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130 somewhat veiled form, neglecting or concealing its complete domination and its profound roots, trying to concentrate attention on special aspects and secondary characteristics and doing their very best to distract attention from the main issue by means of fantastic schemes for "reform," such as police supervision of the trusts and banks. Very rarely do we meet with straight-out cynical imperialists who have the boldness to recognise the absurdity of all ideas of "reforming" the fundamental characteristics of imperialism.

Let us give an example. The German imperialists make a valiant attempt in the Archives of World Economy to follow the movements for national emancipation in the colonies, especially, be it noted, in other colonies than in those belonging to Germany. They dwell on the disturbances and movements of protest in British India; the movement in Natal (South Africa); the movements in the Dutch East Indies, etc. One of them writes the following in connection with an English report of the conference of subject peoples and races, which brought together, on June 28-30, 1910, delegates from various peoples of Africa, Asia and Europe, which are subject to foreign domination:

"They tell us we should fight against imperialism. The dominant States should recognise the right of subject peoples to dispose of themselves; an international tribunal should supervise the execution of treaties concluded between the Great Powers and backward peoples. The conference goes no farther than the expression of these pious hopes. We do not see any trace of understanding of the fact that imperialism is indissolubly tied up with capitalism in its present form; and that the