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Proletarische Beschouwingen (Proletarian Considerations), published by the councilist group of The Hague,
1936-38, in which Cajo Brendel participated. Subtitle: ‘Workers themselves’; ‘All power to workers’ councils’.
Proletenstemmen (Proletarian Voices), 1937-38, Nos. 1-124, published by ‘The Workers’ Group of Council
Communists’, Amsterdam. Organ of agitation essentially aimed at the unemployed. Linked to the GIC.
Raden-communisme, 1938-40, Amsterdam, jointly published by the GIC and the ‘Proletenstemmen’ group.
‘Marxist monthly for the autonomous class movement’. Succeeded P.I.C.
De Radencommunist, den Haag, 1933, Nos. 1-12, published by The Hague council communist group, most of
them former members of the KAPN.
Räte-Korrespondenz, Amsterdam, 1934-37 (22 issues), ‘theoretical and discussion organ of the council
movement’, jointly published by the GIC and German and Danish council communists. Mattick’s group in the
USA brought out the English version.
De Roode Vaan (The Red Flag), 1919-21, Amsterdam, ‘independent organ for communist policy’, published by
Luteraan and the opposition in the Dutch Communist Party. At the origin of the KAPN.
De Roode Vaan, 1927-31, Nos. 1-10, ‘Amsterdam district organ of the KAPN’. Published by Luteraan’s group,
opposed to the Korpers’ and Kief KAPN.
Soldaten-brieven (Soldiers’ Letters), end of 1939, published by The Hague council communist group. Antimilitaristic
propaganda. Subtitled: ‘Workers have no fatherland’.
Spartacus, ‘op voor de radenorganisatie’, Rotterdam, 1932-34, L.A.O. organ. (Linksche Arbeiders Oppositie in
Nederland), ‘in favour of council organisation’. NAS split, led by Eduard Sirach in Rotterdam. Van der Lubbe
was in close contact with the L.A.O., which in 1933 approved of the Reichstag fire.
Spartacus, published by a ‘revolutionary workers nucleus’. Against anti-fascism, in favour of anti-militarism and
internationalism. Published the texts of the ‘Anti-militaristic International Commission’. (I.A.K.). Around 1936-
1939.
Werkloozenkrant, Nos. 1-3, Leiden, Oct.-Nov. 1932, review for unemployed people, antiparlamentarist, edited
by Marinus van der Lubbe.
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Arbeiders-eeinheid (Workers’ Unity), organ of Communistenbond Spartacus, advocating Unions, on the German
model; 1944, Amsterdam. Clandestine.
De Bedrijfsraad (The Factory Council), 1944-46, Amsterdam, ‘orgaan voor een bedrijfsorganisatie’. Organ of
the Communistenbond Spartacus, published to factories. ‘Councilist’ propaganda for Unions.
Daad en Gedachte, “marxistisch discussieorgaan”, Oct. 1953-Sept. 1997. Theoretical organ of the
Spartacusbond, the review became after September 1964 independent, dedicated to “the problems of the
autonomous class struggle”. Principally animated by Cajo Brendel.
Klasbatalo, Nos. 18-27, 1946-50 (follows the pre-war serial).
Maandblad Spartacus (Spartacus Monthly), 1945-47, Amsterdam. Theoretical review of the already mentioned
group.
Spartacus, clandestine paper of Sneevliet’s Marx-Lenin-Luxemburg Front, printed. After the departure of the
trotskyists from the group in 1943, the orientation became more and more ‘councilist’. In 1945 it was re-issued
legally. Weekly magazine, organ of the Communistenbond Spartacus, which GIC militants joined.
Radencommunisme, Amsterdam, 1948. Occasional council communist review published by former members of
the GIC, B.A. Sijes, Canne-Meijer, and Jan Appel, after leaving the ‘Communistenbond’.
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