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1919réf. 61972Manresa: Imp. Boixeda 1919. Printed broadside on newsprint; 37cm x 32cm approx; text in three columns beneath headline; signed in type "Un grupo de obreros" with printer's identification lower right. Old folds; slight toning but just slight wear; Very Good. A Spanish-language broadside addressed to "los obreros manresas" workers in the Catalonian industrial centre of Manresa promoting the work of the anarcho-syndicalist "Sindicatos Obreros" and denigrating the Church and the organization of Catholic worker's movements which the authors characterize as designed: "para instruye y prepara al trabajador para que se deje explotar paciente y resignadamente" "instruct and prepare the workers to accept their exploitation with patience and resignation". The text provides a brief history of Socialism extending back to early Christianity then presents the systems of Marx and Kropotkin as the "purest expression" of socialism in the modern world. The text concludes with a rally cry to workers to join the syndicalist movement: "El Sindicato es el arma más eficaz para hacer valer nuestros derechos.Y si alguien aunque sea jesuita para desviaros de vuestro camino os habla de mansedumbre de derechos adquiridos por los poderosos de ciertos privilegios del clero y otras monsergas por el estilo volvedle le espalda y limitaos a responderle estas palabras del apostol San Pablo: 'El que no quiera trabajar que no coma' The Syndicate is the most effective weapon to assert our rights. and if someone even a Jesuit to divert you from your path speaks to you of meekness of rights acquired by the powerful of certain privileges of the clergy and other nonsense of that kind turn your back on him and consider these words of the Apostle Saint Paul: 'He who does not want to work should not eat." A rare labor broadside from a formative period of the Spanish anarcho-syndicalist movement highlighting the class and religious divisions that a decade and a half later would lead to the violent fracture of the Civil War. Not located in OCLC KVK or COPAC; not in the catalog of the BNE. Imp. Boixeda unknown books

Comissariat de Propaganda (Catalonia)ABAA

Victoria! : El entusiasmo revolucionario sumado a la disciplina y buena organización militar derrotará al enemigo. 2. Sin disciplina no hay ejército potente

1937réf. 11137Barcelona Spain: Comissariat de Propaganda Generalitat de Catalunya 1937. Near Fine. Propaganda poster listing 21 wartime rules of behavior to help the republican side achieve victory over the fascists during the Spanish Civil War. As follows: As with most of the Republican posters the colors of the anarchists and communists black and red figure prominently in the poster. Many of the prescriptions seem geared toward inexperienced soldiers. This feature of the prescriptions is no surprise since much of the soldiers fighting on the side of the Republicans were volunteers or militiamen who were not professionally trained soldiers. The prescriptions on the poster are as follows: "Revolutionary enthusiasm plus discipline and good military organization will defeat the enemy. Without discipline the army is not powerful. Discipline is the unquestioning execution of the commander's orders. The commander should be the first in giving an example of discipline and making everything possible so that all orders from above are accomplished perfectly. Observe discipline in the line of fire! Cartridges are expensive! You should fire at fixed targets and only when the commander orders it. The infantry is the principal weapon. The artillery and air force complement the work of the infantry. No situation is critical when the enemy's infantry is weak. Know that the cavalry is dangerous only for those that move back. A brave and firm infantry can always put it in flight. You should not avoid enemy fire but you should take advantage of the situation in order to go on the offensive to attack it better and to fire against it with greater precision. Only he who attacks triumphs. The trenches are aid for the offensive. Always try to pass from defense to offense. The reconnaissance of enemy positions will save many forces. Do continuous reconnaissance. Communicate all that you discover to your commander. Bring every prisoner to your commander. Keep a tight link between the rearguard and the advance forces in order to prevent surprises and increase the force of your blow. One bad sentry lost Chapaief. Do not forget the sentries! Do not fear the attack of the enemy from behind since you can attack them in the same way. The tank without infantry is not dangerous. Attack tanks with grenades. Do not debilitate your attack in the presence of enemy planes. On the contrary intensify it. Attack the enemy infantry that advances behind enemy planes. Every commander of militias should make the most of their free time to instruct militiamen and they on their time should do everything possible to study. Learn to shoot with precision to understand maps and to identify with a locality. Do not speak of military subjects because the hated enemies are listening. Countrymen! By practicing good hygiene and cleanliness you avoid diseases more dangerous than the enemy." SC&A UC San Diego OCLC. Near fine. Single sheet color lithograph mostly red and black 30 x 23 cm. In Spanish Catalonia. Comissariat de Propaganda, Generalitat de Catalunya unknown books