,! ,9T]NATIONAL ,PROLET>IAT & ,W> 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&RA ,KOLLONTAI 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 ,ALEX&RA ,KOLLONTAI3 ,SELECT$ ,>TICLES & ,SPEE*ES1 ,PROGRESS ,PUBLI%]S1 #a#i#h#d2 
,FROM3 A SPEE* DELIV]$ 9 ,/OCKHOLM ON #a ,MAY1 #a#i#a#b2 
,FIR/ ,PUBLI%$3 ,SOCIAL-,DEMOKRAT51 #b ,MAY1 #a#i#a#b2 

,! ,RUSSIAN TEXT IS A TRANSLATION FROM ! ,SW$I%2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 ,SALLY ,RYAN = M>XI/S4ORG1 #b2 
,PRO($3 & CORRECT$ BY ,*RIS ,CLAYTON #b#f4 

,ALEX&RA ,KOLLONTAI WAS 9VIT$ TO ,/OCKHOLM BY ! ,SW$I% ,LEAGUE ( ,SOCIALI/ ,Y\? & ! LEFT W+ ( ! ,SW$I% ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY TO ADDRESS A MEET+ HELD TO M>K ,MAY ,DAY4 ,! MEET+ WAS HELD \TDOORS1 9 A L>GE FIELD AT ,G>DET1 BE=E AN AUDI5CE ( ?\S&S4 ,! FAM\S PHILOLOGI/1 ,DOCTOR ,HANNES ,SKJOLD1 9T]PRET$ ,KOLLANTAI'S SPEE* 9TO ,SW$I%1 & IT WAS HIS 9T]PRETATION ?AT WAS NO D\BT US$ AS ! BASIS ( ! TEXT PUBLI%$ 9 ! ,SW$I% PRESS4 

,TODAY IS \R GREAT DAY1 ! DAY :5 ! SOLID>ITY ( ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT IS BE+ EXPRESS$ ?R\<\T ! WORLD BY MASS DEMON/RATIONS4 ,& IS ?IS NOT A SIGN ( GR[+ SOLID>ITY ?AT ,I1 A =EIGN] FROM DI/ANT ,RUSSIA1 CAN /& H]E TODAY &1 SPEAK+ 9 ,G]MAN1 :I* IS NEI!R MY NATIVE TONGUE NOR Y\RS1 PASS ON TO Y\ GREET+S FROM ! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT4 

,! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT1 TOGE!R ) ! PROLET>IAT ( ! :OLE WORLD1 PROTE/S AGA9/ ALL W>S4 ,IT IS A WELL-KN[N FACT ?AT ! PROLET>IAT KN[S NO NATIONAL FRONTI]S4 ,IT RECOGNIZES ONLY TWO 'NATIONS' 9 ! CIVILIZ$ WORLD3 ! EXPLOIT]S & ! EXPLOIT$4 

,! CAPITALI/S ALWAYS SAY3 ',WE MU/ >M \RSELVES BECAUSE WE >E ?REAT5$ BY W>6' ,& !Y PO9T TO !IR SACR$ SYMBOLS3 MILIT>ISM ON L&1 MILIT>ISM ON ! HI< SEAS1 & MILIT>ISM 9 ! AIR4 ,!Y SUMMON ! SPECT] ( W> 9 ORD] TO PUT IT BETWE5 !MSELVES & ! R$ SPECT]4 ,!Y CALL = W> 9 ORD] TO FREE !MSELVES FROM ! SPECT] ( SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 

,BUT ! ,9T]NATIONAL ANSW]S !M ) ONE UNIT$ CALL3 ',D[N ) W>6' ,! WORK]S KN[ ?AT BEH9D ! ?REAT ( W> !RE /&S ! CAPITALI/ /ATE ?AT WANTS TO BURD5 ! PEOPLE ) NEW TAXES1 !RE /&S ! W> 9DU/RY ?AT WANTS TO 9CREASE ITS PR(ITS4 ,WE /ILL REMEMB] ! SC&AL ?AT BROKE \T A FEW YE>S AGO 9 ,FRANCE :5 ! ,FR5* CAPITALI/S DECEIV$ ! ,G]MAN M9I/] ( W> 9TO PLAC+ ) !M A NEW ORD] = MILIT>Y WEAPONS4 ,!Y HAD SPREAD ! RUMOR ?AT ! ,FR5* ,M9I/RY ( ,W> HAD ORD]$ NEW >MAM5TS1 NEW CANNON1 NEW MA*9E-GUNS4 ,& ! ,G]MAN M9I/] ( W>1 :O DID NOT WI% TO BE \TDONE BY ! ,FR5*1 IMM$IATELY PLAC$ A SIMIL> ORD] ) ! ,FR5* CAPITALI/S4 ,ONLY LAT] WAS IT DISCOV]$ ?AT !SE RUMORS W]E PURE BLUFF6 

,9 ,FRANCE ! CAPITALI/S SAY TO ! PROLET>IAT3 ',COME ) 
US TO ! ,SAH>A & OCCUPY IT4 ,!RE1 9 ! DES]T1 Y\ WILL F9D ?AT :I* Y\ LACK AT HOME4' ,& H]E1 9 ,SW$51 ! ,SW$I% CAPITALI/S REPEAT ! OLD TIME-WORN M5ACE3 ',DON'T =GET ! ?REAT FROM ,RUSSIA - WE MU/ >M \RSELVES6'444 

