,DO ,9T]NATIONALI/S ,WANT A ,SPLIT8 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&RA ,KOLLONTAI 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/ ,REVIEW1 ,K]R1 ,JANU>Y #a#i#a#f2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 = M>XI/S4ORG1 ,M>* #b#b2 
,PRO($3 & CORRECT$ BY ,*RIS ,CLAYTON #b#f4 

,S,9,C,E ! ,ZIMM]WALD ,CONF]5CE ( 
! 9T]NATIONAL-SPIRIT$ SOCIALI/S HAS TAK5 PLACE1 ! PATRIOTIC-M9D$ SOCIALI/S TRY TO MAKE \T ?AT ! REVOLUTION>Y 9T]NATIONALI/ WANTS NO?+ ELSE ?AN TO ANNIHILATE ! WORK ( ! SOCIALI/S = !SE #e YE>S1 WANTS TO SPLIT ! WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T4 

,?AT ! (FICIALS ( ! P>TIES ( ! BELLIG]5T C\NTRIES1 AFT] HAV+ PROCLAIM$ ! 0CIVIL PEACE0 ) !IR CLASS GOV]NM5TS & 5DORS$ ! W>1 DISAPPROVE ! AIMS ( ! ,ZIMM]WALD ,CONF]5CE IS QUITE APPREH5SIBLE & LOGICAL4 ,BUT IT APPE>S ?AT ! POISON ( NATIONALISM & OPPORTUNISM HAS CORRUPT$ EV5 ! (FICIALS ( ! NEUTRAL C\NTRIES4 ,! EXECUTIVES ( ! SOCIALI/ P>TIES 9 ,D5M>K1 ,SWITZ]L& & ,HOLL& NOT ONLY DISAPPROVE ! ,ZIMM]WALD ,CONF]5CE1 BUT PO9T \T ?AT !IR P>TY NEV] 0DREAM$0 ( S5D+ (FICIAL DELEGATES TO A CONF]5CE ?AT BELIEVES 9 ! NECESSITY ( A /RONG CLASS CONSCI\S 9T]NATIONAL1 ?AT REJECTS ! 0CIVIL PEACE0 POLICY & CONDEMNS ! ALLIANCE ) ! CAPITALI/ GOV]NM5T1 PURSU+ AN IMP]IALI/IC W>4 

,BY DISAV[+ ! ,ZIMM]WALD ,CONF]5CE & ITS PURPOSE1 ! (FICIALS ( ! ,EUROPEAN P>TIES >E DISAV[+ ! V]Y PR9CIPLES ( ! ,SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T ( SCI5TIFIC ,M>XISM1 !Y >E DISAV[+ ! F\NDATION ON :I* BO? ,9T]NATIONALS W]E BUILT UP4 ,9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY & REVOLUTION>Y CLASS /RUGGLE4 

,! ,SOCIALI/S GA!R$ AT ,ZIMM]WALD HAD NO 9T5TION 0TO SPLIT0 OR H>M ! MOVEM5T4 ,!IR PURPOSE WAS1 & IS1 QUITE AN OPPOSITE ONE3 BY WORK+ = PEACE1 BY FI<T+ W>1 BY CALL+ ! PROLET>IANS ( ALL C\NTRIES TO UNITE ON ! OLD BATTLEFIELD ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE !Y WANT TO REVIVE ! ,9T]NATIONAL1 TO CALL 9TO LIFE ! GREATE/ & 9DOMITABLE =CE1 9T]NATIONAL CLASS SOLID>ITY4 

,! SOCIAL PATRIOTS1 ! (FICIALS ( ! DIFF]5T P>TIES1 ! OPPORTUNI/S :O CRY AGA9/ ! REVOLUTION>Y 9T]NATIONALI/S & ASS]T ?AT !Y >E H>M+ ! MOVEM5T BY BR++ 9TO IT DI%>MONY & 
UNUNITY1 SEEM TO =GET ?AT 0! SPLIT0 ( ! ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL IS A FACT1 A H>D FACT ?AT HAS TO BE ACKN[L$G$4 

