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itself, but which is still nearer to its beginning than to its end, to call forth artificially the symptoms of its end" (V. Zasulitch (11) in "Zarya" (12), No. 2–3, p. 353). The example of the "Rabochie Delo" shows that there are already Social Democrats who are wavering between the two extremes. This phenomenon is by no means surprising, among other reasons because the "economic struggle against the masters and the government" can never satisfy the revolutionary; somewhere or other the two opposing extremes will always be cropping up. Only a centralized fighting organization, steadfastly pursuing a Social Democratic policy, and, so to speak, satisfying every revolutionary instinct and endeavor, can prevent the movement from launching into light-minded campaigns and arm it for campaigns which are likely to end in victory.

It will further be objected that the views we have here set forth are contrary to "the principle of democracy." Just as the former accusation was of specifically Russian origin, so this accusation bears a specifically foreign character. Only a foreign organization (the "Union" of Russian Social Democrats) could give the following instructions to the editors of its paper: