The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-04

lance, the keen accuracy of the un-
and analysis Of events
made by the Communist Interna-
tional.
To read the reports and thesis Of
the 18th Plenum Of the Executive,
Committee of the Communist In
ternational on German Fascism now
is like reading a record of events
after their occurrence. Nearly one.
year ago to the day, Conrade o..
one of the leaders of the
Communist international, writing
on 1.-The Present Situation in Ger.
many" with Marxist- Leninist clarity
forecast present events in Germany
In July, 1888, he wrote;
"VKJHATEVER may have been the
W nature Of the truce between
the HitIerites and the Nationals
lists, between the Storm Troops
and the Steel Helmets, at anyo
particular stage, that does nots
check the inevitable intensification,
of the mutual struggle in the,
camp of the 'victors.' There are,
differences between the various,
groups of capitalists that cannof
be ironed out. mot even now By
HitIer's rivers of blood.-H. c.
Thus the interests of capitalist,
working for export and those work.
ing for the home market, ETC.. ar
at variance. Likewise, the in
terests Of the capitalists and tn
landlords, of the landlords and t.
banks, clash. These difference
which were temporarily force
into the background by IL
menace of the proletarian revolt
ton, are again rearing their head
with renewed vigor -.
"The masses will inevitably dc
sert the fascists and act agains
them. The decisive factor in tn.
respect will be the increase in th
rehabilitation of the working elias
and the change in the relation
ship of forces between the Com,
munist Party and the Social
Democratic Party. =
''Hitler's party cannot save tn
German bourgeoisie. On the coil
trary, the fascists will only haste
its doom. They will bring do
catastrophe upon the heads Of
German bourgeoisie."
THAT catastrophe which L. -
1 here will be intensified by t.
blood bathed Fascist dictatorship
The important casualties that feI
under the fire Of HitleTs flrint
are not the Roehms, Schleich
ers, the Ernsts and Helldorfs, the
putrid officers of the great hordes OF
Storm Troopers, but the mass base
on which Hitler rode to power, the
whole lying, demagogic program OF
the Nazis, the lurid promises to the
petty bourgeoisie, to the farmers, to
the workers.
The butchery which grew out Of
the catastrophe economic crisis that
fascism had brought on Germany.
will, at the same time intensity
this crisis.
GREATER unemployment. starva-
u ton, wage cuts will now become
the lot of the great majority of the
German people. AS a result, the
class struggle in Germany will flare
up to tremendous heights in rev.
battle against fascism,
with the millions of duped petty
bourgeois and farmers moving rap
idly into the ranks of the revolu-
tionary forces under the leadership
of the Communist Party Of Ger
many.
World capitalism is already flock
ing to the support of Hitler, prais-
ing his courage" and swiftness in
looping eff those Of his followers who
were identified with the masses Of
petty bourgeoisie
The oncoming proleta.ian revolu-
ton in Germany will have its fight
ing front in all countries, and it is
our duty now to rally our forces
for the mightiest anti-fascist strug-
giles, for support to the heroic Com
munist Party of Germany and for
the freedom of its brave leader
Ernst Thaelmann. 1t is around the
campaign to free Ernst Thaelmann
that we can now build the most
widespread support for the rapidly
proleta-ian revolution.
Now more than ever the slogan:
Free Thaeimann and deliver q
deadly blow to fascism." becomes
the central rallying cry in our
fight behind our German brothers
against the Fascist butchers In
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