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To All Organizations and Members Of the Communist Party of GERMANY

Thirdly; The representatives Of the
Executive insisted that fresh leading
forces are to elected 1.-THE Central,
especially comrades familiar with
trade union work, and including some
comrades of the opposition. Not for
the purpose of dragging the Party
over to the right, as has been de-
liberately wrongly asserted, but in
order to a create means Of access to
the vacillating members OF the Party.
The Executive received three sub.
sequent inquiries as to the elements
of which the Party Central was to be
composed, and three times it con-
firmed its advice.
At the Party Conference itself these
decisions were, for the most part, not
carried out. Comrade Ruth Fischer's
group not only sabotaged the deci-
sions, but at the same time caused
the delegation sent by the Executive
to be treated in such manner that
it was Obliged to issue a declaration
to this effect. At the conclusion of
the Party Conference an offer Of an
alliance on the part of the Scholem-
Rosenberg group against the Executive
was tacitly accepted, a proceeding
void of all principle, seeing that
politically the Party Conference was
being carried on in the spirit of fight
against the ultra left. A conflict with
the representatives of the Youth In
ternational was brought about in an
analogous manner; the international
Youth Conference, in which the re-
representatives. of Is countries par
ticipated, has officially ~ stated its
standpoint with regard TO this, and
addressed an appeal to- this effect to
the Eecutive.
This brought about a severe crisis.
The first delegation coming to us with
instructions for the disavowal of the
E. c. C. I. delegation was obliged to
admit, after heated discussion, that
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The offensive OF capital and Of reacl
ton created among the German
masses will for self-defense and for
struggle. A growth of the sympathies
Of the proletarian masses for the So
Wet Union which expressed itself in
the Social-Democratic and non-parti-
san workers delegation to Russia is
also unquestionable. The masses be-
gan to move and new energy accumu-
lated for the class struggle.
"This change in the consciousness
of the masses has not been correctly
estimated and sufficiently exploited
by the German comrades. AS a re-
suit Of this the dissatisfaction of the
masses merely drove water on the
mills of the. social-democratic left
opposition instead of becoming use
full for the Communist Party of Ger
many. The Ruth Fisher-Maslow group
not only underestimated this change
Of the mood of the masses but it also
disregarded the work in the trade
unions. Too small forces were con
centrated on this sector of the prole-
tartan front. For this reason we suf-
fered considerable losses in the field
of trade union work.
THERE it becomes clearly apparent
IL that we have to pay for any at
tempt to be more left than Leninism.
It would be absolutely incorrect to
take for granted that the Communist
Party Of Germany has no prospects
for success in the trade union work
at present. Even the social-demo-
cratic Liepziger Folkszeitung must
admit that in the elections of the
German Federation of Labor the
Communist Party of Germany polled
from 25 to 80 per cent of the votes
altho it elected only three represen-
tatives.
THE united front strategy was also
insufiicently understood. Many thot
that the united front was merely a
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and peasants congresses in France
the revolutionizing of the whole Eng
lish labor movement, etc., and the
enormous increase in the acuteness
off, the colonial and semi-colonia1
struggles for freedom Morocco, Syria,
and especially in China) on the one
hand; and on. the other hand the con-
centration Of imperialist forces against
the Soviet Union (the military-diplo-
matte .'ring" around Moscow; agita-
tionnin the bourgeois press; English
policy and the security pact; prepara-
tiens for war and blockade; the
attitude adopted bp Kautsky and the
social democratic press, etc. )-these
are, all symptoms of the general
aggravation Of the situation.
Among this complex of symptoms
one OF particular Importance is Ger
many,s. fresh orientation towards the
West a. This orientation is creating
another general trend of feeling
among the people, and is even mirror
ed ITO a certain extent among the least
class conscious sections of the probe
tariat.
grdEwor different processes are to be
observed among the German people.
Ins the first place the fresh wave of
sympathy for the Soviet. Union; the
social democratic workers are begin
ming sto develop towards communism.
INotgdirectly towards the Communist
Party ebut by roundabout paths and in
novel ways, which the Party must
learn to, estimate. A typical example
issfurnished by the workers delega-
lions. ss
On the other hand, we nave to re-
cordithe growth, in certain-if small
sections of the working class of the
so-called "anti-Moscow" tendencies,
an expression of the fresh orientation
of the bourgeoisie. This process is
also going on in the German G. P.
to a certain extent. The so-called
ultra left tendency is frequently
merely cloak for social democratic,
reformdst, "Levitic" tendencies, which
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HARDLY two months after the
II Tenth Congress Of the Communist
Party of Germany in July the Com
munist International found 1t neces-
sary to take issue with the leader
ship of it's German section. In com
munication sent to the German Party
the Communist International discuss
es all questions at issue and gives
advice and direction.
