The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-25
German Communists In
Bitter Struggle With
''Henchmen of Morgan"
TO-DAY is not question Of the republic or the mona
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL

TODAY Is question of the republic or the monarchy
it is the republic chaos"
These the words of Deputy Van Kardoff Of Sire
sennanns party in the German reichstag They the
familiar words of fascism MussonI them in Italy
buwark his dictatorship.
The German republic today is energetic defender
OF capitalism It in the hands of the Luther cabinet that
even discusses the return of the monarchy Every power
that strikes blow at these monarohs ambitions paradng
herald of chaos.
To be sure there is only one such power-the German
Communist Party. Soviet Rule in Germany of course,
means something even than chaos for German capital
ism. 1t the end But the cry Of chaos raised in
Germany Just MussoIni raises in italy, just the
subsidized press raises it in this country order to rQten
the Masses It possible against the rising Soviet power.
On the issue of Communism against capitalism, the
German rechstag voted 246 to 100 to uphold the Luther
cabinet against which the Communist deputies hurled the
the charge, "You henchmen of Morgan"
The socialists compelled vote with the Com
munss against the Luther cabinet Not that they really
wanted to- But the treason had they done otherwise would
have been too apparent the German workers. The Luther
monarchsts with their cabinet in power espouse the Nor
gaDawes plan, the saviour of German capitalism, while
the socialists among the first supporters of the Dawes
scheme slip temporarily into the opposition an effort to
get little prestige with the workers. in order that they
might have something deliver to the capitalist government
when the next political trade is to be discussed.
The (oatholo) party, that claims to be for the
republic voted almost unanimously for the Luther
ohss But former chancellor Wrth, catholic party spokes
cast his vote in opposition in order that he might be in
line for his previous job when Luther falls
With their experiences of the last six years. since the
kaiser ousted to fall back the German workers
indeed realize how their destnes being toyed with by
these capitalist political chaatans how every step of all the
parties from the socialists TO Ludendor is against their
interests; that the Communists alone fighting their
battles.
The German workers must realize to the full the
meaning of the faWning approval with which Chancellor
Luther defended the socialist president Fritz Ebert Luther
excedy depoed the attempt to besmch the character
of Ebert because of his close connection with the Baat
scandal German Teapot Dome" only that dealt with
merchandising Luther the monarchs announced that
he is going to stand by Ebert the socialist just he is
backing the Morgan-Dawes plan to the limit An interesting
combination against the working class.
It is against this combination that the German Com
munists take their determined stand and make steady
progress. The resistance of the German workers against
the plan grows steadily When the socialists
again needed in the tCommunst government they
will be called in to break best they the unity of the
workers. But the proIetarian ranks mpervous
than to these socialist attacks As result and
greater advances be expected from the German Conn.,
munists against the German henchmen OF Morgan.