Graham R (Ed.) - Anarchism - A Documentary History of Libertarian Ideas Volume One - From Anarchy to Anarchism (300 CE to 1939)

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mous within the Area Federation, as well as free and autonomous within the Regional
Federation.
II. Associations, Local Federations, Trades or Allied Trades Federations and
Area Federations. by virtue of being autonomous, will administer themselves
howsoever they may deem fit and they are to take up and implement all of the
accords they deem necessary for achieving the purpose they set themselves.
12. As every association enjoys freedom of initiative within its respective Federation,
each and every member has a moral duty to advance whatever suggestions
they see fit. and, once accepted by their respective Federation. this should
be conveyed to the Federal Council so that the latter in turn may communicate
it to all affiliated associations and Federations. fo r implementation by all which
find it acceptable .
... 16. The accords of this Congress, unless rescinded by a majority of associations
party to the compact, are to be binding upon all associations currently affilialed
and any which may join hereafter.
... 18. This solidarity compact can at any time be revised by Congresses or
through a majority vote of the Federated Associations; but the Federation entered
into is not open for discllssion as long as there are two associations left
upholding this compact .
. . . Our wholly economic Ulgal1izaliun is different from and in opposition to all political
parties. since. just as the latter organize with a view to conquering State power.
we organize fo r the destruction of all bourgeois and political institutions until we
can establish a Free Federation of free producers in their place. (Reprinted in C. M.
Ram