This letter is not only manifesto
ton of the international leadership of
our Comintern, but it is. also a con-
elusive proof of the absolute neces-
sity of such leadership. Too often
there exists a tendency that political
ordinations fall victims to subjective
influences of the leadership. Too Oft
en- the subjective conceptions OF a
leadership give a wrong slant to the
consideration of objective conditions.
THUS, for instance, we find, that
L the desire to stick to Leninism is
in itself not sufficient. One must have
the fundamental concepts of, Lenin-
1911 do du lhlGSIdA part VI OuS , pOAht
of view Where this fundamental con-
cept is missing, we find that the mere
technical attempt to be feminist leads
to distortions of Leninism, manifest
ing themselves in leftist opportunism,
or in opportunist pessimism.
The Communist International, led
by those comrades who have been
the comrades and fellow officers of
the great leader of the world prole-
tariat in the victorious battle against
Russian capitalism, preserves a uni
versal outlook for its consideration
of the problems of the revolutionary
movement in the different countries.
They are Leninists in action capable
of judging the feminist qualities of
the activities not on the basis of a
feminist formula, but on the basis of
the live principles of Lenin.
DUTH FISHER, the leader of the
~ severely criticised group of lead
ership of the German Party, recog-
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diplomatic play Of the Russian mass
policies.
at is absolutely clear that the
highest organ of the revolution, the
Executive Committee Of the Commun-
ist International, had to call the at
tention of the party membership TO
the dangers besetting the correct
Bolshevist line. The Executive Com
mittee of the Communist Interna-
tional acted in accordance with Len
inism. It acted correctly The cor.
reetness of the criticism Of the Exc.
cutive Committee of the Communist
International is also recognized by
the resolution of the Central Execu-
tive Committee Of the Communist
Party Of Germany. s
TITO the massesl Nearer to the 50.
4 clalDemocratie workersI Real
application of the united front tao
tics not in words but in deedsI Ener,
getic strengthening Of trade union
unityI That is the political meaning
of the letter CT the Executive Com
mittee of the Communist International!
"The Communists must, penetrate
into the depths of the Social-Demo-
cratic working masses and must carry
on trade union work. This will. not
be very pleasant for the Social-Demo-
cratic Party, but our main task is to
widen the scope Of influence Of our
party among the masses.
May the renegades Of the prole-
tartan revolution rejoice about the
fight of Moscow with the Communist
Party of Germany. May they laugh
about the 'penants and fanatics of
the world revolution 1t is not the
first time that we hear such cries.
The revolutionary advance guard Of
the German working class has sufici-
entity strong nerves to consider the
malicious rejoicings of the social
traitors with contempt and to discip-
line its will to fight and its determina-
ton for victory"
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nized this and she testified to the
correctness of the Communist Interna-
tional's criticism with her signature.
The Communist International is the
genreal staff Of our International re-
volutionary party. To this general
staff falls the right and the duty to
finally pass upon the correctness Of
the use of our revolutionary forces
on all national and international bat
tie fronts of the class struggle. To
recognize this right and duty Of the
Communist international carries with
it determination to understand,
rather than to crIticse it's decisions.
The DAILY WORKER will print
the Communist International letter
to Germany. It's Importance is OBJ
vious.
First the German Party is part of
our own party because it is part Of
our international.
Second the Communist Information
al Judgment on problems in Germany
suggests valuable and important con-
illusions on the Communist Interna-
tional judgment on problems in Amer
lea.
Third, the letter helps us to under
stand better the methods of judg-
ment of the Communist International,
helps to give us a better understand
ing of Leninism.
We will print the letter serially,
beginning in today's issue. For the
better understanding Of the letter we
reprint here an article of the Pravda,
official organ of the Russian Commun-
list Party, on the Communist Interna-
tional letter to the German Party.
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threaten to change into direct betray-
al of the international working class.
These two processes are of an inter
national character, and are thus OF
particular Importance.
There is no doubt that a number
of circumstances Weatly increasing
the difficulties existed at the time
when the left took over the leadership
of the Party. The October defeat, six
months of illegality, the Macdonald
government left elections in France
and the Dawes report with its re-
sultant reformist illusions among
broad strata of the working class.
But in spite of all this, the losses
sustained by the Party, unavoidable
to a certain degree, would not have
been so great if the leaders Of the
Party had not committed the above
grave errors.
In spite of this we must state here
that the aforementioned group of
leaders in the Party Central have not
by any means showed themselves
N"P"oAO VI ACHSNAh6 ypAOpclly 10 LIE
new processes taking place in the
working class Although the general
situation is by no means unfavorable,
the number of members in the Party,
at BEST only maintains its level;
there is a serious falling off in the
trade unions; there. were serious loss
es at the political elections. the re-
cruiting powers of the Party are in
sufficiently developed, despite the
apparent unity, which is by no means
a Bolshevist unity. This is the point
which has now been reached. The
Party leaders have not proved capable
of winning over the social democratic
and non-party workers..
