My dear friend! The previous letter I sent in too much of a hurry. Now I can speak more calmly about our "business".

I hope you have figured out the report? 339 The most important thing is the conditions, 1-13 (and then 14 - slanderous, less important). They need to be presented more prominently.

NB: Insertion about the demonstration on April 4, 1914, in the report on the question of closing the liquidationist newspaper. About Plekhanov's "Unity" - in the report on the question of foreign groups.

I am sure that you are one of those people who unfold, strengthen, and become bolder when they are alone in a responsible position - and therefore I stubbornly do not believe the pessimists, i.e., those who say that you... hardly... Nonsense and nonsense! I do not believe it! You will handle it excellently! With a beautiful language, you will firmly beat them all down, and Vandervelde will not be allowed to interrupt and shout. (In case, a formal protest to the entire Executive Committee and a threat to leave + a written protest from the entire delegation.)
The report should be given to you. You will say that you request it and have precise practical proposals. What could be more practical and businesslike? We have our own - you have your own, we will see. Either we will accept common ones or report to our congresses, we to the congress of our party. (In reality, of course, we will not accept anything at all.)
The key point, in my opinion, is to prove that only we are a party (there a bloc-ficition or grouplets), only we are a workers' party (there bourgeoisie, giving money and approving), only we are the majority, 4/5.

This is one. And second: to explain more popularly (I would absolutely not be able to do this without the language, but you will), that the OK = fiction. The reality, which it covers, is only a group of liquidator-writers in St. Petersburg. Proof? Literature...

The dissolution of the August bloc. (See "Prosveshchenie" No. 5, (NB the departure of the Latvians.) I am sending my article* to Popov.)
Argument: the Latvians have a small majority (i.e., of the Bolsheviks), a small majority of yours.

Answer: "Yes, small. If you want to wait, it will soon be ecrasante**."

We expelled the group of liquidators from the party in January 1912. Result? Have they created a better party?? None. They have a complete dissolution of the August bloc - help from the bourgeoisie for them - the flight of workers from them. Either accept our conditions, or no rapprochement***, let alone unite****!!

Arguments against Jagello: a foreign party. We do not trust her. Let the Poles unite.

Argument against Rosa Luxemburg: her party is not real, but the "opposition." Proof: from Warsaw

* See V. I. Lenin. "On the Violation of Unity, Concealed by Cries for Unity" (Collected Works, 5th ed., vol. 25, pp. 183-206). Ed.

** - overwhelming. Ed.

*** - rapprochement. Ed.

**** - unity!! Ed.

The second page of the letter from V. I. Lenin to I. F. Armand. - Between July 10 and 16, 1914.

there were 3 electors from the workers' curia: Zalewski, Bronowski, and Jagello.
The first two - opposition. (If Rosa bypasses this, pull her tongue. If she denies, demand the protocol, promising that we will expose the falsehood of Rosa L.) So all the SD electors from Warsaw = opposition (elections to the IV Duma). And in the rest of Poland? unknown!! Give the names of the electors!!

Kautsky's letter against Rosa and for the opposition was in "Pravda" 340.

I am sending this issue to Popov. It can be quoted.

Generally, I seem to have sent you more "detailed" (as you requested) than too little.

In any case, the three of you will always find arguments and facts, and you always have the right to consult separately - about the appointment of a speaker from the delegation, etc.

OK and Bund will brazenly lie:

... "And they, too, have an underground. Recognized by the August conference" ...

Untrue! Foreign literature. Newspapers?

Departure of the Latvians? Their verdict?

Quotes from "Nasha Zarya" and "Luch" against the underground!! (These are "unfortunate phrases"?? Untrue! This is said at the bottom by a handful of liquidator workers, and this is a blatant disorganization.)
Or: and you do not have an underground and "Pravda" in 40,000 copies shouts about the underground? Or are the workers being deceived??
and the meeting of summer 1913 and its decision: to come out with 6 deputies. And then 6722 votes for us, 2985 against. Majority 70%!!

Press harder on trade unions and insurance funds: this impresses Europeans. We will not allow the liquidators to disorganize our solid majority in trade unions and insurance funds!!

I've forgotten the money question. We will pay for letters, telegrams (please wire oftener) & railway expenses, hotel expenses & so on. Mind it!

If possible try to be on Wednesday evening already in Brussels in order to arrange, prepare the delegation, get along & so on.

If you succeed in receiving the first report, for 1-2 hours, - it is almost all*. Then it remains to "defend," to fish out "their" contrepropositions** (on all 14 questions) and declare: we disagree, we will bring it to the congress of our party. (We will not accept any of their proposals.)
Very truly. Yours V. I.

If the question of the landlord's money comes up, refer to the resolution of January 1912*** and refuse to discuss further. We do not renounce our right!!

I am sending Popov articles by Plekhanov (from "Pravda") about the liquidators****. Quote and say that "Pravda" has remained of the same opinion.

If possible, try to be in Brussels already on Wednesday evening to arrange, prepare the delegation, get along, etc.