Victor Serge 1917
Source: Par delà la Mêlée, no 23 [1917];
Translated: by Mitchell Abidor;
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After five years completed day for day without an hour of pardon, Le Rétif has left prison.
Those among us who lived the troubled hours of the “tragic bandits” [1] have not forgotten the iniquity of his condemnation.
Le Rétif has been expelled to Spain.
For many years he played too important a role in our intellectual activity for us to not think about his material situation, which is necessarily precarious.
We have thus decided to open a subscription in order to assist him
Let each follow the dictates of his heart.
The subscriptions received will appear in this paper.
The following have already subscribed; E. Armand, 5 fr., Pierre Chardon, 5. Denise, 5. Zan, 2. Various donors, 18.30
1. The Bonnot Gang, the individualist anarchist bandits at whose trial Serge – who did not participate in their hold-ups – was sentenced to five years.