The Ruth FIscher-M aslow group
has not proved capable Of an ener-
getic fight against the ultra LETT, In
reality anti-communist tendencies.
and has even supported these ten
denotes by playing highly ambi-
guous role in international questions.
ITO be continued tomorrow
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must give careful consideration to the
letter Of the Executive Committee of
the Communist international to the
Communist Party Of Germany. May
the bourgeois penny-a-liners, may the
opportunists and reformists rejoice
because of the public criticism of the
Executive Committee of the Commun-
list International ON the leadership OF
the German Communist Party. To
rejoice about the difficulties on the
road to revolution is the shameful
historic profession of the Social-Demo-
cratic lackeys of capitalism. Cruel
seIf-criticism, understanding of ones
own mistakes, and the rectification Of
such mistakes is what Lenin taught
w. (.
~@eertain deviations became appar-
ent in the Ruth Fisher-Maslow group
and also certain mistakes in the lead
ership of the party. On the other
hand, the Communist Party Of Ger
many did not understand how to ex-
plot all its chances of propaganda
among the masses. Naturally there
are also objective conditions which
make this propaganda of the Com
munist Party Of Germany among the
masses more difficult. The tiredness
Of the masses as result of the Octo-
Der defeat is still prevalent; the IL
lusions are not yet overcome which
were created by the victory of the
left block in France, by the MacDon-
old government in England and by the
Dawes plan the German bourgeois
lie still pulls along with it certain
proletarian groups on the basis of
western orientation.
THIS made it all the more neces-
\ sary to cali attention to a number
Of mistakes and deviations of the
Ruth Fisher-Maslow group. The lat
ter underestimated the characteristic
historic changes and particularities
which took place among the masses.
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Letter from the E. c., C. !. to all
Organizations and Members of the
Communist Party of Germany.

Dear comrades:
AS early as the last session of the
Enlarged Executive-March-April 1925
and shortly afterwards, we discuss
ed in detail, in conjunction with the
representatives of the German Com
munist Party, those questions in
which, in our opinion, the greatest
defects Of Party work are evidenced.
The most important the
question of the German Party-was
at that time, and still continues to be,
the problem of increasing the recruit
ing powers of our Party, the problem
of winning the masses, especially the
masses of social democratic workers.
Our general political line has been
determined from this standpoint, and
from this standpoint we have consid-
cred the other questions. Among these
we find the following tasks: work in
the trade unions; convincing the
social democratic workers Questions
of propaganda, change or Tone" etc) /;
the "normaIising" Of Party life (inner
Party democracy, employment of the
former opposition, freedom of discus
sion, election of Party functionaries,
introduction of fresh leading forces,
etc., was regarded by us at the same
time as prerequisite for the estab-
lishment of correct relations towards
the masses outside the Party; the
liquidation of the hidden fight against
the International liquidation of the
custom of so-called independent ennis
saries in other parties, sincere car
rying out of the real Bolshevist line).
Before the Party Conference, the
representatives of the Executive once
more negotiated with the represent
atives of the German Party, although
not>entirely officially; this was at the
wish of the German representatives.
At these negotiations the three
most important groups Of questions
were discussed
Firstly: The Executive pointed out
the existence of certain right devia-
tions in the leading group Ruth
Fischer-Maslow; the adoption OF a too
parliamentary attitude, etc.
Secondly: 1t was decided that a
really new course should be followed
in the trade union question; that a
strong and capable trade union de-
partment be demonstratively elected
at the Party Conference, or instruc-
tions to this effect given to the new
Party Central.
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the Executive was right. The whole
delegation made declaration to the
effect that it held the criticism made
by the E. c. G. l. to be correct, that
it considered the standpoint repres-
ented by the E. c. c. I. delegation to
have been right, and that it was in
agreement with the political line
taken by the youth representatives
and by the International Youth Con-
ference.
Meanwhile it was decided-at the
wish of the German delegation-to
have the larger body of Representative
es sent for. Ruth Fischer employed
every possible means in order to delay
their arrival.
The second delegation was divided
into two groups. At first comrade
Ruth Fischer opposed the criticism of
the E. c. c. l., but after long dis
cussion in the Commission of the e.
c. c. l., participated in by the re-
representatives. Of all the leading
parties, she too made declaration
acknowledging the correctness of the
criticism made by the e. C. c.
