,P>T #f ,PRUSSIA3 ! MASS /RIKE >ISES FROM ! MASSES ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG ,TEXT 3 ,LET US RETURN TO ,PRUSSIA4 ,AT ! BEG9N+ ( ,M>*1 9 VIEW ( ! VOT+ RI$ ?AT IF ! P>TY WI%$ TO LEAD ! MOVEM5T F>!R =W>D IT MU/ MAKE ! SLOGAN ( ! MASS /RIKE ! ORD] ( ! DAY1 & ?AT A DEMON/RATION MASS /RIKE W\LD BE ! FIR/ /EP T[>D ?IS 9 ! PRES5T SITUATION4 ,I CONSID]$ ?AT ! P>TY FAC$ A DILEMMAS IT W\LD EI!R RAISE ! VOT+ RIP] =MS OR1 AS 9 #a#i#h1 ! MOVEM5T W\LD GO BACK TO SLEEP AFT] A %ORT TIME4 ,9DE$1 ?IS WAS :AT SUMMON$ ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY TO ! FIELD ( BATTLE AGA9/ ME4 ,& :AT DO WE SEE8 ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY PO9TS \T ?AT1 ME TO ! CONTR>Y1 WE HAVE C]TA9LY NOT EXP]I5C$ A H9T ( A MASS /RIKE2 HE TRIUMPHS ?AT ! SITUATION HAS /RUCK MY 9ITIATIVE 0DEAD AS A DOORNAIL40 ,N[ IT SEEMS ?AT 9 HIS POLEMIC ZEAL1 ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY HAS COMPLETELY OV]LOOK$ SOME?+ ELSE ?AT HAS UN=TUNATELY BE5 /RUCK 0DEAD AS A DOORNAIL03 NAMELY ! DEMON/RATIONS1 & ) !M ! VOT+ RIGUES AGA9/ ME ?AT AN 9T5SIFICATION ( ! DEMON/RATIONS IS 5TIRELY UNNECESS>Y1 ?AT ! P>TY FACES NO DILEMMA1 ?AT ! MA9 ?+ IS 0TO BR+ AB\T ! WID] EMPLOYM5T ( /REET DEMON/RATIONS - NOT TO SLACK5 9 ?IS1 BUT ON ! CONTR>Y TO MAKE !M EV] MI ,WELL1 S9CE ,APRIL ! /REET DEMON/RATIONS HAVE TOTALLY CEAS$4 ,& NOT1 9DE$1 ?R\< SOME LACK ( 5?USIASM & FITY AU?ORITIES 9 ! FACE ( ! /RUGGLES & 5DEAVORS ( ! PROV9CES1 AS ! #a/ ( ,MAY HAS %[N1 AS ! ,MAY DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,BRESLAU & ,BRAUNS*WEIG HAVE FUR!R %[N - DELIB]ATELY CALL$ (F4 ,JU/ AS ,I WROTE 9 MY FIR/ REPLY 9 ! ,NEUE ,ZEIT1 EV5 AT ! 5D ( ,M>* - )\T AWAIT+ ! FUR!R C\RSE ( EV5TS & ( ! SITUATION - UND] PRESSURE ( ! MOOD ( ! PROV9CES1 !Y >RANG$ ! ,APRIL #a DEMON/RATION ) ! FEEL+3 ,AN 5D TO ?IS AT LA/6 ,& AN 5D HAS BE5 MADE4 ,NO DEMON/RATIONS1 NOT EV5 MEET+S TAKE UP ! VOT+ RI$ FROM ! P>TY PRESS4 ,& ?IS CIRCUM/ANCE CAN S]VE AS SURE/ SYMPTOM ?AT ! ?+1 = ! TIME BE+1 IS OV] & NO LONG] ACTUAL3 ?AT \R LEAD+ C5TRAL ORGAN ,VORW>TS BEGAN TO CONC]N ITSELF ) TACTICS 9 ! VOT+ RI MOVEM5T 9 ! GR& /YLE0 IS MEAN:ILE S5T BACK HOME4 ,:AT DOES ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY SAY TO ?IS8 ,DOES HE :O BR\ TO BE> ON ME V5TURE ! SLIN+ 0NOT TO SLACK5 9 ! /REET DEMON/RATIONS10 HAVE PLA9LY KILL$ ! DEMON/RATION MOVEM5T8 ,ON ! CONTR>Y3 H]E ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY IS ALL ADMIRATION1 HE CAN F9D ONLY WORDS ( WOND] = 0! LATE/ DEMON/RATION CAMPAIGN0 :I* 0WAS ! MODEL ( A SUCCESSFUL /RATEGY ( ATTRITION40 ,QUITE RID1 RE/S ON ITS LAURELS & LETS ! CRA%+ OV]TURE ( ! 