The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-28
The German Class Struggle
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denburg proof of the innate love Of the German
people for monarchy but it is nothing of the sort
The socialdemocracy and its allies in the coali
ton offered the masses nothing but slavery t.
American and allied Imperialism with the Hous
of Morgan in the role of slave-driver Their appea
to the German people was for more widespread
and willing acceptance of the Dawes plan, uncom
planning servility in return for larger loans to thu
industrial lords and more systematic robbery O.
the masses.
In essence the plea of the social-democrats, tn,
most vociferous section of the coalition, was fol
compliance with all demands of German capital
ism and an endorsement of it's policy on questions
of reparatons and industrial revival. 1t was al
invitation to the masses to weld double chair
around their necks-the chain of the German in
dustrial lords and that of the House of Morgan
The surrender of the socialdemocracy was al
unconditional one and the abject manner in which
they had capitulated to such crooks as Barmat
left no doubt in the minds of millions of Germans
that their selout to the big industrialsts and tn,
allied bankers would be complete
The natiOnalists, fascists to the core, vet made
some pretense of preserving the identity of the
German nation. They will be harder for the House
of Morgan to deal with than the sociaLdemocrats
and the other parties of the coalition Backed by
the PrUssian landlords and the reactionary agri
cultural middle class whose need for foreign loans
is not pressing, the nationaists by threatening tc
claim and work for the lost German provinces
Lorraine and Upper Silesia-and vigorously
promoting the annexation of Austria, will be able
to secure more favorable terms for the German
state from the allied financecapitalists
The Dawes plan is not popular in Germany anC
1t was only by strenuous efforts that the approval
of the nationalists was secured for it. The tariff
walls erected by the other European nations hav,
checked the free outward flow of German com
modities hampered the rapid revival of German
industry and served to accentuate the slave feat
ures of the scheme The artificial optimism created
by the socialdemOcrats has worn off and the Ger
man masses feel that even monarchy can be NJ
worse than the constant betrayals of the social
democracy perpetrated under the guse of serving
the German people.
Even Munich the home city of Marx, the coali
ton candidate, and catholic center, was carried
by Hindenburg altho Marx is a follower of tn,
vatican His. endorsement by the social-democrats
is in itself enough to show the capitalist and cor
rupt complexion of the degenerate offspring of the
party of Bebel and Liebknecht.
The Communists polled approximately 1000. 900
votes.
as the voters were. concerned, monarchy or repub
licanism, this, is welcome testimonial to the
minimum strength of the revolutionary section OF
the German workers and peasants. These 1000. 900
votes are something that cannot be disregarded
They are the expression of 100000 workers ant
peasants who clearly that the real question il
Germany is whether the capitalists or the workers
are to rule. They represent with some degree Of
nUmhpP Of rLprcH hO
fight and die if necessary to establish the dictator
ship of the proletariat, the advance guard of the
working class who cannot be fooled, bribed OF
cOwed by either German or allied capitalism.
In the next few months it is more than probable
that these 100000 workers will play mighty
part in the German sector of the world revolution
airy battle front
The election of Hindenburg will sharpen the ma
tional conflicts in Europe. On the east the tension
between Germany and Poland will tighten On the
west it will not be surprising if sweeping change
comes over the French political situation and the
pro-German complexion of the cabinet furnished BY
Caillaux is replaced by a color more in keeping
with the Clemenceau policy.
Another possibility, of course, is that the
strength shown by the nationaists may persuade
the French imperialists to form some kind of q
working alliance with the German state against
Great Britain. 1lI e- IRIS 81
But whatever the international repercussion Of
the monarchist victory, the class conflict in Ger
many will sharpen to razor edge The linden
burg triumph, solely the result of seven years OF
cowardice and treachery by the socialists, viii
bring needed conference into the German working
class movement, rally to the Communists the work
ing class and peasant elements that have so fan
been fooled by the phrases of the sociaraitors anC
build q mass Communist party that snnnnrted b,