Amendments and Addenda to the Appeal 'To All Affiliated Parties and Groups', Adopted by a Conference of the Enlarged International Socialist Commission

Änderungsvorschläge^{1}

Written between January 23 and 27 (February 5 and 9), 1916 · First published in 1962 in Vol. 27 of the Fifth Russian edition of the Collected Works. Printed from the original. · page 356

1. 1. Give a more precise and definite statement of the political-class significance and the basic incorrectness of the tactics of the “official parties” and “the Second International”...
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   1. (a) defence of country defence of imperialist bourgeoisie, its plunder and oppression of nations
   2. (b) connection with opportunism
   3. (c) alliance with the bourgeoisie at home against the international proletariat.
2. 2. Definition of “Bruch des Burgfriedens”.^{2}
   Non-participation in any institution directly
   or indirectly supporting the war.
   [DOUBLE BOX:] αβ + Unterjochung der Nationen.^{3}
   Delete the end about “In der Aera”....^{4}
   [BOX:] +Greetings to Liebknecht and Rühle.
3. 3. Nicht nur “geelgnete”, sondern illegale Literatur, das heisst freie, nicht der Zensur unterordnete^{5} .
   [DOUBLE BOX:]
   [BOX:] γ
   ohne zu sagen, dass die Niederwerfung dieser Regierung dazu nötig^{6}
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4. 4. Strikes (economic and political) and demonstrations.
5. 5. + bis zur Revolution.^{7}
6. 6. + Quotes not only from the Stuttgart resolution, but also from the Basle resolution: it is a crime to shoot, the Commune, 1905.

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{1} Proposals on amendments.—Ed.

{2} “Breakdown of civil peace.”—Ed.

{3} Subjugation of nations.—Ed.

{4} “In the course of the era”....—Ed.

{5} Not only “adapted”, but also illegal literature, i.e., free literature, not subjected to censorship.—Ed.

{6} Without saying that it calls for the overthrow of this government.—Ed.

{7} All the way to the revolution.—Ed.