The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-24
Twelfth Inssallment)

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AFTER March 5, 1888, the Communist Parties made
"A the proposal that the Social Democratic and
Communist Parties should fight together against
German fascism, against fascism In their own coun-
tries against the offensive OF capital.
Instead of aiming at direct struggle against
German fascism and fascism in their coun-
tries, the Social-Democratic Parties aimed at the
foreign political isolation of German fascism; they
undertook to achieve this isolation of Hitler Ger
many together with their own bourgeoisie This
the time when in England no other than Cham
berlain delivered a great speech against Hitler
Germany. In France there strong feeling in
favor Of preventive against Germany In
Austria there was an immediate strengthening of
the French orientation in foreign politics and So
cial-Democracy treated Dollfuss the lesser evil"
In CzechO- Slovakia struggle was waged against
German Nazi fascism in alliance with Czech fas-
cist groups. In Poland there was strong orienta-
ton against Hitler Germany This was the time
when international Socal-Democracy conducted a
rabd campaign against the Soviet Union because
"the Red Army did not march," and placed the pro-
etarian dictatorship in the Soviet Union on par
with the fascist dictatorship in Hitler Germany.
The Second and Amsterdam Internatonals de
clared boycott against goods from Hitler Germany,
without however, taking any serious steps to put
this boycott into effect
CHANGE OF INTERNATIONAL SITUATION
Instead of a common struggle of the Social
Democratic Parties together with the Communists
against the bourgeosie in their own countries and
against German fascism, the Socal-Democratic
leaders taught the SocialDemocratic workers to put
their trust in the isolation of Hitler Germany,
which was to be achieved together with the bour-
geosie in their own countries This was the principal
reason why we Communists did not succeed in
achieving unity of action with our united front
proposals made on the basis of the appeal of the
Communist International of March 8, 1888.
Meanwhile, however, there a change in the
International situation-a change which gave direct
proof to the Social Democratic workers of the alb
solute necessity of unity of action
This change came about above all at the begin
ming of this year. The principal symptoms of this
change in the situation have been the following
l. In England there was change in the rela-
ton of English imperialism towards fascsm in Ger
many. Democratic England for a time became the
real protector of Hitler Germany. Fresh signs of
disintegraon appeared in the system of the French
bloc This shown in the reorientation of Poland
towards Hitler Germany and in vscillations on the
part of Belgium in favor of Germany on the ques-
ton Of the arnling of German imperialism The
collaboration between Germany and Japan and the
danger it represents for peace likewise became
clearer to the masses of workers. 1t has also be-
come clearer for most Social Democratic workers
that, despite the rabid campaign of the Second In
ternational the Soviet Union the only state which
is really defyng German fascisr. All this has
proved to the working masses that the policy of
teaching the working class to put its trust in the
foreign political isolation of Germany, instead of
conducting a struggle against German fascism and
fascism in all countries is bluff or at BEST an ilu-
sion.