Three Aspects of the Russian Revolution
Belgium met with a fraternal and enthusiastic welcome, we found waiting for us the letter that has been sent to us by the Executive Committee of the Soviet between the 1st of May and the 13th of June. Your point of view in what concerns the preparation for, and the aim of, the International Conference could be summed up in the following terms:
(1) The responsibility for the horrors of the World War rests on International Imperialism.
(2) The workmen of the whole world must unite in this struggle against Imperialistic influences and in the struggle in favour of peace.
(3) The peace conditions must be on the following lines: "A general peace without annexations or contributions, founded on the right of nations to dispose of themselves."
In our former letters we have already stated our agreement with this formula, on the express condition, of course, that it does not exclude either the integral resti-
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