,M>X HAD BY ?IS TIME BROK5 ) ! PA/ 9 REG>D TO BO? RELIGION & POLITICS1 & HAD ALREADY 5T]$ UPON ?AT C>E] :I* WAS DE/9$ SO MI<TILY TO 9FLU5CE ! C\RSE ( HI/ORY1 & :I* WILL CONT9UE TO BE FELT SO LONG AS ! RACE 5DURES40 

0,BECAUSE ?IS MAN1 DESPITE ! MO/ TEMPT+ (F]S1 REFUS$ TO PRO/ITUTE HIS TAL5TS 9 ! S]VICE ( ! RUL+ CA/E1 HE WAS H\ND$ AS A FELON1 & BR&$ AS AN 5EMY ( ! RACE40 

0,! LA/ QU>T] ( ! ,EI<TE5?1 & ! FIR/ HALF ( ! ,N9ETE5? ,C5TURY W]E /IRR+ TIMES4 ,REVOLUTION1 GRIM & BLOODY1 /ALK$ ABROAD ALL OV] ,EUROPE4 ,FEUDALISM WAS 9 ITS DEA?-?ROES4 ,! MIDDLE1 OR CAPITALI/ CLASS1 WAS FI<T+ = P[]1 & ON ITS SIDE1 NATURALLY1 ! WORK+ CLASS RALLI$4 ,9 ! CLOS+ YE>S ( ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION1 OV] ! ATROCITIES ( :I* SO MANY CROCODILE TE>S HAVE BE5 %$ BY SMUG1 CALL\S HYPOCRITES1 & :5 IT WAS OV]1 ONE FAIR L& HAD SET ITS FACE SUNW>D4 ,BUT IT WAS A MIDDLE-CLASS TRIUMPH444 ,EV]Y:]E ON ! ,CONT95T ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T HAD A POLITICAL OBJECTIVE4 ,COMM]CIALISM & FEUDALISM W]E AT GRIPS = ! CONTROL ( ! /ATE40 

0,H]E1 AT HOME1 ! MIDDLE-CLASS ALSO HAD ITS POLITICAL MOVEM5T1 BUT1 [+ TO ! MORE DEVELOP$ /ATE ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM1 !RE WAS ALSO1 & CONCURR5TLY1 A V]Y DEF9ITE MOVEM5T ( ! WORK+-CLASS4 ,! WORKM5 REALIZ$ ?AT !Y W]E BE+ GR\ND TO DU/ BY ! UNREGULAT$ OP]ATION ( A COMPETITIVE SY/EM OV] :I* !Y HAD NO CONTROL1 & SO TRADE UNIONISM HAD1 E>LY 9 ! ,N9ETE5? ,C5TURY1 ALREADY TAK5 A FIRM HOLD4 ,!RE W]E ,LUDDITE RIOTS & \TRAGES 9 ,YORK%IRE1 BREAD RIOTS 9 ,SCOTL&1 & SIMIL> \TBREAKS ELSE:]E40 

0,A REVOLUTION>Y \TBREAK OCCURR$ 9 ,P>IS1 9 ,DECEMB]1 #a#h#d#g1 :I* WAS CONT9U$ ?R\< ,JANU>Y & CR[N$ ) F9AL SUCCESS 9 ,FEBRU>Y444 ,GIV5 ?IS EXAMPLE1 ! REVOLUTION>Y =CES ( ,G]MANY & ,AU/RIA FOLL[$ SUIT1 & ,VI5NA1 ,COLOGNE1 & O!R CITIES W]E SOON 9 ! H&S ( ! 9SURG5TS4 ,NO:]E 9 ! VOLUME BE=E US DOES ,MR ,SP>GO T\* SU* HEI<T ( GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIVE P[] AS 9 HIS BLOOD/IRR+ ACC\NTS ( ! GLORI\S HAPP5+S ( ?OSE MOM5T\S DAYS1 :5 ,K+S & ,EMP]ORS W]E COMPELL$ TO PAY HOMAGE TO \R COMMON MANHOOD1 ALIVE & DEAD4 ,! SPIRIT ( REVOLT SWEPT ACROSS ! ,5GLI% ,*ANNEL1 & = A TIME IT ALMO/ LOOK$ AS ?\< ! H\R ( A ,BRITI% ,REPUBLIC HAD /RUCK4 ,:5 ! NEWS CAME ?AT ! ,P>IS WORKM5 W]E BEH9D ! B>RICADES1 IT S5T A ?RILL ?R\< !SE ISL&S4 ,F\R DAYS LAT]1 ,TRAFALG> ,SQU>E WAS PACK$ BY A MOB ( ,LONDON CITIZ5S444 RIOT+ TOOK PLACE 9 V>I\S PROV9CIAL CITIES4 ,?\S&S ( HUNG]-MADD5$ UNEMPLOY$ OP]ATIVES M>*$ ?\< ! /REETS ( ,GLASG[1 SACK+ %OPS & S++ ,*>TI/ SONGS1 & %\T+1 0,BREAD OR ,REVOLUTION40 ,! TROOPS W]E CALL$ \T & SEV]AL P]SONS %OT D[N 9 ! /REETS444 ,!RE W]E RIOTS ALSO 9 ,5GL&444 ,IT IS A/\ND+ TO ?9K ?AT ALL ?IS HAPP5$ 9 ,5GL& ONLY #fb YE>S AGO4440 

