V. I.

Lenin

268

To:   L. B. KAMENEV

Dear L. B., I am taking advantage of a free minute to drop you a line in answer to
your letter. The meeting here is in full swing—11 people are sitting
in. [2] Things are going better. If I can manage it, I shall enclose the
first resolution adopted today. Meanwhile, of course, show it to no one .... [1]

Party workers ... not bad: 3—St. Petersburg, 2—Moscow, 2—the South, a
number of prominent legal functionaries, and so on. It is working out
well. There have been conciliatory vacillations in the six, but so far we are coming to terms better and better with the chief
conciliator among them—Petrovsky. The main issue will be that of
“unification”. We shall settle it probably this way: workers
from below—welcome; to the group of liquidators in Luch —war.

At least, as regards revolutionary strikes, such a re solution has
been adopted (unanimously).

The German Vorstand has sent in a paper....

The position is this: they make an experiment in the legal field. We’re glad. But we are extremely
cautious. No unification whatever with the group: enter
the organisations and we shall make an experiment . For God’s sake,
keep the organisation abroad from taking any steps. Read the
letter (better relate this part of it) to 2–3 silent and
serious people: to Kamsky, Nik. Vas., but not to every body, not widely . For God!s sake hurry with the C.O. and send at least the
proofs immediately!

Yours, Lenin