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

The Krupps and Thyssens which
ruled it from behind the scenes
This consistent Communist under
standing and policy was expressed
asst December at the 18th Plenun
If the Communist international, in
he report of the Executive Com
nittee, in the following words:
ut is not true to say that
capitalism has managed to stabil-
ize its position with the aid of
faScism as many Social Democrats
assert. This is what the world
bourgeoisie WANTS TO DO; this
is the aim of its policy of fasciza-
ton; but the results are altogether
different. We say revolutionary
development Is simultaneously
hindered and accelerated by the
fascist fury of the bourgeoisie.
This dual character of the OBJ
jective consequences of the policy
Of fasciSm must be understood,
otherwise it will not be possible %
see the perspective clearly.
Amidst the conditions Of totter-
ing capitalism, even the fascist
terror of the bourgeoisie cannot
for long restrain the masses of
the workers from decisive action.
The terror arOuses anger, even
among the majority of those
workers who up till now have
followed the Social Democrats,
and if only the Communists are
able to approach these workers
properly it will be much less diff
cult than formerly to win them
over to the side of revolution.
Even fascist demagOgy can now
have twofOld effect. 1t can, in
spite of the fascists, help us to
free the masses OF the toiIers from
the illusions Of parliamentary
democracy and peaceful evolution;
and the other bait that fascists
use In place of these illusions
(small private property, national
INTEREST," can be exposed by show
ing what the ruling fascists do for
the benefit of the class interests
of the bourgeoisic and the land
lords. When the big bourgeoisie
tries TO convert the peasantry and
the urban petty bourgeoisie into
a reliable prop for themselves, they
accelerate the process Of differen-
tiation among these intermediary
classes, even where the bulk of
the masses of these exploited
classes at first swing over to the
side of fascism. The ruin of these
classes by fascist rule quickly
creates the soil for winning them
over to the side of the revolution
airy proletariat."
With this clear-cut revolutionary
and with the greatest
determination and heroism, the
Communist Party of Germany went
onward with its revolutionary work.
t quickly adapted itself to illegal
of work. Illegal groups
we're created in factories, in workers
leighborhoods, and even within the
ascist organizations themselves.
IN illegal press was established,
urning out millions of leaflets,
newspapers, and pamphlets, which
las never ceased to work.
The correct approach and fearless
work Of the Communist Party re-
ulted in deep penetration into the
'anks of the Social-Democratic
who had been deserted by
heir bankrupt and cowardly lead
RS. Tens of Thousands of Social
Democratic actives, joined the Com
nunist cells or allied themselves
With them in carrying on revolu-
ionary anti-fascist work.
seichstag Fire Trial--A Nazi Defeat
The only decisive victories won by
he workers against fascism were
hose won under the leadership of
he German Communist Party. Out
landing among these was the de-
isive defeat of Hitler in the Leipzig
Court. Backed by the revolution
Try masses of the world, the heroic
Communist defendants in the
Fire Trial hurled defiance
n the face Of the Nazi butchers,
tipped open their corruption for the
whole world to see, and showed
'oldly to the German workers the
'nly road to the destruction of
1itlerism and to working class
,ower. These men-Popoff, Taneff
Torgler, and the giant of them all,
showed to the world the
teel-like qualities of revolutionary
lighters who stand firmly on the
'rogram OF the Communist Inter-
NATIONAL This trial signifisd to the
world that Communism in Ger
many had not been defeated. that
would not be defeated. 1t was a
powerful factor in stimulating all
he revolutionary work within Ger
many and the worldwide mass sup
'ort behind the German proletariat.
The gigantic victory of snatching
and his comrades out of
he hands of the Nazi murderers,
vas the first delivered under the
leadership of the Commu-
list International.
1t was no accident that the up
leaval in the Nazi top ranks took
'lace just three days before the in
amous Peoples Court" of Hitler
vas scheduled to open with the legal
arce of the lynching Of Ernst
'haelmann, leader of the German
class-at a moment when
gain the world proletariat was
altering its forces in a mighty
econd blow in support of the anti
ascist struggle of the German
workers. in the struggle for the re-
ease Of Ernst Thaelmann..
Thaelmann Trial Stirs Masses
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