The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-22
The Fascist Blow Against
the German Masses


caraon by the Van Papen Junker Government of martial
hw the BUSTING of the Prussan Government and the esab
fshment of virtual fascist dictatorship
This action follows the steady drive against the rights of
the workers initiated period back grown especially
during the period of the Bruenng Government fol-
lowed by the Van Papen cabinet uner Princes and black
reactlonares The action of the German expoters is in
tended to smash the growing resistance of the German
ngass to ascsm to destroy the Red United Front headed
by the Communist Party whose rapid spread has thrown
CONSERVATION into the camp of fascism.
The object of the decree which wipes out the political
rights OF the workers. is to speed the relentless on
the living standard of the to abolish insurance
to suppress all revolutionary labor organizations and above
all the Communist Party; in short is declaration of civil
war against the working class.
1t President Won Hindenburg who issued the "em
decree appointing Chancellor Won Papen federal
commissioner for Prussia with full authority to depose its
government headed by the socaldemocrats Otto Braun
premier and Dr. Carl Severing minister of the interior
This government of Hindenburg and Won Papen this
government of murder and terror also driving toward
that solution that the whole capitalist world is coming
to embrace its last hope-mperast war; In pursuit of
this the Won Papen has, from the day linden
burg brought it into existence pursued policy of trying to
bring about alliance with the French ruling cass-the
Paris clique that has played the leading sabotage
Wrecng bribery focG poisoning and and intervention
against the Soviet Union.
In bringing about the present situation in Germany the
best agents of the big capitalists the German social
democratic leaders these leaders who have relessy
worked to split the the workers. to prevent solid
working class front against the capitalist offensive At the
very time the former government Bruenns and Hin
denburg doing all its power to pave the way for fa
csm the treacherous leaders of German social demo-
+boc
for Hindenburg of combating fascsm" 1t was
this action combined with the previous activity of the social
democratic leaders in sabotagng the united front fight
against the capitalist offensive that helped the finance cap
asts bring about the precise situation existing today
That there are no limits to the infamy of which the
social democratic leaders capable again proved by
their action in trying prevent the working class re-
spending to the Communist call for political strike They
now try to prevent united action of Communist and
social democratic workers by stating that they will be in
favor of strike if the Rechstag elections set for
July 31st held Thus they strive to help the capital
lists gain time and further consolidate forces inside the
country.
THE the dctaoria decree does not settle
the question of Fascism in Germany The masses of
German workers being heard and will yet heard from
in decisive actions The last weeks have seen the growing
anttascist actions of the Communist Social
workers The call OF the Communist Party issued eight
weeks to beat back the offensive expoter by deeds
has found ready echo in the ranks of the monfod pro-
etara Over the heads of the reacherous socialist leaders
the workers have formed red defence in factories and
in the unemployed exchanges in the cities countryside
the red united front is being organized This militant front
against Fascsm is at the time revolutionary front
against capitalism.
The German working class is marching into battle
Under the leadership of the Boshevi Party of GERMANY
the working class will make the challenge hurled by Comrade
Ernst Thaemann reality. German yrants You will break
your teeth the granite monfod front of the
campaign The heel of the marching workers battaions will
stamp out the Fascist murder fends"
But this fight of the powerful German proletariat must
not be made alone The American working class suffering
the blows of the capitalist offensive up their united
front to beat back the capitalist attacks the growing fascist
actions of Wall Street Imperialism They must line up with
the German workers in fight against Fascism
Down with the German Fascist dictatorship!
Down with the Fascist attacks upon the workers rights
Hail the Red United Front of the German masses under
the leadership of the Communist Party