The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-10

DUTY" Hanfstaengl, Hit
L ler's piano player, who
recently left these shores, can
carry back with him the cold
comfort that both his and the
Trotzkyite's conclusions on
recent events in Germany
coincide on the main point. Every
day in every way Fascism is getting
stronger and stronger" That IS
"Putzy's" and the Trotzkyites re-
frain.
1.-THE German proletariat as a So
cia1 force, says the Trotzkyite sheet
in its latest vomitings on Germany
has played no role as yet"
Every capitalist newspaper has
admitted that one of the most
powerful factors precipitating re-
cent events was the rejection by the
German factory proletariat of the
Fascist confidence councillors" in
the recent factory elections. An
other fact widely admitted is that
the Storm Troops have been honey
combed with Communist activity
and propaganda, helping to under
mine this fascist base.
let all the facts shrek out against
L. it as they will the Trotzkyites
follow the path of consoling the
h arassed Hitlerites. "At the
present moment" they write Its
(the bloody carnage's) main signi-
fcance is contained in the strength
ening of capitalist reaction" Some
what like Lovestone'S firm love for
the strength of American imperial
ism, despite the hammer blows Of
the crisis.
Another gem of Trotzkyite erudi-
ton: To-day the remnants of the
Stalinist party (the Communist
Party Of Germany remains as rot
ten as before, except that it is
smaller and has no influence"
No open agent of the bourgeoisie,
not the vilest class enemy of the
American and world proletariat has
dared utter such putrid lies. The
"rottenness" of Ernst Thaelmann and
other leaders as well as the rank
and file of the Communist Party of
Germany consists in their heroic
struggle against fascism which is
not to the liking of the Trotzkyites.
EOR example, Miles" the left"
Social Democrat, in his pamphlet
on "Socialisms New Beginning" i'll
which he launches a broadside
against the Communist Party, at
least has the spark of honesty to
admit the bravery of the Commun-
lists. with amazing fortitude and
cause" he writes, "they hurI them
selves with barred breasts against
vastly superior enemy" This in the
eyes of the Trotzkyites is rottenness."
Now let us see how the enemies
of the proletariat who do not con-
ceal themselves behind revolutions
airy" phrases estimate the influence
and activity of the Communist
Party of Germany:
The New York Times, Sunday
July 8, 1884:
"The Communists have never
ceased their operations in the
Reich. 1t is said that they still
maintain their headquarters
somewhere in Germany and their
cadres and cells are functioning
at full speed. One of their favor
lite devices is to stage lightning
descentS" at busy thoroughfares
Of industrial cities, when no enemy
seems to be in sight.
"The general impression is that
the Communists have got the
better of the Socialists by being
more alert and audacious. This
has led to the belief, now widely
held, that if Hitler falls popular
favor may turn to the Commun-
lists"
A N Y. Herald Tribune dispatch
on July 8, 1884, from Paris, admit
ting that a revolutionary struggle
, is maturing already puts the forces
: of reaction and the forces of the
, Communists in aposition, on an
equal plane so far as strength and
, possible outcome of the battle is
concerned.
; cat present it seems to the
French" says this dispatch, chat
Germany is destined either to go
into the hands Of imperialistic
reactiOnarieS and big business
(which, of course, has been the
case since Hitler came to power)
or into the hands of the Com
munists."
Another capitalist writer, Johan.
mes Steel, in the New York Post. on,
June %, 1884, wrote:
"The United Anti Hitler Front
of the left is composed of Com
munists, liberal catholics, liberals
and socialists. 1T MUST BE
DULY ADMITTED THAT THE
COMMUNIST ELEMENTS ARE
DOMINANT"
The fact remains, that every
: capitalist correspondent in Germany
: has admitted that the Communists
5 Party, grown stronger, more power
= full, holder, has become the most
Y dangerous force against fa.scism,
r rapidly preparing its doom.
: TROTzKYISM has become the
faithful ally of Hitler, Goebbels
and Goering in slandefing the Com
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