The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-17
HITLER POWER ON
UNSTABLE BASIS;
SPLITS LOOMING
Socialist Heads Are
Sabotaging United
Front Fight

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attitude of the Communist Party to-
wards the present political situation
in Germany was outlined yesterday |
to representatives of the press by |
Comrade Wilhelm PECK, Communist
Reichstag Deputy and member of the
Central Committee of the Communist
Party of Germany. He pointed out
that the Communist Party is being
attacked and suppressed with greater
intensity than ever before, and that
the Party is forced to anticipate
complete suppression even before
the election day of March 5. Does
Hitler intend to secure the absolute
majority by counting all Communist
votes out?) But with the emergency
decree Of Feb. s the Fascist govern
ment OF Hitier-P apen-H ugenberg not
only abollshes the freedom of speech,
press and assembly for the Commu-
mist Party, but epdangers also the
Socialist Party Of Germany, threat
ems the whole structure OF German
organized labor
Red Hunt-GOv't Policy.
PECK emphasized that the whole
reactlonary nationalist press is howl
ing for the scalps Of the Communist
Party-red-hupting is a governmental
policy. They scream necessarily OF
Communist murder organizations"
whereas in reality the Communist
Party takes a definite stand against
all individual acts of terror On the
other hand, the storm troops of Hit
Ter have increased their wave of ter
ror against workers and their func-
tionarieS, therefore against their very
own class-brotherS. This wave Of
terror, PECK explained, arises from
the peculiar position in which the
National Socialist (fasciSt) leaders
find themselves. They have taken
over the state apparatus in their
hands, But they can and may rule
only as the capitalist bosses and
their other agents, Papen, Hugen-
berg and Schweyin- Krosigk dictate.
The more the mass following Of Hit
Ter realizes that the promise Of a
4-year plan is only an empty phrase,
all the more will the National So
cialist Party disjntegrate as a mass
basis Of capitalism.
Masses WIN See Through Trick.
The attempt at terrorization OF the
Communist Party serves the purpose
of side-tracking the Nazl followers
from their own demands. The fatal
danger to fascism is that the masses
viii see through this trick, and will
realize that the fulfillment Of their
socialist desires is possible only
through Communism. Instead of
bread, potatoes and coal the storm
troopers receive promises and coun-
ter-revolutionary mediation. This
will not hold back the breakdown of
the NaSi movement for long. And
knowing this, the Communist Party
judges the present situation as seri~
GUS, but not discomaging.
For Unity of Workers.
But, PECK went on TO explain, the
Communist Party does not want to
wait until fascism goes bankrupt, 1t
wants TO arouse in the working
masses the will to resist, A split in
the working class is Que Of the I'M
portant premises of a fascist dicta-
torship. The Communist Party strives
to bring about the unity of the work.
ing class. PECK emphasized that the
Communist Party has already put
two official proposals to the Social
ist Party OF Germany and the reform
ist trade unions to form fighting
united front, and now again repeats
this offer. The first proposal was
made last July co. when Papen set
up his semi-fascist dictatorship; the
second official offer was made on
Jan. 80, when Hitler became Chan
cellor; and today, for the third time,
when the aims and the very exist
ence of the working class are being
threatened and attacked by fascism.
The Socialist Party and the trade
union organizations have not yet re-
piled to these open offers. All re-
sponsibility, as to the success or fail
ure OF the united Working-class ac-
ton, falls directly upon the leaders
of the Socialist Party and Of the
Trade Union Organization. The
many protest strikes, especially the
general strikes of Lubbock and Strass-
CURT, demonstrate that the workers
OF Germany want to isht'
100000 Hit Fascism.
Over 100000 workers marched TO
the Lustgarten on Feb. z to demon
strate against Hitler and fasciSm, for
the united front Of the working class,
for freedom and socialism, The DEM
onstration was called by the Social
ist Party OF Germany, but tens OF
thousands of Communist workers
marched in closed formation, side by
side with their Socialist class-breth-
rem. (All Communist demonstra-
tons are forbidden in Prussia and
most other states of Germany Just
how little sincerity is in the united
action talk OF Wells, kunstler and
company, leaders of the Socialist
Party of Germany, can be seen from
the following:
Ernst Forgler, leader Of the Reich
stag fraction of the Communist
Party, was sent as representative of
the Berlin Bradenburg section OF the
Communist Party to read before the
masses at the demonstration an open
appeal to form a fighting working
class united front. But he was not
allowed to speak. for the Socialist
leaders, Wells and Kuntsler, refused
permission to have this appeal read
from the speakers stand.
Just before the demonstration came
to close, thousands of leaflets were
being handed out by Communist
workers, and the Socialist workers
read eagerly the appeal OF the Com
munist Party that had been sup