OUTLINES FOR SPEECHES TO BE DELIVERED AT THE MEETING OF MEMBERS OF THE GERMAN, POLISH, CZECHOSLOVAK, HUNGARIAN, AND ITALIAN DELEGATIONS TO THE III CONGRESS OF THE COMMINTERN*
Speech Outline

1. The Economic Foundations of “Middle Europe.”
“The Balkanization of Europe.”
+ Military Considerations Underlying the Coordination of Revolution Across Several Central European States
(Etwa: Germany + Czechoslovakia + Italy) — The Challenges of Coordination and the High Stakes Involved.

2. > Thorough Preparation — The Core Task of the Third Congress of the Communist International.
Communist Parties Exist. But Not Yet Today. Avoid “Left-Wing Follies.” Prepare with Greater Care.
The Mistakes of 1921 in Germany.

3. The More “Opportunistic” We Are Today, the More Certain We Will Be Tomorrow to Mobilize the Masses.

4. Why Is This So? What Lessons Can We Draw from the Third Congress of 1921 in Germany?
< Czechoslovakia >
^Italy J

5. A Comparison with Russia

4. April 1917 – April 21, 1917: The Central Committee’s Resolution on April 21, 1917.

* See this volume, pp. 57–61. Ed.
** – Approximate. Ed.

6. Let Us Not Fear to Admit That We Have Returned from Moscow as Different People—More Cautious, More Prudent, More Opportunistic, “More Right-Wing.”
This is the Only Truly Correct Strategy.

7. Movement in Rome
(July 7)
Office Strikes in Berlin Drei
Textile Strike in Lille. Tatsachen
8. “One Must Step Back in Order to Leap Forward Better.”

9. Perhaps Tomorrow. Perhaps in Two or Three Months.
Perhaps in Two or Three Years.

10. “Left-Wing Follies” and Treachery Await Tomorrow.

11. Do Not Grow Nervous; Do Not Fear Being “Too Late.” How Absurd—and How Harmful—this Fear Is.
NB: A Subtle Remark by Béla Kun.
We May Choose to “Slow Down” on a Given Issue at a Particular Moment, but We Must Remain Uncompromising in Revolutionary Propaganda.

12. Help the RSFSR??
“The Element of War Is Danger*”
Political Danger
Military >
Economic Danger for Us
How Can We “Help” Them?
13. Conclusion:
(1) (a) All Agree: Let Us Begin Anew, in a Fresh Manner
(2) (R) Approach the Masses With Greater Caution (3) (u) Strengthen Our Preparations
(4) (5) Coordinate Several Central European States
Etwa 3: Germany + Czechoslovakia + Italy (s) Recognize Left-Wing Errors—and Do Not Fear to Admit Them—So That We May Avert Treachery Tomorrow and Ensure a Certain Victory Tomorrow!!

* – Three Facts. These words were crossed out in V. I. Lenin’s manuscript. Ed.
** – One Must Retreat in Order to Leap Forward Better. Ed.
*** – The Elemental Forces of War Pose a Peril. Ed.
**** – Mistakes. Ed.