0POPUL> MOVEM5T 9 ! GR& /YLE0 RUN D[N 9TO ! G5TLE PURR+ ( PREP>ATIONS = ,REI*/AG ELECTIONS4. ,SO ! VOT+ RIS3 & :AT IS MORE1 AT SU* A WELL-*OS5 MOM5T ?AT WE HAVE R5D]$ ! GOV]NM5T ! GREATE/ S]VICE ANYONE C\LD HAVE POSSIBLY DONE IT4 ,! )DRAWAL ( ! SUFFRAGE BILL BY ,BE?MANN-,HOLLWEG WAS ! DECISIVE MOM5T4 ,! GOV]NM5T WAS 9 A TILIAM5T>Y PAT*WORK ( ELECTORAL RE=M & ! P>LIAM5T>Y HORSE-TRAD+ W]E BANKRUPT4 ,! 5EMY WAS AT ! 5D ( HIS ROPE4 ,IF WE REALLY W]E S]I\S AB\T PRACTIC+ ! 0VOT+ RITY CONV5TION1 !N ! COLLAPSE ( ! GOV]NM5T BILL WAS ! GIV5 MOM5T TO IMM$IATELY LAUN* A G5]AL1 GR&IOSE ATTACK \T ( ?IS FIASCO ( P>LIAM5T>Y ACTION ) ! CRY 0,GIVE US A NEW BILL601 ) /REET DEMON/RATIONS ACROSS ! :OLE C\NTRY :I* W\LD !N HAVE L$ TO A DEMON/RATION MASS /RIKE & MID4 ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY1 :O HAS MO/ GRACI\SLY PROPOS$ TO ACKN[L$GE SU* BRA9 /ORMS AS 0>M$0 ASSEMBLY 9 ,TREPT[] ,P>K.<,B.> AS ! APPLICATION ( MY 0/RATEGY10 HAS H]E A CLE> EXAMPLE ( :AT 0MY /RATEGY0 REALLY CALLS =4 ,NOT *ILDI% ,DON ,QUIXOT]IES LIKE ?OSE ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY DEM&S ( ME1 BUT POLITICAL EXPLOITATION ( ! 5EMY'S DEFEAT AS ! ONLY VICTORY - :I*1 MOREOV]1 IS NOT SO MU* ! DISCOV]Y ( SOME 0NEW /RATEGY10 BUT RA!R ! ,A,B,C ( EV]Y REVOLUTION>Y1 YES1 ( EV]Y S]I\S BATTLE TACTIC4 ,?AT WAS ! P>TY'S TASK4 ,& ,I AM NOT H]E PRON\NC+ ! P>TY'S UNQUALIFI$ DUTY TO OP5 A 0REVOLUTION>Y P]IOD0 EV]Y ,MONDAY & ,?URSDAY4 ,BUT ,I FEEL ?AT IF ! P>TY BEG9S AN ACTION1 IF IT HAS SUMMON$ UP ! /ORM & CALL$ ITS M5-AT->MS1 ! PEOPLE1 TO ! FIELD ( BATTLE1 IF IT HAS SPOK5 ( A 0POPUL> MOVEM5T 9 ! GR& /YLE0 & ATTACK 0BY ALL =CES0 - !N IT D>E NOT1 AFT] TWO ADVANCES1 SUDD5LY SCRAT* ITS HEAD1 GAPE AB\T1 & DECL>E3 0,NEV] M9D 444 WE DIDN'T MEAN IT S]I\SLY ?IS TIME 444 LET'S GO HOME40 ,9 MY OP9ION SU* /ORM-MONG]+ ON APPROVAL & AT WORD ( COMM& IS UNWOR?Y ( ! P>TY'S GREATNESS & ! S]I\SNESS ( ! SITUATION1 & 9CL9$ TO DISCR$IT ! P>TY 9 ! EYES ( ! MASSES4 ,FUR!R1 ! VOT+ RI\S+ & 5LI AGITATION IS NOT 9 ! LEA/ 9 A POSITION TO DO4 ,BY DELIB]ATELY /OPP+ ! MOVEM5T %ORT1 ! P>TY HAS LEFT ?IS SPL5DID OPPORTUNITY UNEXPLOIT$ AFT] ! MO/ BEAUTIFUL BEG9N+4 ,BUT FUR!R1 & ABOVE ALL1 POLITICAL PO9TS ( VIEW COME 9TO QUE/ION4 ,IT IS MO/ %ORT-SIE ?AT \R BIG GUNS WON'T GO 9TO ACTION OV] ! ,PRUSSIAN VOT+ RIE ANNULL$ AFT] ! ,REI*/AG ELECTIONS4 ,PLA9LY1 ONE MU/ DELIB]ATELY CLOSE ONE'S EYES TO ! ACTUAL 9T]CONNECTIONS NOT TO SEE ?AT 9 ! PRES5T SITUATION1 /RUGGLE = ,PRUSSIAN ELECTORAL RE=M IS ESS5TIALLY NO?+ O!R ?AN /RUGGLE = ,REI*/AG VOT+ RI ?AT AN 5]GETIC & VICTORI\S CAMPAIGN = ,PRUSSIAN VOT+ RIRY1 9 ADVANCE1 A BL[ AGA9/ ,REI*/AG VOT+ RIIAT AS A COLLECTIVE MASS IS NOT FILL$ ) ?AT MASS EXASP]ATION & S5SE ( /R5G? :I* >E NECESS>Y IF ! MASS /RIKE IS TO BE ACCOMPLI%$4 ,IF ! NECESS>Y MOOD = IT HAD BE5 PRES5T 9 ,M>*1 !N A DISSUASIVE VOICE LIKE M9E W\LD HAVE BE5 SMO!R$ UND] A PROTE/1 ( RAG+ ANG]4 ,H]E ,COMRADE ,KAUTSKY %[S AN 9T]E/+ OSCILLATION BETWE5 EXTREMES3 N[ ! MASS /RIKE IS A C\P C>EFULLY HAT*$ 9 ! 9N] SANCTUM ( ! W> C\NCIL1 SECRETLY PREP>$ 9 :ISP]S2 N[ IT IS 0AN ELEM5TAL UPHEAVAL :OSE COMM5CEM5T CANNOT BE BR\RANGE40 ,I FEEL ?AT ! TASK ( ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY & ITS LEAD]%IP CONSI/S NEI!R ! SECRETIVE HAT*+ ( 0GREAT PLANS0 NOR ! 0AWAIT+0 ( ELEM5TAL UPHEAVALS4 ,MASS'' /RIKES - AS ,I CLE>LY /AT$ 9 MY FIR/ >TICLE 9 ! ,DORTMUND ,>BEIT]-,ZEITUNG - CANNOT BE 0MADE0 BY AN ORD] FROM ! 0SUPREME COMM&10 !Y MU/ >ISE FROM ! MASSES & !IR ADVANC+ ACTION4 ,BUT POLITICALLY1 9 ! S5SE ( AN 5]GETIC TACTIC1 A P[]FUL (F5SIVE1 TO SO LEAD ?IS ACTION =W>D ?AT ! MASSES >E EV] MORE CONSCI\S ( !IR TASKS - ?AT ! P>TY CAN DO1 & ?AT IS ALSO ITS DUTY4 ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY CANNOT >TIFICIALLY CREATE A REVOLUTION>Y MASS MOVEM5T2 BUT1 CIRCUM/ANCES P]MITT+1 IT CAN C]TA9LY CRIPPLE ! F9E/ MASS ACTION ?R\< ITS WAV]+1 FEEBLE TACTICS4 ,PRO( IS FURNI%$ BY ! ABORT$1 OR RA!R1 ! IMM$IATELY C\NT]M&$ VOT+ RI ,H[ EFFECTIVELY ! P>TY CAN PREV5T A MASS /RIKE1 ?IS 0ELEM5TAL UPHEAVAL10 BY PUTT+ ON ! BRAKES UND] C]TA9 CIRCUM/ANCES1 EV5 :5 ! MASSES >E BATTLE-READY TO ! HID TO ,AU/RIA4 0,BUT EV5 ?\<10 HE TELLS US3 ,EV5 ?\< CONDITIONS 9 ,AU/RIA FAVOR A MASS /RIKE F> MORE ?AN !Y DO H]E1 & EV5 ?\< ! ,AU/RIAN MASSES W]E TEMPOR>ILY >\S$ TO A LEVEL FROM :I* WE 9 ,G]MANY REMA9 F> DI/ANT1 TO SU* AN AGITATION ?AT !Y C\LD ONLY BE HELD BACK FROM LAUN*+ 9TO A MASS /RIKE BY ! UTMO/ EX]TION ( ALL =CES2 & F9ALLY1 EV5 ?\< REPEAT$LY & 9 ! MO/ POSITIVE WAY 0?REAT5$0 ) ! MASS /RIKE1 ! COMRADES RESPONSIBLE = ! TACTICS ( ! P>TY HAVE VIOL5TLY PUT ON ! BRAKES & PREV5T$ ONE UP TILL N[4 .<,NEUE ,ZEIT1 ,X,X,I,V1 #b1 P4#h#e#f4.