This, briefly stated, is the state of
affairs. We wish however to add some
further explanations, for the purpose
of making the standpoint of the
Communist International clear to the
German comrades. ~
1. The General Situation.
The world political situation may
be regarded as extremely critical
Despite the relative sterilization in
Central Europe, the fundamental in
constituencies of modern capitalism
are causing state of extreme tension
The rapid growth of the Soviet Union,
the decline experienced by England,
the successes of the International red
united front (Anglo-Russian trade
union bloc and the struggle for unity;
the German and other workers dele
cations to Soviet Russia: the workers
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Quake Hits Oakland, Calf.

OAKLAND, Cal, Sept. 30-A strong,
sharp earthquake rocked Oakland at
1920 o'clock this morning, paralyzing
telephone service thruout the city for
ten minutes. There were no casualties
and no damage was reported. The
shock was at first thought to have
been caused by terrific blast. Uni
versity OF California seismogolists are
investigating their instruments for
an explanation OF the shock.
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islation is proposed that will further
centralize the government, giving it
complete jurisdiction over the press
and usurping for itself the appoint
ment of mayors of municipalities
a procedure unheard Of in Italy from
time immemorial.
The feeling is current that Musso-
lini's last resort against the growing
menace of the internal situation will
be to plunge the country into a for
eign war. His foreign policy is OF
the most eccentric character and his
solutions of the Italian debt prob
lem have failed to materialize. The
regime is undoubtedly tottering and
is making preparation for its last
feast of violence.
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FASCIST ITALY
PREPARES FOR
MORE VIOLENCE
Mussolini Threatens as
Regime Tofters

ROME, Sept. 3o-The growing OPP
position to the fascist dictatorship In
Italy has called forth frantic and VIC.
lent speeches from the spokesman Of
fascsm In campaign designed to In
tImldate parliament when II opens In
October or November. Premier Mus
soIinI, speaking Of the opposition at
"a meeting In Northern Italy, said:
"They will never succeed In psraIyz-
Ing with their feebie barbados our
powerful movement." He warned
the opposition that II must accept the
government or be constrained by
force"
Sig. Farinacci, secretary general of
the fascist party said, This Is a
peaceful revolution II not opposed,
but IL opposed 1t will be carried out
by force" Rumors persist that the
army is undergoing "A changed atti-
tude regarding fascism and certainly
the civil population is becoming daily
more resentful Of the iron dictator
ship. W.
Tightening Dictatorship.
In order to save 9itself. the dicta.
torship must becor11e ever more Sc
we're. In the prsspfs campaign leg
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CLEVELAND, Sept. 80. Appeal
from the decision Of the U. s. dis
trict Judge for the district OF wyo-
ming upholding the validity of the
Teapot Dome leases to Harry #. Sin.
clair was filed at st. Louis in the U.
s. court of appeals by Atlee Pome.
RENE, COUNSEL for the government.
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When that argument begins at
lunch tims, In your shop tomor-
row--sho9 Them what the DAILY
WoRKEH kays about it
Evening star., 1925-11-08

sic. Bernard Shaw has declared that
the scenario can become such. / be-
lieve that in time the scenario will
become a genuine literary form of art.
The plays Of Shakespeare are real
ly notes for actors. Shaw and Barry
have elaborated the notes until their
plays are delightful works of art. And
so with the motion picture scenario.
which is now a working outline OF
notes for the director and the actors.
1t, too, can be made into a definite lit
erary form, full of charm and beauty
and poetry.
Personally, I believe that the great
drama and stories Of the world are
dramas and stories that exist for
themselves alone. The great art sto-
ries of the world have been the stories
that have stood for themselves alone.
The Illiad and the Odyssey, the nara
tive poems of India and Persia, the
Morse legends, Niebelungenlied, the
Arabian Nights-these are art stories
that stand for themselves alone.
When our scenario writer's do
these beautifully and with technique
which I hope we will have, then we
shall have a genuine art Of motion
picture-an art we shall be proud OF.
Evening star., 1925-11-08

heighten his laugh-devices than in
THE Gold Rush" where the spec.
tacle Of one lonely little tenderfoot,
fighting the blasts of an Alaskan
Winter, touches the heart and
arouses genuine pity in the audience
Buster. Keaton now seems deter
mined not to permit Mr.. Chaplin to
monopolize this field of technique, for
In Go West"' he has attempted to
arouse the natural sense of pity by
the sale of his favorite COW, Brown
Eyes" to the Kansas City stockyards
to heighten the comedy values of the
climactic episode of his picture. Bus
ter keaton also plucks at the near
pathetic chord with his solemn, un-
smiling visage and it's woe-begone eX-
preston to intensity by contrast the
comic effects he strives to attain
In other words, the makers of
screen comedy, once a haphazard
business, are now giving attention to
things long known to and employed
with consummate art by writers gen.
orally. especially those who write for
the stage. ...