kˈɜːtʃhɔf dᵻfˈɛndᵻd ðə pəzˈɪʃənz ʌvðɪ ɪtˈæliən kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst lˈɛft, wˌɪtʃ hˈɛld ðætðə wˈɔːɹ wʌz ɪmpˈɪɹiəlˌɪst ænd ðæt wˈɜːkɚz ʃˌʊd nˌɑːt səpˈoːɹt ˈiːðɚ fˈækʃən.
Kirchhoff defended the positions of the Italian Communist Left, which held that the war was imperialist and that workers should not support either faction.