> ,IT IS SELF-EXPLANATORY ?AT ?IS OB/RUCTIVE ROLE ( ! P>TY LEAD]%IP C\LD APPE> MO/ ACTIVELY 9 ,G]MANY1 9 VIEW ( ! EXTRAORD9>ILY DEVELOP$ ORGANIZATIONAL C5TRALISM & DISCIPL9E 9 \R P>TY4 ,AS ,I E>LI] WROTE 9 MY >TICLE 0,:AT ,NEXT803 ,9 A P>TY :]E1 AS 9 ,G]MANY1 ! PR9CIPLE ( ORGANIZATION & P>TY DISCIPL9E IS SO UNPREC$5T$LY *]I%$1 & :]E 9 CONSEQU5CE ! 9ITIATIVE ( UNORGANIZ$ POPUL> MASSES -!IR SPONTANE\S1 SO TO SPEAK IMPROVIS$ CAPACITY = ACTION1 SU* A SIGNIFICANT1 (T5 DECISIVE FACTOR 9 ALL PREVI\S GREAT POLITICAL /RUGGLES - IS NE>LY IGNOR$1 !N IT IS ! 9ESCAPABLE DUTY ( ! P>TY TO DEMON/RATE ! WOR? ( ?IS SO HILIAM5T>Y ELECTIONS4 ,! PA/ FATE ( ! ,PRUSSIAN VOT+ RIATUS & \R P>TY DISCIPL9E PROVE !MSELVES BETT]1 JU/ N[1 AT BRAK+ ?AN AT LEAD+ GREAT MASS ACTIONS4 ,:5 EV5 9 ADVANCE ! /REET DEMON/RATIONS >E TIMIDLY & RELUCTANTLY WORK$ \T2 :5 EV]Y NECESS>Y OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE ! DEMON/RATIONS TO A HI<] P[] - LIKE ,M>* #a#h1 LIKE ! #a/ ( ,MAY - IS EMB>RASS+LY %UNN$3 :5 \R [N VICTORIES LIKE ! CONQUE/ ( \R RIE LEFT TOTALLY UNEXPLOIT$2 :5 F9ALLY ! DEMON/RATIONS >E PUT BACK ON ! %ELF AFT] ALL & ! MASSES >E S5T HOME2 9 %ORT1 :5 EV]Y?+ IS DONE TO HOLD BACK1 TO CRIPPLE ! MASS ACTION1 TO DEAD5 ! MILITANCY3 !N OBVI\SLY ?AT TEMPE/U\S MOVEM5T CANNOT >ISE FROM ! MASSES1 :I* MU/ V5T ITSELF 9 A MASS /RIKE4 ,NATURALLY ! OB/RUCTIVE EFFECT ( SU* LEAD]%IP IS MO/ NE>LY DECISIVE :5 ! ACTION IS /ILL 9 ITS 9ITIAL /AGES - AS IS ! CASE ) US 9 ,G]MANY1 :]E IT IS JU/ TAK+ ITS FIR/ /EPS4 ,IF ONCE ! REVOLUTION>Y P]IOD IS FULLY UNFOLD$1 IF ! CL\DS ( BATTLE >E ALREADY RIS+ HI<1 !N NO BRAKE-PULL+ BY ! P>TY LEAD]S WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLI% MU*1 = ! MASSES WILL SIMPLY %OVE ASIDE !IR LEAD]S :O SET !MSELVES AGA9/ ! /ORM ( ! MOVEM5T4 ,?US C\LD IT ALSO HAPP5 9 ,G]MANY1 ONE DAY4 ,BUT 9 ! 9T]E/ ( ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY1 ,I F9D IT NEI!R NECESS>Y NOR DESIRABLE TO /E] ?AT WAY4 ,IF WE 9 ,G]MANY UNQUE/ION+LY WAIT ) ! MASS /RIKE UNTIL ! MASSES1 ) 0RAG+ ANG]10 /ORM RI ?AT ! COMPLICAT$ ORGANIZATIONAL APP>ATUS & ! /RICT P>TY DISCIPL9E ( :I* WE >E JU/LY PR\D >E1 UN=TUNATELY1 ONLY A FIR/-RATE MAKE%IFT = ! P>LIAM5T>Y & UNION DAILY R\T9E2 & ) ! GIV5 DISPOSITION ( \R LEAD+ CIRCLES !Y >E A H9DRANCE TO ! MASS ACTION 9 ! GR& /YLE1 TO :AT IS DEM&$ BY ! COM+ ]A ( VIOL5T /RUGGLES4 ,& 9 ! SAME CONNECTION1 ANO!R ESPECIALLY WEAK PO9T 9 \R ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONS C\LD HAVE A DISA/R\S EFFECT4 ,IF ! UNION LEAD]S HAD PUBLICLY COME \T ON !IR [N AGA9/ ! SLOGAN ( ! MASS /RIKE 9 ! LATE/ VOT+ RIIFI$ ! SITUATION & %>P5$ ! CRITIQUE ( ! MASSES4 ,BUT ?AT !Y DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ?IS1 ?AT 9/EAD ?R\< ! M$IUM ( ! P>TY & ) ! AID ( ! P>TY APP>ATUS !Y C\LD ?R[ ! TOTAL AU?ORITY ( ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY 9TO ! BALANCE TO PUT ! BRAKES ON ! MASS ACTION - ?AT HAS BR\D4 ,! 5EMY WORKS = US SO UNCEAS+LY1 IT IS ?R\< NO M]IT ( \R [N ?AT WE'RE 9 ! CLOV] BO? 9 & \T ( SEASON4 ,YET 9 ! 5D IT IS NOT ! TASK ( ! CLASS P>TY ( ! PROLET>IAT SIMPLY TO LIVE ON ! S9S & ]RORS ( ITS 5EMIES DESPITE ITS [N ]RORS1 BUT TO ACCEL]ATE ! C\RSE ( EV5TS ?R\< ITS [N 5]GY & TO RELEASE1 NOT ! M9IMUM1 BUT ! MAXIMUM ( ACTION & CLASS /RUGGLE 9 ?AT IMPULSE4 ,& :5 9 ! FUTURE ! MASS ACTION AGA9 >ISES1 !N ! P>TY WILL FACE EXACTLY ! SAME PROBLEM IT DID TWO YE>S AGO & LA/ SPR+4 ,AFT] !SE TWO TRIALS1 ! BROAD CIRCLES ( \R P>TY COMRADES MU/ FROM N[ ON CLE>LY UND]/& ?AT A REAL MASS ACTION 9 ! GR& /YLE CAN ONLY BE K9DL$ & AT L5G? MA9TA9$ :5 TREAT$1 NOT AS A DRY PRACTICE PIECE PLAY$ TO ! TIME (1 ! P>TY LEAD]%IP'S BATON1 BUT AS A GREAT CLASS /RUGGLE 9 :I* ALL SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC CONFLICTS MU/ BE UTILIZ$ TO ! FULL & ALL =CES :I* >\SE ! MASSES MU/ BE GUID$ 9TO ! VORTEX ( ! MOVEM5T1 & 9 :I* ONE DOESN'T %UN A M\NT+ 9T5SIFICATION ( ! SITUATION & DECISIVE /RUGGLES1 BUT GOES TO MEET !M ) RESOLUTE1 CONSI/5T TACTICS4 ,P]HAPS ! PRES5T DISCUSSION WILL CONTRIBUTE ITS P>T TO ?IS4 .<,A.> ,LUXEMBURG IS ALLUD+ TO A PASSAGE FROM ,SECTION #c ( ,M>X'S ,! ,EITE4 0,BUT ! REVOLUTION>Y ?REATS ( ! PETTY B\RGEOISIE & !IR DEMOCRATIC REPRES5TATIVES >E M]ELY ATTEMPTS TO 9TIMIDATE ! OPPON5T4 ,& :5 !Y HAVE RUN !MSELVES UP A BL9D ALLEY1 :5 !Y HAVE SO COMPROMIS$ !MSELVES ?AT !Y >E =C$ TO ACT \T !IR ?REATS1 !N ?IS IS DONE 9 AN AMBIGU\S WAY ?AT %UNS NO?+ MORE ?AN ! MEANS TO ! 5D & SNAT*ES AT PRETEXTS = DEFEAT4 ,! CRA%+ 0OV]TURE :I* PROCLAIM$ ! /RUGGLE DIES D[N 9TO A G5TLE PURR+ AS SOON AS ! /RUGGLE IS SUPPOS$ TO BEG91 ! ACTORS CEASE TO TAKE !MSELVES AU DRIEUX1 & ! P]=MANCE FALLS AS FLAT AS AN AIR-FILL$ BALLOON PRICK$ ) A P940 .<,B.> ,B]L9 POLICE *IEF ,TRAUGOTT VON ,JAG[ HAD BANN$ /REET DEMON/RATIONS ) HIS 0PUBLIC NOTICE0 ( ,FEBRU>Y #a#c1 #a#i#a3 0,! 'RIN ! 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