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{{Short description|French evolutionary Marxist party (1880–1902)}}
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The '''French Workers' Party''' ({{lang-fr|Parti Ouvrier Français}}, '''POF''') was the French [[Socialist Party|socialist party]] created in 1880 by [[Jules Guesde]] and [[Paul Lafargue]], [[Karl Marx]]'s son-in-law (famous for having written ''[[Refusal of work#Paul Lafargue and The Right to be Lazy|The Right to Be Lazy]]'', which criticized [[Workforce|labour]]'s [[Marx's theory of alienation|alienation]]). A revolutionary party, it had as aim to abolish [[capitalism]] and replace it with a [[socialist]] society.
The '''French Workers' Party''' ({{lang-fr|Parti Ouvrier Français}}, '''POF''') was the French [[Socialist Party|socialist party]] created in 1880 by [[Jules Guesde]] and [[Paul Lafargue]], [[Karl Marx]]'s son-in-law (famous for having written ''[[The Right to Be Lazy]]'', which criticized [[Work (human activity)|work]] as such, criticizing heavily liberal moral frameworks of "Right to Work"). A revolutionary party, it had as aim to abolish [[capitalism]] and replace it with a [[communist]] society.


The party originated with a secession from [[Federation of the Socialist Workers of France]] (FTSF), which was founded in 1879, after a split with [[Paul Brousse]]'s [[Possibilism (French Socialist)|possibilists]]. The party's programme, written by Guesde with input from Marx, Lafargue and [[Friedrich Engels]], was approved at the opening congress. The party officially became the POF in 1893.
The party originated with a secession from [[Federation of the Socialist Workers of France|Federation of the Socialist Workers' Party of France]], which was founded in 1879, after a split with [[Paul Brousse]]'s [[Possibilism (French Socialist)|possibilists]]. The party's programme, written by Guesde with input from Marx, Lafargue and [[Friedrich Engels]], was approved at the opening congress.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Moss |first=Bernard H. |title=The Origins of the French Labor movement 1830-1914: the socialism of skilled workers |date=1976 |publisher=University of California press |isbn=978-0-520-02982-8 |location=London |pages=71}}</ref> The party officially became the POF in 1893.


In 1902, the party merged with the [[Blanquist]] [[Central Revolutionary Committee]] (CRC) to form the [[Socialist Party of France (1902)|Socialist Party of France]] and finally merged in 1905 with [[Jean Jaurès]]' [[French Socialist Party (1902)|French Socialist Party]] (FSP) to form the [[French Section of the Workers' International]] (SFIO). [[Marcel Cachin]], who would lead the split in 1920 which led to the creation of the [[French Communist Party]] (FCP) and edited ''[[L'Humanité]]'' newspaper, became a member of the POF in 1891.
In 1902, the party merged with the [[Blanquist]] [[Central Revolutionary Committee]] to form the [[Socialist Party of France (1902)|Socialist Party of France]] and finally merged in 1905 with [[Jean Jaurès]]' [[French Socialist Party (1902)|French Socialist Party]] to form the [[French Section of the Workers' International]] (SFIO). [[Marcel Cachin]], who would lead the split in 1920 which led to the creation of the [[French Communist Party]] and edited ''[[L'Humanité]]'' newspaper, became a member of the POF in 1891.


The [[Nord (département)|Nord]], [[Pas-de-Calais]], [[Loire]] and [[Allier]] were the principal bastions of POF electoral strength.
The [[Nord (département)|Nord]], [[Pas-de-Calais]], [[Loire (department)|Loire]] and [[Allier]] were the principal bastions of POF electoral strength.


