ocracy ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Question ). ▁ ▁Med em ▁In ▁his ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁text , ▁Med em ▁exposed ▁his ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁concept : ▁" Let ▁us ▁consider ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁country ▁composed ▁of ▁several ▁national ▁groups , ▁e . g . ▁Pol es , ▁Lith u ani ans ▁and ▁Jews . ▁Each ▁national ▁group ▁would ▁create ▁a ▁separate ▁movement . ▁All ▁citizens ▁belonging ▁to ▁a ▁given ▁national ▁group ▁would ▁join ▁a ▁special ▁organisation ▁that ▁would ▁hold ▁cultural ▁assemb lies ▁in ▁each ▁region ▁and ▁a ▁general ▁cultural ▁assembly ▁for ▁the ▁whole ▁country . ▁The ▁assemb lies ▁would ▁be ▁given ▁financial ▁powers ▁of ▁their ▁own : ▁either ▁each ▁national ▁group ▁would ▁be ▁entitled ▁to ▁raise ▁tax es ▁on ▁its ▁members , ▁or ▁the ▁state ▁would ▁allocate ▁a ▁proportion ▁of ▁its ▁overall ▁budget ▁to ▁each ▁of ▁them . ▁Every ▁citiz en ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁would ▁belong ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁groups , ▁but ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁which ▁national ▁movement ▁to ▁join ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁personal ▁choice ▁and ▁no ▁authority ▁would ▁have ▁any ▁control ▁over ▁his ▁decision . ▁The ▁national ▁movements ▁would ▁be ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁legisl ation ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁but ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁areas ▁of ▁responsibility ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁autonom ous ▁and ▁none ▁of ▁them ▁would ▁have ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁inter f ere ▁in ▁the ▁affairs ▁of ▁the ▁others ". ▁ ▁Supp or ters ▁This ▁principle ▁was ▁later ▁adopted ▁by ▁various ▁parties , ▁among ▁them ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Social ist ▁Work ers ▁Party ▁from ▁its ▁foundation