,?IS SPLIT WAS CAUS$ BY ! W>1 BUT !  
L9E ( DIVISION HAS BE5 DRAWN NOT BY ! 
REBELLI\S 9T]NATIONALI/1 BUT BY WELL EXP]I5C$ (FICIAL GOV]NM5TAL DIPLOMATS4 ,ON ONE SIDE WE HAVE ! COMB9$ PATRIOTIC ,SOCIALI/S ?AT 5DORS$ ! ALLIES1 ON ! 
O!R1 ?OSE ( ! C5TRAL P[]S4 ,EA* ( !M >E ASSUR+ ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,S*EIDEMAN & ,DAVID 9 ,G]MANY1 ,PLE*AN(F & ,ALEX9SKY 9 ,RUSSIA1 ,GU$ES & ,V&]VELDE 9 ,BELGIUM & ,FRANCE1 ?AT ! VICTORY ( !IR [N IMP]IALI/ GOV]NM5T WILL 5D AUTOCRACY MILIT>ISM1 NAVALISM1 WILL E/ABLI% FRE$OM & DEMOCRACY = ,EUROPE1 WILL HELP ! VICTORY ( SOCIALISM6 ,! PA? ( CLASS /RUGGLE IS =ESAK5 ! 0CIVIL PEACE10 ?IS LOGICAL RESULT ( ! OPPORTUNI/IC T5D5CIES 9 ! 
,EUROPEAN MOVEM5T ( ! LA/ T5 OR FIFTE5 YE>S1 IS DECL>$ AS ! HI<E/ WISDOM ( SOCIALI/ TACTICS4 ,JU/ N[1 ! (FICIALS ( ! P>TIES 9 ,G]MANY1 ,FRANCE1 ,AU/RIA1 ,BELGIUM & ! SOCIAL PATRIOTS 9 ! O!R C\NTRIES ACCUSE ONE ANO!R = ! TACTIC ( 5DORS+ !IR [N GOV]NM5TS1 BUT ONE CAN EASILY IMAG9E ?AT :5 ?IS W> IS OV]1 ! SOCIAL PATRIOTS ( ! BELLIG]5T C\NTRIES WILL =GIVE ONE ANO!R1 ?AT ,V&]VELDE WILL TRY & REHABILITATE ,S*EIDEMAN1 ?AT ,PLE*AN(F WILL GIVE HIS =GIV5ESS TO ! ,G]MAN SOCIAL PATRIOTS & ?AT ! ,G]MANS WILL TRY & =GET ! S9S ( ! 0TREA*]\S0 ,5GLI%4444,DID !Y NOT ALL COMMIT ! SAME CRIME8 ,HAVE !Y NOT ALTOGE!R BETRAY$ !IR CLASS & PROV$ UNFAI?FUL TO ! PR9CIPLES ( 9T]NATIONALISM8 

,?IS G5]AL AMNE/Y W\LD HELP ! (FICIALS ( ! P>TIES TO CALL 9TO LIFE ! ,OLD ,9T]NATIONAL BAS$ ON NATIONALISM & OPPORTUNISM4 ,& AS SOON AS A NEW IMP]IALI/IC W> W\LD />T1 ! OLD HI/ORY1 ! 
SPLIT1 ! BREAK-D[N ( ! 9T]NATIONAL WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T W\LD BEG9 ANEW4 

444,IS ?AT :AT ! WORK+ CLASS DESIRES8 ,IS ?AT ! LESSON :I* ! SUFF]+ & ! TORTURES ( ?IS T]RIFY+ W> HAVE TAU<T ! ,SOCIALI/S84444 

,! W> HAS DONE A GREAT DEAL ( MIS*IEF1 BUT ?IS W> CAN MEAN A /EP =W>D 9 ! WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T IF ! RI<T LESSON IS TAK5 \T ( CONTEMPOR>Y EV5TS4 ,?IS W> HAS PUT CLE>LY & PLA9LY BE=E ! WORK+ CLASS ( ! WORLD ! FOLL[+ QUE/ION3 ,:AT HAVE ! PROLET>IANS TO *OOSE UPON AN \TBREAK ( AN IMP]IALI/IC W> 7& AT ?IS /AGE ( CAPITALI/IC 
DEVELOPM5T1 !RE CAN'T BE ANY O!R W>67  - ! DEF5SE ( ! CAPITALI/IC-IMP]IALI/IC FA!RL& OR ! DEF5SE ( !IR [N CLASS 9T]E/S & ( ! 9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY ( ! WORK+ CLASS ( ! WORLD8 

,! COMRADES :O ASSEMBL$ 9 ,ZIMM]WALD ?\<T IT NECESS>Y TO LEAVE NO MISUND]/&+ ON ?IS PO9T4 ,! WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T CAN A*IEVE ITS F9AL PURPOSE - ! CONQUE/ ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & ! E/ABLI%M5T ( ! WORK+ CLASS DICTATOR%IP - ONLY BY A PRACTICALLY 9T]NATIONAL CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,NATIONALISM & 9T]NATIONALISM >E PR9CIPLES ?AT >E OPPOS$ TO ONE ANO!R4 ,Y\ CAN'T BE A 0GOOD ,MON>*I/0 & AT ! SAME TIME A GOOD ,REPUBLICAN1 JU/ AS Y\ CAN'T BE AN 9T]NATIONALI/ & A NATIONALI/ AT ! SAME TIME4 ,! PROLET>IANS HAVE TO MAKE ! 
*OICE4 

