The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-03-16
Calls NaziS A
Bulwark Against
Com m unism
Admits That Masses
Support German C. P.

ESSEN, Germany.-That the Ger
man fascists are being pushed for
ward by the German capitalists, with
support of international capitalism
as bulwark against the growing
power of the Communist Party in
Germany and as desperate measure
to strengthen the SHATTERED stabiliza-
ton effected by means Of foreign
capitalist finance was openly revealed
in statement given the press by one
Of the leaders Of German heavy in
dustry, DR.. Fritz Thyssen-
In answer to a question as to why
he favored the German Nazis,
Thyssen replied ~that he found suf-
ficient reason for supporting Herr
Hitler In the fact that he had
aroused a new spirit of national
ism that Is essentially healthy and
necessary and serves as q buiwark
against Communism"
In addition to this admission that
the German fascists were rendering
signal service to German capitalism
by reviving the illusions Of the Ger
man masses in the possibility Of re-
coVery Of German capitalism by a
demagogtc play on national patriot
ism. ThySsen at the same time re-
vealed the capitalist content of the
fake national socialist propaganda
propaganda broad asst by the Nazi,
with hte following significant state
ment as reported by To- New York
Times correspondent:
"Dr. Thyseen sees no danger in
the SociaIistic theories of the Naxis
because economic pacts and not
theories will determine policies. He
believes that the choice, and only
for Germany but for Europe, lies
between communism and fascism
and he preferred fascism."
Asserting that a fascist regime II
Germany, far from sntagonizing In
ternational capitalism would be well
coined with open arms by them, Ihys-
sen, in answer TO question as TO tbs
possibility Of bad effect or Fascist
Germany on one capitalist Of other
countries, remarked:
"on the contrary. II Ia fascist
rule) would not improve relations
with France but 1t should make no
difference with some other coun-
tries. An anti Communist regime
ought TO make a favorable impress
sion in America and England"
Although the Times corresondent
when typical confusion states that
he was unable to discover tho "spe.
cific economic program OF the party
which its (the Nazi) leaders say is In
the process Of preparation" this pro-
gram was given in no unnistakable
terms by Thyssen.
Eve must regard the Nazis as the
German equivalent of the Italian
Fascists- They are the same thing.
Fascism has not done badly in Italy.
II regard a Fascist State as one
that in a crisis will take the meas
ures needed to bring order and then
restore economic freedom when the
crisis passes"
Confirming the position Of tht
Communist Party. Thyssen admitted
that "Dr, Bruening has taken much
measures to certain extent. -" This
is a frank admission that elements
of the fascist dictatorship have beer
maturing in Germany under the
Bruening regime and that the Ger.
man Socialists" by supporting Brue-
ming under the pretext OF protecting
his rule against the greater" danger
of Hitler have been actually carrying
out the fascist policy OF the German
capitalist class.
With the frank statement that the
possibility Of the masses turning
Communism In Germany against the
deadly blows hammered at II by the
Communist Party OF Germany which
Is rallying ever larger masses oil
workers and poor farmers to its ban
ner of uncomprisirg struggle against
the capitalist system Of hunger star
walton and war.