0,M>X HAD NOT ONLY BE5 A KE5 OBS]V] ( ! RIS+S1 BUT HAD ALSO BE5 AN ACTIVE P>TICIPATOR1 FIR/ 9 ,P>IS1 & !N 9 ,COLOGNE4 ,HE1 H[EV]1 WAS NOT UND] ANY ILLUSION AS TO :AT WAS HAPP5+4 ,HE KNEW ?AT1 SO SOON AS ! DEM&S ( ! CAPITALI/ CLASS W]E MET1 & !MSELVES E/ABLI%$ 9 P[]1 !Y W\LD TURN UPON & R5D ! WORK+-CLASS IF IT ATTEMPT$ TO C>RY ! ,REVOLUTION =W>D 9 ITS [N 9T]E/4 ,BUT HE KNEW ALSO1 ?AT ! EXP]I5CE ?US GA9$ W\LD BE 9VALUABLE 9 GUID+ ! WORK]S 9TO A G5U9E MOVEM5T ( !IR [N1 )\T :I*1 HE REALIZ$1 !IR [N FRE$OM C\LD NEV] BE WON4440 

,! ABOVE PASSAGES1 WRITT5 9 REVIEW ( ,SP>GO'S ,LIFE ( ,M>X1 >E TYPICAL ( ,KEIR ,H>DIE'S ?\<T1 = ON ! ONE H& HE WAS BY NO MEANS ! TAME1 S5TIM5TAL PACIFI/ ?AT SOME W\LD MAKE HIM \T TO BE1 &1 ON ! O!R H&1 HE WAS ALWAYS MO/ EMPHATIC ON ! IMPORTANCE ( AN 9DEP5D5T WORK+-CLASS MOVEM5T1 ! IDEAL TO :I* HIS :OLE LIFE WAS DEVOT$4 ,BUT N[ WE HAVE1 QUITE CONCISELY PUT1 ,H>DIE'S OP9ION ( ,M>X3 

0,! FAM\S ,COMMUNI/ ,MANIFE/O IS ! MO/ FATEFUL DOCUM5T EV] WRITT5 9 ! :OLE HI/ORY ( ! WORK+-CLASS MOVEM5T4 ,IT WAS ! BIR? C]TIFICATE ( ! MOD]N ,SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T4 ,IT HAD A TWO-FOLD PURPOSE - TO DEF9E CLE>LY ! NATURE ( ! /RUGGLE 9 :I* ! ,COMMUNI/S W]E 5GAG$ ON BEHALF ( ! WORK+-CLASS - & ! ATTITUDE ( ! ,LEAGUE TO ! WORK+-CLASS MOVEM5T \TSIDE ITS [N RANKS40 

