The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-25

MOSCOW, April 4.-(By Mail

munist International Comrade Gussev
read the joint decision Of the Central
Commission of Control and the Inter
national Control Commission in the
matters of Brandler, Thalheimer, Ra-
dek, Edda Baum, Felix Wolf, Watcher
and Moeller. After an enumeration of
the facts, the decision reads as fol-
lows:
ION the basis Of the facts enume-
rated above, the Central Commission
of Control considers the existence of
organized factions in the German Com
munist Party as established. There
exists faction consisting of a few
groups within the party as well as of
a group of members Of the Central
Committee of Russia (Brandler, Thai
heimer, Radek, and others); these
groups conduct factional work on the
basis of political platform as ex-
pressed in series of articles and
documents (Brandler, ThaIheimer and
Radcliffe anonymous authors Of diff
ferent circulars).
'In view Of the above facts, In view
of the difficulties under which the
German Communist Party has to work
at present, and in view Of the ex-
tremely hostile attitude manifested by
the party membership against Brand
Ter and Thalheimer, the Central Com
mission of Control is Of the opinion
that the German Communist Party
was justified in its demand that Brand
Ter and Thalheimer be expelled from
the Communist Party Of Russia. The
German Communist Party was also
justified in its demand that Com
rades Radek, Felix Wolf, Heinz Noel
Ter and Watcher be checked by the
party in their factional activities with
in the German Communist Party.
"DUT, whereas the Central Commits
Osion Of Control desired to liqui-
date the fractional groups in the Com
munist Party of Germany in as pain
less a manner as possible, and in
order To give Comrades Brandler,
FhaIheimer and aRadek q chance to
prove by deeds that they were really
willing to abide by the declarations
they made at the session of the en-
trail Commission of Control to the ef-
feet that they would carry on no fac
tional work, the Central Commission
Of Control considers 1t possible to
confine itself to the following deci-
sions:
81. To censure severely and to
warn Comrades Brandler, Thalheimer,
Radek, Felix Wolf, Heinz Moeller and
Edda Baum, for their systematic fac
tional activities and fragrant breach
of party discipline.
az. To forbid Comrades Brandler,
Thalheimer, Radek, Felix Wolf, Heinz
Moeller and Edda Baum to interfere
in any way with the work of the Ger
man Communist Party.
"3. The Central Commission of
Control warns these comrades that
any further factional activities on
their part. or interference with the
work of the Communist Party Of Ger
many, will cause their immediate ex-
pulsion from the Communist Party of
Russia, -s .,s ts,s
"A. The Central Commission of Con-
troll considers the participation of
Brandler, Thalheimer and Radek in
the work of the Comintern as inadmis-
sible.
"5. The Central Commission of
Control considers it necessary for the
central committee of the Communist
Party of Germany to start an extern
siVe campaign within the party, fcr
the purpose of calculating the political
significance of these decisions to all
party members"
This decision was greeted with a
storm of applause, and was adopted
unanimously.
A STATEMENT by Brandler. Thai
"A heimer and Radek was then read,
in which they declare that their diff