The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-19
The German Party Discussion
By Fred Ellis

gree than any other of the imperial
its powers. German imperialism
acts in the League of Nations like
the "pacific" wolf whose fangs have
not yet developed sufficiently. This
exceptional situation of German i'm
perialism is exploited by the German
social democracy in order to spread
pacifist illusions amongst the Ger
man masses.
If the German Right wingers
around Brandler really believed in
the prospect of a war, they would
never have permitted themselves to
come into such violent contradiction
to the organized Communist move
ment, which is the only force which
is fighting against war. If the group
lof conciliators around Ewert did not
underestimate the danger of war,
they would oppose the Right wing
deviation without hesitation, for the
fight against the Right wing devia-
ton means the fight against the pa
cifist lies of the social democracy
and a fight to prepare the working
class for active resistance to war.
The fourth and final factor which
made possible and determined the
open struggle of the Right wingers
in Germany was the existence of the
/ Right wing Brandler group as a re-
suit of the heroic situation in 1923**
This group, as matter of fact, has
never ceased to exist. 1t never CAPT
tulated before the decisions of the
German Party congresses and the
decisions of the E.C.C.I. and of the
two congresses of the Comintern
which have taken place in the mean
time. In consequence of the wrong
and deleterious policy of Ruth
Fischer and Maslow, who replaced
the theological struggle against the
opportunist opinions of Brandler by
empty declarations against Brand
lerism, this Right wing group around
Brandler was never put out of action
ideologically after its collapse in
1923. This group was never assimil-
ated by the Party and remained Ia
tent, many elements concealing them
selves for some time in the illegal"
Party opposition of Comrade Meyer.
The present leadership in the German
c. P. must do the work which was
neglected by the Ruth Fischer-M Mas
low regime. The discussion of the
questions which have taken place in
the meantime. In consequence of the
wrong overcome by the Right wing
deviation with the least possible loss.
The discussion of these questions in
the other sections of the Comintern
will consolidate our ranks and will
cause all Party members to think
over the tasks which are placed be-
fore the sections in the present stage
of the development of the Comintern.
~ At the Fourth Congress of the
Comintern, Karl Radek made the fol-
flowing. statement. I'm my opinion we
must declare openly and clearly dur
4 ing the struggle for the united front
/ that If the social democratic working
masses force their leaders to break
with the bourgeoisie, then we will
be prepared to take part in a work
ers' government upon the one condi-
ton that this government is an organ
of the class struggle (. What is
the relation of this tactic to the die
tatorship of the proletariat and the
civil war? The relation is the same
as the relation between the ante
room leadering into the main hall
and the main hall ITSELF"
Referring to the slogan of the con-
troll of production, Karl Radek de-
clared: Our main slogan is that of
the control of production. This slogan
i ons: 1t gives the workers a prospect,
the prospect of economic reconstruct
ton, it gives them way out Of the
Ichaos The Communist Parties
must therefore put forward this
slogan of the control of production,
not only from time to time in an ar
4 ticle. or at a congress, but perma-
nently. This slogan must become
the central point Of their movement"
a*) In the international" OF 18th
December, 1928, Comrade LEM ac-
Icuses the writer of these lines of
having made mistake in criticizng
\ the utterances of Comrade Schatzkin
and Lominadse at the XIV. congress Of
the C.P. of the USSR, who pointed out
the Brandlerist rght-wing danger.
There is, however, little virtue in in
4 toning a funeral chant at a marriage
feast, or singing comic song at a
burial. At the time of the XIV. con-
lgress Of the G. p. OF the Soviet Union.