The daily worker., 1927-06-21


and the reformists was sufficiently
strong to prevent the success of the
revolution. The capitalists won over
and strengthened one fresh position
after another, and their power has
become relatively secure.
Just Strikebreakers.
Fascism also was able to adapt it
self to the new situation. 1t no long
er storms the strongholds of the Re
public, nor clamors loudly for re-
venge and the immediate transfer
of power itself. The German fascism
of 1927 was contented itself with the
role of hanger-on to the bourgeoisie,
the reserve contingent of it's states
machinery and army. 1t has substi-
tuted for its anti-Sepublican slogans
the categorical appeal: "Fascists!
Support the Statesl" Nationalist
howls for revenge have been sub
stituted by Western orientation, i.e.,
towards yesterdays eternal foes of
the German people," The social COM
position Of German fascism has also
undergone certain changes.
Its organizations, still under the
leadership Of the former militarists
of the Hindenburg type, have begun
to be filled up with factory work
ers, tempted by the promises Of i'm
mediate improvement of their posi-
ton. The fascists have begun to pay
more and more attention to the in
dustrial enterprises, since the new
task of German fascism is the strug-
| gle with the revolutionary working
class, the disintegration of its ranks,
the tempting into fascist contingents
of the shaker elements in the work
ing-class intended to serve as staff
for new German Imperialism in its
problems at home and abroad. Hence
the active work done by the fascist
in the factories.
Glass Collaboration.
German fascism has been able in
some places to worm itself into the
factories and shops. So far only in
dividual instances are on record, but
they are symptomatic of the new
aims and methods of fascism. Moth
ing but the severest material need
and the perpetual fear of unemploy-
ment in which the majority of the
German working class lives could
have enabled such a penetration by
fascism into the very strongholds OF
the working-class To enter a fascist
organization meant for the unem-
ployed speedy employment after
months of starvation, and for the
worker in the factory, security Of
not being among the next batch OF
workers to be discharged, for fascists
are in the administrative and techni.
cal posts in many factories. The fas.
cist organizations set up their owr
Labor Exchanges through which the
unemployed were able to get work
quicker The Administration in some
factories openly give the preference
in discharging to those workers whC
had refused to join the fascist unions
or the Factory Sports Organizations
got up by the employers. This subtle
terror was partly successful. The
fascists in some district got access t
the factories. Aping Communis
methods of mass work they began t
set up their own factory nuclei, Il
publish factory papers and train VI
individual workers. They had thu
Administration. the Sports ground,
and large financial means at theil
services.
4 The Steel Helmet.
/ The influential fascist organization
"The Steel Helmet" displays grea
interest in this work. This union, or
4 ganized after the war, contains il
/ its ranks about 450,O00 members, O
which about go per cent are proletar
ians and semi-proletarians 9TH,
Steel Helmet" is under the direct in
fluence and control of the big bour
1 geois parties, "The German Nationa
/ Party" and "The German People
Party" and is led by ex-officers.
"The Steel Helmet" endeavors L
organize factory nuclei, chiefly il
Middle Germany and in the Ruhr re
gions, and some Of its endeavors hav
been crowned with success. In Hell
senkirchen, the great industrial cen
tire of the Ruhr, the "Steel Helmets
local organization consists mainly o
workers and has about 1000 mem
bers. In Essen about $50 worker
belong to the "Steel Helmet" groups
and in Bohun-700. In Silesia tn
"Steel Helmet" also endeavors to OF
ganize its nuclei in some of the big
gest factories, with as many as so t
20 members in some cases. Thes
nuclei hold regular meetings an
carry on daily propaganda anon
workers. The same remarks appl
to Middle Germany. In order to kee
the workers strongly attached to thes
organizations "The Steel Helmet
from time to time gives material as
sistance in the form of free dinner,