,BUT ?IS W> HAS TAU<T US ?AT ! NATIONALI/IC POLICY1 5DORS$ BY ! SOCIAL PATRIOTS1 IS A FAILURE4 ,A NEW L9E HAS TO BE PO9T$ \T1 TO BE DRAWN4 

,! ,ZIMM]WALD CONF]5CE TOOK ! FIR/ /EP TO DRAW ?IS L9E2 IT WAS ! FIR/ ATTEMPT TO REBUILD ! 9T]NATIONAL ON ! S\ND BASIS ( ANTI-MILIT>ISM 7NO VOT+ = W> CR$ITS7 9T]NATIONALISM 79/EAD ( A =MAL REPRES5TATION ( ! NATIONAL P>TY BODIES 9 ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/ ,BUREAU7 & REVOLUTION>Y MASS-ACTION 79/EAD ( P>LIM5T>ISM 0PURE & SIMPLE074 

,! COMRADES :O /& ) ! ,ZIMM]WALD CONF]5CE1 DON'T WORK = A SPLIT ( ! ,SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T1 BUT !Y WANT TO PREP>E ! BASIS = A CLASS CONSCI\S 9T]NATIONAL ?AT WILL BE /RONG 5\< TO FI<T ! IMP]IALI/IC POLICY ( !IR [N CAPITALI/IC /ATES & ?AT WILL TAKE UP H]E & N[ ! TASK ( 0PREP>$NESS0 = ! F9AL REVOLUTION>Y BATTLE4 

,! 9T]NATIONALI/S DON'T WANT TO BREAK UP ! WORK+ CLASS ORGANIZATIONS1 !Y SIMPLY DECIDE TO SP5D ALL !IR =CE & 5]GY TO W9 ! MASSES = ! PR9CIPLES ( ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,!Y HOPE ?AT :5 ! NEXT ,9T]NATIONAL ,CONGRESS TAKES PLACE ! WORK+ CLASS WILL BE /RONG & 5LI<T5$ 5\< TO PUT ! QUE/ION TO ! ,SOCIALI/ PATRIOTIC (FICIALS ( ALL C\NTRIES2 :AT HAVE Y\ DONE ) \R CONFID5CE8 ,CAN Y\ BE> ! RESPONSIBILITY ( Y\R TREA*]\S ACTS8 

,! 9T]NATIONALI/S HOPE ?AT 9 ! NEW 9T]NATIONAL !RE WILL BE NO PLACE = OPPORTUNI/S & PATRIOTS1 :O 9 ! MO/ DECISIVE MOM5T DES]T ! CLASS MOVEM5T & DEF5D ! 9T]E/S ( !IR NATIONAL CAPITALI/S4 

,N[1 :5 ! QUE/ION ( 5DORS+ ! ,ZIMM]WALD CONF]5CE IS DISCUSS$ 9 ! LOCALS ( ! ,AM]ICAN P>TY IT IS = ! ,AM]ICAN PROLET>IANS TO DECIDE2 :]E !Y HAVE TO /&4 ,WILL !Y CL+ TO ! NATIONALI/S & OPPORTUNI/IC T5D5CIES ( 
! ,SECOND ,9T]NATIONAL OR WILL !Y HELP1 REBUILD ! WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T ON ! S\ND BASIS ( REBELLI\S SPIRIT & 9T]NATIONAL CLASS SOLID>ITY8 

,! ,AM]ICAN COMRADES MU/ REMEMB]3 ! 9T]NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/S >E NOT WORK+ = A SPLIT1 !Y >E WORK+ TO GET ! :OLE MOVEM5T 9 ! L9ES ( CLASS CONSCI\S REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY1 TO GET ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL CLE>$ FROM ALL ELEM5TS ?AT ADVOCATE ! NECESSITY ( MILIT>Y PREP>$NESS & BELIEVE 9 NATIONALISM1 & AS A RESULT ( IT 9 0CIVIL PEACE40 ,!N1 BUT ONLY !N1 CALL ! WORK+ CLASS ( ! WORLD REBUKE ! IMP]IALI/IC POLICY ( ! CAPITALI/IC CLASS & A*IEVE ! F9AL PURPOSE ( ! MOVEM5T1 ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 

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