The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-03-26
Thaelmann Speaks on German Communist Problems

letters from Berlin and from Leipzig
from ultra-lefts who reject the policy
of Scholem and declare themselves
for the c. G. Ruth Fischer sung US
a hymn Of peace here, but it was only
a Continuation of the old policy Of
double bookkeeping. The aim Of her
speech was to cause trouble in the
German Communist Party. Double
bookkeeping towards the E. X. X. l.,
personal dictatorship, lack of recog-
milton Of the role of the party and an
anti-democratic internal party policy,
these we're the characteristics of the
Ruth Fischer-Maslow regime. Ruth
Fischer defends Maslow even now de-
spite the fact that he has recently
written that the tactic in the ques.
ton Of the confiscation of the pro-
party of the nobility is dangerous and
that only 40 or so per cent Of the
party will be left, that we are faced
with another Nueranberg, that is to
say with the liquidation of the party
and the unifcation with the social-de-
mocratic party Is Ruth Fischer in
agreement with this? The central
committee declares that that is look
ing neither for Heidelberg nor Nue.
Irenberg.
TINE contention that Ruth Fischer
4 wanted to carry out the open let
ter is the last word in double book
keeping. In Moscow she signed the
E. K X. I. letter, and in Berlin she
fought the policy which sought to car
ry out the spirit of the e. K. K 1. let
ter, she carried on a concealed frac-
tional work in order to attack the CEN
trail committee in the rear, she OPP
posed the connecting of the lists in
order to make difficulties for the CEN
| trail committee, etc. The question Of
Maslow is not a personal question but
one of principle. His attitude before
the court was not worthy of a revolu-
tionary. We demand from workers
that they defend revolutionary prin-
ciples before the courts and the lead
er Maslov acted miserably. Neverthe-
less the leadership of Berlin-Branden-
burg greeted him by telegraph. Ruth
Fischer spoke demagogically about
descriptive phenomenon, about the case
of Katz and about the expulsion of
the twelve workers in Hanover. We
want to win the twelve workers back
again. But one must understand that
Ruth Fischer speaks Of the twelve
workers in order to protect Katz. Ruth
Fischer was behind Katz, she sent
him into the executive and she de-
tends him even now.
The expulsion Of Schoenlank and
the punishment Of Becker prove that
the G. G. fights also against the right
and if it becomes necessary, we shall
struggle just as theoretically against
the right as we now struggle against
the uitraleft Ruth Fischer wanted
to present herself as left. The atti-
tude Of the nuclei meetings in Ber-
| lin, the decisions of the districts, the
conference of the secretaries, all these
prove that the c. c. represents the
best traditions of the left and that
the party masses are behind the G.
&c. Ruth Fischer demands a concen-
tration party congress. If she wants
to conceal the differences to continue
the anti-Bolshevik theory and prac-
tice, to re-establish the old internal
party policy and to continue double
bookkeeping then we reject such a
concentration party congress. Ruth
Fischer is politically and morally
dead.
THE consolidation of the party Is
= making great progress. Our bat
talions are assembling, the leadership
is winning the confidence of the men,
bership, the party has achieved real
successes. The central committee is
strong enough to fight against its OPP
ponents and to defeat them. We want
to enlarge the basis of the central
committee to draw in the best prole-
tartan elements and thus to CONSOLE
date the party, to widen the influence
Of the party, to mobilize the masses
and to win influence in the shops and
factories and in the trade unions in
order to create the red class front"
(Stormy applause.)