0,M>X'S REAL TITLE TO GREATNESS1 & C]TA9LY HIS GREATE/ CLAIM UPON ! GRATITUDE ( ! WORK+-CLASS1 RE/S UPON HIS DISCOV]Y - = SU* IT PRACTICALLY WAS - ( ! TRU? ?AT HI/ORY IS BUT ! RECORD ( CLASS /RUGGLES1 & ?AT !Y >E ALWAYS ! \TCOME ( ! ECONOMIC SY/EM ( ! TIME RESI/+ A *ANGE :I* ITS [N WORK+S HAS MADE 9EVITABLE4 ,?IS IS :AT HAS COME TO BE KN[N AS ! ,ECONOMIC OR ,MAT]IALI/ 9T]PRETATION ( HI/ORY4 ,ALL ?AT MEANS IS ?IS3 ,?AT ,M>X SUPPLI$ ! SAME EXPLANATION ( HUMAN PROGRESS 9 CIVILIZATION & T[>DS FRE$OM1 :I* ,D>W9 SUBSEQU5TLY DID ( ! EVOLUTION ( ANIMAL & PLANT LIFE T[>DS ! /AGE ( P]FECTION N[ ATTA9$4 ,! EXI/5CE ( A RUL+ CLASS IS ONLY A PRO( ( A SUCCESSFUL REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE WAG$ BY ?AT CLASS AT SOME =M] P]IOD ( ITS HI/ORY4 ,) EA* SUCCE$+ CLASS /RUGGLE ! B\NDS ( HUMAN FRE$OM HAVE BE5 5L>G$ UNTIL1 ) ! ADV5T ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM ( WEAL? PRODUCTION1 WE HAVE SOCIETY1 9 ! MA91 DIVID$ 9TO TWO GREAT ANTAGONI/IC CLASSES - ! [N]S ( PROP]TY & ! PRODUC]S ( PROP]TY40 

0,SOCIALISM WILL ABOLI% ! L&LORD CLASS1 ! CAPITALI/ CLASS1 & ! WORK+-CLASS4 ,?AT IS REVOLUTION2 ?AT ! WORK+-CLASS1 BY ITS ACTIONS1 WILL ONE DAY ABOLI% CLASS DI/9CTIONS40 

0,& IT WAS ! 9SPIR$ V]SION ( ,K>L ,M>X :I* FIR/ =MULAT$ AS A COLD1 SCI5TIFIC FACT ! 9EVITABLE COM+ ( ?AT GLORI\S TIME4 ,LITTLE WOND] ?AT HIS MEMORY IS A CONSECRAT$ TREASURE 5%R9$ 9 ! HE>TS ( MILLIONS ( ! BE/ M5 & WOM5 ( ALL L&S40 

,?AT ,KEIR ,H>DIE 5DORS$ ! CLASS /RUGGLE FROM A !ORETICAL /&PO9T CANNOT BE D5I$ BY ANY :O WILL TAKE ! TR\BLE TO /UDY HIS ACTUAL WRIT+S3 ! EXTRACTS WE HAVE QUOT$ PROVE IT & >E TYPICAL ( ! RE/4 ,HIS REALIZATION ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE WAS1 MOREOV]1 HIS GUID+ RULE ( CONDUCT4 ,9 ! ,H\SE ( ,COMMONS HE WAS ALONE1 R+$ R\ND BY A B>RI] ( RES]VE IMPASSABLE BY ANY ( ! B\RGEOIS MEMB]S :OM HE REG>D$ AS HIS POLITICAL & CLASS 5EMIES4 ,HE ASSOCIAT$ ) NO ONE AT ,WE/M9/] TILL ! ,LABOR ,MEMB]S CAME !RE TO JO9 HIM4 

,HE HAD CONCEIV$ ! ,LABOR ,P>TY AS A /URDY1 DET]M9$ BODY ( FI<T]S1 IRRECONCILABLY HO/ILE TO BO? ! CAPITALI/ P>TIES1 ATTACK+ ! EMPLOY+ CLASS 9 ,P>LIAM5T AS ?\< 5GAG$ 9 A /RIKE & GIV+ NO QU>T]4 ,?\< HE KNEW ?AT AT LEA/ ! MAJORITY ( ! M5 *OS5 AS ,LABOR'S ,P>LIAM5T>Y REPRES5TATIVES W]E NOT CLASS CONSCI\S ,SOCIALI/S1 YET HE ?\<T !Y W\LD KEEP TOGE!R AS A CLASS1 & ?AT ! ,P>LIAM5T>Y CONFLICT W\LD 9CREASE !IR FI<T+ SPIRIT4 ,HE WAS (T5 BITT]LY DISAPPO9T$4 ,SOON AFT] ! OP5+ ( ! ,SESSION ! NEW ,P>TY GAVE A D9N] AT ! ,H\SE TO CELEBRATE ITS VICTORY4 ,ALREADY ! ,LABOR ,MEMB]S HAD BEGUN TO FRAT]NIZE ) ! ,LIB]ALS & ! ,TORIES1 & TO %[ A DESIRE TO W9 !IR PRAISE = BE+ MOD]ATE & LEVEL-HEAD$4 

