The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-24
BY ERNST THAELMANN

Ou aug uSb d, d. COluCACACC VI
the leading functionaries of the
Communist Party was held IL
Berlin, and dealt with the results
of the elections, the fascist couT
d'etat, and the next tasks of the
Communist Party of Germany
The leader of the C.P.G., Ernst
ThaeImann, dealt with the latest
events in Germany. The following
is a brief resume of his speech.
THE election results of July 81
confirm clearly the correctness
of the general line of our Party.
The measures of the fascist dicta-
torship have not been able to pre-
vent our advance, but have on the
contrary promoted the revolution
airy movement. There is no doubt
that had our decisions been car
ried out correctly and actively all
round, the election results would
have been considerably better, and
we should have gained at least one
to two million votes more.
In these parliamentary elections
we succeeded in reaching the high
est number of votes since the Com
munist Party came into existence.
The Social Democratic Party has
lost 100000 votes in round numbers,
whilst we have won about $4,000
votes as compared with 1880. In
1928 we gained 11.8 per cent 'of all
votes cast, in the September cleo
tons of 1880 1871 per cent, and in
the present elections 14.3 per cent.
Taking developments as whole,
the National Socialists have stag
mated, and the Center Party has
gained chiefly among the petty
bourgeoisie. 1t is extremely Mnpor-
tant that we have succeeded in
warding off the Nazi advance into
the working class, and in places in
reconquering votes.
SOCIALISTS LOSE
COMMUNISTS GAIN.
Taking into consideration the
fact that the Nazis have gained a
few hundred thousand votes from
among the ruins of the bourgeois
parties since the presidential cleo
ton, disqualification in the bour-
geois camp, accompanied by the
fact that we have gained consid-
erably more votes than the Social
Democratic Party has lost, results
in our having won over-besides
the S.P.G. voters who have come
over to us-at least 100000 votes of
former Nazi voters, besides a num-
Der of former Peasants League and
Agricultural Party voters. This fact
is of the utmost Importance.
We have been able to book espe-
cially conspicuous success in the
most important industrial districts,
chiefly in the West German dis
tricts. A point worthy of special
note, and one demonstrating the
growing revolutionary power of at
traction of our Party, is our adj
vance in the rural districts, where
we can record an increase of votes
up to 400 per cent in places as
compared with 1880.
Today we unite-this we can
maintain fully-the same number
of workers votes for our Party as
does the Social Democratic Party.
The votes which the social demo-
Gratis have gained in excess to ours
are recruited chiefly from the petty
bourgeois strata. The conversion of
the S.P.G. into party of the petty
bourgeois strata continues. The
masses Of the workers are begin
ming to turn from the SP.G. and
to turn to Communism.
VICTORY OF
WORLD SIGNIFICANCE
Our election victory is Of great
international significance. Although
the wave OF chauvinism and ma
tionalism upon whose crest fascism
is rising, especially in Germany,
has not yet ebbed, still it has been
forced to cease its advance. Our
100000 voters form powerful bar
rage against international fascism,
and oppose mighty dam against
the advance Of the imperialist war;
mongers, a living rampant of hui
man beings, standing in defense
before the Soviet Union. A further
important fact may be observed by
a comparison with the last cleo
lions to the Prussian Diet and to
the Presidency. We have succeeded
in overcoming the isolation of the
Party from the broad masses of the
workers beginning at chat time and