The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-17

the German Social Democrats, with
a few mild criticisms here and there
for forms sake, although their policy
paved the way to fascism and was in
evitably bound to do SO.
The Social Democrats of the world
have led campaign of lies against
the Communist Party of Germany,
asserting that its policy made Hit
ler's success possible. They do this to
mask the treachery of the German
Social Democratic Party, and their
own t-eachery to the workers who
struggle against German Fascism and
against the beginnings of fascism in
their own countries.
The American Socialist Party has
not Jagged behind in this SANDER
campaign, neither have the American
Trotskyists and Lovestoneites.
The Forward" and the "New
Leader" organs of the American So
cialist Party, began in the first days
Of the Hitler dictatorship to declare
it a constitutional regime" brought
about by the "extremisln" OF the
Communists. When this position be-
came impossible to hold they con-
tinued to blame the German Com
munists for Hitlerisrn saying the
Communists did not dare to lead
revolt against the Nazis. They fol-
lowed this by outright lies about the
complete collapse of Communist or
ganization in Germany and they
even denied that an illegal Commu-
mist press existed.
Under cover of this campaign of
calumnv the American Socialist and
Young Peoples Socialist Society lead
ership actively sabotsged the attempt
Of large portions of the rank and
file to accept the Communist Inter
nationals proposals for united
front against Fascism. They ex-
PEELED whole branches both of the
Socialist Party and Y. P. S. l.. for
taking part in this united front with
Communists. Mayor Hoan Socialist,
Of Milwaukee, sent his police and at
tackled an Ants-Fascist demonstra-
ton on the occasion of the Nazi am
bassador, Hans Luther's, appearance
in that city. Hoan's police arrested
and hold for trial % of the anti
Fascist demonstrators.
The fake '1eft' movement among
the American Socialists, led by Nor
man Thomas, is not as outspoken in
It's ISLANDERS against the German
Communists as is the official riaht
wing movement. but covers up the
crimes Of the official movement by
practically ignoring TIE question. as
it did in it's militant" conference in
Sentenber.
The workers want to know the
facts. Thew ask verv concrete cues
tons ard want ecua11v ccnc~ete an
swers. Thew want to know why the
Communist Party of GERMANY did
not lead an armed uprisinq in Janu-
arv of this year, they want to know
why there was no General Strike in
Germany. They want to know if
the German Communists were using
correct tactics or not.
In every country the questions the
workers are asking are of the same
character ami cover the same points.
Comrade o. PiatnitslIy. in booklet
soon to be published, has answered
the most representative of these
questions.
No one can write on such a sub
iect with greater authority than
ptatnitelCv. an old BoIshevik and
leader OF the Communist Tnterna-
tiona1.
Since the booklet is too lone to
'~int in its entirety in the Daily
Worker. a selection of the questions
and answers has heen r'ade. end per-
""''"''v approved and revised by
Piatnitsky.
FIRST SET OF QUESTIONS
WHY didn't TIE Communist Party
!. of Germany call for an armed up
rising arainst the Fascist die ator-
ship in January, 1888? Whv diSn't
large-scale mass action follow the
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