The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-06
BY ERNST scHNELLER (HerIln).

oAby u dormAny LOOK place at the
beginning Of January, Immediately at
ted the reichstag elections. The party
was faced with the urgent task, by
wise and elastic tactics along with
clear and firm adherence to Bolshe-
visit principles. Of becoming the lead
er in their daily struggles of the pro-
letariat and Of all exploited and of
al sections who are threatened by
the advance of monarchist reaction
and to win, to rally and organize
these masses for the final struggle for
power.
The present session, held from the
9Th to 10th of May, had to review the
party work of the past four months
and at the same time to lay down the
tasks for the future. In these four
months there have taken place the
formation of the Luther government,
the overthrow (for the fifth time) of
the Prussian government, the reich
stag elections and great number Of
economic struggles (railway strike)
factory council and cooperative cleo
tions.
1t must be recorded that the party
approached the carrying out of its
tasks with the greatest eagerness. It
was able to point to successes, es7
pecially in the factory council cleo
tfons 1.-THE trade union work, owing
to the peculiar difficulties, will not
show visible results for a long time
YETI. With what tenacity and energy
the party work has been carried out
is proved by the presidential cleo
lions, where the party succeeded, at
the second ballot. in spite of the less
favorable conditions compared with
the first ballot in Increasing its vote
by 10000.
TNHE National Council did not con-
4 tent itself with merely register
ing the work accomplished, but, while
recognizing the energetic efforts of
the party, examined and exposed in
the shapest manner the failings of the
party and pointed out the way in
which they could be remedied. To
some Of the delegates this sharp self
criticism appeared to be "exaggerat-
ed; they had an eye more to the
work accomplished and less to the
results among the masses; they re-
allied too little that the socialist
party Of Germany aud the bureaucratic
OF the German General Federation of
Trade Unions "a. d. G. b. have sue
ceeded without any great efforts in
catching million of workers votes for
the reactionary Marx The C. P. of
Germany has not been able to con-
vince the major portion of the social
democratic supporters, of the correct
ness Of the Communist slogans and
to win them away from the s. p. of
Germany. It has not proved capable
OF rendering ineffective the campaign
against the c. p. of Germany as the
allies of reaction" and to break thru
the isolation from the millions of the
masses. r
The Central Committee came before
the National Council with open criti-
cism:
l. The party was too late In real
king the monarchist danger and un-
derestimated its Importance.
2. The party has not succeeded In
thoroly exposing the role of the So
cialist party Of Germany and of the
other so-called republican" parties as
procurers of the monarchists, and in
winning away the masses from them.
In particular it has not carried on the
campaign for establishment of trade
union unity with sufficient firmness
and energy.
.. The tactics Of the party are not
sufficiently elastic and adaptable; it
has been too slow and awkward in
adapting itself to altered situations.
4. The party has not yet fully over
come Brandlerism and ultra-left devi-
adons; theoretical clearness and uni
formity-the prerequisites for united
Evolutionary pTactice-ara NOT vet