V. I.

Lenin

Dear A. M., I was very glad to have your news and information. [1]
We shall have to be patient about America: it’s worth while publishing only over there.

I hope you will do everything possible to consolidate matters as regards the Left Swedes and Norwegians. So far
nothing has yet been fixed. Not a thing! There is only talk. There is neither formal affiliation with the Left,
nor proper relations with us, not a single thing. And this
after the Höglund affair! I can’t understand these people!

As regards the meeting of the neutrals at The Hague on June 26, I have this plan: it is clear that the phlegmatic
Norwegians will be unable to do a thing without a knowledge of foreign languages. Why don’t you go as well ? [2]

Why could not the C.C. of the Norwegian Party appoint
X plus you? X is essential, as a local man, while you are
a plus . Even if as an interpreter. You would be exceptionally useful, because then you would get to know
everything . I am certain that, otherwise, we won’t even get
a full, precise, clear and accurate report of what has taken
place (and the workers of the whole world will not get one either). Think about this. And do everything possible
for it.

All the best, Yours, Lenin

P.S. I haven’t read the Rybalka pamphlet [3] : too busy.
Tell me: did the stupid S.R. pamphlets weaken the significance of the revolutionary struggle of the S.R. peasants?

Did the provocateur Gapon weaken the significance of the revolutionary struggle of the Gapon workers? They
call the Irish insurrection a “putsch” (have you seen
K. Radek in Berner Tagwacht ?)—and you put up with this!?
I don’t understand you. I absolutely do not understand.
If anything, this in particular has proved the indecent
pedantry and stupid doctrinaire approach of K. Radek in Berner Tagwacht and those “of like mind with him”.

If your journey is impossible , could you, at any rate,
get the C.C. of the Norwegian Party to pass a decision to
the effect that the delegate should carefully and on the spot make a note of everything that takes place?