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Sébastien Faure, “A Work of Immense Utility” (1925)

June 16, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 a0px 0 0px”][/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] A Work of Immense Utility To gather all the material introduced in Anarchist Thought by the theorists and propagandists of the entire world; to present in a sweeping and luminous synthesis the essential elements of that Thought; to gather the facts through which that Thought is most clearly expressed; to summarize the events that have continued to justify it and to emphasize more and more forcefully its superiority over all the other social doctrines: this is the intended aim of those comrades who have decided to publish, as soon as possible, […]

L’Œuvre Internationale des Editions anarchistes in “La Revue Anarchiste” (1924-1925)

June 15, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

Every manifestation of anarchist propaganda—by speech, by writing, by action—must therefore have a global impact and a universal significance.

In practice, this is not the case and, as a result, anarchists are only informed about anarchist movement and action in the countries where they live and are little, badly or even completely uneducated about what happens in other countries.

One of the causes of this regrettable state of things — and it is not the least of them — is the diversity of languages.

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Proposal for an Anarchist Survey

June 15, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

Anything that might have been said then about anarchism’s internal diversity and anarchists’ uneven knowledge almost certainly falls far short of the present reality. So it is worth asking whether it is once again time to make the attempt to consult among ourselves regarding some basic aspects of our present anarchist reality. My own sense is that the time is indeed again ripe, so I want to simply push forward and propose a first set of basic questions, which might be expanded or amended, then distributed and translated, so that the collected responses might serve as a resource.

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Rev. W. D. P. Bliss, “Why Am I a Christian Socialist?” (1890)

June 15, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0″][/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] WHY AM I A CHRISTIAN SOCIALIST? BY W. D. P. BLISS. Because I was made a Christian by Karl Marx and a Socialist by Jesus Christ. I do not strive to be paradoxical; to me this is a life-fact. I had supposed myself a Christian long before I read Karl Marx. I called myself one; I believed in Christ; I worshipped Him; I prayed to Him; I preached Him; I did everything except follow Him—in other words I was anything except a Christian. But one day I became interested in Socialism, […]

Steubenville Survey: Response by Max Nettlau (1926)

June 14, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_half padding=”0 10px 0 0″] RESPESTA DE M. NETTLAU I. La anarquía quiere decir, en suma, la manera como la vida humana se desarrollará en sus infinitas manifestaciones en un medio de libertad, depurado de todos los obstáculos opuestos al libre florecimiento, como el aire de los campos, de los bosques, de la montaña y del mar está forzado a respirar en los zaquizamís y en la fabricas, en las cuidadas mal saneadas de nuestra época. El primer punto de la encuesta: Sobre los problemas actuales del anarquismo y medios par provocar un esfuerzo anarquista internacional contra la reacción autoritaria, […]

Steubenville Survey: Response by Palmiro de Lidia (1926)

June 13, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_half padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] Palmiro de Lidia Encuesto del grupo “Los Iconoclastas,” Stuebenville 1. — Sobre los problemas actuales del anarquismo y medios par provocar un esfuerzo anarquista internacional contra la reacción autoritaria. Este primer punto abraza dos temas distintos, que trataremos por separado. Los problemas actuales del anarquismo. Son los que fueron siempre desde que apareció el Anarquismo como ideal en realizar. Algunos se ha agudizado, otros ofrecen más favorable solución. Los hay do orden individual y de orden social. Los primeros son de carácter esencialmente moral y se contraen a la necesidad de que el individuo obre […]

Steubenville Survey: Response by William C. Owen

June 13, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[two_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] [ Response by William C. Owen (Freedom) ] An Enquiry on Anarchism (The “Iconoclasts” Group, of Steubenville, Ohio, has organized an international enquiry on Anarchism, the replies to which are appearing in the weekly Supplement of “La Protesta,” of Buenos Aires. The following is Wm. C. Owen’s contribution.) —– 1. Anarchism’s actual problems, and the measures to be taken for provoking an international Anarchist effort in opposition to the authoritarian reaction. To this question I answer as follows. In my opinion, a real and powerful revolt against the present authoritarian reaction can come only when […]

Frank Q. Stuart, “Why I Am an Individualist” (1890)

June 11, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”][/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] WHY I AM AN INDIVIDUALIST. BY F. Q. STUART. Some months ago the editor requested me to write an article on this subject, but not until now have I found myself so situated that I could conveniently do so. This is a question that may be answered in various ways, but at best it can only be partially answered in a short article. I am an Individualist first, because Individualism is the only philosophy that furnishes a rational, or if you please, scientific, solution of the great social and political questions […]

Encuesta Del Grupo “Los Iconoclastas” De Steubenville, Ohio (1926)

June 11, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[This is a fairly extensive work-in-progress. While the Spanish texts are being transcribed, English machine translations will also be posted, so that more readers can begin to explore the material. These translations will then be corrected as time allows.] [one_half padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] La Encuesta de Steubenville Con esté número único quieren sus editores, el grupo “LOS ICONOCLASTAS” de Steubenville, Ohio, celebrar la encuesta por ellos iniciada a mediados de 1926 y terminada un año más tarde. Fue una consulta a que respondieron compañeros de diversos países y que puede afirmarse que no ha sido inútil; por lo menos […]

Dyer D. Lum, “Why I Am a Social Revolutionist” (1890)

June 8, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[two_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] WHY I AM A SOCIAL REVOLUTIONIST. BY DYER D. LUM Before answering the inquiry propounded to me, it were well to first define terms. In one sense whoever desires a radical change in our social conditions, who advocates principles at utter variance with those now maintaining, may be said to be a Social Revolutionist; in this sense the Quakers were religious revolutionists. But the accepted meaning of the term does not embrace revolution and evolution as identical words, but ascribes to the former active resistance by overt acts to the powers that be. It is […]