,ALREADY ,J4,R4 ,MAC,DONALD WAS E>N+ ! REPUTATION ( BE+ 0ALWAYS ON ! DOOR/EP ( ,CAB9ET ,M9I/]S40 ,AT ?AT FIR/ D9N] ,H>DIE VOIC$ HIS DISAPPROVAL4 ,HE DECL>$ ?AT HE WANT$ TO =M AN 0ANTI-GUZZL+ LEAGUE0 & ?AT ! ,LABOR ,MEMB]S %\LD NOT ACCEPT ! HOSPITALITY ( ! CAPITALI/ REPRES5TATIVES :OSE ONLY DESIRE WAS TO NEUTRALIZE ! HO/ILITY ( ! ,LABOR ,MEMB]S 9 ORD] TO UND]M9E !IR FI<T+ QUALITIES & 9FLU5CE ) ! WORK]S \TSIDE4 0,WE >E ONLY PUPPETS TO !M10 HE SAID4 ,WE WELL REMEMB] HIS WORDS4 

,H>DIE WAS (T5 REPROA*$1 BY ?OSE :O W]E IMPATI5T ) ! ,LABOR ,P>TY'S OPPORTUNISM1 = GIV+ WAY TO ! REACTION>IES 9 ! ,P>TY4 ,AS A MATT] ( FACT HE WAS DOM9AT$ BY ! DET]M9ATION TO BE LOYAL TO ! ,LABOR ,P>TY BECAUSE HE REG>D$ IT AS ! ,P>TY ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,HE WAS ALWAYS ANXI\S TO %[ A UNIT$ FRONT TO ! CAPITALI/ CLASS &1 HAV+ F\<T REACTION 9 ! ,P>TY ,EXECUTIVE1 HE USUALLY ACCEPT$ ! DECISION ( ! MAJORITY )\T MAK+ ANY PUBLIC CRITICISM ( ! REACTION>IES :O SO (T5 GA9$ ! DAY4 ,HE WAS1 AS WE ?9K1 H&ICAPP$ BY AN OV]:ELM+ DESIRE TO KEEP ! ,P>TY TOGE!R1 & 9 ?IS CAUSE SUFF]$ MU* UNHAPP9ESS4 ,HE *AF$ UND] ! ,P>TY DISCIPL9E2 BUT SUBMITT$ TO IT FROM A S5SE ( LOYALTY & 9 ! BELIEF ?AT 9 ! 5D SOCIALISM W\LD W9 ! ,P>TY4 

,ASKEW SAYS ?AT ,H>DIE 0ALWAYS HAD TO CAVE 9 TO ,MAC,DONALD'S GREAT] KN[L$GE04 ,! /ATEM5T IS ABSOLUTELY 9CORRECT4 ,MAC,DONALD1 ! RE=MI/-OPPORTUNI/1 HAD ! MAJORITY ( ! ,P>TY ) HIM2 = ! MAJORITY WAS NOT SOCIALI/4 ,KEIR ,H>DIE1 ! CLASS CONSCI\S SOCIALI/1 HAD EI!R TO SPLIT ! ,P>TY OR WAIT & WORK 9 PATI5CE SAY+1 AS HE SO (T5 DID3 0,\R DAY WILL COME40 

,KEIR ,H>DIE WAS ALWAYS DI/RU/FUL ( MIDDLE-CLASS PEOPLE :O (F]$ TO JO9 ! ,I,L,P1 ?\< HE DID NOT WI% TO B> !M \T IF !Y W]E REALLY CONV9C$ SOCIALI/S4 ,HE ?\<T IT HEAL?IE/ = A ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY TO BE MA9LY COMPOS$ ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,SOME ( ?OSE MIDDLE-CLASS PEOPLE :O HAVE REC5TLY JO9$ ! ,I,L,P & ! ,LABOR ,P>TY HAD ACTUALLY APPROA*$ ,KEIR ,H>DIE ) A VIEW TO JO9+ ! ,I,L,P 9 ! DAYS ( ! ,LABOR ,P>TY'S FIR/ SUCCESSES4 ,HIS ANSW] WAS 9 EA* CASE SOME?+ LIKE ?IS3 0,/AY 9 ! ,LIB]AL ,P>TY2 ?AT IS :]E Y\ BELONG4 ,Y\ >E DISSATISFI$ ) ! ,LIB]AL ,P>TY ON ?IS OR ?AT QUE/ION1 JU/ N[1 BUT Y\ >E NOT A SOCIALI/1 & Y\ W\LD BE \T ( Y\R ELEM5T ) US40 ,HE CON/ANTLY 5DEAVOR$ TO KEEP ! ,LABOR ,P>TY & ! ,I,L,P AWAY FROM COOP]ATION ) ! B\RGEOISIE ON ANY PRETEXT4 ,HE W\LD NOT ACCEPT MEMB]%IP ( ANY ( ?OSE COMPOSITE COMMITTEES ( LABOR & B\RGEOIS REPRES5TATIVES :I* 9 ?IS C\NTRY >E HABITUALLY =M$ TO PU% RE=MS1 OR TO REPEAL 9JU/ICES4 ,HE R>ELY CONS5T$ EV5 TO SPEAK = SU* BODIES4 ,! SUFFRAGE MOVEM5T WAS ! ONLY NON-,SOCIALI/ NON-WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T ) :I* HE WAS EV] ACTIVELY ASSOCIAT$1 & EV5 9 ?AT CASE HE NEV] JO9$ A SUFFRAGE ORGANIZATION OR SAT ON A SUFFRAGE COMMITTEE4 

