V. I. Lenin

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Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

TO THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE. MARCH 31, 1903

I brought away from Paris the conviction that only such a pamphlet can dispel the misunderstandings about cut-off lands, etc.

I wrote an article on the Manifesto of February 26, which will appear in No. 34.* I insisted absolutely that it should be the leading article in view of the enormous importance of the Manifesto. But it seems V. I. hesitates (!) and decides with Yu. O. the opposite: first about Marx.

In my opinion, this is even wild.

I press your hand firmly.

Yours Lenin

Sent from London to Geneva

First published in 1925 in the Lenin Miscellany IV

Printed from the manuscript

TO THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE

We advise you to take immediate steps to have the O.C. together with the P.S.D. issue a formal statement (as detailed and precise as possible) of complete solidarity with the R.S.D.L.P. and of the desire to join the Party. On the basis of such a formally published statement the O.C. could invite the P.S.D. to the Congress. Then, surely, no one will protest.**

Then (privately) we earnestly request you to prepare the ground everywhere and among all for the fight against the Bund at the Congress. Without a stubborn fight the Bund will not surrender its position. And we can never accept its position. Only firm determination on our side to go to the end, to the expulsion of the Bund from the Party, will undoubtedly force it to give way.

Hasten with the list: this is very important and must be done quickly, without waiting for the committees’ replies. By the way:

* See “The Autocracy is Wavering...” (present edition, Vol. 6, pp. 331-36).—Ed.
** See “The Autocracy is Wavering...” (present edition, Vol. 6, pp. 331-36).—Ed.


have you fixed a short time-limit for the committees’ replies? Are you keeping a list of delegates already appointed? (send it to us, to be on the safe side).

Written March 31, 1903

Sent from London to Kharkov

First published in 1928 in the Lenin Miscellany VIII

Printed from the manuscript

TO G. M. KRZHIZHANOVSKY

(Old Man.)

I have little to report this time. The main thing, in my opinion, now is to hasten the Congress by every means and to secure a majority of capable (and “our”) delegates. Almost all our hopes are on Brutus. He must, as far as possible, supervise everything himself, especially the delegates, and try to get as many of our people through as possible. The system of two votes from each committee is very favourable for this. Then the question of the Bund is extremely important. We have stopped the polemics with it about the O.C., but of course not the principled polemics. That is out of the question. And everyone must be drummed into, until it’s absolutely driven into their heads, that war must be prepared with the Bund if we want peace with it. War at the Congress, war to the point of a split—at all costs. Only then will it undoubtedly give way. But we absolutely cannot and never will accept the absurd federation. The utmost: autonomy under the old Rules of 1898, with the participation of a delegate appointed by the C.C. on the C.C. of the Bund—that is the utmost. The public must be prepared, the absurdity explained, the wildness of the attack on Yekaterinoslav, etc., shown. Please write soon how the public is disposed in this respect, how your propaganda is going, and whether there is hope that the majority holds the correct point of view. We want to

TO THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE. APRIL 6, 1903

issue a pamphlet to the Jewish workers on the necessity of close unity, on the absurdity of federation and a “national” policy.