JAURES, Jean (1859-1914). Autograph manuscript signed of an editorial article entitled L'Internationale Ouvrière , published in L'Humanité on 5 June 1905, on the occasion of the Moroccan crisis, developing Jaurès' ideas on the subject of peace which, he argues, can be achieved only through the union of the working classes of France, England and Germany, 'La cause ouvrière d'Allemagne se sent unie à la classe ouvrière de France et d'Angleterre dans une commune haine de toutes les intrigues qui peuvent troubler les rapports de ces trois grandes nations ou créer de sérieuses complications', demanding that the Workers International redoubles its efforts of propaganda and organisation so as to save human civilisation, afflicted by evil disorders and endlessly threatened by the explosion of crises, 8½ pages, folio (380 x 250mm) , written on one side only, printed heading of Chambre des Députés on verso of each leaf, the title circled in blue pencil, an instruction for the printer in upper left corner of first page, a few words cancelled, ink blots and smudges. The crisis which had for some time been shadowing Morocco came to a head in 1905 when Germany, previously acquiescent in the predominance of France in Morocco, but now resentful of the Anglo-French agreement on their respective spheres of influence, precipitated the threat of hostilities when the Kaiser, on a visit to Tangier, announced Germany's willingness to reinforce the sovereignty of the Sultan of Morocco. In this powerful editorial, Jaurès quotes with approval an article in Vorwaerts , arguing that not diplomacy but the unity of the proletariat will bring about peace, 'La diplomatie joue sur l'échiquier internationale et elle fait marcher les peuples les uns contre les autres comme des pions'. Assuring French socialists, who have repulsed chauvinism in their own country, that the German working class would strongly oppose all criminal efforts to set their two people against each other, the secret workings of diplomacy are contrasted with the clear language of the proletariat and its peaceful aims. He warns of the spiralling cost of taking military precautions, 'La défiance surexcitée par les précautions réciproques surciterait la surenchère indéfinie des milliards'. The concluding paragraphs express Jaurès' certainty that the power of the working class, at present limited, will inexorably grow, and that it will comprehend the anarchic and brutal aspect of regimes based on capitalism and armed force. The Workers International must redouble its efforts for solidarity and extend its influence for organisation and peace. 'Elle sauvera ainsi, en même temps que la nécessaire autonomie des peuples, la civilisation humain affligée par un désordre pernicieux et menacée sans cesse de l'explosion des crises'. Such was the significance of the events of 1905 that Jaurès addressed Parliament on the Moroccan problem twenty times betweem 1905 and 1912.
JAURES, Jean (1859-1914). Autograph manuscript signed of an editorial article entitled L'Internationale Ouvrière , published in L'Humanité on 5 June 1905, on the occasion of the Moroccan crisis, developing Jaurès' ideas on the subject of peace which, he argues, can be achieved only through the union of the working classes of France, England and Germany, 'La cause ouvrière d'Allemagne se sent unie à la classe ouvrière de France et d'Angleterre dans une commune haine de toutes les intrigues qui peuvent troubler les rapports de ces trois grandes nations ou créer de sérieuses complications', demanding that the Workers International redoubles its efforts of propaganda and organisation so as to save human civilisation, afflicted by evil disorders and endlessly threatened by the explosion of crises, 8½ pages, folio (380 x 250mm) , written on one side only, printed heading of Chambre des Députés on verso of each leaf, the title circled in blue pencil, an instruction for the printer in upper left corner of first page, a few words cancelled, ink blots and smudges. The crisis which had for some time been shadowing Morocco came to a head in 1905 when Germany, previously acquiescent in the predominance of France in Morocco, but now resentful of the Anglo-French agreement on their respective spheres of influence, precipitated the threat of hostilities when the Kaiser, on a visit to Tangier, announced Germany's willingness to reinforce the sovereignty of the Sultan of Morocco. In this powerful editorial, Jaurès quotes with approval an article in Vorwaerts , arguing that not diplomacy but the unity of the proletariat will bring about peace, 'La diplomatie joue sur l'échiquier internationale et elle fait marcher les peuples les uns contre les autres comme des pions'. Assuring French socialists, who have repulsed chauvinism in their own country, that the German working class would strongly oppose all criminal efforts to set their two people against each other, the secret workings of diplomacy are contrasted with the clear language of the proletariat and its peaceful aims. He warns of the spiralling cost of taking military precautions, 'La défiance surexcitée par les précautions réciproques surciterait la surenchère indéfinie des milliards'. The concluding paragraphs express Jaurès' certainty that the power of the working class, at present limited, will inexorably grow, and that it will comprehend the anarchic and brutal aspect of regimes based on capitalism and armed force. The Workers International must redouble its efforts for solidarity and extend its influence for organisation and peace. 'Elle sauvera ainsi, en même temps que la nécessaire autonomie des peuples, la civilisation humain affligée par un désordre pernicieux et menacée sans cesse de l'explosion des crises'. Such was the significance of the events of 1905 that Jaurès addressed Parliament on the Moroccan problem twenty times betweem 1905 and 1912.
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