,KEIR ,H>DIE'S ,DEF5SE ( ! ,LABOR & ,SOCIALI/ ,ALLIANCE 

,?IS PAMPHLET ON ,M>X CONTA9S1 LIKE SO MANY ( ,H>DIE'S WRIT+S1 A DEF5SE ( ! ,LABOR ,P>TY2 & A PLEA ?AT ?\< NOT YET A CLASS-CONSCI\S ,SOCIALI/ ORGANIZATION1 IT W\LD BECOME SO4 ,HE SAYS3 0,! ,TRADE ,UNION MOVEM5T IS ! REAL MOVEM5T ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 & ! ,I,L,P IS ! ADVANC$ W+444 ?AT WAS :AT ,M>X 9T5D$ ! ,SOCIALI/ SECTION ( ! WORK+-CLASS TO BE444 ,HE DID NOT ASK ! WORK+-CLASS TO UNITE AS CLASS-CONSCI\S ,SOCIALI/S1 BUT ONLY AS WORK+ M54 ,HE KNEW ! CLASS-CONSCI\SNESS W\LD COME 9 GOOD TIME40 

,H>DIE'S VIEW WAS BITT]LY ATTACK$ BY ! ,BRITI% ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY1 :I* ON ?IS QUE/ION HAS N[ COME R\ND TO HIS /&PO9T1 = IT DECL>ES 9 DEF5SE ( ITS AFFILIATION TO ! ,LABOR ,P>TY1 ?AT ! ,P>TY IS 0! MASS ORGANIZATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS04 

,BUT S9CE ! CREATION ( ! ,LABOR ,P>TY NEW HORIZONS HAVE APPE>$4 ,! WORK]S' COMMITTEES HAVE PROV$ 9 ?IS C\NTRY ?AT 9 TIMES ( CRISIS !Y CAN BECOME A P[] ABLE TO ACT MORE SWIFTLY1 MORE DECISIVELY1 ?AN ! TRADE UNION ORGANIZATIONS4 ,BO? ,RUSSIA & ,G]MANY HAVE %[N US ?AT !SE ,COMMITTEES >E ! MASS ORGANIZATIONS :I* WILL BE ! RALLY+ C5T] & ADM9I/RATIVE MA*9]Y ( ! REVOLUTION4 ,WE HAVE 5T]$ ! REVOLUTION>Y EPO*4 ,HAS IT OCCURR$ TO ! ,B,S,P MEMB]S ?AT P]HAPS ,KEIR ,H>DIE WAS RI<T 9 HOLD+ TO ! ,LABOR ,P>TY 9 HIS G5]ATION1 :IL/ !Y >E MI/AK5 9 DO+ SO 9 !IRS8 

,H>DIE SEEMS1 ON ! :OLE1 TO HAVE BE5 ( OP9ION ?AT SOCIALISM W\LD BE A*IEV$ BY MEANS ( ! ,LABOR ,P>TY SECUR+ A ,P>LIAM5T>Y MAJORITY1 & !N TAK+ OV] 0BY DEGREES0 ! 9/RUM5TS ( PRODUCTION4 ,:E!R HE REG>D$ ?IS M]ELY AS A PRELIM9>Y TO MORE REVOLUTION>Y HAPP5+S2 :E!R HE BELIEV$ ?AT A VIOL5T CLA% ) ! CAPITALI/S MI<T1 OR W\LD1 RESULT FROM ?IS2 OR :E!R HE ?\<T ?AT ! 5TIRE *ANGE FROM CAPITALISM TO SOCIALISM W\LD TAKE PLACE PEACEFULLY1 ,I DO NOT KN[4 ,HE DID NOT ?9K ?AT A REVOLUTION ( A SMALL CONSCI\S M9ORITY AT ! HEAD ( UNCONSCI\S MASSES C\LD SUCCE$2 BUT IT IS QUITE C]TA9 ?AT HE HAD NO !ORETICAL %R9K+ FROM A VIOL5T SEIZURE ( P[] BY ! PROLET>IAT1 ON PACIFI/1 OR DEMOCRATIC GR\NDS4 ,! POSSIBILITY ( SUCCESS WAS HIS ONLY PRE-OCCUPATION ON ?IS QUE/ION4 

,IT MU/ BE REMEMB]$ ?AT ,KEIR ,H>DIE DI$ BE=E ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 ?AT HE LIV$ 9 ! P]IOD ( /AGNANT RE=MISM1 & DI$ DUR+ ! E>LY CLA% ( ! GREAT W>1 :5 ! WORK+-CLASS MOVEM5T ( ,EUROPE WAS SUBM]G$ 9 A RIOT ( PATRIOTISM1 & NO GLIMM] ( 9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY %[$ ON ! HORIZON4 ,HIS HOPE ?AT ! GREAT W> MI<T BE PO/PON$ TILL ! 9T]NATIONAL G5]AL /RIKE ( ! WORK]S C\LD PREV5T IT HAD BE5 DA%$ TO ! GR\ND4 ,HE HAD WORK$ = ?IS /RIKE BO? NATIONALLY & 9 ! ,9T]NATIONAL4 

,AS TO ! FUTURE1 HE BELIEV$ ?AT SOCIETY W\LD PASS ?R\< /ATE SOCIALISM TO COMMUNISM4 

,SOME MAY >GUE ?AT HIS CONCEPTION ( ! COM+ PASSAGE FROM CAPITALISM TO SOCIALISM WAS UTOPIAN1 ?AT HE UND]-RAT$ ! /R5G? ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM1 ?AT P]HAPS HE FAIL$ TO REALIZE ?AT ! WORK]S C\LD NEV] OV]?R[ IT EXCEPT UND] ! PRESSURE ( AN OV]:ELM+ ECONOMIC NECESSITY4 ,HIS !ORETICAL CONCEPTIONS MAY EASILY BE MISREPRES5T$1 BECAUSE HE LIV$ TOO /R5U\S A LIFE ( PRACTICAL LABOR = ! WORK+-CLASS MOVEM5T TO WRITE MORE ?AN %ORT PAMPHLETS & >TICLES4 ,BUT :ATEV] MAY BE SAID ( HIM AS A !ORI/1 IT IS ABSURD TO SAY HE WAS NOT CLASS-CONSCI\S4 

,! EXTREME POV]TY ( HIS E>LY LIFE HAD BITT5 DEEPLY 9TO HIS M9D1 & WAS NEV] =GOTT54 ,HIS E>LIE/ CONSCI\S MEMORY WAS ?AT ( HIS MO!R'S TE>S FALL+ ON HIS FACE4 ,! HOME ( HIS GR&P>5TS WAS SO POOR ?AT !Y C\LD NOT AF=D ANY LI<T1 & SAT 9 ! D>K AFT] SUNSET4 ,AS A LITTLE *ILD HE /OOD ) HIS MO!R & H] Y\NG] *ILDR5 9 ! ROAD ) !IR H\SEHOLD GOODS PIL$ UP BESIDE !M1 & SAW ! COAL-[N] :O HAD EVICT$ !M COME RID+ UP1 & TELL HIS MO!R ?AT %E C\LD RE5T] ! COTTAGE IF H] HUSB& W\LD APOLOGIZE = HIS P>T 9 A /RIKE4 ,HIS MO!R ANSW]$3 0,NAY1 NAY1 HE'LL NE'] DO ?AT60 

,:5 HE WAS ONLY EI<T YE>S ( AGE1 ,H>DIE WAS CALL$ BE=E ! WELL-SPREAD BREAKFA/ TABLE ( HIS MA/]1 A BAK]1 & DISMISS$1 )\T WAGES1 = BE+ UNPUNCTUAL1 AFT] HE HAD SAT UP ALL NI<T WAIT+ ON HIS MO!R4 ,A BABY WAS BORN 9 ! E>LY MORN+4 ,H>DIE'S /EPFA!R WAS AWAY LOOK+ = WORK1 & !RE WAS NO FOOD 9 ! H\SE SAVE A LITTLE FL\R & WAT]4 

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