== Principal members ==
== Principal members ==
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* [[Paul Lafargue]] (1842–1911), son-in-law of [[Karl Marx]] and elected deputy
* [[Paul Lafargue]] (1842–1911), son-in-law of [[Karl Marx]] and elected deputy
* [[Marcel Cachin]] (1869–1958), member from 1891, led the SFIO Tours split in 1920, future director of ''[[L'Humanité]]''
* [[Marcel Cachin]] (1869–1958), member from 1891, led the SFIO Tours split in 1920, future director of ''[[L'Humanité]]''
* Alexandre [[Bracke-Desrousseaux]] (1861–1955), professor (Greek Philosophy) and future elected deputy for the SFIO
* {{ill|Alexandre Bracke-Desrousseaux|fr}} (1861–1955), professor (Greek Philosophy) and future elected deputy for the SFIO
* [[Alexandre Zévaès]] (1873–1953), elected deputy [[Isère]] (1898–1910)
* {{ill|Alexandre Zévaès|fr}} (1873–1953), elected deputy [[Isère]] (1898–1910)
* [[Bernard Cadenat]] (1853–1930), shoemaker, elected deputy [[Bouches-du-Rhône]] (1898–1919 and 1924–1930) and mayor of [[Marseille]] (1910–1912)
* [[Bernard Cadenat]] (1853–1930), shoemaker, elected deputy [[Bouches-du-Rhône]] (1898–1919 and 1924–1930) and mayor of [[Marseille]] (1910–1912)
* [[Ulysse Pastre]] (1864–1930), researcher and elected deputy [[Gard]] (1898–1910)
* [[Ulysse Pastre]] (1864–1930), researcher and elected deputy [[Gard]] (1898–1910)
* [[Jean-Baptiste Bénézech]] (1852–1909), printer, elected deputy [[Hérault]] (1898–1909) and president of the typography workers union
* {{ill|Jean-Baptiste Bénézech|fr}} (1852–1909), printer, elected deputy [[Hérault]] (1898–1909) and president of the typography workers union
* [[René Chauvin]] (1860–1936), barber, elected deputy Seine (1893–1898) and founder of the coiffeurs workers union who quit the SFIO in 1914 to found a small workers party promoing a return to class war
* {{ill|René Chauvin|fr}} (1860–1936), barber, elected deputy Seine (1893–1898) and founder of the coiffeurs workers union who quit the SFIO in 1914 to found a small workers party promoing a return to class war
* [[Hubert Lagardelle]] (1875–1968), [[revolutionary syndicalist]]
* [[Hubert Lagardelle]] (1875–1968), [[revolutionary syndicalist]]
* [[Prosper Ferrero]], elected deputy for Marseille in 1898–1910, mayor of [[Toulon]] (1893) and vice president of the General Council (1914–1915)
* {{ill|Prosper Ferrero|fr}}, elected deputy for Marseille in 1898–1910, mayor of [[Toulon]] (1893) and vice president of the General Council (1914–1915)
* Jean Bertrand, elected deputy for [[Corbeil-Essonnes|Corbeil]]
* Jean Bertrand, elected deputy for [[Corbeil-Essonnes|Corbeil]]
* [[Pierre Mélin]] (1863–1929) [[luthier]], vice president of the Valenciennes's Labour Court and elected deputy
* [[Pierre Mélin]] (1863–1929) [[luthier]], vice president of the Valenciennes's Labour Court and elected deputy
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[France in the nineteenth century]]
* [[France in the nineteenth century]]
* [[French Section of the Workers' International]] (SFIO) in which the party merged in 1905
* [[French Third Republic]]
* [[French Third Republic]]
* [[History of the Left in France]]
* [[History of the Left in France]]
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* [[Yellow socialism]]
* [[Yellow socialism]]


==References==
{{Reflist}}
== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
=== French ===
=== French ===
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* [http://www.marxists.org/francais/guesde/index.htm Collection of Jules Guesde's writings"]. Marxists.org"].
* [http://www.marxists.org/francais/guesde/index.htm Collection of Jules Guesde's writings"]. Marxists.org"].
* [http://www.marxists.org/francais/lafargue/index.htm "Collection of Paul Lafargue's writings"]. Marxists.org].
* [http://www.marxists.org/francais/lafargue/index.htm "Collection of Paul Lafargue's writings"]. Marxists.org].
* [http://pschateaulin.free.fr/article.php3?id_article=12 "Socialist Party of France. 1871-1905: history"].
* [http://pschateaulin.free.fr/article.php3?id_article=12 "Socialist Party of France. 1871-1905: history"]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.


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Latest revision as of 23:01, 21 June 2024

French Workers' Party
Parti Ouvrier Français
FoundersJules Guesde
Paul Lafargue
Founded1880; 144 years ago (1880)
Dissolved1902; 122 years ago (1902)
Split fromFederation of the Socialist Workers of France
Merged intoSocialist Party of France
IdeologySocialism
Marxism
Political positionLeft-wing
Colours  Red

The French Workers' Party (French: Parti Ouvrier Français, POF) was the French socialist party created in 1880 by Jules Guesde and Paul Lafargue, Karl Marx's son-in-law (famous for having written The Right to Be Lazy, which criticized work as such, criticizing heavily liberal moral frameworks of "Right to Work"). A revolutionary party, it had as aim to abolish capitalism and replace it with a communist society.

The party originated with a secession from Federation of the Socialist Workers' Party of France, which was founded in 1879, after a split with Paul Brousse's possibilists. The party's programme, written by Guesde with input from Marx, Lafargue and Friedrich Engels, was approved at the opening congress.[1] The party officially became the POF in 1893.

In 1902, the party merged with the Blanquist Central Revolutionary Committee to form the Socialist Party of France and finally merged in 1905 with Jean Jaurès' French Socialist Party to form the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO). Marcel Cachin, who would lead the split in 1920 which led to the creation of the French Communist Party and edited L'Humanité newspaper, became a member of the POF in 1891.

The Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Loire and Allier were the principal bastions of POF electoral strength.

Principal members

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Moss, Bernard H. (1976). The Origins of the French Labor movement 1830-1914: the socialism of skilled workers. London: University of California press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-520-02982-8.

Bibliography

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French

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  • C. Willard C. (1965). Le Mouvement socialiste en France, 1893-1905. Les guesdistes. Ed. sociales.
  • J. Verlhac (1997). La formation de l’unité socialiste (1898-1905). L'Harmattan. Reissue of a memoir published in 1947
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