Chapter VIII: Character and Conditions of Revolutionary

SYNDICALISM

Revolutionary syndicalism as a result of a coalition in the Confederation--The parties to this _bloc_: anarchists, revolutionary socialists, syndicalists--Formation and strength of the _bloc_--The socialist ideal of a free workshop--Historical traditions and the revolutionary spirit in French workingmen--Causes of the distrust of "politicians" and of parliamentary methods--The antagonism between workingman and intellectual--Revolutionary syndicalists not a minority in General Confederation--Conditions of syndicalism: poverty of French syndicats; psychology of French workingmen--Syndicats loosely held together--Weakness as cause of violent methods--French love of theory and of formulas--Similar actions of revolutionists and reformists in Confederation according to circumstances--Conditions necessary for realization of program of revolutionary syndicalism--Outlook for the future 199

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