Date: 1911
Source: ru:PSS/v20

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If the Party has been suffering from the repeated postponements of the Plenum for a year and a half, then the national organizations should have long since elected their delegates. Comrade Latvian framed the question quite differently from the Bundist. He stated that although he had not been elected, given the circumstances surrounding the convocation of the Plenum, he felt obligated to participate—on the understanding that he would later present a report to the Central Committee of the Latvian Region, and that the resolutions would only come into force for the Latvian Region upon approval by the Central Committee of the Latvian Region.

Here, comrades are indeed being deceived{108}. We know that Makar and Lindov did some work, maintained contact with various organizations, appointed agents, and communicated with the candidate. They failed. Since then, we have received no news whatsoever from any of those who remained. They didn’t even notify either the Central Office or the ZBCK. There was no work being done. It is no longer possible to continue deceiving the Party through the Russian Bureau and the Russian Central Committee. The call for a Central Committee meeting in Russia is nothing more than a phrase that serves to aid Stolypin.

In his statement, Ionov said that he would send his invitation to the Central Committee of the Bund{109}. But when will he actually send it? How much time has passed since then? Why is there still no response? Ionov writes that, lacking proper authorization, he cannot attend the meeting of the Central Committee members. So why is Libe here? I propose that we adopt a resolution regarding Ionov’s response, because it is clear from his statement that a deliberate intrigue is underway.

Let us take stock of what has been said about the Bureau. It turns out that we are talking about the remaining members of the Bureau. As for the work itself, it is evident that no actual work was carried out. Comrade Adrianov, a prominent Menshevik—if he had been working, the Mecca would inevitably have known about it. Even his closest allies remain completely unaware. To continue pretending that there is a Bureau somewhere is nothing but a deception directed at the Party. Ber could not establish contact with the Central Committee of the Bund due to repeated failures. What, then, is to be done about the Party? It cannot afford to wait; initiative is absolutely essential.

Ber cries out for the law, yet at the same time he resolutely opposed the law within the ZBCK and championed the liquidators{110}. Such behavior leads me to doubt the sincerity of his statements—and to expect further attempts on his part to disrupt the Party’s central institutions.

First published, based on the official minutes