L e n i n finds Strakhov’s amendment unsatisfactory, because the committee’s formulation specifically emphasises the people’s will.{1}
L e n i n opposes the word “regional”, because it is very vague and may be interpreted in the sense that the Social-Democrats want the whole state split up into small regions.{2}
L e n i n finds the addition of the words “and to every foreigner” superfluous, because it is implicit that the Social-Democratic Party will insist that the paragraph in question shall apply to foreigners as well.{3}
| Vtoroi ocherednoi syezd R.S.D.R.P. Polny tekst protokolov, Central Committee publication, Geneva, 1904 | Printed from the text of the book |
{1} The point at issue is § I of the general political demands of the draft Party programme, which was given the following wording by the Programme Committee: “The sovereignty of the people, that is, concentration of all the supreme state power in the hands of a legislative assembly constituting a single chamber and made up of representatives of the people” (Vtoroi speed R.S.D.R.P., 1959, p. 179). K. M. Takhtarev (Strakhov) proposed that the words “sovereignty of the people” should be substituted by the words “supremacy of the people”. His amendment was rejected by the Congress. p. 86
{2} A reference to § 3 of the general political demands of the draft Party programme tabled by the Programme Committee and containing a demand for broad local and regional self-government. p. 87
{3} A reference to § 9 of the general political demands of the draft programme (§ 8 of the Iskra draft), which said: “The panting to every citizen of the right to institute judicial proceedings against any person in office without lodging a complaint with his superiors”. V. N. Krokhmal (Fomin) proposed that the word “citizen” should be followed by “and to every foreigner”. The Congress rejected the proposal. p. 87
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