ИДЕЈА ЈЕДИНСТВА БАЛКАНСКОГ ПРОЛЕТАРИЈАТА НА ПРВОЈ ЗАЈЕДНИЧКОЈ КОНФЕРЕНЦИЈИ 1910. ГОДИНЕ
THE IDEA OF UNITY OF THE BALKAN PROLETARIAT AT THE FIRST BALKAN CONFERENCE IN 1910

Summary/Abstract: On January (7th, 8th and 9th), 1910, took place the First Balkan social-democratic conference, whereat participated representatives of Social-democratic parties of Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Turkey, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia, Romania and Macedonia. The Greek social-democratic party apologized in advance for its impossibility to take part and promised thoroughly to uphold the conclusions of the Conference. This Balkan conference of representives of labour parties put to the agenda many questions the solution whereof depended upon the amity of the proletariate, and before all of the Balkan proletariate. The principal topic od discussion dealt with the problem of colonial and therefore national subordination of the Balkan peoples in conection with the aspirations of some European powers and with the politics of Balkan middle classes. The conference affirmed that only by unification of Balkan peoples under the flag of the proletariate could prevent the development of a colonial and usurpation system. As a political representative of the labour class - it is stated in ithe Conclusion of the Conference - which is not divided by national antagonism of a ruling class, the social democracy has that important task, to be the most conscientious, the most resolute and the most consistent, bearer of the idea of solidarity of the peoples of the South-east of Europe and, through a class struggle of the proletariate, to strengthen the power of resistance of the people against the conquering policy of European capitalism".By its nature and by its purpose the First Balkan conference appeared as the opposite of the tendencies of the Balkan middle classes in the direction of reconciliation and fraternization. In his article The First Step, Dusan iPopovic is just recording this fact by writing, that differently from the previous Yugoslav and inter-Balkan conferences and congresses, this, the first, socialist conference was not a disappointment, it did not constitute a gathering of people who came there with fervent desires and enthusiasm and separated with a conviction that because of heterogeneous views and factual obstacles could not work together. The enthusiasts from the middle class's intelligentzia of various Balkan populations thought always prior to such gatherings that their views were converging, but, after a direct contact and a minute discussion they had intimately to admit that their views and their actions will ever more diverge. With us social democrats the thing is inverted. Should there even appear differences of views on a question because of a difference in the objective position and because a thing is viewed from one of its sides, they are, in mutual discussions, levelled by a general Marxist view, which, but the top of the principle, gilitteringly illuminate the whole.

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