The New York herald., 1878-07-12

/ FIRST YEAR. No -.
This Journal, which has been printed In fragments,
has reached its fourth number. No. / was full OF
articles having special local and national
attacking persons and Official acts but possessing
tuc,ont Interest 10 the people OF tho United States
TO warrant their translation. Extracts from Nos. q
and will, hope, prove attractive, especially
they show the rami1cations OF the socialist assoca-
ton and facilities for finding out all tho govern
msnt does which concerns their party.
THE REVOLUTIONARY pRoGGANNE.
The first extract IRON the issue, No. L. which men,
toned above, Is an article IRON the pen OF a military
prisoner. who 10 at this under discipline
IN OF the State prisons Its production shows that
the Commencement has the means oi securing In
formation iroui behind prison bars THIS article, 10
tact aud reality, shows moro than tins. II is shrewd
Indication OF tho programme which the socialists have
adopted In their Congress, and winch pronuI ated
print Tor the special benefit OF initiated
lance from the capitai:-
In 1874 was persuaded that there was no occasion
tor Us to occupy ourselves with any prog for
people 10 follow On the eve oil rcvolution thought
u tree people always knew how TO act To-day am or
nm opposite opinion. l know that amid the same
people you may meet the troops from Versailles and
Tho National Guard Ut tho Commune 10 the
s,. ssvoiusiSn breaks oU.s "" X Know W the response
will be, "hghtir "hghtl" and s.nghl!u until the
complete aunihation VI the anti popuIaco parties
But this IL only general ormala and icgori-
rut reply 10 my question. What are the measu
oscessary--prscticai measures-whIch ougnt to Ue
mksn In unison durnga revolution so as 10 end to
successful issueY 1 am told that revolution ~ not
iabrc. coucedc II ana conceds also That, the hour
vi It's coming peng nearly always Unexpected every
tniug SHOULD be prepared act with PRECISION. But
Ne eau, We must, give our iaeas and our hopos, sx
PLAIN tue priIcipa points OF tho po1cy wbicn Will
follow the oiutoa In journal sniza,on
~ order TO AVOID being exposce aud dispersed after
success has been at,aiuea Lot vs. remember the last
French revolution II the partisans OF the Commune
Had presented compact party, with \ programme
ostsiuny eiaOorsted beiorslanI even ~ general
have been wiped out
rRxrARE TO yionr IL GROUPS
REVOLUTION, repeat, may break Ia very unsx-
pccteu manner, aud not oy our initiatoG. We ougut
always to DO ready to scatter and revolt In groups
the want oi unity mas always bsop the princpal vco
Of revolt--and aid the people 10 profit by is AS
much as possible. Asy you know, tue rsg,me we need
to opposiion 10 that which now exlst. ought to be
based tue prlncpis OF simple cooperation sLam
uct expatla,s iarthsr on this hsau. when must W
we'll UNDERSTOOD by zach OF US. We can not arrange
nil the details advance but, any case revelation
should create CERTAIN icading elements, whicn ought
~ ssrvs AZ a base for the Iulure order of tl,nss
These elements iederative sooiaI orgauization
with The most complete com na indcpcnd dence-i e.
the adaptation Of simple co-opsraiion 10 the political
torn, and . system oil agrarIsn unee, stiippod
oi The privileged, money proprietary, based on ,bs
new economic retations.
How we Us assursu VI these eisinentsr The
hrst tbng to do immediately the prUciaation Of
elected persens III communal asssinbiss aud the
izativn VI the artDea national iorces For this
last let tue cummunes unts IN groups, more or less
Important In each of these groups tnere shall 10
formed assembly Of delegates Ot communes WITH
tue object undertak the cc aud
ucvising measures ior attack the enemy, studying
The plan o operations, tue un, on armed bouics,
and ths prompt direction OF these forces places
where the need oil them most Jolt aso Tor the jusL
distribution anI tn. acquiring OF certain material
means arms clothing, PROVISIONS, SO that nj the
Vus Inc var Of partIsans 10 gong on. tue light
ing shall proceed through the ngsncy OF
or.sn,sad MASSES; masses; a., in eauai strength to tho
en- orgv
l, OF course, necessary that they shall Understand
the object o tue contest aud that they bavo tue real
scntine ps vf sove participation. This sonumeEt will
sxvt Tor the psopis In the certainty OF power be