The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-09
Muenzenberg Gets
Ovation at Garden
Continued from Page y
Committee Of the Party, Muenzen-
berg was introduced by name.
Gives feminist Analysis


berg was introduced by name.
Gives feminist Analysis
Undisturbed by his knowledge
that the vast majority of his audi
ence did not know German, Muen-
zenberg, who speaks no English
launched into a 45-minute Grafton
which fused clear-head feminist
analysis with indolnitable reyolu-
tionary spirit and brought the audi
ence to its feet in another five
minute demonstration when il
ended. The enthusiasm of the as
sembly was not dampened by the
prevailing ignorance of the German
tongue. Muenzenberg's obvious in
tensity of feeling transcribed Ian
guage barriers.
Muenzenberg said in part:
For us the meaning of Hitlerism
was always clear. We needed not
the events of the last days to tell
us that Hitlerism cannot mean So
cialism. We did not need the events
of the last few days to show us
that Hitler rule means death to the
working class. But there are
millions for whom this was not
clear. The events of the last days
have torn the veil from Hitler and
his phrases.
What do the events of the last
days in Germany demonstrate?
First of all they demonstrate the
serious contradictions within the
ranks of the bourgeoisie itself
Then they demonstrate the rapid
establishment of the masses. The
petty bourgeoisie see now that Hit
lerism does not save them from
bankruptcy. The workers learn
that Hitlerism does not mean bread.
The peasants are becoming con-
vinced that their needed land is
farther away than ever.
Revolution Is Way Out
Events show to the world and
to the German masses that the
solution of the economic and social
problems of Germany do not lie
with Hitler and with fascism, but
lie only in the direction of the
proletarian revolution.
1.-THE events in Germany also
show the tremendous economic diff
ficulties of the ruling class of Ger
many. We need not exaggerate
these difficulties. First, it would
not help us to find the correct solu.
ton, and secondly there is no need
of eXaggeration. The difficulties
are collosal. Hitler called his party
leaders to Flensburg to a confer
ence to discuss how to meet these
economic difficulties. But the best
step he can find is the dissolution
of the Storm Troops. But these
Storm Troops are his base of power.
Dissolving them means to dissolve
this base of power. Now it becomes
clear of what tremendous moment
the continuous work of our CoInmu-
mist Party was. Our Party kept the
economic problems of Germany be-
fore the masses. Our Party de-
manded day by day and hour by
hour that Hitler keep his promises.
Now, as a result Hitler must shoot
at his own storm troops, because
they begin to think. Their think
ing will lead them from the ranks
of Storm Troops for capitalism into
the ranks of the storm troops of the
working class.
THE events of the last days was
an effort of Hitler in the name of
German finance and trust capital
to suppress even the most elemen-
tary forms of the class struggle.
But the events proved that the
more force is applied to the class
struggle the more elementary the
forces of the class struggle manifest
themselves. Hitler wants the work
ers and peasants and petty-bour-
geois in his party to stop voicing
their economic desires. But he
cannot achieve that aim. What he
does achieve instead is to drive them
away from him. What he achieves