,& EV5 IF CZ>ISM1 IF ! ,RUSSIAN CAPITALI/S1 DID 9DE$ V5TURE TO ATTACK ,SW$51 WE NONE!LESS /ILL EXI/6 ,WE1 ! PROLET>IAT6 ,DID WE NOT SURVIVE ! CRISIS 9 ,MOROCCO8 .<#a.> 
,& :O WAS IT !N :O IMP$$ ! ?REAT5$ \TBREAK ( W>8 ,YES1 ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT1 :I* ?REW \T ! *ALL5GE TO ! ,G]MAN & ,FR5* GOV]NM5TS1 ! ,G]MAN & ,FR5* CAPITALI/S3 ',NOT ONE /EP FUR!R6 ,WE /& H]E1 & IF ! CAPITALI/S D>E TO WAGE W>1 !N ! R$ SPECT] WILL TURN 9TO SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 & Y\ Y\RSELVES WILL !N BE RESPONSIBLE6' 

,YES1 SOCIAL REVOLUTION6 ,MAY ,DAY IS AN 9T]NATIONAL HOLIDAY ?AT IS CELEBRAT$ 9 EV]Y C\NTRY444 ,MAY ,DAY IS ! PREP>ATION = SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 A TRIAL MOBILIZATION ( ! =CES ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,& ! WORK]S ( ! WORLD >E UNIT$1 !Y SAY3 ',WE >E READY = BATTLE6' 

,SOCIAL REVOLUTION IS 9EVITABLE4 ,LET ! B\RGEOISIE1 ! CAPITALI/S1 TALK ( SOCIALISM PUTT+ D[N ROOTS 9 ! EXI/+ SY/EM6 ,NO?+ ( ! K9D CAN HAPP54 ,H[ CAN ONE TALK ( 'PUTT+ D[N ROOTS' :5 EV]Y YE> 9 ,LONDON #b ?\S& PEOPLE DIE 9 SLUMS & WORKH\SES8 ,CAN !RE BE ANY QUE/ION ( 'PUTT+ D[N ROOTS' :5 9 ,P>IS #e ?\S& PEOPLE >E P]MAN5TLY )\T WORK8 

,IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO TAKE 9TO ACC\NT ! SIGNIFICANT EV5TS ?AT HAVE TAK5 PLACE OV] REC5T YE>S1 ! /RIKES & LOCK-\TS1 & ABOVE ALL1 ! GR[+ MILITANCY ( ! PROLET>IAT6 ,AS LITTLE AS T5 YE>S AGO WE C\LD SC>CELY HAVE IMAG9$ ! EV5TS ( REC5T YE>S4 

,IT ALL BEGAN ) ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION ( #a#i#e4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 REACTION 9 ,RUSSIA WAS TOO /RONG1 & ! REVOLUTION WAS SUPPRESS$4 ,BUT !N ! R$ SPECT] MOV$ TO ,SW$51 & !RE WAS A G5]AL /RIKE :I*1 DESPITE ALL ! CATA/ROPHES 9VOLV$1 DESPITE ! POV]TY1 SIGNIFI$ MORAL VICTORY = ! ,SW$I% PROLET>IAT4 ,! :OLE ,9T]NATIONAL WAS !N ABLE = ! FIR/ TIME TO APPRECIATE ! TRUE SIGNIFICANCE ( SU* A MASS /RIKE4 

,?IS WAS FOLL[$ BY /RIKES 9 ,FRANCE & ,5GL&4 ,NEV] BE=E 9 HI/ORY HAD !RE BE5 A /RIKE ON SU* A SCALE AS ?AT 9 ,5GL&1 :]E ONE MILLION PEOPLE WALK$ \T FROM WORK 5 MASSE 9 ORD] TO DEF5D ! DEM&S ( !IR CLASS4 

,?US WE CAN SEE H[ ! /R5G? ( ! PROLET>IAT IS 
GR[+ FROM YE> TO YE>4 ,& IF ! B\RGEOISIE TALKS ( W>1 !N WE ANSW] ) ! ?\S&S ( VOICES ( ! ORGANIZ$ WORK]S3 ',WE DO NOT WANT W>6 ,WE DEM& PEACE6 ,D[N ) W>6 ,LONG LIVE ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION6' 
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,?IS IS REF]5CE TO ! SO-CALL$ ,AGADIR CRISIS 9 ,MOROCCO 9 #a#i#a#a1 :5 A ,G]MAN GUNBOAT 5T]$ A ,FR5* PORT1 CAUS+ A FUR!R DET]IORATION 9 RELATIONS BETWE5 ! TWO C\NTRIES & BR++ !M TO ! BR9K ( W>4 ,! ,MOROCCAN CRISES S]I\SLY AFFECT$ 9T]NATIONAL RELATIONS ON ! EVE ( ! ,FIR/ ,WORLD ,W>2 !Y CON/ITUT$ A TRIAL ( /R5G? BETWE5 ! TWO IMP]IALI/ BLOCS4 ,L59 NUMB]$ ! ,MOROCCAN CRISES AMONG ! '*IEF CRISES 9 ! 9T]NATIONAL POLICY ( ! GREAT P[]S AFT] #a#h#g-#g#a' 7,V4,I4 ,L591 ,COLLECT$ ,WORKS1 ,VOL4 #c#i1 P4 #f#h#f74 

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