НАБРОСОК ПИСЬМА «ДЕРЖАТЕЛЯМ». ФЕВРАЛЬ - МАРТ 1910 г.
Date: 1910-03
Source: PSS vol 47
Translated by: AI (Claude)

institution with extreme weakness and instability of the CC in Russia)).

In the CC passes an extremely unstable compromise: 1) unanimous resolution with striking out the name of Liquidationism; 2) 3 and 2 in the Central Organ with Mek's declaration about "mechanical suppression," "state of siege" etc.; 3) refusal of the Mensheviks to decisively, clearly and irrevocably renounce the factional newspaper and factional organization, to recognize loyal submission to the majority.

Hence our fears. Having disbanded the Bolshevik faction, having given the money to the CC (in fact 5 powers with an accidental and wavering majority, spoiled by Otzovism-Ultimatism), we fear (have every reason to fear) an emigré split by the Mensheviks and their smuggling through of Liquidationism (in the form of equality in the editorial board).

We are convinced that in the event of attempts at a split, organized abroad by the Mensheviks, the CC (that is, Bolsheviks + nationals) will not be able to fight Liquidationism, and it will be necessary to renew the factional struggle, to answer split with split.

Experience of "truce": the Beks disarmed themselves. Experience of "party way of life."

Conditions to the Mensheviks: (.) complete disarmament—cessation of factional newspaper, factional treasury, factional split abroad; (.) loyal implementation of the resolution on the struggle against Liquidationism; (.) loyal submission to the majority in the Central Organ; (.) loyal support to the CC in Russia.

Si non - non*.

Flirtation of Mensheviks with Otzovists-Ultimatists. Impotence and connivance of Trotsky's Liquidators.

* - If not - not. Ed.

Written in February - early March 1910 in Paris

First published in 1933 in Lenin Miscellany XXV

Published according to manuscript