(The last letter from Zetkin with some hope for a quick end needs to be translated for Vinck).
Chernyak, send me Zgraggen’s letters. Please, press Zgraggen. We will use a l l the chances.
Greetings to the family. Yours, Lenin
P. S. Vinck's address: M. Emile Vinck.
Avocat a la Cour d’Appel. 85. rue
Washington. 85. Bruxelles (Belgien).
Printed according to the facsimile text published in the book “Lenin.
Unbehannte Briefe. 1912—1914”.
Zurich — Koln, 1967, S. 49— 51, 122— 125
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LETTER TO LAWYER J. DUCO DE LA HAIE
Krakow, 3. IV. 1914
Dear Comrade, We have finally managed to secure the assistance of Mr. Vinck.
I ask you to write him a letter or speak to him on the tele
phone, to explain the following to him:
The only chance now (to win the case without a court trial) consists in formulating the conclusion
in a tone completely different from the first (i.e., the conclusion
signed by you). I understand very well why you were very careful and too careful. This is because then
you had not yet listened to my opponents. This is because you
viewed your task as an attempt to convince.
Now the situation has completely changed.
You presented our documents to our opponents.
You received several responses from them.
You are convinced that our documents are confirmed by opponents.
You are convinced that the opponents cannot present any
document, any fact that could justify their refusal to return the money.
You are convinced that in the German party there will not be a single
socialist lawyer who could adduce any arguments in favor of citizens Kautsky and Zetkin.