The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-18
CONGRESS- ENDS
And PARTY MUCH
913
STRENGTHENED S
Heroes of May Day
Greet Delegates

afternoon session OF the Congress
of the German Communist Party
Comrade Merker spoke on the trade
union question. He noted that the
development of social democracy in
to social fascism has caused the
party to adopt a change in trade
union tactics.
Brandler declares that fascism is
a reaction not only against commune
lists but also against social democ-
racy, whereas the party says that
fascism in Germany results from
the development of the trade union
apparatus into a section of the cap
italist state. In consequence of the
new tactics the antagonism between
the workers and trade union bureau
cracy is increasing.
Social democracy defends the in
terests of the aristocracy of labor
The International Federation Of
Trade Unions Amsterdam Interna-
tionall is the organization of the
international corrupt section of the
trade unions.
Amsterdam-Reacti
The reactionary development OF
the International Federation of
Trades Unions is shown in its eff
forts to win anti-working class
American trade unions and the fas-
cist trade unions of Italy. The in
ternational working class organiza-
lions are the Communist Interna-
tional and Red International of Labor
Unions. The intensification of class
contradictions is causing the growth
of the latter organizations. The OPP
pressed and unorganized sections Of
the workers are closer to the party
than the labor aristocracy organ
lied into trade unions.
New Forms Needed
1t is dangerous illusion to think
that pressure from the masses can
force the trade union bureaucracy
to conduct a serious struggle for
the interests of the workers. The
revolutionary opposition must find
new forms and organizations to
mobilize the workers in economic
political mass struggles. Apart
from strike. committees, revolutionary
shop councils are the most import
ant organization for mass mobiliza-
tions Merker quoted Stain, accord
ing stoswhose speech situation is
quite conceivable in which it will be
necessary to found parallel mass
organizations against the will of
the trade union leaders. Comrade
Merker declared that the party did
not fear such situations. The pres
ent period is one of great class
struggles in which the decision is
approaching for the seizure of poll
teal power.
Broad Discussion
The discussion was opened by
delegates from the Rhineland, Thur
ingia, Hamburg, the Ruhr, Berlin,
East Prussia, Saar, and Halle. Com
rade. Becker, for the Cancellation
denied that they opposed independ-
ent leadership of labor struggles
The, results Of labor struggles had
not, been for the party as good as
had been expected because the unit
ed front tactic had been abandoned
The main weight of the party must
be to seek to strengthen the party
position among the trade union or
ganized workers.
Comrade Merker then made the
closing speech. He declared Com
rade Becker's remarks showed that
the conciliators regarded the unor.
gained workers as inferior to the
organized workers, just as the right
wingers do. The conciliators woulo
isolate the party from the masses
But the party will destroy all devil
atoms and will prepare the work
ers for the coming struggles. The
Congress adopted resolutions against
the white terror and session closed
Wedding Red Front
On Saturday, at the closing ses-
sion, the Congress adopted the poll
teal resolution with one vote
against. The Wedding District de.
tachment of the prohibited Rec
Front Fighters suddenly entered the
hall in full uniform. The delegates
greeted the detachment enthusiastic
cally. The speaker for the Rec
Front Fighters declared that the or.
ganization still existed and works
in spite of its prohibition.
Comrade Heckert greeted them il
the name Of the Congress.
Voting Results.
The resolution on the inner-party
situation was adopted with one vote
against. The Congress adopted &
declaration against the conciliators
demanding that they abandon theil
semi-menshevist standpoint, dissolve
their fraction and carry out party
decisions. The War Danger resolu
ton was unanimously adopted. The
trade union resolution was adopted
with one vote against.
The Congress adopted manifesto
to the German workers, calling
upon them to carry out the historical
tasks put on the proletariat at thu
present juncture and announcing
that the Congress resulted in grea
strengthening of the working class
vanguard, the Communist Party.
4 Congress Closes.